The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-30
REV SAM JONES.
HE HAS sBEEN WAKING UP THE.
DANVILLIANS
Some Sayings of the Samsonian Sinner
Slugger.


Slugger.
We take the following sayings of
Sam Jones from the Danville, Va,
Times. They were reported tor that
paper by Mr.. James w. Briggs during
the great evangelist's preaching in
that city. To get the full force and
meaning Of his sledge hammer hits,
however, we should know the connec
ton the application-of what other
wise might appear to be far-fetched
and unpublished. =
If were merchant, | would not
employ any young man that drank
whiskey and played billiards. |
wouldn't know whose money paid for
it, | don't say all such would steal,
but most say SO.
Any preacher who will sit around
and allow his members to do such
things is not fit to manage a litter Of
pups. #~
Did you ever hear of a man getting
/ religion under a read sermon? You
will say my sort can't get you-the
other sort DON'T You have had SOL
emn preaching enough to convert
every person IN Danville. If you
want to do better pitch in.
| | hear talking in that end of the
house No gentleman would talk in
that way-no vagabond shall. Ifyou
can't keep quiet gather up your old
carcass and get out of here.
You want to have good time; yor
old fool, you don't know what a gooo
time is. Down in my country the
chain gangs are full of such people.
The old people are now after none!
and the young after a good time.
If there is anything l do despise
is a dude with pistol in his hi
pocket. l am uneasy lest it will g
/, off and blow his brains out.
! I know some of you don't like thl
y talk. If you don't just walk out.
God IS powerless to save any. ma
without the help Of others. The Dev
. is powerless to damn man withot
:. the cooperation of his agents.
i Some women are such cool, cal,
5 christians they don't want others
s say hallalujah," and they will
| straight home and raise the devil viii
/ the cook about burnt biscuits.
10 There is not a two-year old negl
IL baby that doesn't know as much abo
X what sort of place hell is as the fine
&c scholar or scientist that ever lived.
'o A hundred years ago the Methodl
u church was just what the Salvatlt
~ " Army is now-only they were n
nc ~, able to buy drum and tambourir
III l am Methodist just like l am
-, - Jones I can't help myself. My moth
10 and father, grand mother and gres
grand mother were Methodists.
., The meanest men in Danville tod
are members of the church-and
best also. Two extremes, and t
to enables the sinner to make an excl
th on account of hypocrites.
Is. The thirty saloon keepers run t
ID city. A white-a -aproned, bull-neck b
les keeper has more influence than
Ills preacher.
are l would steal cent off a dc
int negro's eye before l would sell llqu
er- The general impression is if CIR
On. a good dancer she amt much e
EN- Never 20 to ball room to look to
the wife.
vth Never will l consider myself :
his from a. drunkard's grave until my
uu- kisses my forehead in death.
to The man that distills liquor,
one that rents the house to the sci
we'd the one that votes for the license,
and one that sells it, and the one
stry drinks it can't be separated. If or
ing damned all will be. God Deing
,uth God is going to send the whole 10
ivi- hell together. l have more respec
elve the man that drinks it than an
ugh them.
the Girls are not as particular as b
the A boy will not go with an impure
this anywhere; but a girl will go to
and dance with fellow she know
be as smu,ty and dirty as the dev
So-called christians who don't k
, tes- whether they will stop drinking
tiers not; don't know whether they
mau nr'u stop dancing or not; don't X
una whether they will give up this Sill
,ham that, amt worth ten cents doze
rms: All who can't raise IS cents f
. % Il prayer book can take the pau
lhers oath and we'll give them one.
t the Foolishness is something to ri
itters fools and it takes a heap of it Il
~ Ia >, around.
Some say use slang because
dog, hog and fool. Why they al
Hen nlck-names of a majority of the
and pie to whom preach.
rgest A minister in town, unders
,anu- says he can't exactly endorse
And Iones. | don't need his endors
xpect and if had it, it wouldn't do n
'e go. good.
When the Lord gives ANA
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