Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-21
SAM JONES MEETINGS.
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Yesterday forenoon there was the usually
large assemblage at the Pavilion 10 hear Fam
Jones. The meeting was opened by Rev. NJ.
Miller in prayer. Mr.. Jones then commenced
by saying: Three of the shortest verses in the
! Book will be the subject of this morning ser.
| mon-'PEay without ceasing. Righteous ever
more. In every thing give thanks, for this is the
win of God in Christ y GThes. l.. l6-1s.
suppose there are degrees in Christianity just
ike there are degrees in Free Masonry. In
what we call our blue lodge, we have cur En-
tered Apprentice fellow-cTaft and Master Ma
son. Sometimes man Will take the Entered
Apprentice degree in Masonry and don't go any
farther; others are passed to Fellowcraft and
stop; and others are raised to the solemn degree
of Master Mason knowledge of benefits
and privileges, and ! suppose in all our
| churches we may have what we call the
ENTERED APPRENTICE CHRISTIAN,
Who merely joins the church and never goes
any further Oh mel to think any one has
such groveling idea of religion as to merely
make profession of being Christian and
Joining the church; but think such persons
will get to Heaven all right, for God has made
special provision for cOnp0s meHtis people.
Suppose the central idea of Christianity was
merely Keeping the preacher paid land some of
you haven't got that high. you might say he
is paid and | have settled everything for all
worlds; but the central idea is holiness of heart
and obedience in life. Holiness makes me akin
10 god and obedience makes me his chi d The
entered apprentice Christian IS nice little iel-
low, but he hasn't had experience. Some OF US
have
PASSED TO THE FELLow-CRAFT DEGREE,
And have Joined the church and pay the
preacher and go to prayer meetings aud occa-
sionally have family prayer. That is what you
might call an average Christian. They make no
pretense 10 piety, because they are afraid OF be-
| ing Pharisees. wish every minister here had
Pharisee to put in charge of his financial de-
paftmeBt. Afraid of being Pharisee, and not
afraid of being en- elephant. l remember seeing
| two colored women singing and dancing. One
shouted. III you want TO get TO Heaven, join the
/ Methodist Church. The other eff you want
to get to Heaven, join the Baptist Church, and
they were giving the thing the pigeon wing ac-
cording to the very latest cuts. l don't know
but they might have ended in a fight. / didn't
stay to see il settled.
| We have got what we call our prejudces. A
woman ON a train once told me she was a
| woman of high prejudices, and told her that
HIGH PREJUDIcTs AND Low RELIGION GO TO-
GETHER.'
She was very indignant and told her husband
| had insulteo her. and upon telling him what
! l had said. he said: =" Well wife ne hit your
case exactly, didn't he?
| / always mad contempt for a fellow that was
clever in everything but religion clever at
| everything else, but strike him on religion and
] he was as mean as hornet 4 he great trouble
| in the world to-day is that some churches offer
| president of an insurance company stand it Tor
his agents to be cutting rates in that line?
| The speaker said if any Congrsgationalist
| Prerbyterian, Episcopalian preacher, or Catho.
| lie priest, told their church members that
THEIR CHURCHES DID NOT OBJECT TO DANcISG
THEY LIED
Thank God that some church members have
been raised to the solemn degree of Master
y asons III Christianity they live good with all
their hearts, and love their neighbors as them
selves.
| selfishness is the meanest thing on earth
He'll is nothing but selfishness on fire. and when
you get to be a consolidated lump of sel6shness
/ the devil won't have to put much kindling I'M
der you to burn you
| Evening Service.
Last evening Sam Jones spoke to an inter
ested audience of fully 5000 persons Rev. Mr.
Wheeler opened the meeting with prayer
During the song service Miss Gertie Carley sang
a solo very Effectively, and was assisted in the
| chorus by the choir. MIR. Jones text was taken
| from Galatians v, i: eff a brother be over
| taken in a fault, We who are spiritual restore
| such an one in the spirit of meekness, consid-
ering myself lest thou also be tempted y The
| urging members of the churches to stand by
each other in favor of everything that is good
! and in opposing contrary Influences
In this connec ion the speaker referred to
local strictU res that had been made upon him
and the people who attend his services, and
said You people who call yourselves Chris
| tians should be ashamed of yourselves if YOU
| take that evening sheet which has been Willy.
| ing the church people of this city. 1t isn't a
bee, it is a tumbe-bug Igreat applausel, and if
what 1t said about me is true, ought to be cow
hided out of this town; and if what it said is a
lie. how can you be sensible persons and let the
dirty little sheet be thrown over into your yards
lGreaI applause. That's Gods truth" That's
so,'' etc
Continuing upon the subject of his discourse
, the speaker occupied over an hour giving vari-
Gus illustrations fearing upon the text and line
OF thought presented. AT the close of the meet
ing atout 100 persons gave their names to the
pastors.
This morning at 10 30 Mr. Jones will address
women only at the Pavilion with special ref.
erence to wives. Regular services this evening
at 7:30, same place.