Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-11

duty for him. Applause, and one man in the
audie1ce shouted, That's Gods truth"l God
gets US TO lift up man; the devil gets you to
drag him down. Every gambler every profsne
swearer, every unciean man and woman in this
city IS force Joined with the devil to pull men
down TO hell"
The speaker then cited the instance of the
rebellion as the result of making definite issue,
and entreated his hearers to make an issue be
twen the powers for good and evil.
1.-THE DEVIL DON'T WANT AGITATION;
Saloon-keepers don't want agitation in regard
to the sale OF liquor. / have no personal interest
In this fight it was not a matter of my own
choice, but am here in this city, everywhere
on earth, the same. am on the side of God
and the ten commandments. Ii you are for
GOD and the ten commandments, give me your
whether you are the Governor of the State or
some poor low-down fellow, l am going to pour
the
BIGGEST SHOT THAT Is IN MY POUCH
Into you before leave here. You can tell them
all thar If there is anything despiSe il is dull
tine. like TO see things lively; stagnation is
the next station to damnation, and when fell
low gets there he generally checks his baggage
and goes on through
Mr.. Jones then told of man who came to his
meetings in Minneapolis to scoif at his services,
because 1t was a better show with Sam Small
and sam Jones, the mountebsnks (as he called
them) than to go to Barnum's circus, but he be-
came convicted of his sin through the portion
of his text reading 81 have kept the faith" and
announced his alIigance to God and the church
he had for years renounced.
"a had rather be dead lion than a thouss1 /
living dogs" said Mr.. Jones in adjuring his
audience to be brave in their work for God.
: If you don't want to fight, Just walk around
and say, I can't indorse Mr.. Jones, some how or
another
YOU BLAB-NoUTHED FOOL,
Who asked you to indorse me? Many of you in
the church never took stand: you are
not pillar, p-i-ll-a-r you are just an old
soft pillow, for some one to lay their head
on. God give US brave men and women to stand
up in this fight"
He then told OF horse he once owned that
was afraid OF " buggars,' and on asking the
hostler's advice as TO the trouble he said a. Mr.
Jones, your horses eyes are defective, he thinks
he sees buggars, but .hey are all in his eye"
So he said, many Christian people think they
see
BU6GARs IN THE MEETING,
But they are all in their own defective eyes
He then told of an American in Cuba, who was
saved from military execution with q number
of Cnbans by the American Consul wrapping
the American nag around him and warning the
Cuban soldiers not to fire on the American flag
SO he advised Christians 10 have God Wrap the
flag of the redeeming power of the Savior
around them, TO save their souls from eternal
death.
speaker, in conclusion, 4" ! wishfaii of you who
are willing to say. Mr.. Jones. we want to live
right life in the Iuture' Il don't care whether
you are church members or no.l;' we believe il
right to lead right life and do right and we
are for our wives and children, and with Gods
help we will lead lives of godliness and purity
and our earnest desire is to zee Gods will prevail
In response to this request the audience arose
almost en- masSe