Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-26
LOCAL INT'ELAlGENaass
SAM JONES, MEETINGS.
The Large Audiences and The Interest
Both Continue.

The Large Audiences and The Interest
Both Continue.
Yesterday morning the usual large-sized
audience attended Sam Jones meeting at the
Pavilion. After the song service, led by Pro
fessor Excel, Rev. o. Summers opened the
services with prayer. The text from which Mr.
Jones preached was: :" Let us hear the conclu-
sion of the whole matter fear God and keep
his commandments, for this is the cole duty
Of man."
sometimes, said the speaker, one of the in
spired writers will epitonize the teachingstand
Instructions OF this book, and will pack whole
volume into one sentence, and the wise man
did that Tor us in this verse. The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If man
fears God you need not be afraid of him, but if
he don't fear God you had better look out for
him. A man who is not friend of God can
not be e friend to man. Give me a man who
really fears God and you can trust him with the
things; but unless he fears God, you cannot
depend ON him. AT the very time when you
need him most he is going to clean you up off
of the face of the earth.
The wise thing for man every time, is to find
out exactly what God wants him to do and
then do it: l have seen people that begged
For instance. God said. Look not upon the
wine when 1t is red" This man says II don't
care what tod says have got my opinion =
When his vile stands over him as he is dying
in the throes OF mania a potu, he says: ''oh,
wife, help me. God told the truth when he
said, 1t biteth like serpent This room is
full of serpents, and they are biting me every
moment; And where God is true, as far as
have had the ability to test him, am a fool to
say, it is not true when l have not had an OPP
portunity TO test Him"
The speaker then compared parents correc-
ton of his child to Gods will regarding His
children, and said, 1--WE should not question
His reasons for doing certain things, as we
would realize when the end came that what.
ever He old was for our best interests The
Lord Jesus help us to so live that in the here
after we shall hear the welcome plaudit, well
done, thou good and faithful SERVANT
There is no better way than Gods way any
more than there is nigh cut on a straight road.
If you want to get to Heaven make up your
mind you are going to do as God commands you
TO do. The proof that you love God is in the fact
that you keep his commandments. Religion is
not only quitting thing that is wrong. but to
quit loving thing that is wrong.
If were to wake in the morning and find
had real desire to go to ball, or play cards,
or go to the theater would fall down on my
knees and say, "Oh, GOD strengthen me, l am
backsliding; help me to do right" / thank God
have not only never gone to a ball since was
converted, but l have never had a neighbor
that thought would go to one and sent me an
invitation If any one sends you church mem
beers an invitation to ball, they have got you
down as hypocrite, and you go, they got YOU
down right, you are one
The speaker then told of an old man who had
been SO faithful a Christian and so kind to
everybody AID everything on his farm that if it
were possible for the cattle AID chickens to be
mourners when he died, they would all shed
tears over bis death. He also spoke of Mar
garet OF New Orleans, that good woman who
devoted her life 20 the care of the orphans OF
that city, and when she died the whole city
mourned her loss.
Sometimes some old blatherskite saws this
world is coming TO an end on certain day.
The day you lay down and breathe your last
this world has ended for you, just as truly as il
the world was reduced to ashes and the rip
ping rivers dried I'D. And sister brother tbs
day is coming.
Sister, that elegant home of yours will soon
be changed for coffin; that beautiful lot for
the cemetery; those lovely jewels and dresses
will be laid aside and your body will be robed
for the grave and the worms. Oh, God this is
the lot of us all Oh. sister, see this morning
that your relations are right with God and
heaven. Serve God.
would rather see my daughter going out
With "a bundle of Clothes under her arm and
money in her hand TO relieve the wants of some
poor needy woman than TO see her riding in q
buggy with one of the Vauderbilts and know
the wedding was coming off the next day.
LIDO not know when my work has told on me
as II has here. In my experience as a preacher
have never gone down under my work as l
have here. God Almighty have mercy on the
wickedness of this city. The Indifference and
recklessness OF its people is appalling to man
who has the salvation of soul at heart.
Many came forward at the close OF the meet
ing.
EVENING SERVICE.
Last evening Mr. Jones preached again to a
full audience Mr.. Excel sang as solo, F" The
Handwriting on the Wall" which was warmly
applauded. The text for the evening was
'-Waat will ii profit man, if he gain the whole
world and lose his soul, or what will man
give in exchange for his soul" Mr.. Jones
spoke for over an hour and with marked effect
as shown by those who came forward at the
after service. Services at 1890 A.. NJ. and 7:3l
P. NJ to-day as usual.
The farewell service viii be held at 1890 A. NJ
on Thursday of this week.