, 1889-04-11
SAM JON Es.
ri. Farewell Sermon a, "a, v,..s


Last Sunday Rev. Sam p. Jones an.
nounced that he was delivering his lss.
Sunday afternoon sermon in San Francis
co, and spoke very kindly Of tire city and
state. His remarks occupied more time
than usual, although the preacher said
he was broken down ply sically. He said:
Some Of you think 1t ,sn't " ron to 20
to watch baseball or play cards.
well. no living mao has any right 10
an opinion on moral question. You
take your opinions from the bible. have
~ have an opinion this or that" II you
want to know whether your life Ia right
you take Gods old spirit.levei and plumb
yourself against II. A good many Of YOU
form opinins, but you never think. You
listen to some old judge or colonel spinip9
out his opinions that are Just come
straight from bell, then you claim them az
your'n. an ef you put the hounds on the
back track they'd tree 'em all In hell
Inc people think the ministers
amt giving them straivnt opinions. be-
cause they have their own opinions, and
yon' ID just as well preach to n goat az to
them fellows. The grace OF God leaves
heaven on its Sin killing, soul saving mis-
sion, ana would save every man here if
every man wasn't filed With bis opinions.
DO you know this9 The trouble with You
In that you keep shootin' of that great old
mouth yours with opinions that ain't
any good, Well, when you 20 to the judR-
ment seat that ole mouth will be the
uumoest thinR you ever saw There n. yer
was rascal that couldn't talk; but I'd
rather be rasca than tool, for YOU can
convert rascal, but fool always wallows.
There are some church members 10
good that they are good for nothing.
There are two things necessary to be re.
linious--Degative goodness and positive
righteousness. I'd rather be a man who
gets drunk once in three months and is
good for something when he nets sober
than the fellow VINO Keeps sober all the
while and Is never any good drunk or
sober. Oh, you people who sing. 'Oh.
to be nothin! Oh, to be nothin'l' Why,
that's what you are. Pore ole Slater
Nothin' goin nowhere, with ole Brother
Nothin' Roin' with you.
"lf there's no God, no heaven, no hell,
the mans an internal fool who drinks
whisky. know what I'm talkin' about
because I've drunk IL. But you u be- at it
before sundowu, YOU ole fool. You'd have
1t or die. Ole fellow. II yoh wife knew
shed give you the whole house from this
time on. like TO see ulan as good
when he sells sugar and coffee or calico as
he is on Sunday. That wouldn't be saw
ing much in this city God knows two
thirds OF the people are US good here on
Monday as they are on Sunday. An hon.
est man the noblest work of God. Paste
that in your Bible An dishonest mans
the worst job the devil ever put up. I'm
opposed to the homestead aud bankrupt
laws. I'm in favor of selling the very
shirt of mans back rather than that =
poor widow should suffer A man who
can pay has debts and won't, God will put
him in hell for 1t. That's my opinion.
You are nice people goin' through the
world on tho dead beat God help the
man that's mean enough to do that"
The people applauded. but feebly.
That very weak applause" said Mr.
Jones, significantly.
BE honest, ole fellow. an aod'u give
you three meals day, II he has TO put the
angels on half raiiops an make them 90
IN their shirt sleeves to do it. He will.
There Is hardly An ole sinner in the world
who basn : been hoRRed out of something
by church member. | don't know wnat
your slang Ii tor that. The difference be-
tween the ordinary hog aud the two legged
hog is this; The ordinary hog when it
has an ear OF corn, will take it up and
take of few grains. The two legged
hog snatcneS up the ear an keeps it all to
to heaven III be good Well, YOU have
got to be good right here or you'll never
have u chance to be- good in heaven.
ION the eve of my leaving this great
and grand state of California, as your val
ieys and bays and foothills pass from my
sight, perhaps forever. will pray that be-
fore long Jesus Christ will reign here;
that this grand commonwealth with its
riches in gardens and gold and silver.
with its eternal summer aud harvest time.
with Its people who have the GIT up and
git to make state great, and this city OF
San francisco, may grow greater and
grander and all to the glory OF God"
resolution from the minister of tho
ministers on the platform was read, COM
mending Rev. Samuel p Jones for the
good work he has done, telling of the high
place he holds in the peoples regard. and
pledRing him warm welcome should he
ever come again. 1t was adopted by u
risiLR vote,