Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-13
SAM JONES' MEETINGS.
INCREASED INTEREST = LARGER
QUARTERS PROCURED.
The Georgia Revivalist Puts in
some Close Fitting Hits at
Saints and Sinners.

lively.
Mr.. Jones took as his text, Commit thy way
unto the Lord; trust also in Elm and he shall
bring it to pass"
We have before US this morning said the
speaker one of the broadest and most compre-
hensive promises of the Book, ''and he shall
bring ii to pass" There is scarcely person in
this audience who has not some supreme wish,
but they are not willing TO comply with the
conditions necessary to the accomplishment Of
those wishes. A good many of you stand
around and want the Lord to do his part frs.
and then you viii do yours. great many peo-
pie wouldi
FEEL IN GODS POCKET
To see whether He has the means for fulfilling
His promise before you will do your part. [Cries
THAT'S so."l am out of patience with these
Christians who are everlastingly dropping down
on their knees and saying, Lord give me
something and you don't know what you
want, any more than little crying babe knows
what it wants. Go 10 headquarters and ask for
what you want, but don't hang around and keep
begging for something you can get by your own
exeftions. f. Good Generals Grant or Lee
never sent regiment TO the front to battle and
die without sending an ambulance along to
supply their wants, and the Lord keeps the
CHARIOT OF HEAVEN RIGHT AT YOUR HE Is
Ali the time. If you will do as He wants YOU
to He will see you are cared for, if He has to put
the angels on half rations and make them 60
around in their shirt-sleeves. lApplause.] You
say: - Don't you believe in asking God to give
US our daily bread?' Yes, do, but L also be
lieve in getting my ear of corn at the end of a
hoe, with The sweat of honest toll running ali
down the handle. Help yourselfl
RELIGION AND FARMING
Are good deal alike. God gives the land, sun
ing. sowing and harvesting. A good many OF
these lazy old farmers would like to change
places with God, and have Him do the blowing
while they furnished the sunshine and rain.
Wouldn't you shine, though?
The speaker then stated that when certain
conditions met, great results followed, as in the
case OF the wind coming from every quarter at
once resulted in cyclones, and that was what
the people here. Although, he said, Z" I don't
know whether there is enough of your side OF
the necessary conditions
TO MAKE GOOD BREEZE,
The supreme desire of my heart is to see sin
overturned in this town. Until a man or woman
not will not, give up all, every interest, every
thing, to do His will" The speaker went on tc
state how the Christian influence ofone woman
in her family would bring her whole family tc
Christ. -" There is nothing that Will
TAKE THE STARCH OUT OF MAN
Or woman, and make them forget to be digni
fed, like religion. ! like to see one of these old
women who says, / can't stand excitement
don't like religious excitement; 1 like 10 see
things kept COOL Did you ever see a corpse
that wasn't cool? Some old women like this
that don't Ike religious excitement, win &C
right home and
RAISE THE DEVIL WITH THE COOK,
Because the bread is burnt. man in tbs
audience exclaimed That's true as Gospel y
Don't sit about like tombstones with inscrip
ons on cold as they are blank. / have seer
a minister's congregation rack around him sc
cold that if no n ard mil L
when he got through his sermon,
HE WOULD BE SPLENDID ICE CREAM
l feel sorry for minister whose people pack
him in an ice-box, and then cuss him because
he don't sweat. believe in a preacher work
ing. II were to sit still, like good many
polished, but let them go around the country,
DRAGGING OLD SINNERS TO GOD,
And they will get some of the polish and shin,
rubbed of, too. The principal reason why
don't want TO be a nice preacher is, there is n,
room for any more such. The world is full o
them"
The speaker compares the straight-laced, dig
niied D. DIS, to the fisherman with the silver
tipped, silk-line and patent-boots, who wa
astonlshed to see
LITTLE, OLD, seRUBBY FELLOW,
With a crooked pole and bent pin catchin.
fine string of fish when he couldn't get bite
- IF were some of the preachers in this world
| would either change holes or change my bait
Applause. Mr.. Jones said if he couldn't ge
up an excitement in bis church in any othe
way, he would turn in and
WHIP HIS STEWARDS,
And throw one of them through the window O
the church next Sunday, and then the mex
Sunday he would have a crowded church o
people who came to see the preacher who mad,
a stir in his church. One fellow said to me a
the table to-day, Jones. / like your sermons
but don't like your slang ''Wnat did sa.
that was slang?"
WHY, YOU SAID HOG AND DOG"
Wei said, that's the genuine name of hal
of rly audience and besides both of .hes
names are scriptural" We don't want a SAL
religion-if this old melancholy, hump backe,
something is religion, l don't want it until
minute before die.
If you want to laugh, then laugh. if you wan
to cry cry; If you want to sing or pray, do il
if you want to shout, shout-that is If you hav
got anything TO shout about.
Last night one hundred men, not member
| of any church. came up and shook my hand
| and were under deep conviction.
One man came to Brother Christian at tn
hotel last evening and saidhe had always eel
sinner but that last night he had surrendere
to God. Now as many of you as win say i al
in with heart, hand, tongue and money for God
I viii do my part, God helping me, stand u
please and apparently the entire audienc
arose. Mr.. Jones then asked all persons VIII
| felt convicted of their sins and who desired {
| live Il better life, to come up and shake hand
| with him, and among others, q fine appearin
gentleman came forward and while shakin
| Mr.. Jones hand, he broke down completely,an
| cried like a child, andspromised, with God
! help. to live godly life in the future.
The Evening Meeting.
Last evening the Armory Hall was aga.
packed with an audience eager TO hear san
Jones preach. Rev. Bane opened the meetin
with prayer, and Professor Excel receive
warm applause in his solo, "The Handwritin
on the Wall" It was then announced that q
the audiences had grown too large to be accom-
| nodated in Armory Hall the evening service!
| commencing tonight. would be held at Tia
4 new Pavilion at O'Clock, and the mornin
| service at 10 o'clock at the Congregations
| Church on Sixth, between / and streets
The text chosen for last night was Turn 70
| TO the stronghold, We prisoners OF hope. even t.
| day do l declare, l will render double unit
| thee" Twelfth verse, ninth chapter of Zacl
| ariah.) The speaker. among other remark
| said: There are many people who believe III
| only way 10 enjoy life is to eat. drink and /
merry. / saw that motto written on mirror
a dining-room not long ago. Why didn't the
1 add the rest,
FOR TOMORROW THOU SHALT DIE
Young people tell us they enjoy the sowing
| TO reap them afterwards it would be anolht
thing Christianity pays the biggest dividen
| of any institution in the universe" III
| speaker then told of man in Nashville VIII
after giving these mp and embracing Christian
fly. became, and now is, Mayor of Nashville.
| understand some OF you church members kee
| whisky in the cellars and back rooms OF yol
stores.
YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO GOD
And an arrant old hypocrite in the Church
Jesus Christ. Applause You may get vol
| bristles up and go away mad. but you can "a
one preacher looked you in the face and to-
you the trGth. Laughter and applauseI Al
preacher that will house that that sort OF
man amt much better. Applause.
II would rather be sober fool than a drur
Daniel Webster. lApplause.i If you can G
old California good and cool sober once
would have some hope of salvation here. |
iieye some OF You old fellows would do all
your power for any needy man in this worl
but you are letting him
GO TO HELL IN THE NEXT
Laughter There Is no repentance in q
grave whittier We are all tending"
The audience were kept between Taught
and tears throughout the discourse. On aSkii
all those who wanted to lead better life In 9
future 10 raise their hands nearly every hal
was raised
A Summer Day.
The average Signal Service temperate
yesterday vas SO, being loo warmer thi
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