Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-25
SAM JONES.
IMMENSE GATHERING AT HIS SER.
VICES YESTERDAY.

Sowing the Wind and Rearfng the
Whirlwind-Local Matters Again
and High License.
The ckildren's meeting at the Pavilion
on Saturday afternoon was well attended
both by the young people and adults, fully
5000 being present. Rev. Mr.. Filben
opened the meeting with prayer
The speaker. Sam JONES, did not preach
a sermon, but talked to both children and
parents IN his usual straightout way, urg-
ing the little ones to obey their parents in
all things, and impressing on parents the
necessity of kindness and good example
with their children. At the close of the
service large number went forward and
their names were handed to the church
pastor. Mr.. Jones said it is the children of
California whom the churches must look
to for support in the future years, and that
the earlier they began the easier il would
be tor them 10 keep right, not having
formed bad habits, as had many of their
parents.
yesterdays SERVICES
At the mems meeting at the Pavilion
yesterday afternoon fully 5000 men were in
attendance. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Wheeler. Rev. Sam
Jones then addressed the meeting as fol-
lows:
have chosen for the text to-day the fol-
lowing verses from st. Paul to the Gala
tians, Sta chapter and 9TH and Sth verses
Be not deceived God is not Knocked. for
whatsoever man soweth that shall he also
reap. Tor he that soweth of the flesh shall of
| the flesh reap corruption, but he that SOW
| eth of the spirit shall of the spirit reap life
everlasting"
There are three absolute impossibilities
in this life; there may be more but these
three we know. First, it is absolutely ini-
possible for man to continuously practice
FRAUD UPON HIS OWN IMMORTALITY.
If you are good man you know it. l care
| not how much you bring to bear, your self
pride and the hattery of your friends. if
you are not what yO2 ought to be, there are
periods in your history when God wakes
you up and shows you what you are, who
you are and where you are tending. In
the second place, it is absolutely impossible
for man to continuously and successfully
practice fraud upon his neigbbor If YOU
were to dress up in disguise and go to your
neighbor's house tomorrow night and get
him TO talk about you, you'd leave that
hSuss With your face buried in your hands
and say, Well, we'll; I'd no ides in the
| world that that man knew me so WE'LL In
the next place. it is absolutely impossible
for you to
PRACTICE FRAUD UPON GOD.
He not only knows every word you say
but he knows every action of yonr lives.
Whatsoever man soweth that shall he
also reap" If l SOW corn will reap corn
and if | SOW oats reap oats. What would
you say II l were to say, if you SOW bar
rooms and whisky you will reap honest. in
dustrious men? You don't believe that I?
IF SOW BATHROOMS, WILL REAP DRUNK
ARDS.
And then did you know that whatever
you sow it will be multiplied in the reap
ing. Sow a grain of corn and YOU will get
800 grains. Now brothers, Ike begets like,
and back yonder in the garden of Eden,
5000 years ago, Adam dropped one little
seed of sin and to-day this world is foul
with sin and full of Woe Every man is
going through this world with a basket of
immortal seed on his arm, and every step
he takes he scatters seed 10 the right and
left in the human hearts, and there is a
harvest from the sowing that has been done
in the preceding months and years. Oh
God, what sowing has been done in this
C ty; it is enough to
sADDEN THE HEART OF GOD AND MAKE TIE
ANGELS WEEP
He then told of woman who went to a
devout Catholic priest to confession. and
said she bad been tattling on her neigh
bors, and as penance he told her to take
a basket of thistle seeds and scatter along
the road, and when it was done and she
reported to him he told her to go and
gather the seed up. She said she couldn't
: do 1t, and the good priest said Neither
can you ever undo the mischief you have
done in your community by your tattling
among your neighbors."
If sow whisky | shall reap drunkards.
There is not saloon keeper in this town
that wants a drinking man to work for
him. When You have reaped your drunk
ards
, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH TaEm?
No one wants them What are they good
for? [ A voice, nothing :" another voice
the penitentiary."l Amt they good for
the Legislature Applause and laughter. !
What are you going to do with these 30t
saloons in this town? One for every hun.
dred m en-, women and children, including
the preachers. in this town. 1t is tramp
tramp your boys are marching into 8
, drunkard's grave. Every saloon in this
town is recruiting place for hell. They
are gathering your children into theii
ranks from yoar homes. Do you knew
the time has come in this country when
you and | must let political preiudices
alone and rally around the women and
children of our homes? lApplause.l
can take this bible and put the Democrat
and Republican parties both
: INTO HE'LL BEFORE BREAKFAST
!, In the morning. [Applause.l You NAV
say, "Mr. Jones, 1t don't become YOU tc
talk that way. You are from the South. i
Well, sir. am an American citizen. lad.
plause. love my God and my country,
lapplause] and expect to speak my SEN
, timents IApplause.] l was born aud
raised and stayed Democrat as long as |
thought Christian gentleman could
AND THEN 1 PULLED OUT.
Applause and laughter.] On, you oil Re.
pubiicans needn't slap your hands, thank
God, l never did belong to your gang
Applause and laughter owe my allegi-
ance first, last and always TO Jesus Christ
and the right. Here we are with $40 bar
rooms closing in their forces around oul
boys and mer, and the time has come in
the history of Sacramento when YOU have
| Sct " w DSstSt O 9OU wiz dO WOtS &c. lAD-
plause.l In the next thirty DAYS you are
to have an election in this town, and you
find out how the saloons and gamblers and
other wicked men are voting and then
Z you VOTE THE OTHER WAY,
And go to work with all your might. TAP.
plause.] know that there are many de
tcent, good men in Sacramento who love
their country and children. and now If you
have majority go to work like men and
vote as you pray and pray as you vote
(Applause.l They say they have stopped
the gambling here. | don't know. "a
voice, mo they haven't: gambling places
are running to-dsy.'l Your hear that :
Where is your Mayor?
BUT BELIEVE YOUR MAYOR DON'T COME TO
HEAR SAM JONES.
They say your Mayor is an honest de.
cent man / would not say aught agains,
him. personally. but he is about as easy.
going Mayor as hsve ever run across in
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