The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-24
Rev. Joe Jones. ,
lFarmerville Gazette. ]

EFarmerville Gazette.]
The parsonage whose name heads
this article Is a brother of the Kew.
Sam Jones, of worldwide fame as
revivalist. Jones No. 2 tries TO pat
tern after his noted brother In all
things. His efforts in this direction
are not success in toto; in part they
are dismal failure. We mean that
he is dismal failure in trying 10
give utterance, from tbs pulpit, to his
original uncouth and inelegant phrases
in way that will not CRATE harshly
mon the ears of his reverent and re-
fined auditors.
No one will deny but that Sam
Jones as revivalist is wonderful
man. People will flock from afar and
near to hear him, and the powerful
influence he yields over his audience
is really astonishing; but even many
of his most ardent admirers are forced
to conclude that many OF his utter
ances are entirely too rough and unre-
fined TO admit of use in the sacred
pulpit-the place OF places where only
purity of speech should be indulged
in.
For the frequent utteranee Of ill.,
decent and rough phrases Rev. Joe
Jones is far worse than his brother
From fair and impartial persons, who
heard him at the townsville camp
meeting last Sunday, we learn that
some of his sayings were such as te
cause the blush of shame to come to
the cheeks of his fair congregation
We did think of quoting a few. OF bis
refined (?) and elevating ca utter
ancea, as they were given to US bJ
persons who heard him, but we viii
not disgust our readers with thei
repetition here. In fact, such Ian
puage ought to be restrained from tax
, columns of a paper that is expected Il
enter the family circle. II can have
, no refining or ennUbiing influence
then it is better not printed. W.
cannot see wherein the use of suct
indecent Language in the pulpit bene
,, fits christianity or religion; on tn
, other hand its tendency is to the con
srary. This being the case, does it nc
r language come with very poor grac
from the lips of a minister Of the Cos
, pei of truth, holiness, purity and vii
, tue, to fail upon the ears OF modes
, and refined congregation of ladies ant
e gentlemen?
a While Rev. Sam Jones is given
| the frequent use Of rough and irels
giant language in the pulpit, yet hi
I peculiarly witty and humorous mar
q ner of expressing himself relieves it t
. a considerable extent of it's harshnes
: and uncouthness. His brother has nc
# even this redeeming quality, but b
h brings out his broad and vulgar say
o ings in away that cannot fai! to MAX
Il the refined and modest of his coug-'
r CATION wish they were elsewher
y Language such as he used in the pu
y pit will only tend to lower the mob
r ard elevated profession which /
o follows.
The use of pulpit profanity appea
!. to be one of the growing evils of tt
d day, and we conceive it 10 be the du'
!. of every person 10 frown down az
condemn this growing abuse in I
unmistakable terms. No unsceml.
vulgar or indecent expressions ougl
to be tolerated in the pulpit ar
when minister so far forgets his hig
and noble calling as TO indulge in sue
!. language, then it is very good tin
:, for his congregation to give him Il
pleasure OF speaking to vacant pows.