Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-21
SAM JONES MEETINGS.
The Preacher Uses, Free Masonry to H.
LUST ate Degrees In Religious life

lusu are degrees In ieng.ous lie
Yesterday forenoon there was the usually
large assenblage at the Pavilion 10 hear Gam
Jones. The meeting was opened by Rev. NJ.
Miller in prayer. Mr.. Jones then commenced
by saying: Three of the shortest verses in the
Book viii be the subject of this morning ser
mon-'PEay without ceasing. Righteous ever
more. In every thing give thanks, for this is the
win of God in Christ" [Thes. l., 1851
suppose there are degrees in Christianity just
like there are degrees in Free Masonry. In
Whist we call our blue lodge, we have cur En-
tered Apprentice, fellow-craft and Master Ma
son. Sometimes man Will take the Entered
Apprentice degree in Masonry and don't go any
farther; others are passed TO Fellow-crait and
stop; aud others are raised 10 the solemn degree
OF Master Mason, a knowledge OF s benefits
and privileges and / suppose in all our
churches we may have what we call the
ENTERED APPRENTICE CHRISTIAN,
Who merely joins the church and never goes
any further. Oh. me to think any one has
such groveling idea of religion as to merely
make profession of being a Christian and
joining the church; but think such persons
Will get to Heaven all right, for God has made
special provision for non c0nRp0s nlenttS people.
suppose the central idea of Christianity was
merely keeping the preacher paid land some of
you haven't got that high. you might say he
is paid and | have settled everything for all
worlds; but the central idea is holiness of heart
10 God and obedience makes me his chi d The
entered apprentice Christian IS nice little fel-
low, but he hasn't had experience. Some of US
have
PASSED TO THE FELLow-cRAFT DEGREE,
And have Joined the church and pay the
preacher and go to prayer meetings, aud occa-
sionally have family prayer. That is what you
might call an average Christian. They make no
pretense 10 piety, because they are afraid of be-
ing Pharisees. / wish every minister here had
Pharisee TO put in charge of his financial de-
paitment. Afraid Of being Pharisee, and not
afraid of being an elephant. i remember seeing
1wo coioreq women singing and dancing. One
shouted, IF you want TO get to Heaven, join the
Methodist Church. The other, eff you want
to get to Heaven, join the Baptist Church, and
they were giving the thing the pigeon wing ac
cording TO the very latest cuts. l don't know
but they might have ended in fight. | didn't
stay TO see 1t settled.
We have got what we call our prejudces.
woman Oh a train once told me she was a
woman of high prejudices, and ! told her that
"HI6H PREJUDIcEs AND LOW RELIGION GO TO-
GETHER"
She was very indignant, and told her husband
had insqlleo her, and upon telling him wnat
had said; he said Well, wife, he hit your
case exactly, didn't he?i
always mad a contempt for a fellow that was
clever in everything but religion clever Mt
everything else, bus strike him on religion and
he was as mean as a hornet. I he great trouble
IN the world to-day is that some churches offer
better terms than others. How long would the
president of an insurance company stand it Tor
his agents to be cutting rates in that line?
The speaker said if any Congragatioualist
Presbyterian, Episcopaian preacher or Catho.
lie priest, told their church members that
THEIR CHURCHES DID NOT OBJECT TO DANCING
THEY LIED.
Thank God that some church members have
been raised to the solemn degree of Master
asons ii Christianity they live good with ali
their hearts, and love their neighbors as them
selves.
=
Hell is nothing but selfishness on fire and when
you get TO be consolidated lump of sel6shness
the devil won't have 10 put much kindine nm
der you to burn you
Evening Service.
Last evening Sam Jones spoke to an inter
ested audience of fully 5000 persons. Rev. Mr..
Wheeler opened the meeting with PRAYER.
During the song service Miss Gertie Carley sang
a solo very effectively and was assisted in the
chorus by the choir. Mr. Jones text was taken
from Galatians v, i: "if a brother be over
taken in fault We who are spiritual restore
such an one IN the spirit of meekness consid-
erlng myself lest thou also be tempted" The
discourse was directed against selfishness and
urging members of the churches to stand by
each other in favor of everything that is good
and ID opposing contrary Influences
In this connection the speaker referred TO
local structures that had been made upon him
and the people who attend his services. and
SAID You people, who call yourselves Chris
tlans should be ashamed of yourselves if YOU
take that evening sheet which has been Willy.
ing the church people of this city II isn't
bee, II is a tumbiebug Igreat applausel, and if
what II said about me is true, ought to be cow
hided out OF this town; and if what it said is a
ne how can you be sensible persons and let the
dirty little sheet be thrown over into your wards
Great applause That's Gods truth" THAT
| So" etc
/ Continuing upon the subject of his discourse
! the speaker occupied over an hour giving yari-
Gus illustrations Gearing upon the text and line
OF thought presented. AT the close of the meet
| ing about 100 persons gave their names to the
pastors
This morning at 10 80 Mr. Jones will address
| women only at the Pavilion with special ref.
Ference TO wives. Regular services this evening
Hat 730, same place.