Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-06-18
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From the Rich. Times OF Thursday, June 18th
SAM JONESISMS.

rom the Rich. Times OF Thursday, June 18th
SAM JONESISMS.
The Georgia Preacher Talks to Thousands.
liz ATTACKS SIN, STREET CARS AND In
TEMPERANCE.
Yesterday morning the largest crowd |
gathered at the Franklin-street Tabernacle |
hat has ever yet attended morning SER |
vice. It'was very warm, and the street-car
facilities were, as usual, very bad; but over
three thousand people we're in attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Hall led in prayer, and Rev. Mr..
Jones read portion of the second chapter
Of Revelation.
When he reached the sixth verse, which
reads as follows, 'But this thou hast, that
thou latest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
which also hate" he said: "You people
see what the Lord says about the nickel
people. You hear that, you people who
put nickel in the hat? Even the Lord
hates you"
Mr.. Jones took as his text portion of
the same chapter as follows: II know thy
works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and
how thou canst not bear them which are
they are apostles, and are not, aud had
found them liars"
During the sermon Mr.. Jones made use
of the following expressions:
"God knows you; he knows everything
you do; knows every one of your thoughts.
Mr.. Davis said that the most intolerable
feature of his prison life, when he was con-
fined in q Northern prison, was the burning
gaze of the sentinePs eye ever resting upon
him. But what is the eye Of sentinel
compared to God Almighty.
"a man that can't prove by his wife that
he's got religion isn't anybody. fla mans
got religion, his wife knows it, and If she
has it, he knows it. Religion will out.
:'Men in these days don't want to be TOO
religious; because they are afraid OF being
called cranks. If you preachers have not
been called cranks you are no account.
CRANES IN CHURCH.
Gan Eastern firm shipped machine out
West, and everything about it was all right.
but they did not have crank to run 1t by.
Every church in this country needs crank
in the pulpit to make the whole thing move.
''Some people think faith is something
you get something iu. One old sister in
cracked voice will say: Lord, give me some
thing. What you want? don't know. !
want something.
81 do despise theology and botany, but l
do love religion and flowers.
eff you want to take all the religion out
of boy and fill him full of theology send
HIM to theological seminary. Give me
pair of saddle-bags, Bible, good horse
and a good circuit, and you can take all the
theological seminaries to yourself. The
eircuit is the thing that will teach a man
how to preach.
ssGod don't give q man faith, no more
than he gives him the sense of tasting. He
gave me the sense, but the tasting part is
my Job, and I'm glad God turned that part
over to me. Work on the faith you have
got, and that's the only way you will get
any more.
RACE WITH THE DEVIL.
"Whsn they first built locomotives they
made them with two wheels, and they ran
at the rate of three miles an hour. Some
of you people are just like the first locomo.
tive. You are little two-wheel christians.
The devil would give you ten miles start
and then catch you before breakfast. You
Methodists and Baptists wouldn't pull a
hen off roost with your two-wheeled chris
tianity.
"You old sisters going around here talk
ing about doing things for duty. That's
no way to lead a Christian life. Do the
right because it is right.
81 can get $500 night delivering lee
lures. but would rather preach than do
anything else.
"The newspaper man who said that you
preachers looked embarrassed didn't get
it exactly right. You are not embarrassed;
YOU are bewildered.
"God pity your sSingy old soul: You go
to the missionary society in a 5000 dress,
behind a $500 pair of horses, and in ST.
200 carriage, give your ten cents to the mis-
sionary cause. You start out and say to
the children. Now children be quiet, your
mother is going down to ch 1rch to pay her
missionary dues. If could not give but
ten cents to the missionary cause, would
dress worse than a tramp.
DROP IN 4 NICKEL.
ssSome of you old widows, worth hun
dred thousand dollars, go to church and
drop your nickel in the hat, and say: I'm
poor widow. There's my Widows mite
Even you old men drop in your few
cents and call it widows mite. A widow
in pantaloons! A physical impossibility.
''That's right-laugh. I hold up mir
Tor, and you set up and giggle at yourselves:
Talk about levity in the pulpit. If you all
could see the expressions on some Of these
old sisters faces you'd laugh, too. They
try to look like perfect saints.
"The best way to get a good foundation
for religious fervor is to join out the people
in your church that have got no business
in there, Brother Lambeth referring to
Rev. s. s. Lambeth why don't you do
that9'' 81 would be lonesome" replied
Mr.. Lambeth.
USING SLANG.
ssSome people say use slang No, l
don't. Dogs, and hogs and other things I
saw in Scriptural language. You pdople are
the very people to say anything against me.
and YOU are the srst old thing to he back
here tonight. You are old bench warmers.
You hold the benches down. You are not
going to let the benches fly up and hit the
ceiling if you can help it.
81 want you people to help me tonight.
want active christian workers to go
through the crowd and help me bring
mourners up to the bench; and you old
things out there are saying, Brother Jones,
l amt going through the crowd Some of
you sisters are trying to look like angels,
but you all will have to practice flying be-
fore you will be successful angels.
''S0m6OOQy COlQ Iut lilo OtuoE udy IL i
kept up in Richmond like have been, there
is going to be first-class funeral. Well,
I'm going to be the preacher that will have
charge of it. amt going to be the corpse.
God will put the Angels on half rations to
protect man who is working for the good
of mankind.
81 receive threatening letters every day,
but all can say is come If you come to
my room at midnight and stab me in the
heart, will be in Heaven before you get
home.
HER DREAM.
ga young lady had dream once that she
went to Heaven, and when she got there
she saw the angels with stars in their
crowns. What arc those stars for? she
asked. Each star represents some soul
that We have been instrumental in saving.
Some of yon people had better help me TO-
night, or in Heaven you will wear starless
crowns.
sThe street cars work as though they
have made an agreement to break up these
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