Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-15

pressions on the colored people.
The Night Meeting.
Al the night service Mr.. Jones preached
10 an audience Of about 5000 people. Inc
rain in the evening kept many OF MS al
His sermon was devoid of the usual witt.
cisms and aphorisms. IL was an earnest
and touching appeal 10 those not blessed
with faith and repentance. w
There was earnest prayer from Rev. W:
w. Lear. and then Mr.. jones arose, and
after expressing his pleasure at seeing sucn
a large crowd for Saturday night, SAID l
shall select for my text those well known
words What will it profit manlt he gam
the whole world and lose his soul or what
will a man give in exchange for his soul ~
! This question" said he, was asked
1. 500 wears ago: the world has been hearing
il ever since, and no man has attempted TO
answer IT, This question was asked by
Christ himself"
/ CHRIST As A PREACHER.
Speaking Of our Saviour he said -, Christ
was n wonderful preacher, eminentlv prac-
I t,cabIe IN al lfc said. No man could leave
baftor Christ had preached and sag he had
nothing TO saw TO him. That sermon on
the Mount--oh. how wonderful u was
That alone stamps HIM as divine: In tn ms
, sermon OF not moro than ten minutes ne
| announced and discussed 100 Of the great
principles that underlie all society and all
! human conduct"
Mr.. Jones then illustrated in a striking
manner the power OF the Saviour 20 anect
the masses, showing how he reached the
( farmer, the preacher. the mechanic, and
all other classes.
Az IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Referring again to bis text, Mr.. Jones
said: There never was period IN this
worlds history when this question was 80
pertinent and practical as 1t IS to-day. Ne
are nation Of traders; Little girls trade
| their dolls and playthIngs with one an
other. We grow up bargain-maklng ana
trading. and we have reached q point ia
American life when the question Is not
Is that right?' but How much money ls
in thisI"
In reference to marriage Mr. Jones SAID
| that nowadays fathers and mothers look
! more frequently at the purse of lover or
| their daughter than at his character. lie
said that in this age of greed for gain per
! haps the most efectual sermon our minis
tors could preach would be that God Will
! give person two for one"
COMPARISON.
Speaking Of the beauties and blessings
OF this world and Of their iusienifcance IN
comparison to Heaven, Mr.. Jones SAID
This q a wonderful world--grand in all
| ifs phases There are people who talk eYll
| of II. but il ia grand. There is not want
| ! have that u not supplied. II | desire
bread the waving fields at harvest time
will furnish II 10 me. The oceans bear
| countless gems In the bowels of the
earth are vast riches, and even in the realm
| Of leaves and blossoms We have them ia
| abundance, while
a. Full many G flower is born 10 blush unseen
| And waste IT'S sweetness on the desert air"
| After thus describing the benefits and
| blessings Of this world he compared 1t 70
! Heaven. and pictured most beautifully the
! happy future.
| Mr.. Jones dwelt most forcibly upon the
| small value we place upon our souls. re
/ spoke Of how the rich merchant would
| cast aside all thoughts of a piece OF pro
pertv TO which there was not a clear title
| but would not think of the value OF his
soul.
WORTHLESS RICHES.
In speaking of riches and their utter
! wOrthlcssness Mr.. Jones declared: " The
most unhappy in Richmond tonight Is tho
| richest man in the city. | don't know who
he is, but he il the most miserable. Some
time ago while riding out OF New Aorh
city banker and friend of mine from Mis-
souri, SAID: was with Jay Gould yester-
| day, and he is the most unhappy man
| have spent an hour with in my life"
! st Paul said grand thing" continued
! Mr.. Jones, when he remarked: have
! learned IN whatsoever state am IN there
with TO be content ! tell you in all
! honesty Burns never uttered a grander
| sentiment than when he said mans Il
man for a that >"
TIE UNHAPPY MAN.
| 1t is mistake for a man to imagine that
| this world can satisfy him. have talked
with one of the wealthy men OF this city
| and he said NV life has been q dreary
| one; it is a failure, and am an unhappy
man"
1.-THE rich man." continued Mr.. Jones,
"heaps up riches and moweth not who
| shall gather them. There are rich old sin
ners i'm this town who are piling up their
dollars for Sallie and the children. as they
say. They have all they want. | expect If
were to come here five years from
to-day and walk up on their porch
| there would be another OLD gray
whisk@ed fellow and he would say !:
You remember so-and-so! Well. i
marri6d his widow The rich old fellow
has been in he'll three years. There Is the
other old devil sitting upon his porch
! Dragging about has money. You needn I
| laugh. | have been there. / have heard
him Dragging about his wealth. 1t IS
! enough TO make a man turn over in his
world can satisfy. There is nothing in this
life worth striving for but a conscience de
void Of fear and determination to keep
| His commandments. God has made man
| so that nothing but Himself can satisfy
him. 1t is only God that can satisfy and
sanctify human souls. lie that is trying
to satisfy his soul with this world has made
a mistake as long az eternity"
The poorest person IN iIchmonu,
| continued Mr.. Jones. lis that man twenty
five years old who has no money and no re-
! ligion, who mas no land and no title to the
| mansion In the skies. | have some respect
for rich rascal. but have no respect for
! YOU who serve the devil ali your life and
give him your souls for 50 little. 1t is the
| truth before the Lord"
DANCING.
Mr.. Jones in the course of his remarks
took occasion severely to condemn dancing
| and drinking. 70 the young women he
| said: Young lady, dance and dance q
thousand sets, but then go down in hell
and say. Il danced thousand sets, but l
reached this world Of despair.''
10 the young men he SAID in warning:
young man. drink and drink thousand
times, and then III hell cry drank thou
sand times, but | reached this world OF
| woe You can tell what a man is worth by
what il takes to buy him out to the devil.
/ Inc deNl IS DuSlnp SOIuo "a you luAbHNN
cheap. You are getting your worth the
devil won't get much when he gets you.
| When a man is willing to take so little for
| his soul that is the best proof IN the uni
verse that that is his market value"
ABEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION.
Mr.. Jones told an anecdote of brave
sailor lad saving ships crew at the loss
of his life. The vessel had sprung aleak,
and the captain told the crew and passen-
gers that all lives would be lost unless
some one would volunteer to dive
under the ship or 60 in the hold of the
vessel. investigate, and stop the leak. This
the sailor boy volunteered TO do, but lost
his life after stopping the leak. In this
connection Mr.. Jones compared the
Saviour TO the brave sailor lad
and very touchingly depicted His
sutferings to save the ship of humanity.
There was, said the preacher, parliament
in the skies and God announced that the
ship Of humanity had sprung aleak and
would be lost. Jesus the Son Of God said
Il will 60 and rescue it," BY that deed
God signed the Magma ChGrta Of human re-
demption.
MANY CONVERTED.
In conclusion, Mr.. Jones earnestly plead
ed with the young people OF the cOngrega-
ton TO take new course. Many persons
were touched by his pleadines and several