Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-06-07
REV. SAM JONES.

said:
| invite your prayerful attention 10
the 18th verse Of the 9th chapter Of
Yachariah: Turn you to the strong
hold, We prisoners Of hope;even to-day
do | declare that | will render double
unto thee:
believe in the Christianity OF re-
ward; | believe in the Christianity Of
dividends: | believe in the Christian
ity that takes care Of a man IN thls
world and gives him everlasting iIte
in the world to n I believe ha
Christianity Of manhood. Of human
ity. believe in a Christianity that
produces character in its highest and
best expression, believe in o Chris
t%ianity that gives contentnent ana
gives Joy in the Holy Ghost; and
this is no chimerical, dreamy utter
ance. Even today do | declare tha'
/ will render double unto three
| believe the greatest bulwarks be,
tween man aud Christianity Is that :"
many people-th that to be a Christian
has to disrobe and dismantle humanity
of all that is enjoyable and pleasant
and peac cable. A great many 'h'hk
if l give up this world | ct 50 l'ttl'
in its stead: If give up tie ball
room and the wine cup and all thai,
what do get in return!
When it goes to bargain-making, II
| give up all this, what do | get II
return Now listen what the Chri,
tan says; Even today do declare
| will render double unto thee,
Christian, it not only pays for The
other world. but 1t pays for IN
world. | repeat with all the emlha
sis, is to 60 right and get the man
hood now and forever. is to DO wrong
i wrong the devil into that
scarcely ever see that verse but What
| think Of the incident relating 1,
me
He was running a revival meeting
In one Of the towns where he was par
tor, and he noticed a young man -
or 20 years old coming up before tn
alter. He noticed that the young ma,.
was not converted The fellow in lin,
with him stepped up to his side and
said; Young man, you seem TO be
IN earnest. You have been to the al
ter several times. Have you been
converted, tell me candidly?' Well.
to be candid with you. | um a clerk
down town i'll a grocery house where
they sell provisions, and one line OF
their business is to sell liquor by the
quart and gallon, and every time |
come up to be prayed for those quart
cups come up before ne and | canuot
pray to God and repent Give up
your clerkship. That | am willing
to do, but | have a widowed mother
and four orphan sisters. | GET $50 a
month, and 1t supports my mother and
sisters. | would give it up IN a min
ute if no one would suffer but my
self" But young man give mp your
position, and God says seek.
He said: Il cannot be religions
and sell liquor He never told il
bigger truth in his life. I'll tell ,"u
another thing. | get out t"n'
characters right here. There is ~"
who makes it. another II sells It
another one rents Il house TO sell II II
and another dies drinking it. Ii ~,
devil gets one aud don'tg get then' all
there is no justice IN il, and You lat
ly come to a community IN the Cnitrd
States that will rent their houses tol y
saloon. Rent out his business hon>,.
for the devil to blow the town W
with. Say Amen. Tesponse Amtr)
III tell you another thing: y
preacher that will house that sort ..
q man in his church. is not much bet
ter than the man (Amen.) \ fellow
like that can get along with lhe two
minutes and a half Ia get him ont
Of my church. | would. | would
He belongs to Lees army, aud OF.
dered a mill here IN PENNSYLVANIA j, d
. IL IpN hNE - EhlditIS IT. Mt
rebels. Look here, old coon. II ,ou
are here tonight, get OUT get uu (.
Why amt you preachers beru shoot
ing them that way (We ha,, God
bless you, put 10 more powder OF shot
one or the other. ana | say to YOU
will stick fire to anything in the world
I've got before | would rent il on,
for that damuable purpose. You kill
the church or get that thing out VI
your house, brother You may be q
clever man and no doubt Won are. Lu,
you are an old fraud as a Christian |
amt going. to apologize for thar either
That amt an historical mistake 70
that boy the old employer said Il
hate TO give you ny. You are The
best clerk We have got, but | ,aLuo,
give up that business. There IS NOR,
money IN fbot tbop all H. l.1 -