The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-15
SOME SAM JONESISMS.
MEETINGS IN THE FRANKLIN
STREET TABERNACLE.
sermon by Mr.. stuart In the "o'"'"s
Over riny Converts Reported Ma
,,r,,x of whom are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing to Colored People.


Over Finy Converts Kepor'e"' ""
,,r,,x of whom are Mcthodists-freach-
ing to Colored People.
Yesterday morning about thousand peo-
,le Gathered AT the Tabernacle, ut the head
of Franklin street. Saturday Is pad day
c,r tho housekeeper TO leave her home, and
a. a consequence many of those VINO nave
heon regular attendants were not present
Yesterday, but those present heard an en-
cellent sermon and were much interested
Mr.. Jones made statement showing that
fifty people had been converted at the meet
ings. and there were now seventeen pcni-
tents. OF the whole number, they were di-
vidcd as follows: Mcthodists, IS; Baptisis,
20: Presbyterians, ,: Disciples, Z; LpicoP"-
! lians. 3 and others I. 49,,
Rev. Thomas VI. Beckham oi tne w
einia Conference, led in prayer, ana sew
erol HYMNS were sung by The choir.
MIR. ZONES stated that a. he would preach
two services Yesterday afternoon ana
night. he had asked Mr.. stuart; nus co.
| laborer 10 hold the services. u nope,
continued Mr.. Jones, 'that you ministers
v;II nray for me. and help me IN your ser
vices tomorrow to-day. Fire on o0t9
! barrels at once. Don't be like minister ]
heard of once, who prayed that God would
| help Brother Jones, and hoped he Wouid
| send him 1.-THE prcacher) many converts, but !
he couldn't come TO the meetings himself,
| because Brother Jones used slang"
Mr.. stuart took his text from the ninety,
first Psalm. third verse: "Surely he shall
deliver thee from the snare OF the fowler.
His theme was upon four ways IN when |
the evil one tempted the heart OF man. By |
! a docov. leading people on by the covering |
M of The real danger. Ry quilting, letting |
Won think YOU are going to get something,
| and something gets you. By trapping III
gavety. frivolty. and unrighteous living.
By netting, the pitfalls of death.
IL was an excellent effort throughout and
by his sympathetic words brought many |
tears TO the ewes of his listeners. No rant |
ing of any sort. but Il clear exposition OF
| the truths of Christianity, and throughout
| he carried conviction TO his hearers.
AFTERNOON SERVICE.
Fullv three thousand colored people gath |
cred at the Tabernacle Yesterday afternoon
| 10 hear Rev Samuel L. Jones. There were
also i'm attendance IA number of white peo-
ple who occupied seats in the rear portion
! of The building. Several members of the
colored choirs occupied seats on the plat
form, and assisted in the singing, led by
Professor Excel. After several hymns had
been sung from the "Triumphant LYNN
Book" Mr.. Jones asked that some
\ one "strike up good old-iash
toned hymn." This an old " sis
ter" in front Immediately did, but
with the exception of few. nobody knew
that song. Mr. Jones then asked that they
sing when the general roll is called III
he there" Everybody at once murmured
that they knew the hymn, and an old
brother" in g high tenor voice started the
tune. At first very few joined with MIN,
but at every verse the volume Of sound In
creased, and when the last verse was sung
that peculiar soprano of the women with
the deep bass OF the men, could be heard
for over Il square.
THE NEGRO SINGING.
The singing had decided weirdmess about
il. plaintiye one moment and joyous the
next, and every one sang with determina-
ton.
BLESSED Is THE NATION.
After the singing, Rev. Mr.. Rawlings, a
colored minister, led in prayer. after which
the hymn "i'll meet YOU in the city OF the
New Jerusalem" was sung. Mr.. Jones an
nOunced that Mr.. stuart would speak first.
and the latter chose for his text. blessed
is the Nation whose God is the Lord"
Mr.. stuart commenced by saying that he
was a SOuthern-bOrn man, and had studied
considerably what was best for the cOlOred
people as a natiOn. "GOd drew the line,
he said. land il is your duty and our duty
to observe il. There has been a great deal
Of sense and nonsense used in the discus
SION of the negro question, but you must
reach for higher planes if your race ever
wants TO be happier.
"Your next greatest blessing was your
slavery, and your greatest blessing was
your freedom. ifyOu had come 10 This cOnn-
| Try anything but slaves you never would
| have had the advantages the white peope
have gwen you. and God released you when
he thought best lie turned the rcins over 10
you when he thought you could manage Tor
! yourselves.
BECOME CIIRISTISNIZED.
"Avoid politics, It makes little difference
| to YOU who is the President of the United
states. As Gladstone once said TO lalmage:
| no nation will ever keep its head up Unless
| il becomes Christi nzed.' God cannot do
TanSthirg for you while you are led by cor
rupt politicians and the whisky men.
| Keep your children innocent and have some
race pride Don't Try to ape the white peo-
! pie, but serve yOur God and lead win
Gus, holy lives"
After Mr. Stuart concluded. Mr.. Jones
made some remarks, among which he said
"You colored people must be careful about
the company you keep. No race can be viz
tuous when you are led astray one by the
other.
Find out where your children are after
shutdown. Bad company VIII ruin The best
of them.
drunk. and the old lady says tom. did you
iotch any a. dstStuif home
| y QuHieln bad company when YOU are IN
TpOlitlcs, and the politician VIII ride you mp
TO the office, and then leave you on the out
side.
"When politics and whisky are out % the
race question: that question VIII come pretty
near settling itself.
You have got 90 be industrious. Get a
steady job OF work. and If you want 10 be
honest, you have got 10 DC industrious
"SOme colOicd people are gO,ng TO hell for
the way they treat the white people, ana
some white people are going 10 he'll for the
way .hey treat the negro.
mind what yOn say about other people
Attend 10 your own business, ana you Will
mud that a colored man can get TO heaven as
quickly as Il white man."
OATS so.
Throughout the service there were many
calculations made on the speaker remarks.
Oats 80, yOu's talking now, ! tell YOU.
children" and similar expressions could he
heard all over the building. One darkey
"got happy" and his calculations were
rather startling upon the unaccustOmed
ear. After the service the congregation
struck up another revival hymn" and
sang until they had all retired from the
building.
THE NIGHT SERVICE.
About six thousand people were at the
Tabernacle last night TO hear Mr. Jones.
This was surprisingly large audience for
saturday night, as very many people are
employed at business and engaged at home.
The choir rendered one of Prof. EXcelrs an
thems, after which the usual expense col
lection was taken up.
NJ l.. ...l., l.. oct hat Will
il profit Il man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own s0ul!" In his discourse
he told with plain illustrations how Christ
had preached to every class Of people, and
showed that il would be the best transac-
ton to follow the teachings of God. ii was
"a very able sermon. but was not as long as
Mr. Jones usually preached. lie was tired
out; and, with two sermons in prospect to-
day. he curtailed his lecture last night.
After the service, at the invitation Of Mr..
Jones. many people came up TO the plat
/. form and shook hands with him. signifying