Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-28
THE EVENING SERVICES.
Sam Gets Over n Wide Gamut, but Ev
Chord ResOr

Sam Gets Over Wide Gamut, but Every
Chord ResOr =.
Sam Jones struck a different key last
night, and the audience listened and
laughed, and were serious as he touched
the chords.
It was a service which showed the won
derful versatility of the man. 1t was not
q sermon. It was only talk, as he ex-
pressed it, but it was a talk before he
finished which filed the anxious seats
with penitents.
Yesterday the tent was taken down to
save it from the wind, ana before the
canvass was stretched for the evening
service the curreut of electricity had
been turned on TO the city wire and con-
uections could not be made. So last
night instead Of the big arc lights in
under the tent tabernacle there were q
few red fiaring torches to light up the
darkness. 1t made picturesque scene.
From the stage the sea of faces npturned
to the speaker gradually faded away
in the darkness aud the audience seemed
bOundless. However, it contained about
the usual thousands, and most of them
Jones commenced his inimitabIe address &.
The audience seemed to contain differ
ent class of people than first filed up the
tabernacle, better, more earnest class.
1.-The Texas breezes have delayed US a
little, - said Rev. Mr.. Jones as the deep
voice of Brother Excel faded away and he
sank behind his piano, ''but these lights
will do us to hear by if you are in the
right spirit. You can hear just as well
and you can be benefited just as much as
if it were lighter. And l want all you
who believe in the bottom of your hearts
that there is a God who bends to hear
and answer a prayer, to ask that a bless
ing fall on this audience tonight.
The text was first epistle OF ST. John,
l., 8: If we confess our sins He is faith
full and just 10 forgive US our sins and
cleanse the heart from all unrighteous-
ness. ''Or TO change the words just a
little, - began the preacher, "If we re-
pent of our sins He is faithful and just to
forgive US our sins and cleanse the heart
from all unrighteousnes This text is
an epitome of the whole gospel as far as
the human side is concerned.
1t is the whole of the scheme
Of salvation in two aud a
half lines as far as we are all concerned
Is 1t BOI hOuOSEIuI IudL IufS apostle
could pack so much in so little space?
The human side l said; we have nothing
TO do with the divine side, but every
thing that pertains to humanity is there.
It is our duty to find out what God wants,
and then do it. Then as certainly as the
Bible is true and God is just He will for
give us our sins and cleanse our hearts
FROM all unrighteousneSs.
''Some people say the gospel is mys-
.erious but tell you there is no mystery
connected with the human side of it.
Mysterionsl It is not the mysterious
parts that trouble me. The things
hat bother me sre the parts
understand and you understand.
its the ten commandments. That s.
where the trouble comes. For SOS DAYS
the year / can study them. It don t
bother me who MaIchisadek was nor how
many children Zebidse had II s the things
Z understand the best. Salvation is not full
Of mystery. 1t Is as PLAIN as daylight.
As to the mysteries when / get to heaven
reckon II find time enough there to
study them all out. But for US here and
now it Is this: II we repent He is faith
ful aud just to forgive us our sins and
cleanse our hearts from all unrighteous-
ness. That IS the plain and simple dec
laration of the blessed scriptures, the
ruth laid down in the plain and practi-
cal words of this life SAL
vation on earth means nothing on