The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-10
THE SAM JONES MEETINGS.
rRANKL,N-STREET TABERNACle
CROWDED WITH PEOPLE

n;ars fourth chapter. eighth verse, HMM
Of These Things" There was the usua'
sunday morning congregation at the church
when the service began, but the report ina.
sam Jones was 10 preach soon spread anu
before he had finished the edihce was
crowded. r,,
wr Jopcs held two services in the FRANK
,.a,roe, Tabernacle Sunday-at oclock
an the afternoon and at sat hignt. ~,
sS,cino was. AT both meetings, LED py M
n %. Excel, who is the author Oh LII
umphant songs" used at the meellngs' .,o
A., the afternoon service sunday tne
,.,orgv Of the Methodist and Baptist
clutches were well represented. Although
a iarce crowd of people was present. lnS
iargo tabernacle was very pleasant anu
.,omf,rtable At 3:2j the service proper "
gan and Mr.. Jones delivered one o, M
Characteristic sermons, uwelhns p,i "
Sarlv On the preachers-what they shouiu 40
ia.i' there their efforts could best be di-
rected. ,,oo,,io cath.
- ~ the Tabernacle. Mr.. John l.. MAS
SOW led in PRAYER, and Mr.. Excel sang ine
Jndcment Day." Mr.. Jones text AT this
Y,ee,ing was iChoose YOU this day whom
Won will serye,,' from Joshua. twenty-iourth
chapter, fifteenth verse.
Yesterdays SERVICES.
Yesterday three services were held-at 10
M P. NJ. and 5 L. VI. A large crowd
WAS in attendance at all three meetings.
AT night ten thousand people were present;
The sopg-seryice began about 1880. one OF
the songs being sung TO the tune OF po""
ON the suwanee River
CALLED TO ORDER.
DIR. Garland, who is the presiding elder OF
the Methodist Church of the Richmond as
,rict- and chairman of the committee VINO
has the sam Jones meetings in charge,
called the vast assemblage to order, ana
DIR. Goodwin, of the West Main-street Bap-
fist Church. led in prayer. Mr.. Jones, VINO
arrived inst before DIR. Goodwin prayed,
arose and said;
To, The usbers pass around the basket, and.
as 1 said last night. the committee nave eA-
pended abost $4,000 10 put up TINS Duli ,,lig'
and want everybody to help their fellow
ciIizens paw the debt. Poor and rlch, every
body. Ii you are o poor man or woman, your
conner cent viii be acceptable 10 COO ana tile
committee. but TO those people WI, my non,
something and don't want To give but cop
Der cent / say, Keep your cent We uon !
want N. Imagine a woman riding up here in
her carriage and putting In a copper cent
As soon rs the collection had been taken
ND. Mr.. L. q. Exail sang bass solo, he
Beautiful Country" from the triumphant
Hymn-Book.
SERMON BEGUN.
Mr.. Jones then began by saying: 81 want
10 saw am glad TO see these colored people
here tonight, and | wish you would tell
your friends TO come up here every night.
There are two sets of people that ! want 10
90 10 Heayen-cOlOred people and poor
white people some of the best friends I've
got are colored. and my best neighbors are
colored people. These colored people have
been. raised up among you, and 1t Is our
privilege TO stick up for them. | am not in
favor of social equality, for there are great
MANY white men in this city that
womb not associate with. If white men
want 10 associate with cOlOred men let
them do it. and if cOlored man wants to
get himself mixed up with white people lei
him do IL. | don't: that's ALL
REPORTING VERBATIM.
want TO tell you people that although |
appreciate what the press has done and Is
doing. want to say that some of the papers
don't report me verbatim. One paper states
that told the preachers on the platform,
Yesterday. Sunday that they were preach
ing for money. | said nothing Of the kind.
| said you are not preaching Ormoney. but
If your pay were stopped you would have to
quit. The old hard shell Baptist struck US
pretty hard, when he said we were not
preaching lOI lntutN Jul II ht NVhbi'N Nh~
salary he could buy US of. lie did not
strike the mark exactly, but he came very
pear it," Ill,
Mr.. Jones next announced his text, which
was from the twelfth chapter Of Proverbs,
nineteenth verse; ale that pursueth evil,
pursueth it 10 his own DEATH"
LEPROsY DEPICTED.
He began by depicting the horrors of lep-
rosy. and comparing ii to the sin of the
human race. He also told of snake bite
that Kills person by inches. This he also
compared to the conscience Of man.
"Half the whisky drank in this city is
consumed by the church members. Hall
the ballroom attendants come from the
church members. The only way TO get rid
Of saloons of the city Of Richmond is 10 take
away the demij0hns from the deaeons and
stewards of the church.
Talk about being priest-ridden. There is
hardly a preacher in this country that can
be ridden. Here is one. though, you can't
ride. Ii fellow comes around trying to
ride me, when he puts his foot in the stir
rup and the dust clears away, he will see
me standing by the trough with one of his
.'gallowses" strapped around my Lee.
PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE.
You sit in your home and play progress
siye euchre, and you know that you pa,
for "A prize; and some deacon or steward
wins the prize, and all who take part are as
much gamblers as the fellow who deals oui
mt faro. You preachers back Of me sa!
"Amcn."
| want TO stir up this city on the liquor
ouestion. The saloons in this city are "a
thick as lamp posts. If | would 20 down
town tonight and get drunk, 1t would be
telegraphed all over the country. san
Jones drunk in Richmond But If some OF
YOU swill tubs 90 down town and get drum
Yourself, no body would say anything about
IL. That's the difference between gentle
man and a yagabond.
"When the hard-shelled Eaptists spill
and Jumped from the other churches the,
fell in the creek, and they have been there
ever since"
COULD NOT STOP.
Mr.. Jones next illustrated the "pOint o
sinners not being able to stop in their sin
full course His illustration was loco
motive with air-brakes, and he was listened
10 with great interest.
Continuing, he said: "A preacher tina
can preach in this town for twelve month";
and not mention saloons ought 10 resign
The preacher who lets his congregation
dance their way 10 hell is sworn by ever.
day by the devil.
"A man rode into one Of our towns wit
a.
had rattle and little Johnnie came alon
and won the horse. But Father saw JOhr
ME and told him to get down; mother an
sister told him 10 gef down. But no, John
ME would ride, and he at last fell with hi
horse over the precipice and was crushed
Jelly. Get off the black horse Of SIM ge
of the black horse of temptations. DO $
before the black horse runs over the prec
pice."
PEOPLE LEAVING.
just al this time several people bega
moving for the doors. Mr.. Jones immed
ately stopped speaking and looked intent
upon the retreating figures. AS soon a
perfect quiet was restored he said: ''lf
Fiji Islander had gotten up and preached
would have had enough respect for the ie
low, IL didn't have enough 10
myself, 10 wait until he wa
through. l want 10 say, in conclusion
- YOU men, come out TO the day meetings
Let me tell you this is about the last bi
meeting some Of you will attend, for prett
soon they are going to haul you out TO III
bone yard
The meetings to-day will be at 10 A: N