The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-04
FINAS CORONAT OPUS.
$500 TOWARDS PAYING THE
Y. M. C.. A. BUILDING DEBT.
RAISED

Sam jones' Meetings in Charlotte Have
Closed. He is Given a Purse of s2,-
2OO--SsIt has Been a Great Work."
Says c. w. Tillett, Sr.
Sam Jones closed his meeting in the
Tabernacle on Friday night. G. W.
TILLErT, SR, leading Charlotte law
yer was in Raleigh yesterday, and the
CHRONICLE interviewed him about the
meeting.
"What is your estimate of SAM
JONEs?' we asked.
Il think" he replied, that SAN
JONES is the greatest preacher I ever
heard by all Odds There are
great many things about him 1 regret
very much in expressions he uses and
his style. He has done more good, in
my humble opinion, than any man |
ever heard preach in the same length
of time, and this good has been chiefly
in the way of making better husbands,
better fathers, better sons, better
daughters, and better wives. He sets
men to thinking about their every day
duties"
"What about the meeting?" we asked.
Mr.. TILLETT said it was a great success
however considered. ''It was" be said
'the biggest event that ever transpired
in Western North Carolina. The taber-
nacle held 5000 people and was crowded
at every service. He preached twice
day, and people went two hours before
the service in order to get seats
How much money was raised2" we
asked.
Mr.. TILLETT said that the people paid
the evangelist $4,000, and be added:
''It was free-will Offering, and there
was no hydraulic pressure. The people
all gave and there was but one subscrlp-
ton over $25 Beside the amount paid
MR.. JONES'" he continued" So, 500 vas
easily raised to pay the debt on the
beautiful Y. NJ. G. A. building in Char
lotte. SAM JONES said that the amount
which Charlotte gave him was the next
largest amount he had ever received. A
city in TeXaS-Waco, think it was
gave him more
What the Preachers Said.
All the preachers were called on in the
farewell service to say a word. The
Char!otte CHRONICLE says The ministers
seemed to be nearly of one accord as to
the value Of the meeting. Rev. NJ.
Reed said ave have taken everything 2
you have said III good part because it
came from an honest, earnest heart
though some Of US think you are rather
ignorant on some subjects besides the
Declaration Of Independer ce. We bless
you for What you have done.
The Presents.
Rev Mr.. Stewart, assistant to the
evangelist, was presented with a hand
some gold headed cane, and a pair o
engraved cuff buttons were presents tt
Prof. Excel, the leader of the choir.
An Appropriate Present.
The "Temple of Justice" comes tt
the front with hornets nest for Rev
Sam Jones. Yesterday Esquire D. G
Maxwell presented the evangelist with
beautiful hornets nest as souvenir O
the Hornets Nest City, and as a me
mento of historic Mecklenburg. Th
hornets nest was accompanied by th
following note:
REV. SAM P. JONES,
Buford Hotel, Charlotte, N. G.
DEAR SIR:-As an evidence of our ap
probation for you personally, permi
me to present you with q hornets nes!
: the emblem and motto of old Mecklen
burg. May it remind you of your wor
in our midst, and also bring to your re
membrance the kind feeling entertain
ed towards you by our people, and ma
{ it also be stimulus to you to continue t
! sting the devil with the same sharpness
: that the former inhabitants of this hous
used toward their enemies May Go
bless you personally, and in your work
Most sincerely your friend.
, D. 6. MAXWELL.
!, We append a few "Sam Joaesims
4 from his sermon
) Mock MOdesty.
u Mr.. Jones switched OIL On side trac
|, |, for a few minutes just here, and ra
over those who objected to his way
! puuCilS tuIUSS IL CuCiO 10 any ldluS
u u have contempt for, it is this moo
Il modesty. Ycu, old sister, living Wit
, your old dirty husband, you say: IN
/ Jones is 50 vulgar" Me trying to pu
i your dirty old husband out of Il mu'
= !, hole, and yet you say, Don't get al
ls mud on him" (Here Mr.. Jones turnt
"a his voice to the sharp shrill accents
!, an iraseible old woman.)
~ Mr.. Jones came On to the main Il
J again by crying ''burn the hooks.
W matter if they &c borrowed. II 20
'e e children were TO brlng snakes into 20
house, would you keep from killing the
ss because they were borrowed snakes!
T. those who lent the books don't like It,
70 'em cut their patchin. You say y
y wont join the church till you get rel
III ion. Would you know religion If y
ne was to meet it in the road2 If was
I'll meanest man in this house, I'd go a
d. join the church and ask the Lord to ht
nc me. I'd say I've been out 40 years, a
re now, Lord, help me to live right.
No Salvation in Creeds.
& Mr.. Jones said baptism or cree
to would not save. There is one sufflcle1
only That's faith in the Lord JeS
,d Christ. You know what creed Isl
IS. creed is the truth set up and stut
he with sawdust and sand. Get the Id
nv don't you? Talk abont the apost
-! craad Whv the anostlas we're in he