Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-19
THE GEORGIA EXHORTER.
Sam Jones, the Evangelist, Will be
Here on Friday.
And BE VIII Occupy the Houston Street Taber
naele-The Recorders Decision in the Fire
Ordinance Case-The Tabernacle
Sam Jones is coming.

Sam Jones is coming.
He will hold his first service next Fri
day morning.
And he will hold forth in the mann
moth canvas tabernacle erected for his
accommodation on Houston street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh.
This latter paragraph is the more strik-
ing, inasmuch as there have been some
obstacles placed III the way Of the use of
those quarters.
The case against the tent COMMITTEE
came up according to schedule before
Recorder Kern yesterday morning. The
gentlemen against whom the charges
had been made had given it out that
they would plead guilty to violation of
the fire ordinance, be fined, and go be-
fore the city council at night aud have
the fines Temitted. That appeared TO
be the course suggested 10y due regard
for the meek and lowlY Cause in which
they labored. The proceedings in the
recorders court were expected to be
tame, but it was thought there would be
some excitement when the matter came
before the council last night.
Then what was the surprise of the Of
ficials of the police court yesterday
morning when Attorney William Capps
appeared for the defense, armed with
stack of law books that would have given
Blackstone cold shivers. The recorder
had to plead self-defense, and asked 10
be excused from hearing all
the authorities read, stating he
would be glad if the defense
would submit condensed statement of
their position, and decision would be
rendered during the afternoon. This
was agreed TO. Mr.. Capps' defense was,
in effect, that the structure erected in
the fire limits was a temporary affair
only, and did not come within the scope
of the ordinance.
During the afternoon Recorder Kern
announced that his decision would COIN
eide with the views Of the defense and
the case would be dismissed.
And the city council didn't get
Whack at the business.
The tabernacle about which there has
been SO much dispute, and which has
been erected specially to accommodate
the vast audiences expected to Congre-
gate within reach of Sam Jones elo-
quence, is vast affair, but il cannot be
called gaudy. 1t consists of a large
tent, which has apparently seen consider
able of the circus business before, sup
plemented by a couple of frame sheds,
so that the whole will accommodate be-
tween 5000 and 5000 people. The repro
bates and sinners will occupy the canvas
part, while the choir, the minister and
his assistants will have the vast platform
In the frame part. Benches, not ornate
but solid and numerous, cover all the
ground Enclosed by the canvas.
The prospects at present are that MIR.
Jones will have large audiences during
his ministrations in Fort Worth. Many
who have devoted their lives to the SER
vice OF the Master will be on hand to
give aid in the cause, while many will be
attracted by the humorous phase of the
proceedings, with strong probability
that they will remain to pray.
At q meeting of the different church
choirs of the city Monday night at the
first Methodist church, after practiciug
a number of the songs to be used in the
Sam Jones revival meetings, the follow
ing persons were elected TO serve as or
ganists and pianists during the services;
Miss Myrtle Hess, Miss Mittie Armstrong,
Miss Eta Field and Mrs Burbridge,
and Professors J. r. Hail and
A. F. Heckle. There will be practice
at the TABERNACLE Thursday night, in
connection with a prayer service, at
which full attendance of ell choristers
Of the city Is desired.