The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-17
SOME SAM JONESISMS.
rermrNoous CROWDS HEAR THE
GEORGIAN METHODIST.


MIR. Jones did not hold morning service
nm that day. Af,er his weeks work he
was Justly entitled to some rest, and ne
took II. But sunday afternoon the meeting
at the Tabernacle fully justified his expcc-
tations. lie had said all dur ng last week
that he would hold large meeting Sunday
afternoon, and his prophecy was certainly
true.
Tho weather was very warm, and the
ssrcct cars wholly Inadequate; but long DC
foro o'clock. the hour set for the mceiihg'
a pcrfect stream Of people surged 'oWalus
Tho tabernacle. and by half-past 5eNcry sea,
was taken. Bnt the crowd still continued
IN come. Every space was appropriated
the aisles were rapidly filled. and AZ the
doors. windows, and sides Of the BUILDING
hundreds stood and heard the sermon. Inc!
were all men. numbering fully lf,"'.
\ftcr the singing Of several hymns anu
the nopular "Railroad Song" Rev. Mr..
Marin OF lTnion-Staiion Methodist church
offered n ferycnt prayer. This was followed
by short address by MIR. Gilbert !. Huht,
who stated that collection would he taken
nm nj that meeting a. a present 10 rev. sam
Homes and his colaporers; that they had not
agreed 20 pay Mr.. Jones anything Tor com
ing 10 Richmond, but thought II was just
reward for his services. Mr.. j. thompson
Brown contributed 500; !. n. Vaughan
John l.. Branch. and q. /. Hunt, Sineach
II. II. Whitlock, $50; James =. smith anu
another subscribed $25 each. general
collection was then taken up, and about
$500 was realized.
YESTERDAY MORNING.
over three thousand people attended the
service Yesterday morning at the Ianer-
nacle. The choir was also largely attended
and great many OF the Methodiss ciers!
occupied seats on the platform. Alter sew
cral HYMNS were sung, and prayer offered
by Rev. Mr.. Wertenbaker, Dr. Garland
made n statement He said that the con-
tributions made at the services had been
great surprise TO him, that he could not eX-
plain il: that nothing like it had occurred IN
his ministerial life; that the sum collected
for Mr. Jones and his co-laborers on sunday
had been so small that he was too hl-
inflated by it 10 tell what 1t Is; tnat the
people attending the services had been
asked 10 contribute, and that over week
had passed. and the sum had been hardly
more than half realized, and that he earn
estly asked the congregation to contribute
literally.
HIS REMARKS.
Mr.. Jones took his text from the eighth
chapter of Romans, first verse; "ln Jesus
Christ" Among other things, he said:
This world and Christianity are growing.
When you were young you could DO great
deal as Christians you can't 40 now, some OF
You are so little. You could see through Il
n key-hold with both eyes, and you amt
cross-eyed either.
Little fellows, just like one that says our
church has got 800 members ana that VIII
make $500. Here's my dollar.
nf ynn n -nlaNlnQ.
teeD-year-old girls are going toeYapOrate De-
fore you get TO III aaven.
"You are SO little you are lik tadpoies mat
have Just shed their tails and got TO be llttie
frogs When anything is ever said about the
liberality of Richmond just remember this
meeting. and tell the person 10 shut up. Now
don't want you people TO get MAJ Win me.
Get mad with yourself.
"And this meeting was started by the Meth
odists. The joke is on you fellows turning
10 the preachersl Amt you sorry that the
Meihodists started by themselves? You
don't call 1t Methodist meeting now
ELEPHANT on THE QUARTER.
"For the last month the Atlanta Constitu-
ton has had a cartoon In II OF an elephant
riding in Atlanta on quarter. They are
taking up collection OF quarter apiece
from each child To buy an elephant ior
their menagerie. They didn't get that idea
from Richmond, for You would have had the
elephant riding on nickel. Some OF you
would have rolled him in on copper, Just
like you roll in here every night.
"How is man going 10 stick 20 his text
and his crowd at the same time? You know
that am telling you facts. This crowd of
three TO four thousand people would give
three thousand dollars to see John Robin
sons circus, and look at these baskets, there
is not thirty collars in all OF them. You're
dandy, amt you?
"You will never be bigger than you are
until you get something bigger to talk about
The baseball man is just little above nee
Hal a "A mt a nlnX
RAISING DAUGHTERS.
"Tbe way some OF YOU women are raising
your daughters, you'll be raising corn some
day. girl olght 10 be able 10 play on the
cooking stove as well as she can play on
piano. Many man has been driven 10
drunkard's grave by the biscuits that his
wife mace. And these are the very wives
that cut pigeon wings in ball room. When
1 wanted to get married l went into the
country, and when was first married used
To 90 in the kitchen and hug and kiss the
cook as often as liked. But my wife was do
ing the cooking all the time.
"A dude. That's pimple on society mat
demonstrates That the blood Is out OF order.
when you squeeze the pimple you make "a
dudene. And when these things propagate
there will he nothing but half spoonful OF
calls foot jelly. read the other day that the
walking stick of dude fell on him aud KILL
ell him. There is some hope yet. 1t would
be a blessing II the sticks would fall Oh them
and Kill them all.
A man that's got nothing but money is the
poorest dog IN town. The woman that hasn't
anything but money is little old thing.
Both Of them will never get anywhere"
NIGHT SERVICE.
About 1000 people gathered at the Ia
bernacle at the service last night. After
several hymns had been sung and Rev.
Samuel L. Clopton offered prayer, Mr.. Jones
made a statement. He said that when
Richmond was put on her mettle she could
do anything, but she was not doing right in
regards to the paying Of the debt
on the Tabernacle. ~ am often ap-
preached" he continued, "by people
who say, please stay Brother Jones
for long time, for we are going to have a
good meeting. You are willing to work
Sam Jones' lungs out, lat you are not will
ing 10 plank down for the building" He
said that he intended to raise some of the
money still due at the meeting, and asked
for men who would be willing to contribute
81 hundred dollars apiece. Two gentlemen
contributed 800, and one gentleman con-
tributed $50. He then started the ushers
out with cards'for people who would contri-
butte, ten or five dollars. BY this method
added TO the $3.50 that had been contributed,
about six hundred dollars were collected.
Mr.. Jones said: 'Six hundred have been
contributed tonight. We are getting there
He took his text from the seventh chap
ter of St. John, seventeenth verse: IF any
man do His will, he shall know Of the doc
trine, whether it be of God, or whether |
speak Of myself. Words Of Christi
JOHN JASPER.
"Galileo tried TO teach that the world was
revolving" said Mr.. Jones, "around the sun.
Richmond gives to the world the only 0ppO-
nent to this theory-John Jasper. So ii was
with the Christian religion. 1t had many
skeptics when it was first told to the
world.v
"a man can believe the world rotates. and
get drunk every day. He may believe that
the blood c'rculates, and steal everything he
can get his hands on. He inay believe that the
wire carries the news, but he would Kill his
neighbors. But when you believe In Jesus
Christ you've got to straighten your life out.
81 often 90 10 city and the people say
fam Jones can't get up a stir here. and after
get IL up they say II wont last
This IL peculiar old world. It's like an
old woman. who VIII always have the last
word, and the world liz the same way. AL
wavs wants 10 talk back at everything
religion or anything else.
Talk about converts. II my converts
don't average up as good as those you
fellows addressing the preachers) have got.