Homer guardian., 1890-01-17
Sam Jones IN New Orleans.

The farmer as he sows his seed
must be impressed with their like
ness to the seeds Of love sown by
the Lord. The dry goods merchant
measuring off his cloth with bis
vardstick must see that each IS an
approach toward the end and to,
ward eternity. The grocer weigh.
ing his goods in his scale must
think OF the handwriting on the
wall: Meme, meme, tekel, upharsiu.
The lawyer must ponder over the
question whether be has sn advo-
rate in Heaven. The school tea.
cher instructing the little chill
.lren must think of his own posi-
,ilities for instruction by Christ,
IN truths of which Socrates never
dreamed and Plato never thought.
Mr Jones told Of the Importance
If the Bible to mankind, and then
aid q few kind words about
preachers. whom he had pitched
into 3 little at previous sermons.
lie had heard all kinds of prea
chers-white, black and red igno-
rant and learned-and lie never
vet heard one preach sermon
which did not have truth enough
in 1t to convert 10000 people. Peo
pie have no excuse now that they
have not heard tho gospel. There
rcpreachers all over the world. If
they could all be placed in line
round the earth they would be
within the sound OF each others
voices, and one mighty appeal
would rise from the earth.
He commented upon the SLOW
ness of the people here. 1t was
atmospheric, he had been told,
hut lie didn't believe it. "Let us
have more lifs,"the said. Even
The ministers here act as If they
had the resi- Of their lives to get
TO Heaven in. lr there is any
thing the devil likes it is preach
or who takes as much time to pull
nn his boots as it 3akes the devil
10 run q mile in.
Mr.. Jones touched upon the
iiquor traffic. Most people, he
sail, stand around and abuse the
harkeeper while at the same time
ahey are drinking, and that Is not
right. 81 like to see a square
thing" continued Mr. Jones.
Here you've got the manufactur-
er Of it, here alongside Of HIM the
man who sells it, here the man
who drinks it,. and here the man
who wants to llcense 1t. They
are all together and il you can
~eperate them and say which ones
shall go to heaven and which to
hell yon are more u philosopher
than l an" The trouble was
stth some men that they can't
always see wrong If something Is
ia front OF it. The speaker
illustrated. He would write wrong
N large letters on the piece Of
paper he held. Then holding IL
up everybody could see. "Well,"
>aid he, Il put this $40 bill In
front OF 1t and you can't see it at
all. You can't find the wrong
and there is exactly what money
,'oes.'
A good many people complain
that Sam Jones humor in q SER
mon was cut Of place and dis
respectful. "Well," the orator
said. 81 want you all to undor-
stand that there's as much religion
ina good hearty laugh as there is
IN crying. Ny jokes are given out
," bit and they generally have a
-ting in them. You just go home
nd spring some Of them on your
iamily and see how much fun
there is in them. You think
YOU'RE a clever fellow, but you're
wrong. You re the sort of a man
that wears a No. s shoe and No.
bat.n
Mr. Jones argned that evil is
death TO \ mans powers of resist.
ance, death to his intellect, and
Heath TO his soul
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Many people habltually endure
y feeling Of lassitude. because