Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-17
4 TALK TO 10000 MEN
csrAT GATHERING OF MALES AT THE
TABERNACLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
80, .rones breaches "a Plain Sermon on
WorldlIness-Many Converted
other Services.

other Services.
=, many respects the greatest religious
-.-,,.n- ever held in this State was the one
=. men st the tabernacle Sunday after
ro.1.
.., ,,,ee we're packed. Another thousand /
..5 nn in the building, and "a many
were on the outside. Hundreds went
.. az coon as they found they could not /
s,.tinc-room. Altogether the gather |
+, and about the tabernacle must |
". numbered about 1900 or IL 900 per- I
ZINC Manchester and the country de- /
.-,. around Richmond a fair percentage /
..., audience II is probable fully three /.
.,ls o. the men Of this city went out to /
l.- Nr Jones; oa I
.-f Professor Excel remarked that 1t was /
o.. ,.st male choir he mad ever had.
l.a lpeu.ng prayer was made by Rev. F.,
-.s O. Martin, OF Onion-Station Metho- !
e.. church.
prrp rOR The PRTACHrRs.
p..o-c Mcysrs Jones and Stuart came in /
g. Garland. addressing tho audience, re- !
.-.lt to the laoors Of tho cvaugelists and 4
q
...t..l token Of our appreciation OF their I
-.. He called on Mr.. G.. j. Hunt TO /
. -.a collection for Mr.. Jones and his /
r- frirt stated that tho report that Mr.. |
, had demanded $4,000 before be I
I .rrec 30 come to MChmond was !
a.. Nothing had been said about pay. /
v.- .ekcd 90 visit this city Mr. Jones +
l... c.mmitteo 20 prepare place for +.
.. .. pr,lch and money was not made /
.. ... ID 0i the visit.
.- liant then called for subscriptions /
,- fund for the ministers. gem /
. who dIi not give his name. but f.
understood 70 be Mr.. ). thompson I.
.ar. ..,e 500: Messrs John =. Branch, /.
tRl s-han. and g.. J. Hunt gave 500 .
,.. Nr. BE-. u. Whiuock, so, and Alr. /.
r... G. smith, 50.
Tic vha.e amount raised aggregated .
pals $1,000.
TIE SERVICES.
r--. Mr.. Jones began 70 preach Pro /
lz.c'l sung as solo the railroad /
fI g.cachcrtooka as his text those words: |
"uIa, I have written have written
T first spoke of consci nee es thing /
e.I mln cannot escape, then went on 10 /
elort the record which person writes
...-t t,. heart and upon which he must
.r..-fs when brought tothe Judgment /.
a. .t God. TO severely sati1zed men .
.,pec' 90 Dee saved because they think +.
- t,e moral Eye-.'
,linc ol tho great evils, Mr.. Jones
.t.e t.r-r0Om is the chict place ot rum /
t-u.u ana tie ballroom for women.
SIN or AyAIct.
.T.erc is mo- greater sin than ayarice," /
rl &c., Jones " out IN NHshviIIe some |
,....r..h d people would not como to nv |
r....r.. borauso they did not like my talk /
.,..-..tn evils. But stuck 10 God and 4
,r.tr and. so help me God, | will do /.
t- llfe 10 walk back 20 Georgia and 4
..t 'I. -silroai tres. ] never compro- /
- r. t-uth. God help that preacher /
vr.I-'. UD run hy tho rich man."
>Ya.u- further on about the sln OF |
sr.rr, ST. Jones said If some of these /
..rs,-l.,..- people should GET TO Heaven }
'... 81 not be there fifteen minutes !
-s t,.r would be on the streets with n
c-- ,-rping Of the gold. lLauShter.I |
MANY Evils.
r-- his discourse Mr. Jones discussed /
er of worldliuess, such as drink /
A .ubhny. lewdne,s ca,d-playIng,
and thcatre-gOng. lie sdld the /
s.prcuts house IN which whlskeV
. commits as great a s.u as the person
soils the hQuor. lie said the Church
... place for the man who allows the use /
.f property for such a purpose.
te characterized card-pia, lng at home f.
o s.u as great as Chicago gambling, ,
speaking of virtue. Alr. Jones sand the /
r-.ce Of N should be the life Of the scOun- !
.rcl who violate the law. For such man
a d0uble-baueued gun loaded with forty
uckshot is too easy punishment.
iApplausc.l
TIE ATTORNEY.
After discussing the record of husband,
v.a. merchant. businessman, etc. Mr.
..ae smoke of the LAWYER A good con
...ntious lawyer be thought next To a
-.I preacher but the little fellow who
t. 50 will sacrifice an his seif-respect and
..a sav he did 10 "as an attorney -
..-.e to tho profession. Such man when
..,.- down 10 hell may hop about aud
.. che Is there as au attorney" Laugh +
MrIIING TIE AUDIENCE.
'a concluding his great sermon Mr.. .
.. was very pathetic. ne told OF the
conversion Of sam Small in q way that 4
'-.-nt tears 20 many eyes. His account /.
.. |.. own conversion was touching. Tho T.
.ur-e was PLAN, practical, and iorci- 4
..uurhout and not much was sad /
.'.u.d not wlth proprlcty have been /
f. se0 before an assembly OF both sexes.
ans THOUSAND STAND Up.
t- the close of his remarks Mr.. Jones |
ID I'D who would try 20 live better /
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