Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-02
THE CLOSING DISCOURSE.
Strong Men wept Like ChiIdren-Au La
spring Scene.

Strong Men Wept Like ChiIdren-Au La
spring Scene.
Sam Jones has ended his labors in Fort Worth,
nd tle big tent will be missed from the burned
d istrict henceforth.
On account of the driving rain the closing ser
vices were held in the First Baptist church,
which WAS densely crowded. The audience was
mostly men, and it was almost the repetition OF
the Sunday services, when the con gregation was
RffecJed almost 10 8 man.
Rev. Mr.. Jones before the sermon began said:
''I've abused you for the last time. I may
abuse yoU to your faces as much as like, but
never do so behind your backs I've not said any
thing here to you but I've said to other people
in Boston and Atlanta, just what I've said to
you. I've preached roughly, but the roughness
was for the bad, 1t was not for the good. II 1t
hit you, why you know the reasoni The plain,
naked truth viii help the best people and VIII
convict the bad. like to put the truth in
epigram where it will hit but not hurt. And It
has helped yo--. know it has. Your wife has
told me So | 1eaye you with the kindest feel
ings and shall hail with delight the time when
shall visit Fort Worth again
Mr.. Excel here Gang g solo, the Judgment
soQg, There's a Great Day Coming It was
sung in way that rendered it a prelude TO tie
ION an occasion like this, - said the e7angel-
list. ''my heart is filed with sorrow and glad
ness. Pm glad that so many have come for
ward for the Lord, and I'm sorry that the rest
have not decided for the right. I've been
where 1000 made confession or faith
and I went away sorry. I tell you I'm
the greediest mortal alive in that direction But
tonight I've only plain simple question to
ask you. This may be orr last talk together.
You may go or may go. SO give me your at
ton and one that have right to ask you and a
right to press you to answer. Why vii you
continue in sin? That's my text; why wiz you
continue in sin?
''Now understand this rightly. It's not why
you were born sinner-that would involve q
theological argument and take too long. It's
not why have you been a sinner so lOng-that
would necessitate great deal or exculpatory
explanation and we haven't time for that. But
it's why do you continue in sin. That's it.
How can you with all your sense leave this con-
secrated place and continue in SIM That's the
question. Sin, SIN! Now what IS SIM some
up and down the land seeking whom
he may devour. Some folks think it's 5 some ;
thing floating in the atmosphere 81. John said
It is transgFession OF the law, 1t a something
that you and 7 ought not to do. II was in
China or India, I'd follow some other lines, but
to you sensible men ] Just say, why do you
continue in your sin? Now I'm not talking 20
the in front OF you nor to the one to the
rowed down to this, why do yOu-you continue
in sim?
brethren, just give me your attention and
IN try to explain it. Then is there any one IN
the audience who viii look me in the face and
say do not know what sin is? Have you ever
read the ten commandments? Have you ever
read the Bibles There is not sinner ID the
country who is not convicted ont of his own
mouth. They viii stand aside and criticise the
members OF the church, which SHOWS they know
what's right and wrong. II my foot had slipped
you'd have been the first to have seen it and
talk about IL. Do you know why it looks SO
much worse for Christian than sinner. The
only difference between them is that -
Christian has admitted his obligation 20 s
God and the sinner hasn't. The Christian
IS like white piece of canvass on which
the Least dirt viii show, while the sinner IS =
dirty, dingy piece, that you can roll in the mud,
and il won't show. Why, If I'd go out hSaA and .
90 to swearing, it would be telegraph. pver
the United states, but one OF you -.
swear all night, and nobod
sics you. II I'd 20 and