Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-16
Rev. Sam p. Jones
TALKS on THE DoUGLAsvILLE DISCUSSION.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
Rev. Sam Jones was in Atlanta last
night on his way to Tampa, Fla, where
he will conduct a meeting of ten DAYS
length. lie will then come back home
for a short STAY and then 20 to Pensacola
and Jacksonville. His time during jan
uary and February will be spent at the
three points named.
A Journal man, who met the evangelist
in the city last night, ask ed HIM what he
thought of the discussion Low going on
at Douglasville between DR.. Carswell
and Mr.. Armistead.
Mr.. Jones had very decided views on
the subject.
/ He said:
"First, think it is all wrong. This
country is pretty much divldedlnp between
Methodists and Baptists. The Baptists
are content to go the water route AID
the MethOdsts have concluded to 90 it
afoot across the country. Bot as old
Brother Weldon, a famous old Protestant
preacher of the Methodist Church, would
say, when the Baptists all get aboard
the old Ship Of Zion We want them TO
meet us at the carshed.'"
Mr.. Jones was asked IL he knew the
men who are conducting the discussion
at DouglasvIlle.
81 have met Rev. Mr.. Carswell," was
the reply. "He is a sprlghtly, well.iu-
formed man, and, like great many min
listers in the country, he is frequently out
of a job. / do not know Mr.. Armistead
personally, but l consider him quite the
equal of Mr.. Carswell in polemics."
The great evangelist, who breaches the
doctrine of "quit your meanness," paused
a moment as if in deep thought, and then
added:
"If God calls every man who is in the
pulpit, am sure he calls some just to
keep them out of devilment. The call
does not, however, seem to keep these
belligerent brethren out of it. They are
either seeking notoriety by this discns-
sion, or else they have found that in the
legitimate line OF their work they have
not been accomplishing anything. To
prevent stagnati0n, which is worse than
what they are now doing, they have de-
cided to do away with a dull time at any
cost"
Another pause, and the Evangelist
said:
81 would as soon eni,y the honor con-
farred on Paddy, who was taken ont Of
town on a rail and as he went along joy
fully remarked: Gentlemen, If 1t was
not for the honor of riding l would just
as soon walk
''rhe issue between these gentlemen
has been settled, In so far as it ever can
be settled, and both are hight, with their
views underlying the question. The B ip-
lists make both sacramento to refer to the
work of Christ-the sacrament of the
Lords supper and the sacrament of bap-
tsm. If Baptism does refer to the work
of Christ, then 'be buried with Christ In
baptism But the Methodists hold that
the sacrament of the supper refers to the
work of Christ, representing His body
and blood. and tn, sacrament OF baptism
refers to the work of the Holy Spirit, and
the thing typifed we make as much as
possible like the type therefore we say
'as God pours his Spirit upon mau we
pour the water"
Mr. Jones continued
"Think ofit Methodist preacher,
installing perspiration for inspiration,
and ringing the changes on infant bap-
tism, and a Baptist preacher crying
Much water when the babies are good
enough in themselves, and lit really does
bot matter how much water or how lit
tie here, but God save us from that conn
Try where a fellow can't get a drop to
cool his parched tonguew
81 can never fight the Baptists; got
my wife out of their pond. | love them
all. was preaching the other Jay in
Palestine, Texas, and | asked the Metho-
dist preacher how much they paid him.
He replied, 81 800. asked the Baptist
preacher how much they paid him. and
he replied, 81 900. | SAID, that is all right,
you can ship third cheaper by water
than you can by land"
"As to these brethren at DougIasville,"
said Mr.. Jones rising and starting for the
train, 'they will engender strife that will
llye long after they are dead, perhaps, and
no good can come of the discussion. | would
as soon stand by and hurrah at a dog
fight as to be caught IN the amen corner OF q
church agglng on discussion like that :"