Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-08

AihA-d0 oVohoOOA uho u6s PoAAoA oAo oAAS c~oP
per, swigged the liquor and got drunk. Yo
say prohibition will kill your boom. Where
your boom? 1 have been here several days
but have not seen the tip-end OF the ear Off
boom. You should never have a boom. 1t will
bring you a population as it did Birmingham
Ala, and every day you read OF crimes com
mitte1 by them. You should have quiet, de
cent town leading a peaceful and godly life
You should build up and not build out. Ii
Gainesville. Ga, where l live we have NJ
saloons, and have not had for years, and IS pc
cent of the population are members of tn
church, and we have no drunkenness and ne
profanity. I would rather a saloon keepe
would chop my boys head off than to give hin
drink OF whiskey. would rather he SHOULD
be bitten by mad dog.
HI cannot commit sin because his seed Is II
him. Purpose must go with sin. You SHOULD
have preoccupation, and be so busy workin.
for God as to have no time to serve the devil.
The deviLis too much of gentleman to g.
where he is not welcome, and If he visits you
homes 1t Is because you treat him well. Jol
was a man that God could trust and bank on
Nothing could swsrve him from his...loyalty t.
God When his possessions were taken away
he would say the Lord gave aud the Lore
hath taken away When atfl beyont
measure and nigh unto death, and with hi
wife telling him to curse God and die, he wouit
say. Though he Stay me- yet will I trust IL
him." You should, like Job. do right and b.
willing to.die by the right.
THURSDAY NIGHT, JULY 2ND.
The text on Thursday night was proverbs
LIST chapter, 24th and 26th verses: because
have called and ye refused, I have stretched
out my hand and no man regarded"
II also will laugh at your calamity; 1 will
mock when your fear cometh."
He preached q very impressive sermon or
this text, showing the different agencies by
which we are called-the spirit of grace. the ex.
hortations of the Bible, a living ministry, ant
the providences of God, and how nearly they
come to us. He gave many striking and forci
BILE Illustrations of the provIdences of God ant
uttered feeling appeals to his audience to heet
them.
II will also laugh at your calamity; I will
mock when your fear cometh." This verse III
said. gave him great trouble ito understand til
he put with itthat other one which says, "witt
what measure We mete. it shall be measured tt
you again." You go on in sin and mock al
God in Lime and inseternity he will laugh al
your calamity and mock when your feal
cometh," for with what measure ye mete, hi
will measure to you again."
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3RD.
the services Friday afternoon were specially
for the colored people, and they occupied the
front seats and the seats for the choir. On the
stand were, besides Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Excel
Mrs, Jones and her little daughter, Mrs. ]. w
Bodley and Mrs. ]. M. Carroll. There were q
very great number of colored people present
and also considerable number of white peo-
ple The meeting was quite an njoyabte one.
and the singing by the colored choir was very
good. After singing several hymns the meet
ing was opened with prayer by Rev. D, c.
Deane. Pastor Of the Baptist church of this
city. in which he invoked the divine blessing
rest upon both white and colored
Mr.. Jones then announced that collection
would be taken up for the valley Training
School, to be established at Staunton. In this
connection Mr.. Jones related in an amusing
manner. the remarks of an old colored man
initiating his language-who said that the
truth would not stick unless it was paid for,
and he was for taking up a collection, SO the
truth would stick. The colored people bought
a large number of the hymn looks containing
the hymns sung by Mr.. Excel.
The audience then sang the hymn "I'll be
there" after which Mr.. EXCEL sang as solo
his favorite railroad hymn. During this sing
ing some OF the old colored women were SO
happy that they were on the point of shou ting
aloud. Mr.Jones remarked that those who can
not enjoy this meeting have not as much reli-
gion as he has, and he did not have more than
he should have.
Mr.. Jones based his remarks on the 18th
Psalm. The first question suggested is. who is
fit to be In the church. There are many in
there that are not fiji; even preachers. for there
are preachers in hell and more are going tn ere
A man may be 40 years in the church and
then go to hell. He may be good whisky
drinker. The Lord says he mi st walk upright
~. AS the mechanic levels his work by spirit
level. SO you must adjust your character, and
see that it is upright. When one lies or breaks
the Sabbath he is not walking uprightly. You
must level you life by the bible. Bunyan's
Pilgrim was bent and could not stard straight
or upright till the burden of sin was removed
from his shoulders. The upright fellows are
those who wont do wrong.
1t is in the church as in bee-hives-there
drones and there are workers. The bees Kill off
the drones, because they do no work. What
are you doing for the church? You should be
both negative and positive-n egative. won't
do wrong; positive. will do right.
You must get your heart right. IF your
y gu, you will thank me for 1t; but If your heart
is wrong, you will get mad and say. IT won't
hear him any more" ain't mad at you, and
If you get hurt, it is because you are on the
line, you fool you. When a railroad engineer
runs over a COW. he amt mad with the COW.
but the COW got on the track. Those that are
rotten inside don't like Jones HE that back
biteth not with his tongue" TIE colored folks
are more in the way OF each other than the
white folks are. You say the white folks don't
treat you right because you are black. This is
not SO, it is because you do not do right.
You can't rise till you think more of each
other. You backbite each other.
Now all OF you who have not talked about
others since last Christmas Will rise up. About
q dozen rose. Now when come back again
hope that all will be able to rise.
Keep out OF bad company, for, like burnt
out COAL If 1t does not burn you. it will smut
you every time. There Is more In character
than in color. 1t is only the low-down negroes
and the low-dOwn whites who want to mix.
You should keep your homes pure. The ne
groes have spent enough money for whisky to
get each Of them home. A whiske y drinking
down are those negro women who have sold
their characters for silks. He spoke of the two
BARRIERS. one of whom did not drink and saved
his money and paid for good house. and the
other who spent all his money for whlsx ey,
and whilst Off on spree his wife had to get
bread from the wife OF the sobsr barber. Get a
good wife, a house. and COW. and let your
homes be homes of purity and religion. A
negro in Gainesville. Ca, shot q man whom
he caught invading the sancity of his home.
He was tried; paid his fine. and that negro is
now the driver of Mrs. Jones's carriage. The
best thing to do is to keep good C. npany,
Heaven is beyond shouting. The VIII ties are
superior to the blacks because they have his
tory and a literature. and they deserve to rule
The colored man should have little 20 do with
politics. The men who are leading them say
they can toll them to hell with whisky. They
are not benefited by voting for the Republic
can party. 1t never gives them anything. He
then illustrated how they were treated by re-
latlng the familiar story OF the negro who
dreamed that he went up to heavens gate
and was denied admittance by st. Peter be-
cause he was not mounted. but came afoot. Ia
leaving. he met Malone going up, also afoot
tn vvhnr1 a told W " n had donia1 n.