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

on that fellow S45. He gave the wife of a poor
drunkard q dozen bushels OF coal, aud a man
sent him (Jones) 100 bushels. So he made on
the coal too. He asked. do you ever specu-
late on them in this way?" Brotherly love
should be cherished and practiced.
There is nothing in heaven like a good case
of religion. The Methodist minister will
preach on Sunday the doctrine Of falling from
grace, and his members will practice 1t all the
week. He don't like that. The Presbyterian
has more starch and education than religion.
he thought it would be well for the Methodists
and Presbytertans to exchange pulpits oc-
casionally-it might scare up the Presbyterians
some. and might give more perseverance to
the Methodists who are falling from grace
Gods pardoning love forgives the sinner. He
(Jones) was never common drunkard-he
would get on sprees occasionally. He thought
latter he had reformed and becom q christian
when he reflected upon his sins that he
would be ashamed to hold up his head on the
streets If the New Jerusalem. Then he read
Gods assurance that his SINS would be remov-
ed as far from him as the East is from the
West. and he felt much relieved; and when he
read farther that Gods pardoning love would
blot out his sins entirely. he felt that he could,
unabashed, hold up his head and walk the
golden streets of the New Jerusalem with
pleasure unalloyed. At the conclusion of his
sermon. he requested all, who would promise
to love God more aad to serve him better. to
arise TO their feet. when that immense multi
tude arose almost as one man.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 9Th.
The meeting for Sunday afternoon was held
for men only. for the purpose. we suppose. o.
giving all the men an opportunity TO hear
After the singing by the choir of several
hymns-"Alas and did my Saviour bleed"
and Jerusalem. my happy home"-Rev. Mr..
Roane offered an appropriate prayer. As the
people continued TO arrive in great numbers
tho sermon was not delivered till after several
more hymns were sung-"Ttere is a fountain
filed with BLOOD &C., 81 am going home,'
and 1.-The road to heaven''-the last as a solo
by Mr.. Excel. AS soon as the people were
seated and quiet restored, Mr.. Jones took the
stand and said that. with few exceptions. he
had never had more respectful audiences than
he had here, and that the drunken man who
gave some disturbance in the morning should
be run in by the officers and properly pun
ished. He asked Gods blessing on the SER
vice. After reading several passages of scrip
ture be read the text-St. John 18th chapter,
22nd verse-"What I have written. have
written"
Conscience-Record - Gcd.-Conscience ap.
proving the right and condemning the wrong
con science. the voice OF God In the soul
conscience, from whose verdict there is no ap-
peal-conscience the monitor that keeps you
awake at night. The poet was right when he
said:
what conscience dictates to be done
Or warns me not to do,
This, teach me more than hell to shun,
That, more than heaven pursue"
Some say 1t is the worm that shall never die.
You havo a record-the things you have
done, the life you have led. the crimes you
have committed-that Is as much part Of you
as the hand is of the body. Conscience and
record, like two indeX-fngers, point up to
God, and God points to the judgment seat-the
final session of Heavens Court of Chancery
for which all other days were made. Juris-
prudence is in line with justice. You may
violate the laws of Virginia and escape their
penalty, but 1t is not SO with the laws of God.
Whatever defeats justice is an enemy to every
man, woman and child. Stanton needs
new code Of laws and saloons should not be
allowed to be kept open later than 10 O'Clock at
night. 1t is a low flung sentiment that will
elect saloon-keepers Councilman for the city.
The billiard balls and the ten.pin balls are
rolling all night to the annoyance of the
strangers within your gates" and the guests
Of your hotel. The Virginia Hotel Sits on the
tail-end of your town. night spent there is
like spending it in heathendom. This great
and noble Valley, blessed in many respects as
no other country is, should run the devil out
and let God reign. The laws should be en-
haro no hnu
get their whiskey. The saloon keeper is after
making money and he would do anything to
get the dollar, and the man who votes to
license him is partner to the saloon -keeper.
He makes the laws and sells the whiskey. A
is not fit for any Office In God
Almighty's world. Honest gambler-that is
almost as true as a saloon keeper with good
The grand and petit juries should
10 their duty and the judges should be good
men. A good judge. ne considered, great
blessing, but for bad enc he would fix his
loot for him. Some lawyers will do some
mean things and say they did 1t as an at
.orney. Yes, and as an attorney they will go
20 hell. a dirty little dishonest pettifogger is
1 nuisance and should be in hell. The devil
wants him to do his work. If you 60 away
aowllng, they will say You are Sam Jones's
1it-fice."
A man may commit a crime, and II there Is
40 law provided for that case. he is acquitted,
" whatever the testimony; but you can't escape
Gods Judgment in that way. The Bible con-
lemns you here and 1t will condemn you in
You can't bride the judge there
You must obey every commandments break
,ne is to break alias to break the weak est
ink in chain is to break the whole chain
The law killeth-thers is no life in the law
The law is a mirror-it can show you your
sins, but 1T can't wash them out. What is
written, is written, and written testimony is
peter than oral. A little mechanical device
mas been invented that, placed on the side of a
railroad engine will accurately record the num-
De- of miles travelled, the number and length
Of the stoppages, and this testimony is better
han the simple statement of the engineer. A
faithful, God-fearing minister is one Of the
noblest things God ever made, and he would
rather be such C man. than to be Caesar or a
Napoleon; but a wishy-washy. compromising
preacher is worse than an infdel. Some one
said to another, Jones should be suppressed
when the other replied, You might as we'll
attempt to suppress cyclone" TIE man, ad
ded Jones, who would undertake It, would
have O government job. When Samson was
faithful to God he was endowed with his re-
markabto ,Strengtn, ana could STAY his enc
mics, however numerous. Eighteen years
ago. said Jones, he had resolved to obey all
the commands of God, and he believed that he
would die natural death, and that God would
not allow any dog to kill hins-otherwise he
might have been killed long ago. They say
'Jone ought to be drummed out;'' but, bless
you. Jones has the drum and will drum them
out. He wants as his epitaph-"Here lies an
honest man who dared to do right
He said the officers of the embellishments
deacons, elders, VeEtrymen-WhO voted for
whisk ey will go to hell II they don't repent
He would have his srmi burned off before he
would do so. II these are safe, then the saloon
keepers are safe. How they can dc so is as pro-
found mystery TO him as the book of Reyela-
ton. Though fallen and low, he was never
ow enough to speak for whisky. Some favor
high license-he would as lief have a high-li-
censed mad deg as high.licensed saloon-keep
er. He here inquired the price oflicense here
and commented on it. What is the record Of
the laity on this question? What is your rec.
ord as a husband? The meanest man ever
made is the man who is unfaithful to his mar