The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-12
HE'S A "DRv1L pRIvEa ~

That's the Only Kind OF 90. D." Sam
Jones is Willing to Be.
From the NeW YORK. World, Sunday, dug. o.
Sam Jones, the Georgia revIyalist, told
his peculiarly funny stories and used bad
grammar yesterday before an audience that
seemed delighted with both. He has been
widely advertised as the coming weeks at
traction at Prohibition park, Port Rich
mond, Staten Island. The colored brother
and his family were particularly noticeable
on the Port Richmond trains and in the
line of pilgrims that walked through the
misty heat J. miles from the station to the
park.
The big pavilion in Clinton B. Fisk avenue
was filed with people 1t was hot, but that
didn't Cypress the popular orator. As he
stood upon the high platform the people saw
a tall. slim man, with black eyes and a
bristling mustache.
Mr.. Jones announced his text: "For God
so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten son. etc. The announcement was
about all that the text had to do with the
sermon after the speaker was we'll started.
He said some pretty things about the love
of wife and mother. why, l said to
my wife the other day ,rhe continued, that
| believed she loved me better when l was
low and dissipated than she does to-day.
She looked into my face and said, you
needed it more them o, that explains the
mothers love, which is the greatest for the
hayward bow.
"Niue-tenths Of the divorce laws come
from hell shouted the preacher, touching
another subject, land they are carrying the
people of this country back to hell.
1.-THE preachers have dwelt so much on
the sweet by and by he continued, "and
30 little on the precious now and now, that
the devil is getting the country,
1--WE have religious professions enough to
save the world, but haven't enough living
examples to point out to the children"
mo husband can afford to drink said
the preacher, turning to the temperance
question. I'm not talking about getting
to heaven after this life, but just about
keeping out of hell until you die"
Sam Jones doesn't like long faces. He
wants to see people laugh. He says the man
who comes to church Sunday with smile
is all right. but you want to look out for
the man who robs widows and orphans and
CANDLES on the stock exchange all the
week and whose face is long and sober on
Sunday.
MANY fellow, though. has mistaken a
diseased liver for a clean heart
IAN infideli' he cried, ian infidell Why,
I'd rather be the meanest thief III prison
than an infdel. Now this Bob Ingersoll
I've got some respect for him. He gets
5000 or $500 night for it. But just think
of those little fools who run around after
him and pay 81 to hear him. They get
nothing for it and board themselves
when | get to heaven III thank God
that, unlike some people, l won't have to
change my politics.
Men and women nodded approval to each
other. The audience liked that kind of
preaching.
.There are those cold blooded, dogmatic
doctors of divinity remarked Mr.. Jones.
.'pye told my friends that if any 1llege
Jumps up and doctors my divinity I'll sue
'em for damages
Then the preacher warmed up to his sub
ject.
has GOT the real stuff in him is the pro-
hibitionist on election day"
This was enthusiastically applauded.
"Why.p said he "pm going to vote the
nrohibition ticket in 1892, if I'm all alive,
WHY. if there's but one vote cast you can
lust saw it was that fool Jones, and if live
fifty years Pm going to keep right on voting
the same old ticket"
"God was the first prohibltionist, " said
Mr.. Jones further on, when be said; Woe
unto him who putteth the bottle to his
neighbours lips
II don't know whether ID. ID. means done
dead or devils dudes II it means devil
driver I'm d. D.. myself. We want all
the devil drivers We can get"
"Nvi Mvl old fellow" is favorite ex-
preston Of the erratic preacher. He ended
his address after saying be would preach in
the evening and twice a day all this week.
my! Myl old fellowr' said he, II tell
Won it's Gods love that pardons poor chap
and gives him another chance"