Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-08-12
Sam Jones st the Prohibition Park
New York.

New York.
During the past five days Rev. Sam Jone
has been speaking at the Tabernacle in Prohi,
billion Park in New York.
The N. Y. Herald says that in spite of The
disadvantage OF transportation and the heal
Prohibition Park saw the biggest gathering
which has been within her precincts since the
Fourth of July. The sermon of the day was
preached in the afternoon, when there were al
least twenty-five hundred persons in the great
wooden tabernacle, the acoustic properties Of
| which are excellent. se
Mr.. Jones chose his text from st. John, ILL.,,
3-"For God sent not His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved"
| Mr.. Jones first thanked God for having all
| lowed him to speak to tens OF thousands OF
people In forty States and in many ofthe prov
inces of Canada, and incidentally for having
given him such text from which to speak.
| He said the text was a message of love and
that 1t was as natural for God to love as it was
| for the sun to shine. After having explained
| the full nature and strength OF Gods love and
what the Christian should do in return for 1t,
Mr. Jones approached the front ofthe platform
aud said:-
"Do you know that many men get below
that? Then let me explain.
when 1 return to my home at night my
dog comes out to me and leaps up on me and
kisses me in dog fashion, saying as plainly as
he can, L love YOU Then say to him, why
do s. on love me SOP Immediately he tells me.
as well as he can. 1t is because you are 30 good
to me. and when you go away you tell the
children to see no harm comes to Fldo.'
There. you see is little dog who. because
I am good to him. feels that he must love me
in return. Well, God loves all His children,
yet think how many there are who do not love
Him. Well. my friends, all of them are be-
meath the dogs. Yes, you great big old sinner
over there, come out from under the dogs"
shouted the preacher, pointing at nobody in
particular.
"The old question used to be. Are you
married man or dog?' Now 1t is, Are you o
married man or Christian?' If many of you
fellers never felt like dog you never felt natu-
raj.
"Now let US take helpful love. We all know
what 1t is to want help. A man prays God to
help him bring up his children well. Then he
will go cut and vote with the red nosed demo-
GRAFT or the fat paunched republican. instead OF
saying, Lord, you have helped me and now
Ill help you.'
VOTE wHIsKEY DOWN.
II said to lot of Alliance people down in
Mississippi recently:-'You mean all right but
you'll never get there. You don't know
enough. Whenever the democrats or republic
cans play the rascal you will play the fool
Now say the same thing of the prohibition
lists. There is only one way to put down Wills
key, and that is by votes, and God does not
vote.
I'm New York there are plenty Of prohibi-
tionists for S64 days in the year. but when 1t
comes to the 365th day they say, Just excuse
me a minute until 1 help pull my party
through
"Then there is sympathetic love. and there
can be no love without sympathy. You all
know that certain type of preacher who pro-
eeeds something in this way: Here am l,
jeremiah Jones. D. D., saved by the grace OF
God, with message to deliver. Believe and
be saved, or do the other thing and be damn
ed-and don't care much which,
"Ifany college ever confers on me the degree
of D. D. Will sue them for damages unless 1t
be understood that the term may mean Sam
ones devil driver We need lot of devil
drivers. but hope none of them will ever get
where once saw dog hunting fox. The
dog was in front.
SptdhluS VI GNU ioNo AShAAA~
me efan illustration. A tramp once approach
ed an old farmer who was Just cutting himself
a slice of bread for his luncheon. The farmer |
was good Christian and when the tramp ask |
ed for piece he cut him very thin slice in
deed. saying as he handed II to him. Our
Father in heaven, bless this piece of bread
"'Is God our father? asked the tramp eager
ly.
"'Certa1uly,' said the farmer.
"'Well then, we must be brothers,, was the |
reply, so please cut me thicker slice Ct
BREAD"
The reporter Of the "Herald" said:-
sam Jones certainly made q good impress |
sion on his audience and his Southern narra- |
tive style ofputting truths was frequently ap- |
plauded. He had already preached in the
and in the evening he delivered
brief exhortation.