Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-08-19
REV. SAM JONES.
AT CORPUS CHRISTI AND HOUSTON,
TEXAS.

ASSAULTED WITH EGGS AT HOU6TON-IN-
DleNATioN OF THE PEOPLE.
SAN DIEGO. Texas, August 1st, 1891.
Editor Staunton Spectator:
What Rev. Sam Jones says in the SER
mons is common property and many things
he said at Corpus Christi, Texas, the
writer noticed had been said in Staunton as
reported BY your valuable and eyer welcome
paper But while his sayings are common
property, they are his own individual prop
erty, have his ear marks and brands, and
nobody can initiate him and make a success
Of il. A few extracts OF his sermons are
given below, as delivered at Corpus Christi,
Texas.
July 22nd.-stFor prayer to be efficacious
the telegraph wire which connects you with
God must be unobstructed and clear. AS
a tree falling on the electric wire will pre-
vent the electric message, so an ungodly
deed unforgiven or duty unperformed will
prevent communication with your Maker.
"Trust no one who goes back on his word
to God. If Methodist girl dances, don't
trust her, don't marry her, she'll go back
on her word to you
ga Methodist minister ought to be the
most independent man on earth. He has
nothing to influence him. When the bishop
calls he has only to pick up his backing
brush, call his dog and light cut.
"One of these little ministers who 60 en-
tirely on feeling and makes several hundred
visits year is nothing but little chicken
eating gadf1y. To fact, if there is anything
the matter with his throat the doctor has
only to look in to see dozens of chicken leg
bones sticking up in it.
|, nd
there is 20 hope for these old millionaire
cocks who let their neighbors starve. A
free circus would play out in q week, but
the gospel always draws q crowd. We are
all made of the same kind of clay, so lets
pray hard and bring heaven down here to
this tabernacle, and the old sinners will
flock here by the thousands to get glimpse
of it."
The dudes and dudines, croakers and lazy
preachers, as he termed them, next came in
for their share, he wading into their affsc-
tions like penny loaf into the stomach of
hungry wolf
His text, July 26th, was:
1.-THE Cause and Cure for Inidslisy." He
dwel5 at length upon the doubling pro-
pensities of some men-msn who have
doubted all their lives, and still the world
rolls on. Bet no m an doubts the power of
steam, or his own ability to carry on con-
versation with man in Liverpool by use of
the telegraph. Mr.. Jones said he had no
respect for the infdel who gives falsehood
to his declaration, or the doubling Thorn
ases who doubt that they do doubt.
Sam created considerable laughter when
be told Of his visit to lakeside camp meet
ing once upon time He took an OCCASION
al smoke for corns upon his toes. Also pres
ent at the camp-meeting were Harrison, the
boy preacher, and Munhall, who was talk
ed about most rideul ously because he went
bathing with the sisters too often, He
merely mentioned these things TO demon
strate the unadulteratt !, concentrated
meauness of human nature.
Christianity demanded ofhim that he be-
lieve that the whale swallowed Jonah.
Now, there are some fellows who doubt this
and are ready to swear that onah swallow
ed the whale. Only SALOON men, liars and
thieves don't waut to know anything about
Christ, Sam said. He compared infidelity
to atheism. ODe, he said, was highcock-
alorum and the other was lowcockahigh.
rum. When you see fellow who don't
believe in the devil he waots the Job him
self, and would be Wiling to take it if lie
could be elected. A good man believes ia
God ard heaven; a bad man in the devil
and hell Bat there is way to b:ing these
fellaws around all right. If l was sick, he
said, aud doctor should come in. take
look at me and then go to his medicine
chest and get CUT big dose for me without
first feeling my Pulse, do you shink 1 would
take that medicine? NJ, I would not. It.
is :. ,st the same with man whom yon
WISE tt, convert, bat you cart do it all at
or, me. You cau'5 make a man swallow
"a whole bible at one time, because it will
choke him to death. believe in cutting il
up fne, warm it and give him a little at a
time. Il will help him, and as he gets bes-
ter give hlm a little more. l heard preach
er say to man that if he didn't take tho
whole bible at ono time he was sure goner.
Suppose you should give man twenty
grains of calomel at one dose, what would
it do? Some men say they don't believe in
thia, that and the other thing, but if can
get the fool to take down what I give him,