The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-09
JOE MUNDAY
Talks to q Crowd at the Criminal
Court Room His Sayings
and Sentiments.

IgregatlOn OF men VINO mad assembled
to hear the evangelist, Joe Munday
The audience was largely composed
of young and middle-aged men. with
a liberal sprinkling OF gray-beards.
But one minister was present. &C
far as noticed, and that was
the Rev. Farris, Of the
Methodist church, South. he occu
pied q chair inside the railing but
took no part in the exercises.
Joe Munday is apparently forty
years old, tall AMI stoutly built, and
wore a ministerial suit of back broad
cloth.
His Introductory was that he had
spoken in court houses in nineteen
different states, but that the Pe.tis
county court b use was the most
splendid he had ever seen.
He stated that he was not an eccle.
siastical tramp, that he had been a
preacher for twelve years in certain
denomination, which he did not name,
but was now preparing himself to
enter the ministry of the NJ. E.
Church, South.
After the manner of Sam Jones
he supplemented his introduction by
saying that he was going to talk
plainly and not mince matters. If
any persons present were afraid they
could not stand the pressure he
wanted them to rack out at once, for,
if they left while he was speaking, he
would make them feel as though they
were the meanest men On earth.
"No two men in town can lick
me-" said he "the mayor of a town
in Texas tried to lick me once, but
l wore him out"
"Jesus, lover Of my soul" was
sung" LED by the evangelist,
who has deep, rich, ringing voice.
both in singing and preaching.
After another song-"There is a
fountain filled with blood"-and
prayer by Munday, he read nineteen
verses from Mark, 9Th chapter, aud
proceeded with two hours sermon.
Aside from his stories, anecdotes
and evangelistic vagaries, the dis
course was just such a one as may Re
heard in any orthodox pulpit in Sc
dalia.
The following are samples Of Mr..
more catchy utterances:
"If you don't think you can stand
what l am going to say, get out of
here"
"If you can't stand the pain truth |
| propose to tell, l want you to rack
out"
"a young man who hasn't got
brains enough to grease a gimlet, will
90 to the university, read few books
and then express his opinion. Whit
10 l care for his opinion 2"
"Tbere are men in Sedslii who
would murder Jesus Christ in order
10 sell key of beer"
81 am on to some of you church
members and other fellows in Sc
lalia."
"Some of you old regulars will go
% hell, boots, socks and all, before
you will say amen to any good work.
"As long as have got God on my
ide, don't care how much cold
water you throw on my work"
81 will say amen to anything that
will save a man."
"Drummers are guilty 10 many in.
tances Of violating the marriage VOW
some of them live in Sedalia."
"The merchan, who advertises from
January to January that he is selling
,oods below cost, is lying. No man
n the world can sell goods below cost
II the year round" |
"The man who will jump church
objection is as mean as the devil
vants him to be-" i
ga great deal is being said about
he Kansas City Sunday Sun. l
hink mans meanness ought to be
hown up. ! was once accused Of be-
ng a correspondent Of the Kansas
lily Sunday Sum-"
"Tne man who will play one cent
nte on a ten cent limit, will steal. l
ee poker PLAYERS right in this ROOM"
"When / was a whisky drinker and
own in the gutter, tried twice to
ommit suicide. One time I took q
evolver, cooked it, walked to q mir
or in my room, placed the muzzle Of
be weapon to my head, but my
erve failed me. At another time /.
bought enough morphine to kill q 1
oxen men, but backed out. c
At the conclusion of the address, .
lr. Munday repeated his declaration
hat he WAS no ecclesiastical tramp,
ut stated that he wished to raise
honey to pay his expenses and to buyl
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