Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-01
REV. SAM. p. 5Osss.s MEETINGS.
LARGE AUDIENCES FROM THIS AND ADJOINING
COUNTIES.

LARGE AUDIENCES FROM THIS AND AEJoININ
|. COUNTIES.
The meetings of the celebrated evangelis
Rev. Sam'l P. Jones. of Gainesville, Ga, whic
have been expected with SO much interest 10
q long time, commenced at II o'clock las
Sunday morning in the spacious building
SiOxl5O feet-of the Bodley Wagon Factory o
the grounds of the Staunton Development
Company, about one mile east OF the Court
house in Staunton, In which a stand for til
preacher and seats for the choir and the vas
audience had been well provided by the pre-
prietor of the factory-Mr. J. w. Bodley.
Rev. Sam. Jones Is a small man, about, W
suppose, fest or Sinches high, and weighin
about 14O pounds. He has good features and
good expression. Is of somewhat dark com
plexion, with dark eyes, and wears
moustac Mr. E. o. Excel, of Chicago, In
singer, accompanying him, and the leader O
the choir is a large, fne-looking man. abou
the size. and somewhat resembling Capt. 81. =
Hoover.
The trains from different directions cam
load ed with passengers on Sunday morning
ON their way to attend the morning service
and large audience was In attendance. Tit
number we do not know, but it was severa
thousand and yet there were seats for all.
About IL O'Clock A. NJ, the services com
menced by singing hymn by the choir ant
congregation, led by Mr.. Excel. Then Rev
Mr. Jones offered prayer for the conservation
of the hour, the building and himself to thu
service of God, and prayed that his words
would be attended by grace. and that the
spirit of prayer would rest upon the people
and that the blessing of God would attend the
meeting-that the ungodly might be saved
from their sins-that they might become goot
and do good, and that all men might be made
to feel the power of saving grace. After thil
prayer, Mr.. Excel sang, IS a solo, 20 Wha
will 1t profit us" &C.
Mr. Jones then admonished the audience tc
keep quiet, aud warned them If anyone failed
to do SO, he would rebuke them in sub 9
manner as that they would never forget 1t. fol
he would burn 1t into their memories that
they had acted the dog. Then turning to the
choir he said, If any of you up there want tt
talk, just grab up your little mouth and hustle
out with It,
SERMON SUNDAY MORNING.
Mr. Jones remarks were based upon a par
of the 7th verse of the 4th chapter of Enc
Tlmothy-"Ihape fought a good fight"
These, he said. were the last, or nearly the
last words of the greatest man in history
Saul OF Tarsus. His leading characteristic wa!
downright, upright, through-and through
honesty. 1t has been said that 1.-THE nobles
work of God was an honest man." and he
believed it. Not the honesty merely thai
would make man pay his debts, for that Is
the best way for man to get along in the
world and dishonest man will do that. but
the honesty born of conviction-that will es
pouse the right and be ready to die by his con-
victions. Some men have opinions, but nc
convictions. Paul had strong convictions
There is something in what man says. but
there is more in who says 1t.
rat this point of his remarks large number
of persons, who had just reached there. were
entering the building, and he suspended til
they could be seated and quiet be obtain ed
During this interval, the choir sang the hymn
-"Jerusalem. my happy home" &c
Mr. Jones then resumed, repeating the text
and saying its words were about the last vi,
tered by st. Paul. he said you should take
the right side uncompromlsingly-go into the
fight and make the fur fly. You must draw
the line and take sides. During the wal
Mason's and Dixons line was the line drawn.
and the Northern men in the South went
North and the Southern men in the North
came South. and thus the battle was waged.-
You must have an issue, and there can be no
compromise of right and wrong. Some
Temperance men would accept high license as
a compromise. Some seem to read tho com.
mandments somewhat in this fashion:
Thou shalt not steal. If you get caught.
You should not break the Sabbath but you
can bend 1t.
Thou shalt not covet. yet get all you can, and
keep all you get.
You will find little fellows in the church on
both sides of the line, and you can't tell where
they will be to morrow. Church members sc
conduct themselves that the line between the
church and the world is rubbed out, leaving no
sign Of a line. No fight can be made in this
way. He had, he said, no respect for little
neutral fellows. They are just what the old
CONAN said she would be, when she said she
would not take either side-she would Just be
a nuisance. That's just what these neutral
fellows are-they are nuisances. He had, he
said more respect TOR a red-nose drunkard
who would vote for license because he liked
LIQUOR, than for the man who would not take
sides.
He said he stood square with the command
ments and the sermon on the Mount. They
may condemn Jones-he don't care for that
IT, he said, he was endorsed and patted on the
back by men of the world he would tuck his
tail and go home. When the devil brags on 9
member of the church he should take him.
A devil reported great revival at Metho'
dist camp.meeting. He said many thought
the conversions were genuine, and they were
making inroads on his kingdom, and he fell
great anxiety, but he was oomforted by q
Scotch Presbyterian who assured him that i
was not true fire but only faux. fire.
Some say. Jones can't get crowd at theil
place; and II he gets crowd, he will have NJ
converts, and if he has converts. they won
stick. 4 man who is not trustworthy II
everything is not trustworthy in anything.
In these times people don't ask what churcl
you belong to, but what kind of fellow yor
are.
There is now a premium on manhood. Coz
new er made but one man and one woman, ant
they are about as scarce now as then.
The little Methodist minister will preacl
about infant baptism when his congregation
is going to hell and the children are asleep.
The Presbyterian Will talk about the perse
yerauce CT the saints when they have nothin
to persevere for.
The EpiscopaHan will discourse about apps
tOiic succeS5lOn-telllnG Jn9 people Wnere Iue.
came from instead of telling them where the,
are going to.
The Baptist with loud voice crie1 Water
Water |! ! when they are gong where they will
not get drop to drink.
Some little fellows are singing the Swee
by and bye' when they should be singing th
Now and Now Ifyou should go to HEAVIER
with these fellows, you would have to sleel
with your breeches on, else they would ro
you. Some seem to think that heaven is
great rendezvous for dead beats, and that
great hu!laballew is made over an old raSca
who was OF no account here and the peopl
were glad he was dead.
You must take stand on these question
The man who drinks wniskey is a fool
Staunton is a very respectable place. bu
having 20 lowflung saloons, 1t should not pu
on airs till 1t cleans NJ. He said he was NJ
TO blame if wha6 he said was unpleasant
patient complained CT his physician that III
medicine he gave him maze him sick. lii
physician replied that 1t was not the medicin
but the condition OF h'a stomach that mad
him sick. If what 7 say, said Jones, MAKE
you sick, it is not my fault, but the conditio
of your stomach.
| Som ladies' doubt whether they could stan
Jones. Well said he, the best woman In til