Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-17

menced arriving, it seemed that The
whole face of the surrounding country
was covered with people. By 3 O'Clock
there were over 500 people in the house
The subject taken by the evangelist wac
"Who, where and what is Christ" and
his sermon was a practical and solemn
appeal to those present to come to Him.
When the sermon closed he asked that
all who. during the meetings, had resolved
to lead better lives and who intended to
Join the Methodist, United Brethren,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal or Luth-
eran churches, would come mp in the Or
der of the churches named, as the denom-
nation was called ont, and give him their
hand. Hundreds responded to the inyl-
tatiOn.
LACK OF PASTORAL COOPERATION.
In taking farewell OF the great audience
Mr.. Jones made few remarks. lie spoke
of the fact that he had had less co-opera-
ton of the ministers in his work in Staun-
ton than in any place he had ever preach
ed a.. He said he WAS not responsible
for this. He had wanted every absent
minister of God 10 Stanton te help him.
He hoped God would not lay it to their
charge. People had different opinions
about bis method, but he could assure
them that it was the sermons in the two
or three first days Of the week that did
the work. He had been at this work so
long that he knew what be was talking
about hen be said this. 1t he had been
PRAYED for in Staunton as much as he had
been criticised, no man could estimate
what glorious work for God could have
been done. Ministers nor people should
be content with reading newspaper re-
ports which give 40 correct idea OF what
was being said, and then staying away.
They shonld como and hear for them
selves. If he ever got back to Stanton
he hoped the Stanton pastors would
then be with them. He thanked Rev. j.
+. Williams of the Methodist church, and
Rev. J. d. Donovan of tue u. b. Church,
who had co-operated with him at the
mcctings, for their work.
ALAsT CHARGE.
I charge You men to stand firm IN your
Local Option contest. Don't be afraid 10
talk ont. If you belong to a Christian
church remember what yOu owe to God
and your fellow man. Be firm, you can
not lose the fight. The best advice | can
give YOU whiskey men is that you just
20 and agree among yourselves to quit,
and not give the people the trouble to
hold an election and make you quit. Be
wise in time. l have talked with the
best men in this town and they are going
to carry the town.
A COMPLIMENT TO MP. J. W. BoDLEY.
Mr.. Jones made a feeling allusion to
Sir. J. w. Bod.ey, who was chiefly in
strnmental in having these meetings in
Stanton. If there is one man that West
Virginia didn't want to give np, 1t was
J. ". Bodley. Stand by him, he will
help you in every good word and work.
| want those Of you who appreciate MS
efforts in bringing these meetings here to
show it by rising. THE whole audience
rose to their feet as one man.
After exhortng the people of Stanton
TO stand by the w. c. L. Union and the
Y. NJ. c. Association, which were doing a
GOOD work and earnestly asking the peo-
ple OF Stanton to pray for him, Mr.. Jones
closed. with the bemedictiOn, the most
wonderful series of religious meetings
ever held in Virginia.
WHAT SOFT OF \ MAN SAM JONES is IN
us CHAMBER.
Sunday night, after the evangelist had
arrived at his hotel, a Stanton gentle
man knocked at bis room door to tell him
rood bye. He found him earnestly re-
beating to Mrs. Jones how, at the meet
Ing a few minutes before, newspaper
man had come up TO him and given him
his hand, told him that he had written in
the past hard things about him as fraud
before he ever heard him, and now that
he had heard him be wanted to take it
all back and give him what money he had
with him for his Orphan Asylum in
Georgia. The evangelist was relating
this to his wife with tears in his eyes.
ABUsY MAN.
Mr.. w. II. Bailie of Buena Vista, came
TO Stanton on Friday with two or three
ministers Of the Methodist church to get
Mr.. Jones to give them day at their
church. They waited on him, but he
told them that every day of his time was
allotted from now till July, 1892. One OF
them suggested that he must have time to
rest. Rest" replied the Evangelist, 81
never expect my body to have days
rest until it rests in the grave"
The Rev. Sam p. Jones, the Evangelist,
ended his eight days meeting last Sunday
night. and has gone to Kentucky, A man
that can draw congregations aggregatlng
26. 600 people in a single day, and that
day after day, has drawn to hear him
/ thousands of the refined and Intelligent
women and men of Stanton and Augusta
county-a people OF no inferior grade OF
either refinement or inteillgence-may be
fairly said to be ont of reach of adverse
criticism by the indicator But II he
was i'm reach. we must confess we would
hardly know how to set about criticislng
this towering preacher. A startling gent
rs fearlessness that balks at nothing
a roughness equaled only by the March
wind. tenderness and beauty OF thought
that scents of the blossoms of May, {
wealth of illustration matched only by
its originality, a love for men equalet
only by his hatred of their vices all thu
and more had this strange meteor tina
has lust flashed across the religious EN-
pvreau. 1t is said that he will come agail
in wear. If he does, the 10000 will b.
$4,000. The wonderful peroration of hi
address at the meeting for men only, Sun
day afternoon, will live in the memorie
of those who heard it, till he come again
Valley Virglnlan.
For the past week the Rev. Sam I
Jones has been holding series OF meet
ings, preaching three sermons each da
to very large audiences, composed OF PEG
pie from the city, from the county an
from the adjacent towns and district
throughout the Valley. At first his ser
mons were offensive to the sensibility o
many. His illustrations were not Away
pleasing to fears polite" it seems tina
there were method and parpose IN thi:
It drew a class of people who rarely en-
ter church door and held them as in