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

The composition of the audiences wa
as remarkable as the number. In religion
there were Jews, Bhuddists, Roman Cath
olcs, and Protestants of every denomin
alton, and in occupation, there was rep
resented every vocation-mechanics Ia
borers, lawyers, barkeepers, judges, mer
chants, farmers, preachers, doctors and
editors In social composition it was re-
maIkable. for it inclnded some of the
most depraved people of both sexes, who
probably bad never heard a sermon before
since they left the decent walks of life
1t was the last of eight of the most re-
markable days IN religions matters that
have been known in the history of Stauu-
ton.
| THE MEETING FOR MEN ONLY.
The meeting for men only was held on
| Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. There
were eight thousand men present of HON
about 1000 we're colOred. Mr. Jones
opened his remarks by saying; 81 have
never anywhere, preached to more re-
spectful audiences than | have here.
There was a little disturbance this MORT
| ing Ga drunken man resisted the ushers
who were putting him out) but that was
the effect of whisky. That drunken yaga-
bond who was here this morning and
went out cursing everybody should 60 to
the grand Jury. You owe 1t TO yourselves, to
the good name of your town that he should
| be punished. He needs running in. Just
here was heard the buzz of conversation
from the room adjoining which was pretty
well filled with ladies who were of course
excluded from the mems meeting That
is a lot of ladies who are excluded aud
who want TO hear what is going on in
here, but they can't stop talking lOng
enough to hear what is going on. You
ushers tel those ladies they will have to
keep quiet or you'll have tC clear them ont.
"What have written | have written,
was Mr.. Jones' text. Every mans daily
acts are written. on his life. Every one OF
rs is making a record, and every one of us
has a conscience, which is the voice OF
God in the soul. Conscience, Record and
God, the God who must jndge Us. God
gives us his laws and every time we VIC
! late them the violation is recorded by
conscience.
Men make laws for the government OF
men, but yo1 will never have much law
against whisky in Staunton as long as
You have three or four saloon keepers in
City Council. | don't blame saloon keep
ers for trying to get in the council, but
say 1t is mighty low flung public senti-
ment that will elect them. If YOU had Il
different council you wouldn't have The
bar-rOoms and ten-pIn alleys open all
night. You would have these internal
houses closed by 10 o'clock. You make a
bad impression on men that come to your
city. Your ten pin alley Is the old croco'
die Matched out Of the Old lleThing IT.
self.
You people of the Shenandoah Valley
have the most beautiful country | ever
saw in all my travels. II seems that God
has made you great gift. | say that
Won ought to make the beet use of thi-
country and run the devil of whiskey ont
of it. In my experience | never knew \
man that sold liquor that hadn't made NJ
his mind to have the money if he bad Ia
break the law to get it, IOn he:e in
Staunton need the day to come when not
a drop of liquor will be sold here fol-
which the seller is not fined 500 by the
MAYOR. You can never do 1t with saloon
keepers making yOur laws for you. They
have great consideration for the liquor
seller. 4 man that sells liquor is not I'll
TO hold any Office on God Almighiy''
earth. There is, am told, gambling car
ried on in your town too. Every gambler
loupht TO be in the State penitentiary
You hear about honest gamblers, An hon
est gambler That's like n saloon keeper
of good character You need good
Grand iurles in this country. If you are
a Grand inryman and don't DO yOur duty
| 70 70 nd oh ftl n
when the Judge dismisses you periurcd
scoundrel. You can have bad judges, but
, if Won have good grand iuries andcpeti
iuries you will be safe. Goat kno"
your Judge here, but if he is good MAJ
here's my hand; but if he's bad man, hl
for my foot
A clean lawyer is a Blessing 10 town
but one of these little fellows that take
any case for s. and does his dirty tricks
and when YOU ask him about il says: .
did it as an attorney" is a. nuisance.
reckon when be gets 10 hell be will b'
, hopping around there "as an attorney.
You fellows that are violating law oush
) TO be in the penitentary. AID your littl
, pettifogglng lawyer that goes around pOk
ing his nose into every dirty thing, ough
TO he IN hell, for / never saw man caugh
: in dirty trick hat there wasn't one o
| these mean, little pettiioggers ready t
helm him out for s.. ! have been lawye
myself before | was a preacher and
d know that a good, clean lawyer is bless
D ing to a community. bnt the other kind
=, nuisance. Honest judges, clean lawyer
: and good grand juries are the hope Of thi
L country. Some ministers are tie hope {
2 the country too but I'd rather 20 to IL
bar of God an infdel than 10 20 befor
=, Him a time-seryiDg minister of ills go'
pei.
= Some of you don't like my talk. Down a
2 Little Rock, Arkansas, some of the dude
came to the Mayor while was pIeaehin
there and said: This thing won't dc
y you must suppress Sam Jones' 'Suppre;
e Sam Jones' said the Mayor, How can
= suppress him; had as well try to SUI
press a cyclone There's always lot
fellows wherever 20 talking about can
!. ing Sam Jones. Bless your heart one
a 'em tried it ia Texas not long ago, and
! Won had been around there you wouldn
u want to try it yourself If God is with
n man he can ride Tough-shod over tn
n country and the universe will take to IL
II sidewalk. For eighteen happy Chlistia
wears. [ haven't seen a minute that
: wouldn't give to God every dollar Of m
i money, every minute Of my time an
d every drop of my hlocd. And when
T. man makes that surrender Of himself
G God. God will use hin IN mis- own fa~hio
r, and Man will have to stand oat Of {!
# way. You'll sec a lot Of dudes takin
d about drumming Sam Jones ont of tow
o Why bless your little souls I've got a
It the drums and Fan going to drum yoa Of
o of town.
The elders and deacans AMI Stewards
10 the church Of God ought to be as pure
Is the preachers. If an officer of Gcd
church can vote for whiskey selling, the
IT the record of the bar keeper at the bar
g God is all right. have been drinkif
Is man, but never got so depraved as
advocate the selling of whiskey or as
vote for it eitler. The saloon Heepe
could get me blind drunk but they con
never get me so low as to vote for the
: selling whiskey. You'll hear sOme o
is Colonel or Judge saying he's in fav
,e of High License. You might take @
"a the money that High License ev
ls brought, and carry it to one poor wont
10 whose son has died a drunkaId and 81
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