The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-15
THE NIGIIr SERVICES. o
Sam Jones Talks Very Plainly to the Con-
;,rcgation.

Sam Jones Talks Very Plainly to the Con
SrcEatinn.
Tho meeting last night was the most
largely attended OF any yet hold. The
services opened with the singing Of that
beautiful hymn, ''lIc Canre to Save Me"
after which Rev. IL. G. Garrison offered
up an eloquent and fervent prayer
Hymn No. 100 was then sung, after
which Mr. Jones arose ana said:
Nov, brothers. tonight is Saturday
night, and fora Saturday night audience
this is tho largest aliuoss over saw.
We have now beer holding these meet
ings for twelve DAYS, and they have to
me heen twelve days Of delight We
now have but ono day left in which to
hold these meetings l!ut meeting is
like Z mans liic-it must some time
como to 4 close
''The end ot Il mans life "ill como
just as quietly and surely as the end of
these series of meetings. will come.
To-morro" night will wind up these
meetings, which to me have been the
most delightful over hold. Now give
me your attention and | VIII talk with
you tonight as Il brother. I don't feel
like preac CHING. | feel more like kind
of reasoning with you. Come let us
reason together. am coming 90 you
on next TO the last da; of these meet
ings with all said III the reality oi the
present. II you will pray and hear mo
for about thirty minutes hope you will
come to some conclusions. l como
asking plain, honest, simple question
Df ~
audience. With ali the memories of
the past and lights of the present,
Why are you still sinner Tho
question is not how came you in sin.
but whX/N! you leave this consecrated
place sinner? ! don's ask why you
were born sinner, but why 60 you still
sin? | don't ask why you lived sinner
up to this hour, but why don't you
change? Is there any man in this
audience VINO will say. i don't know
what sin isl
you can read the ten commandments
in this book and they Tell what sin is.
Every sinner in this broad land stands
convicted by his own mouth. Every
timc you crilicise Others yoci show that
you know what s.n Is Grant that it
looks worse for chu'ch rnrm5er 10 do
wrong than any one else, but il is not.
have as good right TO 90 down town
and get dram; as any her man in the
country. i member OF Tho church is
like Il piece of white canvass: every
mark on !: shows, while an old sinner
is like pioce OF canvass, all painted up
in strcaks and when you mako Il mark
on it don't show.
''If WAS 20 go down street and swear
or get drunk i would be telegraphcd all
over the country, while you old sinners
1nirO wi nd
drunk and mob pdY says anything about
X. Yes, yo" dirty dogs can swear and
nobody notices it even. Soc what q diff
ference there is between you and a gen
tleman. Vow are powerful low down |
tell you. Thcre never was u dog tina.
hunted poSsums with a Niger that is as
low rs you. II saw my boy walking
down town with 4 dog OF that kind |
would not kick but ii saw him coming
along with an old sot like you | would
lick him from his head TO his heels.
That's n :act. You never heard
four.legged dog cuss. You cant say
that about q two. legged dog. There is
the difference between the animals, you
old beast. YOU. | would rather sec my
boy Bob associate with hog than with
one Of you old cussers.
"A hog is mighty dirty, but he doesn't
drink whiskey you old beef, You. You
elegant elite and bon.ton, who come
here and then 90 away and talk about
Sam Jones re tinement in the pulpit.
How can I be refined and talk to such
cattle as YOU? You need gospel that
gets down to your level. have letter
in my pocket now from woman, in
which She says her husband goes off
and stays with other women and gets
drunk and spends all his money while
She is in need. That letter would make
crocodile shed tears. How can brute
get that low down?
II wish | could know that no man in
the audience would ever d,rken sa-
loon door again Why don't you Qui. it,?
Are you going on like this? i'll conld
feel you would quit | would shout tho
boards of this tabernacle I'll venture
to say that Trade on Railroad avenue
tonight is not as brisk as it has beer.
lcan'G think about such thiugs and got
along in hurry AN like Au old stiff
legged hound chasing a rabbit IL is
because Won know what gin is and are
indifferent t. II thlt you Keep on being
sinner. In" cry "t the age is tha:
there Is no AeN. Well, some Of YOU
folks VII! TN out ;or certain some day
How indifferent m-I, are HOW. | sinprd
good d"a. N NV yoath. hut thnnS
God never .,nt ini,H-rcns. l., H. +. cS-
,csneSs: Ia - are ri"u listening :, ~.
now VITO nr'' - :. Gurry - ~ itaim,-d
Don't you .tNoN that Il :, MAJ, eau. 90
my town au,. tt'6ed ~ N As do ~
you. wouid .ncr gnit my mcann.s,
or whiN h!n,.
Il tell son H. is essicr quit shan 10