The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-07

The Sam Jones meeting was attended
yesterday by about thirtyfive hundred
people, although tho heat in the build
ing was almost suifocating. The meet
ing opened with tho singing of hymn
No. i9u by the choir, ed as usuai by
Mr.. Excel. Hymn No. l.9 then fol-
lowed, in tho singing of which the con
grcga,on JOINED. Hymn No. ~ was
then rendered. after which Rev. Mr..
Garrison offered M short and pathetic
prayer, paying tiod 10 look down and
watch over the meetings now being
held. and to aid ana abct those who
were carrying them on in saving many
souls and bringing many sinners over
to Christ.
Mr.. Jones then came TO the from. and
said:
About six thousand people attended
the meeting here last night and the col
lection then taken up amounted TO only
about 81, ~ dollars, which makes
Now, l want YOU people TO
stop putting coppers ia the plates when
they are passed around. If you only
havo coppers why save them up until
you get five and put in nickle. /,
looks more respectable. Why, if you
get much lower you will have to PM in
toothpicks.
II also wish to say that if any minis
tiers from distance attendig these
meetings will apply to Secretary John
son, homes will be provided for them,
as we do not wish them to be at an ex-
pensc in securing boarding places.
Will say further that desire the com
mittee III charge of the tabernacle to
meet me after this meeting here on the
stage to see about some ventilation in
this building. for we will have it if wo
have to take The roof and ell the sides
OIL"
Mr.. Excel then sang with much pa
thoS and feeling beautiful solo while
q collection was being taken up by the
ushers. Too much cannot be said in
regard to the excellence OF Mr. Excell's
music
Mr.. Jones came TO the front and said,
II invite this morning your prayerful
attention TO the last chapter of ST.
James. Let him know that he who
converteth the sinner from the error of
his way, shall save soul from death,
and hide Il multitude of sins believe
ain in perfect line with Christianity
when say that God is utterly power
less to save Il sinner without the aid
and assistance of some one to help him
do the work. l believe God adopted and
ordained the method. Take the dark
lands of China, Japan, and India. Never
was there 4 Christian man in either of
these countries till some missionary
went to them and expounded and
preached the great truths.
Whenever you meet Christian he
will always tell you, some pre- acher,
boy, woman, or some one led him to
Christ. Take yourself, would you have
become Christian had not some one
rendered you some assistance?
THE devil even, with all his power.
is utterly powerless TO ruin man un-
less some one aids and abets him The
devil don't make cards and whiskey, but
he does make some fool to use them.
Tho devil don't make gambling hells
and disreputable places, but lie makes
fools to patronize them.
You, brother. are either co-worker
with Gcd or coworker with the devil.
You see some of our Methodist stewards
go down town, buy pack of cards. take
them homo and teach his children how
to play and wreck their lives They
are co workers with the devil. Which
are you brother. Z co-worker with God
or the devil? If you are co-worker
with the devil will you not change and
como over to the Lords side and be a
co'worker with God? Some one will
say, Il have no influence, but you have,
If you will only use it.
"lfyou ever go to Chattanooga, Tenn.
you will see on one of the principal
streets, in that city, a plaster OF paris
milan holding in one hand tomahawk
while in the other a cigar, standing in
front OF q cigarstore. | asked the prop
rietor what he paid for it and what no
used 1t for. He said, Il paid one hun
dred dollars for it and use it for it's
influence Now, if you have no more
influence than chalk Indian it would
be far better you had never been born.
"A sister will say have no influence.
and I agree with you. You have none
and the little you have is on the DEVILS
side.I can put up with man with no in.
fluence, but an ungodly man is a fool.
Let every man settle these questions
for himself.
"What am doing? How am using