Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-11
ANOTHER BIG SERMON
By Evangelist Sam Jones Last
Night.
His Eloquent Pleadings Cause rTen to
Tremble and Make the Start To-
ward Il Better Life,

More interest was manifested al
/ the Gracey warehouse, perhaps, lasI
night than al any one Of the oreced'
ing services. There was "a large
number OF people present, and they
sat spellbound under the eloquent
words OF wisdom-the earnest ap.
peal which fell from the lips of the
evangelist. The text was taken
from the 1st chapter Of Proverbs, "a.
! rs verses inclusive:
"Because | have called and We
have refused; have stretched Out
my hand and DO man regarded but
ye have set at naught all my counsel
and would none of my reproof; | also
will laugh at your Gala nifty; will
mock when your fear c0meth."
The first idea impressed on the au.
dience by the evangelist, was that
God calls men to a better life at
every turn of the road. He calls
them from every avocation and at
every hour of the day. He is c!lling
us to a better lite. We know that
when we arise in the morning God
calls us to better things. When
we put on our hats ard
go forth to the dutic4 of
the day God points us to better
thugs ahead. The sun looks joWn
on rs as he climbs the slippery sleeps
of heaven and says OH, man a. g you
looking for something better? He
rea hes the meridian and starts down
the hill. Are you descending LIES
hill knowing that you will eet some
thing better at last. We see him as
he sinks behind the western !iis and
he seems to ask: Man, will y gu go
doWu III sp!endor Ike me or y Il you
go down in dsrzne-s? We go iGt0 our
homes tonight and shat ourseI res in.
Heavens door will shut in some
day. Where will you be? BE
ye also ready for ye know not the
hour nor the day wherein the 'On Of
ina1 cOmeth." Every hour Gp calls
u to better life. The farnVi goes
fO.th to SOW hi seed. He SOW good
Sc, d and MS harvest is ahundapt. He
goes out with his sickle to eat his
grain. The sickle OF death ;S on
your track and you will eventually
be cut down. The thresher scp3 ates
the wheat from the chaff. G1d in
his judgment will separate the chaff
from the grain. The carpenter takes
heed how he builds a house. Storms
aud winds must beat against that
house; 1t must he blilt right The
merchant measures off his cloth. God
measures off your days. The scissors
of death are clipping off the yards. In
every avocasion God calls Us TO a
better lie. You walk Out IN the
beautiful grove and sit uuder the
shade trees. Will yOu ever sit under
the tree of life? This beautiful
river flowing by your doors asks you:
Will you ever sit on the banks Of the
river of life? Your beautiful
dwellings asks you: Will you
ever dwell in the mou5ions
of light? Your hills suggest the city
Of God, and your valleys are Eiysian
fields. God is in earnest 10 saving
men. He calls them by his holy
spirit This spirit broods over the
people wherever | preach. 1t is
moving and stirring the hearts of the
people. You do not honor God s
spirit. Without the holy ghost
preaching will be in vain. THANK
God for the holy spirit. 1t knocks at
the door of your heart. Will you let
it in? That spirit broods over you
tonight and asks you to lead better
life. 1t is calling you to a better life.
1t says, come to God and be saved.
Fly to the cross and be saved. Yield
to the influence of the holy spirit.
| God is In earnest about saving your
souls. He calls to you on every
page Of his blessed book.
[ thank God for the thousands of in
vit,tiOns contained in this blessed
bible. | prize this book. 1t is the
book my mother gave me when |
was little boy. | take it ana hang
over every word it contains. Thank
God for this precious book, l. says,
come TO the healing waters, come.
The Lord is in earnest about it. He
calls by every avOcation and by his
ministry. Some one said if the Sal
vation army was moved from Lon
don the police force would have to be
increased 1900 men. | have heard
all kinds of preachers. / have heard
the most learned, and the most Hit
crate. | never sat an hour and listen.
ed to any preacher but what ! heard
him tell enough truth to save thou.
sand souls like mine. There is nc
friction between the pastor aad the
true evangelist. One soweth and the
other reapeth. Thank God for them
Every man, rich and poor, may hear
them. God never lett stone 1uturn.
ni tn snun q man No man IN nVni