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

TIMES cnn he obtained at the news stands
DRAG THE TIMES office.
try pa-Son was holding revival. and
when went home in the evening with
the man with whom | was STOPPING
louno man whom my host introduced
TO me as Mr. Dodd. During my CONVEX
satlon with him said. Brother, are
you Christian" He replied he was
not ana would rather not talk on that
subject, as be had it forever poured into
ms ears when he was home. I then
asked If he was not going 20 attend the
revival. He said he was not. Iaf.er.
ward noticed him during tho revival
slttlng far back in the church, listening
intentently.
rlnally one night as tho people were
passing out by the pulpit, which was next
TO the door, ne passed by among the last
and said to him, Brother Dodd, 7ou sit
SO far back in the church am afraid
my shot don't reach you. He replied
With tears in his eyes, Yes they did.
brother Jones: l am chuck full of them, ,
ana now that manis staunch good Chris.
tlan. The trouble with you preachers
Is you don't shoot, but lust snap the CAP
OF your gun and make a flash.
IF any of my shot have struck YOU
people, why just come right Up here;
there are plenty OF us up here to pick
them out | want all you preachers to
AID and abet me-, and go out there
among your people and go to work. for
II you don't help me can't do much.
on can't run me off whether you stand
2oy me or not, but if you will. in ten
days from now l will have $500 oon-
verts on the road TO Heaven.
sometimes Z minister Will get mad
-
is dandy. When he dies the devil
will saddle and Bride him and ride him
al through hell showing him Oft
Tho finest dog 1 ever saw was a
com bination dog, that is covy dog, q
single bird dog. and dog that would
also retrive, ali combined You bre,h-
rem remind OF that dog who stands the
whole covy- The best dog ever heard
OF vas 4 retriever. who. while he was
standing flock OF birds his mastor
shot oil his gun and shot Off piece OF
his tail, which the faithful dog picked
up in his mouth and brought to his.
master Now, if |, in shoosinr of nv
gun hurt any Of your people, Just pick
up tn e wounded men. Der and bring il TO
me.
'Iod Will, am sure, do His part in
this meeting if YOU will do yours. He is
much more willing to save than YOU are
to he saved, and if you will do your
part He will most assuredly do His.
Several years ago a young woman came
to me and said, Mr. Jones, I had such
curious dream the other night and it
has been worrying me ever since: +
dreamt | went to Heaven and being ad-
mitted heard the most beautiful music
and noticed everybody had crown on
full OF stars, and L took Off my crown to
see II there in IL
alas, there were none, and asked one
OF the others OF what the stars were e
symbol and what they meant. 1 was
informed that each star represented \
soul that that person had been instru-
mental in saving, and then
awoke feeling very misera Bile that had
no stars in my crown and, Mr.. Jones,
she continued, the rest of nay life shall
be devoted to getting stars Listen.
Let US all unite in getting stars for our
crowns and remember that each soul
you are instrumental in bringing over
to the Lord during this meeting will be
star in your crown. 1 am now goinr
10 ask every Christian who will help to
get these stars in this audience to come
up here and shake hands with Brother
Stuart and myself
AT that almost every man, woman
and child in the audience, with an
earnest look on their faces and tears in
their eyes, arose as one and came to-
wards the stage and shook the hands of
MIR. Jones and Mr.. Stuart, who all the
time were whispering words of en-
couragemen. in their ears. While the
stream of people were coming towards
the stage to shake the hands OF Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Stuart, the choir, led by
Mr.. Excel, sang that beautiful hymn,
entitled blessed be the Name of she
Lord
After the crowd was seated Mr.. Jones
said: Never in my past experience
have seen meeting open under moro
favorable auspices, nor the people moro
deeply moved and in earnest. believe
the good spirit of conviction and CONVEX.
sion is with US this morning, and may
Almighty God, in mis- wisdom, see fit 10
lend us his aid during this meeting is
my most humble prayer
The meeting then closed with u
PRAYER from Rev c. II. Buchanan.
After the meeting, the committee in
charge of the tabernacle met MIR. Jones
on tho stage. and after discussing the
subject of ventilation, decided TO knock
out part of the side OF the building. and
in that way rectify the mistake they
made, and which they were cautioned
against by THE TIMES when the building
was in process OF construction.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Sam Jones Is Unable to Speak. and Mr..
Stuart breaches AN Eloquent Sermon