San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-14
PRICE SIS a Year
SAM JONES TO MEN.
Several Thousand Present Last
NIght-A Red hot Sermon.


NIght-A Red hot Sermon.
About 5000 men were seen at the
Springs tabernacle last night in
respOuce To invitations extended by
Rev. Sam Jones, who preached q rip
roaring Sermon on "What 1 have
written. | have written"
AT $50 the large male chorus was
heard ringing out q salvation tune
after which prayer was offered by
Mr.. Jones. Another song was rem
dered aud the sermon was begun.
Rev Jones said in substar ce:
"COn science Is n part of you that
can never be taken from you. Con-
science and record and God point to
the Judgment seat of Christ. There
every man shall give an account of
the sins made in the body. If you are
clean man and honest man, you will
say 'Amenn to all 1 will say to you
tonight; if you are dirty, dishonest,
perjured official, you'll go away
cursing and kicking. If you apply
what 1 say to you it shows that it ii e.
you. Here in Texas we see justice
defeated on the very threshold of its
courts. Ii you have a law in Texas
you cannot enforce, you have anarchy.
Every damnable saloon open on Sun
day; every gambling hell with it's
doors wide open and Its Sunday keno
games, ia violation of the law and is
hot-bed of communism. 1 say to
you rs q citizen, it is time for you to
unroot these things, which, like the
deadly upas tree, nOison the very air
We breathe. IL is as genuine crime
for a saloon to be opened on Sunday
as murder. 1t Is as genuine q crime to
maintain gambling hell as Is arson.
The shameless house where women
debauch mankind, the Sunday opened
saloon, the gambling bells, the court
that Is travesty on justice are all hot
beds of communism.
81 am minister of the gospel, but
| am talking now as an American
citizen who loves his eountry. II
you've got a spark OF ger uiue patriot
ism or manhood in you you will
say Sam Jones Is right. Applause.l
That's good! I am getting hopeful for
San Antonio. 1t is a good sign that
you applaud right sentiment, and If
yon will only stick to it you will save
the old town yet.
"I'm a preacher of the gospel of
Jesus Christ, and I'd rather be that
than the king of England or the pres-
ident of the United States. But am
also q law-abiding citizen ofAmerics
and will uphold the laws and see
that they are upheld every time. -
Amt that right? Well, what are you
cussing me about, then, you black
mouthed devil, you? II you're liber-
tine, a drunkard, q swindler, cheat; If
you are for the wrong and against
the right, you cuss me. The
maledictions of the bad are the best
proof that a man is right. Thank
God, the time has come when q man
can stand up in San Antonio and
speak his sentiments. I'm for law
and order. I've got convictions and
I've got q mouth and Pm going to
use IL, and take the consequences,
too. 1 am. To every law abiding
citizen here 1 say / congratulate you
as citizen OF the grandest state of
this country; but II you are law
breaker L say that you are an in
famous scoundrel who is helping to
debauch this community.
you've got some good rich old
cusses in this town who are piling up
their gains, and who not only will go
70 hell, but who ought to go to hell.
You've got to disgorge your thous'
ands or go to hell. You'll rent out
your houses for immoral purposes,
for saloons and gam bling hells; you'll
sell out to hell for q nickel;
nothing shall stand between you and
a dollar. And you say, Il never
could stand slang in the pulpit you
old hog of hell. Some people are just
a little too respectable"
Sam then made q number of con-
meEts on the various evils in this
town, the officials, etc., and his ser
mon of two hours was as closely lis
tened to as any political address so
far delivered in this section. He has
made many friends in this city and
his endeavors will no 'dOu bt be bene-
fetal and his utterances will De fresh
for years to come In the memories of
his hearers.