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

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VIII pay three dollars for railroad
ticket and then come hero and bea,
yoor way through this meeting at )
cents head. How will you get bless
ing ut this meeting? And you folks
who DO not have TO pay any railway fare
ana hotel bill you are running en cent
a head. Bless your soul, God Almighty
won't bless that sort of people.
never saw any city in my life bet
Ter hNed for God to bless people than
mere. and if you AFRO robbed CT th;ss
pressing you will be she highway -cbber
who did the work
DO not say Sam Jones stands here
pIeedlng for anything to put in. his
poCket. am pleading for you to, do
right toward this building. This buiid-
ing is going TO be paid for whether YOU
give cent or not, and suppose YOU do.
not give anything-what sort of n neo.
ole are you? That is the way to tallt
about il.
Now. you women with nice clothes
on and clever husband, you will come
III here and take q seat and never more
put anything in thet basket than il yo,t,
were pig sitting on that seat. Now,
you know that isnoU right and | would
stay at home IL GOULD not help to paw,
expenses. L moan youwomen who have
got young husbands and good homes.
You say, We'll, Brother Jones, my hus-
oan0 pays for me- Yes, one cent
head. That is paying Tor Won. Now
when you get that idea into YOUR boad
that your husband is paying for YOU,
you are left, old girl. He is not even
paying for himself, the ssingy rascal.
That is plain fact.
suppose six hundred people last
night had given ten cents npioce
Ihat is $50 and the other ). 400 give
nothing. AS have said before, il YOU
are poor and you have nothing to give,
you are as welcome as an angel. mean
what say, but If you have Got some
ching and you are boating your way
through this meeting the sooner can
say something that will run you out OF
here, tho better off the meeting will be.
There is no doubt about th;.s.
u want you to calmly think about
what have said. If ono cent head is
the size of Roanoke, Va. then let MS
size her up and say so. Yoa NAV nut
5000 colored people together anywhere
In tho world and take up a collection
and If you do not get moro than $50 out
OF the 5000 I'll eat the whole bunch
raw withoutany bread.
Look at mo for moment. IL this
building is to be paid for we have got to 60
IN our pockets. Godown.in your pockets,
get dollar or half dollar, or q quarter
or ten cents or five dollars, but don t YOU
put any coppers in those baskets to-
night. | want every one of you ushers
as soon as you soc u copper put in the
basket, pitch it right at the nose of the
fellow who put it there We do not
want any coppers. If you've got them
Keep them; tney will suit YOU"
ct,
Jones asked that no chairs be put in tho
aisles, as it was necessary to keep then,
clear. Mr.. Excel then sang a very
touching solo, after which Mr.. Jones
announced that owing to tho atmos-
phere and the bad condition of his
throat he would be unable to preach, as
he was afraid if he used his voice he
would be compelled to refrain from tax
ing part in any Of the other meetings of
the series. lie had asked Brother
stuart to preach his forciblo and won
derful sermon on tho "Snare and tho
Fowler"
Rev. George Stuart is an eloquent and
forcible speaker His very sarnestness
carries conviction to his bearers, and
he was closely followed last night by
the large congregation.
He prefaced his, remarks by stating
that during tho three years no had
worked with Mr.. Jones this was the
first time he had boen unable to do his
part OF the work. He then branched
OIL into his sermon, and for over an
hour had the undivided attention OF
every one present. The "S,naro and the
Fowler" is very practical discourse.
The devil Is the fowler and he has in
Vulnerable snares. Mr.. Stuart has the
happy faculty OF illustrating his re-
marks with everyday pictures.
He took for his first illustration last
night the word "Decoy" lie described
what decoy duck was and how 1T was
used by hunters to bring other ducks
within range Of their guns. The devil
has many decoYs. lie has them in tho
church and he has them out of it, In
fact, they are NIT with on every hand
and in every walk Of life. He told
about how. down in tie orgia, himself,
together with u Rev. Mr.. lIillhouse,
had been invited by an elder of the
Presbyterian Church to attend u recep-
tion given in honor OF the twenty first
birthday OF his son. They went and
spent very agreeable evening. and lott
about lO:SU, much pleased with their
call.
let within an hour after they had,
retired the room was cleared and dano-
ing wss INDUCED IN until the weo small
hours and tho paper tho next morning
in IL, account of the affair said that.
both himself ard MIR. Ilillhouse were
present ~ the dancing. The devil Ger.
tainly had Il decay in that house.
A lhem Der OF tho church invites q
young lady ~ go with him to ball,
called II sociable She, knowing that
The genslemaM belongs To church, and
thinking That DO would do nothing bus
what was right. consents TO accompany
him and Us horritied upon arriving at
the place 60 lind that dancing Is being
INDUCED in