Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
SAM JONES' FINE LECTURE.
Humor and Wisdom to a Large
Audience.

Rev. Sam Jones lectured at the
Grand Opera House last night.
Maj Black, in introducing the
great preacher, started the ball
rolling in a humorous way by re-
calling an incident in the life Of
John Randolph of Roanoke when
he was confronted with a man
introducing another.
"Who introduced you?" asked
John Randolph OF the man who
was doing the introducing. Maj.
Black said he felt the humorous
side of introducing Sam Jones.
When the preacher began he
paid Maj. Black back by saying
that though the Major had referred
to him as being q man of, some
notoriety, he begged the citizens
of Augusta to remember that the
Major was somewhat extinguished
himself.
The subject which the lecturer
took was Manhood and Money"
and from this argument was drawn
the conclusion that manhood and
womanhood, with all their strength
of virtue and will, were greater
than all the money in the world.
The lecture was good and ploa-
sed a large audience Of nearly 500
1t abounded in humor and philoso-
ply, laughable illustrations and
homely truths ''went right home, !"
after the manner of Mr.. Jones e1-
preston, each time. A snug sum
was deriven by the proceeds of the
lecture for the benefit of st. Luke's
Methodist Church, Mr.. Timmons
pastor.
The lecture began at 9:20, Mr..
Jones arriving on the Georgia fast
train at 9:15. He left for home
on the midnight Georgia train. He
came directly here from Galveston
Tex, where be says he held one of
the most successful meetings Of
his life. He therefore had not
been to his home although re-
turned to the State.
HUMOROUS EPIGRAMs.
1 used to sing 81 want to be an
angel, end with The angels stand
Now I have begun AssItgSaTs .taiaa5Tfsftao5 IS bssslss ssls
ffaaIssEliaaey fmah@Eaa eas yfasSa ladies stand"
i met q grand man once. The
longer I stood with him the smaller
I got, and the bigger he got. After
a while had to get up and go to
have anything to go with.
I have met some little fellows
whose eyes were SO close together
that they could see through a
keyhole with both at once.
I do not believe in evolution, of
course l don't. I do not believe we
sprang from monkeys. But when
I see great many people 1 be-
lieve they are headed that way
and that lhey will get there il
they don't stop,
I.havo a great deal more respec'
for Nancy Hanks than 1 have fol
Sullivan and Corbett. Nancy is
a daisy-she can go in 2:4o. Coz
| made her to go but two old flop.
t esred mules can stand up in q 10
! and do as much as Sullivan AM
t Corbett, knocking the filling ou
of one another.
t never go to horse races-no
d because I do not like to see then
Z. but because of the scruoby set tha
p is always there.
+. Some rich men say when you 6
,. to them for money for a goo
g cause: Wait until I get fixed (!
d Fixedl Fixed when you are dead
If fixed for the fire; fixed into a back
o log for the DEVILS sitting rooml
If "Country facts" are a scriptur'
70 animal and you need not be a
n raid of it.
There was an old farmer
y North Georgia who said one day
s. 81 am going to save; l am goir
rt ro lay up; I am not going to
o poor when I get old and can
work" And he did save $4,000
One day a neighbor went to S
him and said: Brother, how a
y you off for meat?" I have got e
a ough in my smokehouse for tn
is year, and until hog killing ne
re year." he said, "and enough no
a to kill then, and enough pigs
ut kill the next year, but what [ W
IS do after that the Lord only knows
!, n fo11,