The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-26
REV. SAM JONES DISCUSSED.
Dr.. Hippo Talks on the Great
Evangelist.
His Sermons In Roanoke VIII be At
tended by Thousands of Poople-what
Has Been Said About This Famous
Preacher-His Visit Will Undoubtedly
be Accompanied by Much Good-The
Ends Justify the Means.

Rev. DR.. o. Il. Flippo preached an in
teresting sermon Sunday night in the
First Baptist Church on Glow Shall
Sam Jones be Received?" Ho based his
discourse on this passage Of Scripture:
Master, we saw one casting out devils
in Thy name, and We forbade him, be-
cause he followed not with u.s. And
Jesus said unto him: Forbid him not.
for he that is not against us is for u.s."
The following is BRET synopsis of
the sermon:
The Disciples were very Jealous of
their Masters honor 1t is wrong to
take for religion all that comes in the
name of religion.
Don't measure Christianity by the
standard Of those who have no Christian
ity. The fires of Smithfield were kindled
by protested Christians and by those
who claimed to be the custodians of
Chris tianity.
You can see how the spirit of the in
tolerant bigot can be mistaken for the
spirit of the Master, but let us not dis
criminate. God save us from this spirit.
1t is not the spirit of Christianity and
not the spirit of the church.
Any church that has ever been a
prosecuting church can lay no claims to
be the true church. l do not know any
thing of the man spoken of in the text,
but Jesus knew him and knew his work.
Open the door and bid him come in.
Jesus had nothing to say, but the man
was evidently acting under divine power
and working in harmony with the de-
ciples. am very sensitive in laying
straw in the path of anyone who is
working in the name of the Lord.
When l think about the good tho Sal
walton Army has done in darkest Eng
land, forget all about their strange
and fantastic methods and give God
praise for the souls they have saved.
When asked about female evangelists
think OF the wonderful work they have
done in the great railroad corporations.
This week thero will come into our
midst man with strange speech and
with questionable methods. There has
been as many hard things said about
him as he has said about ether people.
Able pens have written him up ana
have written him down. A newspaper
man has. asked me to write an estimate
of him but l cannot estimate man
that know nothing about But he is
coming. The tabernacle will be filled
to overlooking, the railroad trains will
be loaded down with people eager to
near him, some from curiosity. A promi-
nent Episcopal minister recently told
mo that he had great reverence for
Reverend Sam Jones and but little for
Sam Jones.
lie will reach scores, hundreds and
thousands of mon and women who never
heard gospel sermon. He says ho must
get the hogs from the miro and must
have language to call the hogs When
thew come no will cast nearlS boforo tbo
swine. He holds them and rings in their
ears tho gospel Of God.
Now that he is coming how can we
get the best and most permanent results
out OF the meeting? Let us attend with
prayer that we will be benefited Let
us remember the good things he says
and leave out the ridiculous things. We
DO MIR. Jones great injustice in remem-
boring and repeating only the amusing
and grotesque sayings. Do not feel that
Sam Jo' es' coming to Roanoke is going
to be an entertainment Watch your
opportunity and speak u helpful word
to any sinner