The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-10
THE NIGHT SERVICES.
Thousands of People Unable to Obtain
Even Standing Room.


Even Standing Room.
The crowd at night was the largest yet aud
many people were turned away. not even being
able to obtain standing room. The services were
opened by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Campbell after
which Mr. Jones spoke rs follows:
You ushcrs come up here. want you TO 80
around tonight, IA | am going to make this n
tabcr-nickcr night You people will have it So
and am going to let you name it that instead OF
tabernacle II the 1000 people who are here to-
night will give nickel piece we will have more
in the collection plates than we have had during
all the other meetings.
1--WE arc not going to pauperizc anybody. God
bless yon, you can run through all these meet
ings for twenty-five or fifty cents and surely YOU
won't miss that. fellow told inc little while
ago. Brother Jones, was riding on the train
the other day, and / heard two fellows GUESSING
you for all you were worth. | said to them
after little while, Did you fellows ever
hear Sam Jones or give anything ut the meet
ings he was holding. They. told me they had
never heard or seen him. Those are the peo.
pie who cuss me and say am money grabber
God bless your soul. whenever you hear q man
curse sam Jones, you can tell he has either been
drinking or worse than that stealing.
Now. II there are any here who have been at
tending these meetings who would otherwise
nave oecn IN the saloon, you must give liz what
you would have spent in the saloon. Now do
your hest"
Prof. Excel then sang 1.-The Handwriting 90
the WALL after which MIR. Jones said
VI have Just these words OF exaltation to say
TO you men and boys and mothers and daughters
Let us see II we cannot pat in come ticks to- NOR.
row for good and for souls, You men and Won
preachers, go see someone: take that someone
and see II you cannot bring them with you here
Talk TO them about God. In this meeting there
are literally thousands seeking better life, in.
curing, hoping, praying, repenting, and want
DeODe md
help us with your earnest prayers. You Chris
ttans, minglc with. your friends, give that some.
one helping hand Say to them that yon have
have be II living wrong life but that You have
decided To do bctter and live IL good and right
life.
II tell YOU brothers and sisters, that legion IL
the name OF the thousands who will be swept
into flic Kingdom OF God. Put out your hand
with anybody. That time has passed: we will do
orr best for you; do your beat for Yourselves and
your ne ighbors. Come TO every service prayinr
We cannot pray too much have never seen n
gracious revival that was run on faithful PRAYER
bni that good results were obtained Yon Chris
i ,!a visit me homes OF these people and d.
what you can in his good work After to-mor.
row we will have four services day
"brother Gnpcper came in last night know
and will say this. that, never stc a more con.
secrated man. do not know IL there walks thc
Ice of th's earth n better preacher than our
Brother Cupcpcr. You can say that nm physi
cally feeble, and so IL Brother Stuart | will hc
able TO preach once cay Brother Stuart will
preach once a day and Brother Culpcncr viii
preach once a day. and ihus the work will 20 on
! know one thing. or tkc three Brothers tunrt
Cnipeper ann sam Jones, I would rather n good
deal hear Brother Culpeper or lirothtr Stuart
tnai sam Jones am getting powerfully tired
OF hearing mysef. and fyou will pray Tor ,roihor
Culpcper and give him Your sympaihies he will
touch your heart
Rev. Mr. Culpepcr advanced to the front q,
the platform and spoke follows:
wen, suppose some OF you will te mad with