The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-01
SAM AND THE SINNERS
NO ABATEMENT IN THE INTEREST AT
TUE GALVESTON MEETING.
Brother Jones Goes for Galveston and Then
Pours Vitriol on the Heads Of the
Methodists, But 1t All Goes
With Sam Jones.

GALVESTON, Nov. 26.-Tonight q
crowd almost as big as the night be-
fore was on hand to hear Sam Jones,
the religious comedian, as he is some-
times called. "What is he going to
say next?" Was the all-absorbing
thought of The multitude that waited
expectantly for the preaching to be-
gin, while the favorite hymn of the
evangelist, cts the Old Time Re.
ligion," was being sung.
If it was the intention of Sam Jones
and his colleague to stir up a shout
ing revival here they have failed sig
nally, tor the meetings have been
characterized by the utmost order for
the most part. A sentiment seems to
prevail that he has done good and
you CAL hear people discussing Sam
Jones on every street corner. His re-
ligious utterances have the ring of q
practical Christianity and his marvel
GUS power of saying what he pleases
has injected the popular mind in no
ordinary degree. That he is sincere
in what he says there is no
room for doubt, but he
interlards his language with sayings
that sound so vulgar, yet it is excusa-
BILE that his preaching is listened to
one moment with profound respect
and the next with a broad grin.
Tonight he began by asking the ush-
ers to proceed with the inevitable col
lection and put in a nickel piece be-
fore the start; asking Indulgence from
the audience because his constant
labors had told upon him physically.
He said: 81 want to talk 10 you to-
night on the text from the last chap
ter and 18th verse of Joshua. Choose
we whom We shall serve" He went
on to say that if everybody was good
that intends to be good he would be
religious and to be religious is to dis
criminate tetween the good and evil.
He used many apt illustrations to
make clear his meaning, and went on
to say that "God having put evil. sin
and goodness together most of you say
'all right, I'll take 'em ALL Choice
means take one and leave the other.
suppose man wants to make q
farmer out of his son and buys him a
piece of ground, stocks it with i'm
Elements, etc., then looks for his son
and finds him playing pool and drink
ing whIskey. Another man wishes to
make lawyer out of his son, buys
him books and office, when the boy
goes off fishing. YOU cannot do
anything unless you have got the
mill in f0 no fn nFIy
don't care If there is church in q
thousand miles of fellow but if God
says give me your heart you can't do
it unless you give him your will.
Brothers, if you don't understand
this preaching you don't have to. God
has made special provisions for chill
dren and idiots. Don't wait till to-
morrow. Pharaoh said tomorrow"
before he went to the bottom of the
sea. Choose we this day. Not only
choose when, but no Galveston is the
only town where Sam Jones has been
that Methodism has taken back seat.
They don't know thing in the world
ABOUT themselves or anybody else."
Mr.. Jones gave an anecdote at this
point and returning to Methodism,
5dlus lt5 huOW uOVhluS 0uo hAOW-
nothing" Somebody on the plat
form said amen). CLEAR those Metho-
dists say amen. They say some Sun
day school perintendents here go to
the theater." ("They don't all do it, I"
said voice.. "Well, some of them
do, or preacher told me lie."
After roasting the Methodists a
while longer he sailed into dudes and
dudines and asked the reporters to
listen to some thing. "You can't re-
port german because its too dirty
and when its too dirty to go into the
paper it must be pretty bad"
Several prominent citizens were re-
quested to como up on the platform
after the sermon to confer with Sam
Jones on matter they preferred not
to publish and the service closed with
the announcement of three meetings
tomorrow.