The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-11

has got sore spots on him he will begin
TO KICK before you got to him, bus if
That horse is sound all over and no sees
you Coming with u curry comb no lust
rays up against the curry comb; he likes
It, See the difference?
Some white folks saw, Il am not ro.
ing back to your tabernacle any more:
I've got enough of Sam Jones' | do
know whether some of YOU will come
back any more, but will tell yon this
mnch' am going to give you something
to stay away with you.
Now listen. | am going to talk here
from one of these Psalms, one of the
shortest in the bible. 1t has only got
five verses and the first verse of that
Psalm IL two questions. Who shall
ABIDE In your tabernacle? and who shall
dwell on your holy hill?' These two
questions plainly put are about this:
VINO is to be in the church and who will
ultimately go to heaven?
sometimes young man reads law
and we say he is not fit for Il lawyer. He
might mako good blacksmith or far
mer' but he don't suit for n lawyer.
sometimes young man reads medicine
and we say he is not fit for Il doctor: no
might make good mechanic, but he is
not fit for doctor. Someti mes young
man who is not fit for the church makes
a good lawyer, a good whorc.mongcr,
out he is not fit for tho church.
who Is tit to DO in a church and who
will go to heaven? do not know. God
knows. just because you are a preacher
cannot say you you are fiji to be in tho
church and will go to heaven, be-
cause there is many y preacher in hell
and many moro are going there. BE.
cause you are steward or deacon that
is not any sign that You are fit to he in
the church. There is many an old Bap-
fist deacon and Methodist steward in
nell and many more are going there, too.
"Hecauso you have been in the church
forty years and have been shouting that's
no sign You arc ii TO be in the church and
will go TO heaven. 1t is not my business
to say who is III and who is not fit. but
God speaks out. and let us hear what
God says this afternoon. man fit to
oe in the church must walk uprightlv.
works righteousness and speaks the
truth in his heart. Now you know that
man must stand straight before he can
walk straight, and Bunyan's old pill
grim never could stand straight; he had
the burden OF of guilt upon him. But
when he got TO the end the burden
rolled off him, and no Strengthened him
self up.
mo man can stand straight until the
burden of sins is rolled off him. How
did the mechanic tell whether that post
Is upright or not. lie used spirit
level. How does tho bricklayer tell
whether his brick wall is upright or
not? Re uses n plumb limo. If YOU
want to know whether you are walking
right or not put Gods Bible up and down
your life. a man who will tell lie is
not walking uprightly because this book
says thou shalt not bear false witness.
a man that drinks whiskey is not walk
ing uprightly because the Bible saws
look not at it much less drink it, A
man who steals is not walking uprightly
because this book says thou shalt not
steal. man who breaks the Sabbath
day is not walking uprightly because
this book says remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy, and if you want to
know whether you are walking right or
not, put this old Bible up and down your
life.
Let me tell you colored people YOU
will have the best religion in the world
when you get religious husbands and
wives, and fathers and children become
incmheis of the church and good citi-
zens in the community, and if your re-
ligion does not make you upright and
truthful husbands, upright aud truthful
fathers, Upright and truthful wives.
would not give Flip of my finger for it.
The colored churches, like the white
churches. have got too many dead beats
IN them. You won't work nor walk up-
rightly nor pray TO Christ. If colored
pastor can get ono in ten of his mem
bers to work he thinks he is doing first
rate. And you have gotin your church
just scores OF NON bers who are not
worth killing with big bullet. Now
you know that is true
Now what are you doing for God ?
Ion say. Brother Jones, | go to
meetings" Yes, thedcvil goes to meet
ing every Sunday. i visit the sick :.
Yes, when the sick man has got any
thing to eat. As long as there arc ra-
lions left, you will go down and sit up
with them but lid you ever know how
quick they will quit you whenever they
eat your rations? They will 81 up with
you and stand by you as long as you
have got something 10 cat About all
they can say is, go to meeting and
| visit tho sick Yes, yes
Work righteousness; do ANYTHING
God wants done and do it in manly
noble way. Lot me tell you how to tell
a fellow who has got good heart and a
fellow who has got a bad heart. You
preach to fellow who has got q good
heart and you hurt him, but he will
come up and shake hands and say. You
hurt me pretty bad, but thank God for
tho truth Now take those members
who have got bad heart and preach
tho truth to them, and they will get up
and walk out Of the church and say, Il
am never going back there any more
while live
The greatest blessings you colorcd
people can have is 4 preacher who docs
not preach shouting religion TO you, bu:
breaches the morals OF Christianity 10