Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
SAM JONES' FINE ELECTURE.

SAM JONES' FINE LECTURE.
Humor and Wisdom to q 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 man
introducing another.
"Who introduced your" 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 plea
sed large audience of nearly 500
It 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 $40, 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 he 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.
L used to sings'I want to. be an
angel, and with the. angels stand,
eN b.ys ssss4y Is Is bssss! ssl
ihsTsssslSs9es4sa %snan9 WE ladies stand" y"
meta grand man once. The
longer Istood with him the smaller
I got, and the bigger he got. After
a while I had to get up and 60 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 I don't. I do not believe we
sprang from monkeys. But when
I see a great many people l be-
lieve they are headed that way
land that lhey will get there if
they don'tstop,
eI.have a,great deal more respect
for. Nancy Hanks than I have for
tsulliyan and Corbett. Nancy is
.ladaisy-she can go in 2:4O. God
4.made her to go but two old flop
leared mules can stand up in a lot
land do as much as Sullivan and
! ECorbett, knocking the filling out
lof4 one another.
! Isnever go to horse races-not
because do not like to see them
Libuts because ofthe scru5by setthat
is always there.
Some rich men say when you &c
q Ito sthem for money for a gooc
, cause: Wait until l get fixedl'
Fixed! Fixed when you are dead
T fixed for the fire fixed into back
> log for the DEVILS sitting rooml
: aCountry facts" are a scriptura
} animal and you need not be af
raid of it.
There was an old farmer il
q North, Georgia who said one day
!. 81 am going to saye;I am goinl
t 70 lay up; I am not going to b
poor when get old and cam
work" And he did save $150,00(
One day neighbor went to SO
him and said: Brother, how ar
YOU off for meat?" I have got en-
3 ough in my smokehouse for thi
g ond nntil hoo killing mex