The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-28
REV. IL. IL. JONES. mEEr,Na.
Socrates" Throws Light Upon It's True
Iuwardness and Meaninr.

The colered people OF Roanoke were
extended cordial invitation by the
Rev. l.. r. JONES' pastor OF the Old Lick
Baptist Church, to attend frolic at
Davis Hall on last Monday evening, to
which many, aroused by curiosity, went,
among whom were two of our city news
paper reporters. The entertainment of
the evening was we'll arranged and
planned by the Rev. j., and as it was
rather new departure for one who oc-
capies pulpit, many were attracted
thither. The Rev. Jones had informed
his dancers that he was determined to
make tho school board hear him.
He had appealed to them in vain
(Philip drunk) fow weeks ago, while
Principal Harth and family were in
South Carolina Now, as no had rs-
turned, he would appeal to them again,
(Philip sober) and If they did not como
to this dance and grant their righteous
request and remove Principal Harth and
wife and give him and his portion of
the government cherry he would appeal
unto CWsar (Hon. John e. Massey at
Richmond, and have them turned out
and new set OF school authorities put
in who would faithfully perform the du-
ties Of the office.
The reverend gentleman seemed to
have forgotten that when Principal C.
s. Boston was at the head of the school
that he gave the school and school au-
thorities so NJ UGH trouble by his unwar-
ranted interference and self.assumed
responsibilities that former school Off
cial warned him that If had any respect
for the contents Of his head, if it con-
tanned anything, he had better refrain
from further interference with the
school, as he (the school authority said
he usually carried a cane that was USE
full as we'll as ornamental. A hint was
sufficient for the reverend, and the au-
thority and principal enjoyed a long
sought rest. But bye and bye there
arose Pariah who knew not this med
dlesome Joseph, both as school officer
and principal.
The reverend, thinking his head no
longer in peril, comes forth from his
retired place and declares that tho
school machine is wrong again and he
is the Moses to rcctify it and lead his
people OF Israel tO.i il ~; people, to the
promised land, Us he hai caught a glimpse
of the govornmen, cherry (school
money! and thought it right that thew
should have large part of it whether
they were prepared 20 digest it or not.
lie claims this on the basis of quantity,
not quality.
Well, it was we'll understood that the
reverend had spent great doal of his
precious time in training his dancers
who were to take part in this unique
ministerial entertainment, as no balk
was desired.
Promptly at $50 p. M. the reverend
raped on the table and informed the
anxious crowd that as his fiddle was
we'll tuned and the dancers were present
he thought it time to begin. By COM
mon, but tacit, consent Pat Oliver was
appointed to call the figures. All the
preliminary participants should be hon.
ored for they were honorable, If Pope is
correct when he says:
"lIonor and shame from no condition rice;
Act well your part; there all the honor lies"
The reverend was the fiddler who fur
nished the music, although he had been
telling the public that the patro as of
the public schools would do so.
The reverend played the first three
sections of his music, for it was divided
into sections, and then called upon the
people 10 begin dancing. just then one
looked upon the other and the other
upon the tother, apparently not knowing
how to begin, when Pat Oliver gave them
the benefit of his rich store of parliament
airy knowledge and informed the rever-
end that his pieces were com pick and re-
quired compound motion and explana-
ton to set them going. While readiness
was being made to give this explanation,
one c. N. s. Galston cast bomb which
caused great CONSERVATION in the camp,
by reading printed copy Of the min
utes of the Valley Baptist Association,
which showed that the character of the
Rev. Jones (hddler) to be at that time
considered as bright as midnight and
as clean as mud. AT that point confns-
ion reigned within, while Nature thun-
dered and rained without.
The reverend and his henchmen tried
to prevent Galston and others from
reading this Objectionable piece OF pa.
per. But Galston and others were de-
termined to be heard. When they saw
suppression was impossible they reluc.
family consented to let them read it.
Then the reverend came forth with
great humiliation and confessed iudg.
ment, but thought as an ecclesiastical
court had succeeded in covering that
thing up he did not think it altogether
right that any one should be so unkind
and ungentlemanly as to uncover it at
this late day.
But the record did not show that it
was even adjudicated to that extent by
that mock court, which if it did, had his
reputation more at heart than it did
that OF the Christian ministry. All the
while tho gentleman was before his au-
dience his face bore sardonic grin.
After, however, many resolutions were
passed which said everything imagina-
BILE, but signihed nothing, the circus
ADJOURNED sine die. SOCRATES.
Attempted Housebrcak!np.
Thieves attempted to enter the resi-.
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