The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-10

cnce snaii say to me, Jones' why do ycu ersacj
sermon IN my life that 1 didp : ,eei tbn, ssd
s so,i IN my own body that might be losi an,
whp ,'ic ctet 10 preach thus thai may save nan
In ""' "aS given me the privilege to urc1cl
men one men ~ ras in Chattanooga, san all the rIct
more money than sense said to me ZONES va,
iny an, ps" rn a., the rich men ont or the meet
st1 10 him Exrusc me- brother Won ,Snt k E"y
mn No., ~ thc mems meeting ne xt sunday after
what he s ss,d rem d men were there, and d then,
uutF ana preach tac truth while Iliyr Jhad
wav howc "o mn ana count the cross ties all the
ana leoken my wife In the face say TO her Wiz
have walked all the way home, but have done
home in Pullman palace car and s aI nc 90
m nc, have been tsme-serving aud have NOT
/ uohe my dnty and there is the mi lion 's,yc
made nv pandering to tho passions OF men, nod
heip me 10 live true aud faithful to my vows = I
nave 10 tile IN = poor house
"A faithful preacher. We need them ,;.,o
prcachcr-onc OF those little De Il :.
patns,iG prcacilert- one who is hail fellow We i
paying or in d2neing. and sometimes will atten,s
= v",n =, pnr,y and dancing party himself Let my
worse than the worst saloon keeper in town
, NV osh u 'prcacher win man from the curse of
wine cn,, ", en- inc preacher himself stsat the
m'ie CUP it1% an he save man from worldli-
ness when he la's is gu ON unrebnked
dc,c.sM " , mat ~ inc record or your stewards,
ue"oohs hi,o ciuerst understand IL is no n
common thing for she stewards aud deacons in
on th seMn Rny eashro and carry
OF OF church u they do that ana 20 unrebuked nv
INC preacher Will say that he Is ~ guilty. as his
elders, Nc lhodist stewards and baptist Icsrons
p,'y caro- IN ,hts town. Aud, really there are
, more pee ps"pS rlayinscarie ON Wednesday night
MAJ, N1 you sct at prayer meeting. Hear me A
Methodist steward; q Bapsis deacon or n rrcsby.
.esiaa elder ought to he the ccancs. man in ri.
,,r.s. on old dram drinaing official you old pro-
g .,n5r, euchte players; ycu will never put
sNc euchrc out of the Christian homes Yon
can play progressive cuchrc without putting mn
has won anu II ANY Wcn the zane ended, someone
Judge OF the court, would fne the man and
won Woman VINO PLAYED that game aud make them
,'"n IL, or put them in tho onain gang. Bar,
amcn, unless the prize ~ wur'h $40, it ain'i
,cr III irgna Il is inst eating Your din
matter in tho churchy And tcii Won now old f
low. IL You arc Methodist steward, or Prcsbv.
tetian elder, or Baptist deacon don't Won ic,
INC sun 20 dowR until YOU tell your prcac6erihat
you are done with that sort OF thing, that YOU
arc not going to stand mp In the church unti ynm
MAKE resolution Tor anew life.
.kccor RI would not take tho record OF some
v WIZ, "hSiais 81 this town for all this world
w Nai has cccn the record OF Your life since won
camc to this town We Mcthodists used to elect
our ste wards for their pic,y. Now we elect them
an old woman Tor steward than a c oycn hi,
men ,mat play progressive euchrc. Let me tell
;hn, wntiiwnur sentiment lets gambling 20 on,
ina, sentiment = letting progressive cuchrc 20
on In the Christian homcs ~
', w nat ~ our record a. member or the churchs
IL every Wcnlocr or the church in Roanoke rcts
10 heaven. you will have To sleep In your brcechcs
on every night. or, God bless you, tncy will rob
The best men inthis town ARE members or
INC ch"rch. The worst men in this town arc also
in the church \ bad man In tho church adj.
hypocricy TO his conntcnancc and hypocrliical
meaune,s Is the worst in the world. Some OF
You You on hypocritcs say That's right, Sam Jones,
SNc IL 10 MIN; that's riSni; he Is in nv way'
But don't yom know, you Old dog. that unless YOU
arc a hypocritc he can't be in your ways And.
mc would keep my mouth shut What has
Icem E"nr IRE since you Joined the church OF
jesus thrt-ts Hear me, oh, the deeds Won have
committed: the crimes you have committed tho
WORDS yon have spoken since you Joined he
Hn ,ir. Ihuy have al .onc down in ndeliblc
God "'' '""'
;, M nat Is your record rs fathers Hear me- L
know what the word mcan+-'Father' Boys.
listen To me When married ut u wears OF ave
IN the course Of time God blessed my home with
an angel child and THAT little child pratted abonr
my home and laughed arou, q 1t tor ninetcen
moths. staggered In It's presence | swore In
s a,o @ when 1t WAS ninctecn mouths OF
II ever get To Heaven, | will hunt uy TINT SWEAT
nnscl child and take her in my arms and beg her
parooh Tor what did In her sweet and Innocent
presence. Bat have got six other children and
no, one or them ever looked an, smiled 10 their
fathers ace without Knowing rc was "a Chtistian
man trying To do his be-, 10 get to Heaven
I'm Gcorgia, in Virginia. in time or eternity,
not child OF mine shall look in my face aud say:
~ ather, II You mad set ME proper example,
womld not have been UMPIRE pared; | will live
S"uly hic III the presence OF my loved ones at
What is your record ss father. come
closer still what is your record NJ husband?
cNpcc. there Is II hundred men in this audience
that II your wife knew your record she wouldn't
I'VE day with You to save yonr life believe
II there is more Internal character in life than
Eli other infernalism, Ia IL that husband that goes
home dripping with iApurty from u baydy
house and pillows his head beside that OF his pure
WIG tou pity that man.
II believe with all my heart that a wife has ~
much right TO step aside rs any man that lives
Your lite and stained your marriage bed and
siiil your wife loves You. And ii your wife in
I I,,n yon1steppcd aside but once yon would
Your hand and demand divorce
II come to yon young man. Hear me, boys
near INC take the ground that American society
VIII never measure up 10 q DIS standard uutii
every boy in the county is rs pure rs he wants
When was preaching in Cincinnati picked
up tue inquirer ono morning and saw where Il
Young went 10 M as-ignntion house the previous
hiSht ana tolt the woman in charge to send him
II girl. Directly afterwards girl walked in and
l,st as soon as he saw her, lie pulled out mis-
And when the people VINO heard the shot came
RUSHING In and asked him Why he shot her he
-hid, 'Ihat u my own sister. have shot her fur
coming 10 u house like thi. And said in th.
meeting that night that that girl had as much
there. - "'''
listen to me. Iou degrade Your manhood
ana lower Your life whenever you do a thing YOU
don't want your pure sister to do And have
got some hepc FOR every other class OF men ON
'"d earth than have for those men that have
lons since stepped their bodies in liccntious
crime III your mother knew your record like
God knows 1t, she would loathc aud despisc YOU
BOYS think moment. Where were you last
sunday night: Where were some OF you last
hiTn'; LAY that the man thar consorts with
rni ca women has no right 10 go In the company
"t u pnrc girl in town. My tod. what a contact
with sn,:h an Internal Thin. rs YOU:
III Knew boy was unclcan and he came to
my iruht porch. would kick him ont or The
place, aa'i say Ia him. III on ever come here
again, Will load yon with buck shot will
never let such wretch come To m v home