The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-15
A SERMON BY SAM JONES.
APPL<UDED NJ 5000, PEOPLE PRO-
FEssIS9 TEE F<IIH OF WESLEY.

tenth cssiury Boys Are Mean and the
9iris Are Feois -" In Frenehine Awful
To-niwht,- Says This Froraner OF Pnipits.
URnANA. O.. Aug. 13-For twenty-five years
or moro an association composed OF lay NOM
bers OF the Methodist churches Of this city,
Springfield. and other surrounding towns has
helA an annual religious revival in the sum
mer months. known as camp meeting. which
usually lasts about ten days. The meetings
are held In a large grove covering several
acres. Tho people who attend these gather
ings reside on the grounds during tho camp
meeting In cottages Several hundred OF
those residences have boon built. many OF
them In flne architectural style. affording oil
the convoniences and comforts OF n we'll
arranged city home There is also a fine hotel
on the grounds for the accommodation OF
those who are not otherwise provided for.
Fine springs. elegant walks and drives. beau
tiful scenery. and foliage add to the attractive.
ness OF tho place.
Those meetings have the individual favor Of
many OF tho Bishops. ministers. and other
dicnitarics o. the Methodist Church. who
usually attend them in large nuphers. This
Ia particularly true OF tho members OF the
Cincinnati Conference. In addition to secur-
inc the presence Of several Bishors and many
prominent clerCymen to conduct the annual
meetings. the association has made It II rule
10 secure the seryices Of some prominent
evangelist to "stir up tho enthusiasm" and
Increase tho attendance and likewise the cato
receipts. The association this year secured
the Rev sam Jones' the widely known Georri ia
evangelist and .xhorter. He arrived last Sun
dov and will r.,nain until tho close OF the
meeting. next Sunday evening. He breaches
ona sermon day for the eight days.
and for this service the association pays
him $1,000. MIR. Jones hn, been preaching
with s,l his old-.ime carnestness and on
thusiasm, and has drawn great crowds to
hear him. He tells the people Quit your
meauness." and docs 80 in language more
forribl, than polishcd: in fact. the like
Of /. is seldom heard from a pulpit. The fol-
lowing sermon. prenched on Thursday even
inp last. and reported verbatim. ia n tritie
lamar than most of his sermons. but. ms he
he,o,ne oroused Mt the sound Of bis own voice
ond tbe apnlause Of an audience revealing in
his cours. and blasnhenous hnronpue. he
ov,rstanned his usual limit Of length.
rio oveninr services were held in the large
tnb,rnacle. and every one OF tho 5000 seats
vns f,lled. The choir sang There ia Foun.
tain Filled with Blood" after which the Roy. ].
Vnrvitv ~ DAYTON offered a fervcnt nrnver.
The choir again sang and the large congrera.
tion ;oined In. When thew had finished sing.
ing the Rev. Sam Jones took his place at the
nuInit and nreached as follows:
II have tbis annlication OF tho sermon that
shall nrench Tonight: Il charge thee there.
fore hefore God and tho Lord Jesus Christ.
who shall Judge of the Quick and the dead at
his nnnearinp in bis Kingdom.
".preach the word. be instan In SAMSON and
ont Of season: remove. rebuke. exhort. with
all lonp-sufYering and doctrine.
".For ,he fine will coma when thev vii, NOT
endure sound doctrine: but after their own
lusts shall thew heap to themselves teachers.
,uo.o ola. nv w '''"'e''eo 'e"e"oi O.
having itching ears
.,o ruth and ahaii hs tnrnad unto fahlss.
..n.' 80 80, W ~ .ss 49,
But waten thou IN all tnines; endure afnie,
proof 100. OF tns m.hls nS.,.,..,,.,
preacher to His own Son in tho gospel limo
thy. read these words as an apology to the
sermon which we shall preach tonight. To-
morrow at 10 o'clock. the Lord willing, want
obstacles and how to get over them.
ai.hth ua,soa ~, ~. s;rth .hant.. y, G.
Pa u - Tho Gslatians. Re- va not decs,vsd
Gad ia 20 not .ne moesed: for @
sow.tb that sh.li ha aIso raan For ba that
sowe.h t"st s s.S no aso eH Cd. uf no .na'
ruption: but he that soweth of tho spirit shall
OF the spirit reap lie everlastlne'
There are two absolutely impossible things
~ nossihIs for n man to continuously ana
ahpossioie ior Hah W CONTINUOUSLY anu
successfully practise fraud upon his own
thoughts. II you are Christian you know
AT S.tt,r thon .nythir, .,o. ~, 90 ,,o,
TINS oet.er nhan ans'"'hk eIse. ON so siau
that God will not allow man to lie down and
sleep his way to hell God will speak to you
in no un,r,stakabe terms, and will tell YOU
AZ Nv W. ~ w. e. ~
who you are what you are. ana whittier you
are tending. DOWN neeu IN your soul You
know who you are ana what you are.
AGAIN. II Is aDsoluteiy lmp0ssipie LOT man
to continuously and successfully practise q
fraud upon his neishbor. II you are good
man your neighbor knows II. and II vow are
not good man your neighbor knows 1t. Ii
there are any virtues IN your Character your
neighbor knows ana follows. want no better
evidence to ,condcmn any man than the fact
that his Eeighbor s.ys that ne VIII net 90
on hill God knows you through and through.
He knows every act by analysis; every motive
that permitted the act and words. Thereis
nothing q more vital lmpGrtnnce than the
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