The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-19
SAM JONES ON DECK
he breaches a Characteristic Ser
mon at Moundsville.
He SCORES THE OLD HYPOCRITES,
In Sermon on PrayOr-Dripkiug
and Swearing also get a Share
the Roast, aud ho Promises to do
Some Playing on sunday-MiSs
Wray's Earnostness Winning its
Way to the Hearts of the People,


The people OF the camp ground were
astir earlier than usual yesterday morn.
ing, and thero was an air OF expectancy
on every face, and the crowd soon began
to collect on the point to await the ar.
rival Of the train, Every one was eager
to see Sam Jones arrive. but few saw
him, for while the interest was at its
heighth messenger informed Mr.. Bod
10y that Mr.. Jones was at his cottage.
He had come in hack around the back
way,
There was very heavy dew Thursday
night and yesterday morniug, but every
prospect OF beautiful day.
The change Of the s o'clock claGa from
the young peoples temple to the audi
torium was justified by tho attendance.
This meeting, usually held onlyan hour,
was continued till the hour for choir
practice, with but a short intermission.
Great interest was manifested, nearly
hundred OF the old people getting In
their witness for the glory OF God.
A break in the programme made 1t
possible for Miss Wray to have the
morning hour in the auditorium, aud
the great audience that greeted her
bore testimony to the hold she has on
the people OF the place. This remarka-
BILE young woman is u power for good,
and has won very warm place IN the
heats OF both old young.
Miss Wray called on j. w. Bodley to
open tho service with prayer, after
which Prof. Excel sang,
Rev. Sam P, Jones. not being able to
obtain sleeper, was much fatigued,
and rested at tho cottage OF ]. w. Bod.
ley while Miss Wray talked.
She chose for her theme ''The Cleans
ing Of the Temple" and drew picture
Of tho degeneration OF tho Jewish idea
Of God until 1t became simply the per.
formance OF irksome and meaningless
ceremony. With the hand Of an artist
she showed how the reception Of the
blessings Of God changed them into q
curse or blessing, according to the
spirit in which We receive them.
Losing sight Of the fact that the great
blessings God had bestowed upon the
Jewish nation were TO overflow and thua
bless all the world, the Jew had appro-
priated them all to himself and they
had come to occupy his thought and
heart to the exclusion OF God. His love
to the stranger had been turned to hate
to the Gontile aud he stabbed mis- cattle
on the sacred ground God had sea apart
ior the proselylis temple.
The temple OF God is the human
heart, and II full OF the world, God can
not enter therein, aud SO He sends
trouble aud affliction to turn our
thoughts from these things, not because
his God hates US, but because he loves
US go tenderly that he wants to be pres
ent with US continually.
The distinctive feature OF the Christ
ian religion is, that while other forms
touch only the outside and deal with
the acts, tho Christian religion begins
in the heart and deals with the motive.
She showed the relation OF faith to o
successful Christian life and declared
that the measure of our usefulness TO
IOu huu u6lpluIuen9 w huM1ANy WoA0
the measure Of our faith.
She then made an earnest appeal to
all to make complete surrender TO
God-to not lot even the mark Of Satan
remain on US, and to enter at once and
for all time into the experience Of tuu
salvation.
Many who were at first disappointed
that Sam Jones was mot to address
them yesterday morning, were much
pleased to hear Miss Wray, and ex-
pressions OF commendatlon aud praise
were heard an every hand, and not un-
merited.
The children's meeting in the temple
convened at 1880 p. m. to give time
for tho afternoon meeting in the audi
torium att.
Rev. Sam P. Jones, coming in at thiA
hour, Professor Excel asked tho con.
gregation to join In that grand old
hym, crock Of Ages" and with the
congregation standing Mr.. Jones led in
o few words OF earnest prayer. The
choir then sang that beautiful anthem,
"All Have Give to Jesus"
The preacher, with evident emotion,
expressed his gratitude to God for past
good accomplishments on these grounds,
and asked the congregation to pray for
future blessings.
Az an illustration Of the BhortnesS Of
life he reloted the etory Of q lady In
Talmage's congregation, who was one
night at the alter seeking forgiveness OF
her sins and two days after the express
| cotnnanv took her lifelesg form home
for burial.
The subject Of his discourse was
prayer" He spoke Of the fact that
most Of the great storms that deYaStato
the country havo their rlbo IN the 70.
Rions Of Montana or DakotahI that IN
that country there was what was
known as tho storm center, and II was
the Disturbance these storm centern
that precipitated those terrible storms
and blizSardS over tho United Staten.
He did not know whore, but some
whore in tho universe OF Gods
love there were storm centres Of mercy,
and II by any means we could dilturb
them and lot them sweep over the couns
try tho position Of sinners In West Viz.
ginia would DO mighty uncomfortable.
What we want 10 the power Of the epiEtt
Of God In our chrigtianitH he illuls
tratsd tho difference between The powo!.
Of man In preaching and tho power Of
God thusi TakO two blacuttS; one has
stFychnino In II, one has mona. Take
two dogs; give ono one biscuit II makes
him fat, give tho other tho other, u
kills him. II was not the biscuit, II was
the poison. II ID not tho gospel, q
tho power Of God In thoRospel thai
knocks tho old Oinnors OF thpir iOet and
bFlhva Lhorn 10 tho foot Of tho ofoau.