The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-07
JONES ON CHURCH MEMBERS.
The Famous Evangelist Makes It
Hot for Eypccrites.
BE Would Soon Si-b L.bel to
Sign His Name ".cc:t. fer
Bis WIfc-ABe z:ui.scy's
Experiences.
ICOPYRTGHT. iS1il

Churchmcn or in common parlaEce the
Church Member.
! yield the palm to no man in my
respect, love and confidence for a gen
! uine Christian. The highest type Of
manhood may be found in him. The
/ brOadcst benefccncc. the lzindliest
/ deeds, the true5t Christians are found
I in the rank and file of the church OF
God
would to God that all who named
! the name of Christ were pure. and Just,
, and good. OF all professions. this is
infinitely the highest. 1t IS a profess
sion which lays claim of soul and body
for both worlds, and calls forth from
every r2an who takes the vows Of the
Christian church all his raAsorned
powers Of soul and mind and spirit.
1t Is not the good | shall discuss in
this letter bat the fraud, the hunbug
and hrrocrite. the nominal professor,
/ the dccoy and painted duck. The
worldly and the sinful may take no
! JUNCTION to themselves as they read
| these lines, for it is a fact that there is
, not a hypOcrite in the church of God
to-day that we did not pull out from
the ranks of the world and the world
Of sinners. They but laugh at one of
their own number when the fraud in
the church is ridiculcd.
The world looks hypercritically upon
the church: sees all its flaws and can
fad hvpocrite quicker and have more
to say about him than they ever had
to say Of all the good and true in tho
church.
have had old sinners say to me:
Gave II to those old hypocritcs, Jones,
for they are in my way" | have had
bat one reply to make to them and
that is: How can a man be in your
wav unless he is ahead of yOu?" In
stead Of .wering the question, the
Ola sinner generally tucl1s his tail and
moves along to Join in another world
tie man whom he so deeply desplses
in this.
Abe Null1cy, the Texas Evangelist,
has given to the world true Chris
tian character. Just before his con-
version to God, he became a bankrupt
mcrchant.and. like many in the church
and 0ut. he willingly fenced of to him
self the three thousand dollars. real
aHl personal property which the law
allowed him. though he knew the very
law itself was a travcsty on justice and
a fraud on creditors.
The morning after his conversion
he stepped ont of the home which a
banIlruDt law had permitted him to re-
:, ~ 't'' i-:N +a,,.~, ,I,;tS IN the on.
~ c',,' ,,,,,.l,.t I,,+o,.,,,;nol
to yvorl, for God. He hadn't gone fal
down the street when he met {; lawyer
of the city. lie took the lawyer fer
~, 81 +,s1, ~ onca Shaking
L.,,Is 9Th the LAWYER. he sail:
urnlona1 cod savcd nv soul las
! ,,;,,1,+ o,,l no ,,araoncd all nv sins.
: 49,, I,.,,,,,, ~, tbe rsay.>
; ma Cn1o,nl norbrrs 2 little sl,op
: ....l,, ,,l;,r;on vi,h y cynical Loo;
: -.
XVI 1r,,11-o,v won cav God forcay,
. :, ,;,,so.,
4 ..Tan CnIonc1 no forrave them al
>
! 40 xviii +1o 1,,--,-ar did he for
,.,,, +ro+ claim hold arainst yO1
- ,,,4(,l,,, b,,,,drod dollars Dast du
c,.,,, =, Nav, Orleans and that cimIt
t,I,,d dollar claim, hovcamai>s
49,, 1,,,,aO i, favor of y ST. Loui
,,.,
: ~, ,,,ro17.zod the Young convert. bu
, soon he r9flicd AMI said: Colonel.
= ,r.;n e.,,l,, o1,on4 that. | will settl
that matter rirht. | will see you /"
:. for" He turrred and went back to hi
lo,,,,, o-,1 coid TO his WE:
~ r4o,+o1 70 vvorl, for Go
:. .,,;I ,,,a,.-';-,c, Init was naralvzcd b
or ~ C,I % IN my frst attcnoDt
en- Wbon 7 said 70 him that God ha
saved me and pardoned all my sin:
'';,1, ,.,,;oo1 sr,;la he said. Mr. Mn
d I,oy ala cod nardon YOU of the claim
m. ,,,,, =, NV! bands AGAINST vou?'
- baTn thnnrht but few minutes. bu
Tr;ra Won the verdict of nv mind an
, heart. | shall this day surrender TIL
howe and furniture and all things {
~ vaIue which we possess to my credi
ors and will execute my note for tn
, | balance and paw them if God spare
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