The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-16
Uncle Jones WhoopS it Up to
Masculine MeanneSS.
His Sermon Endorsed by the Thousands
Who Heard It Remarkable Scene.

WOulu alltuu lHe tJhtu oOHSc
sermon to men only last night, the
average citizen of Waco would
have wanted to cut down the figures
few thousand, but nevertheless
they were there. They came in
wds-smsll men, large men, tall
men, short men, old men, young men,
in fact all kinds and characters of
men. Many of them shed their
coats, when they found the atmos-
phere so very warm, IN fact May
thought from the temperature OF
the place, that it was very appro-
pirate place to find the devil, and if
there is any one person Brother
Jones loves TO find and 90 aft
without kid gloves it is the
devil. Brother Excel managed to
get together large choir of
male voices, and by constant re.
hearsing he finally succeeded in
training them to sing "There is a
Fountain Filled with Blood "
The cry of the photographs and
sermons at the door and the song
books within was not heard yester-
day. Brother Jones is opposed to
Sunday opening, and closes both
front and back doors on the Sab
bath.
Colonel Durham and Major
Excel, the junior of the Excel
twain, occupied seats on The plat
form and gave attention to the ser
mons yesterday, forgetting for
time the cares of business
After Offering a pray err for the
blessings of God on the meeting,
Brother Jones read report from
the committee appointed to have
the railroad noises abated, which
communication stated that Waco is
now preparing to erect the Texas
Cotton Palace, which would have
an auditorium with seating capac-
ity of 6, 600 people. Brother Jones
made an earnest appeal to every cit
izen of the town to stand up for
progress, and by union of strength
Waco would surge to the front and
take the lead. He spoke in eulo
CYSTIC terms of this city and the
state.
Brother Excel sang solo, care
You Ready for the Judgment Day."
Brother Jones then commenced
his talk to men only.
This heat, | admit is oppressive
but there is heat more oppressive
that this that have come to tell
you about.
l have but three questions that
would put to any man who is all
accredited minister Of the gospel and
who stands up to preach to me.
The first question | would put to
him would be this, care you posted
on the subject you are discussing?
In other words, do you know what
you are talking sbout?' When
that question is satisfactorily an
swered to my mind l would put an
other one, "Do you mean kindly to
me in what you say?" This
question satisfactorily answered,
have but one more, and that is
this, "Do you live what you
preach? When he ans wers theee
IN the atiirmative | will throw open
the doors of my heart and my con
science to him. On that first ques-
ton, is the speaker tonight posted
on the subject he is discusslng-
does he know what he is talking
about? Determine that. Next, do
you mean kindly to me? The God
that can look through and through
every fibre of my being knows
that | haven't aught against any
man that walks the face of the
earth; | have nothing but good will
toward my fellow man. Then next
and last, do you live what you
preach? Any sensible man in This
audience knows that a man that
throws as many rocks as Sam Jones
cannot afford to live in a glass
house-if you have got good hard
sense you know that. A
man that breaches like Sam
Jones has got to live right, there is
no doubt about that. Religion or
no religion man that breaches as
close to man as do has got to live