Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-01
SAM JONES' TABERNACLE
At cLEBuRNE ABOUT HALE FILLED
YESTERDAY
10 Hesr the Georgia Evangelist, hut
He Was Not There and brother
stewart Preached-rhe Choir Being


cleburne, fex., Sept. sO.-The Sam
Jones meeting began this morning on
schedule time at 1890 o'clock.
About soOo people were present, about
half the capacity Of the tabernacle.
Miss Cora Conner was at the piano
ana Miss Annie Davle at the organ. Il.
o. Excel led the choir. which now has
about eighty-nve members and expects
to be 200 before the close OF the meet
Ing. After few songs and prayer
by Rev. j. w. Atkinson. Stewart. who
is advance agent. SO to speak. for the
great evangelist, made a short address
IN which he said among other things
that he always opened the meetings
and the people would learn the reuson
why before this one closed, am sorry
for the people from distance who
came here to hear Sam Jones, and hope
they will come again. This Is the
opening OF the grandest meeting Gle
burne ever had. We are not here for
any special church. but for God and to
AANAH FshfN aAAAAafA II 9QaA AlAAAAAN ~
tend this meeting let them come with
you. II you bring your babies, and
they cry, take them away at once until
they get quiet and then bring them
back. want 10 tell you how we get
rid of the Ill bred If we see any one
talking during service, whether woman,
man or child. we stop just long enough
10 show them to police and have
them taken away. BY this we will
see whether your police have any back
bone or grit. You must behave your
self Just Ike you were IN a church. We
Invite all ministers Of the city upon
the stand and have special place for
them. Christians We have no IRON
clad rules. II you want To work among
the penltents or shout glory, halleluJah,
just do as you please and shout away.
l know lots of you want to ask the
question why Sam Jones is not here.
and where he Is. Don't you worry
about it. He will be here just at the
right time, and not before. We didn't
get here by accident, and he knows
just when TO come,
After a song by the choir and solo.
Keep Close to Jesus" by r.. o. Excel,
he preached from the following text:
End Thes. Sd chapter and LIST verse:
"This text is the language OF st. Paul"
'Ni '"IN "4iSN ~ - :, PiN"N'''t
uolhs any s9oa IN ms WorId you may
And another thing the Christian peo-
PIE are praying for HIM The secret is
with the God above us, and when the
center Is in God there 10 no measuring
OF me breadth length ana depth OF MS
power. NOW, brethren, here am In
lhls Guy, ana IN the race 10 prlhg sln-
ners TO Christ. Some people say Don't
you ever ran IN your meetings. VIII
say 70 that Goa Is Always ready. coos
tline Tor meeting is the peoples time.
w e are IN the same work al the time;
dod IS with us all the time, and II
Goa II the same ana the preacher Is
the same ana we can get the people to |
help us ana pray Tor US, We VIII turn |
ms town over to God ana leave It all |
highh me power rises higher and |
hlshsr until the Old sinner cannot help |
put come. The secret is with God. Do |
you want 70 see the power or God
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