The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
MANHOOD and MONEY.
REV. SAM JONES RNTRRrAINs A
LARGE AUDIENCE.

Sketched.
DeGlve's Opera House, Atlanta, was
well filled last night with an audience
That gathered to hear Rev. Sam Jones
In his bright and amusing lecture on
Manhood and Money" says the Con
sttt~tton. Quaint, original and always
Iunny, the evangelist never fails to
interest an audience, and each applica-
ton OF the straw last night drew forth
a hearty peal of laughter from the
crowd.
The preacher was introduced by DR..
L. Il. Kendall, the pastor of the Boule.
ward church, in a graceful and charac-
teristic speech of presentation.
A number of well known citizens, in
Guiding several of the leading pastors
OF the city, occupied seats on the plat,
form, and were more than convulsed
by thefunny things that came from the
lips of the of the speaker.
Manhood and Money is the sub
ject of mylecture began the preacher,
land you will see that I have selected
two things as far apart as I could get
them. They may get tangled up now
and then, but it rarely happens in these
degenerate days. Laughter. Every
body is anxious to get an Office. 1
never knew the like of candidates in
my life, and, it seems to me, the air is
full of them. Laughter. What we
need in Atlanta and what we need in
Georgia and what we need everywhere
is not more Office holders but more
royal, independent and manly men.
IApplause.] The country is full of
ladies and gentlemen, but men and
women are woefully scarce We need
them not only in politics, but we need
them in the pulpit and in the church.
Men of convictions, and not simply
men of opinions, is the imperative need
of the hour"
Branching off from his serious vein,
the speaker here and there narrated a
good joke by way of illustration, and
his hearers hardly had time to collect
themselves after one explosion before
another occurred.
"a good sister said to me the other
day." continued Mr.. Jones, in one of
these moods, brother Jones, you talk
more foolishness than anybody I ever
heard
"tDo you know what foolishness isp
I inquired of the good sister.
"'No,' she said.
"'Then I'll tell you. Foolishness is
what you rub on fools and it takes a
lot of it to go round [Laughter.l
81 have very little respect for a fool.
I had rather be a rascal than a fool.
You can reform a rascal, but you can't
do anything with a fool. Did you ever
try to monkey with a fool9 If you did
you got left. I frequently meet up
with a lot of fools in my travels about
the country. I knew of a couple who
were engaged to be married. At the
last minute the girl told her fellow
that she would have to call a halt until
she could make an explanation.
"'Go on said he.
"'Well, I want to let you know be-
fore this goes any further that I'm a
somnambulist.'
THAT'S all right said he; Pm a
Presbyterian. You can go with me
one Sunday and I'll go with you the
next Laughter
GA man needs a clear head. Clear
ness of thought is essential to complete
manhood. In addition to this he must
be independent. He must be able to
look the world in the face and dare
it's scorn and derision. Men of courage
is the need Of the day-men who are
willing to do what is right regardless
of what may happen and to stand by
it. A man is known by what amuses
him. Show me the man who spends
his time at the card table or in frivolous
amusements and I Will show you a
man who is without character. We
grow too fast in this age of the world.
We are seeking after money and not
after manhood, but I'll tell you that
there is not money enough in the
world to buy one single man. Zap
plause.] We do not take enough in
trest in cur boys. We are too impatient
to get to our work. Here is a fellow
who start away from home as soon as
he loads up in the morning. He has a
regular beaten path to the store and
+~ooda IN tho CANA hrick aVePV time
he passes a given point. He is too