Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-15
CROWDS TO HEAR JONES.
the TABERNACLE CROWDED TO
TUE Doous.
The Gcorsia E,nn9cIist Preached
Two characteristics sermon. and
Drought sinners 10 Repcnt-
ance--rhe Discour-es.


tabernacle early today and before the
noted Georgia evangelist had assembled
the platform Il was filled. The singing
was superior, the prayer feelinely
voiced. and the collection held It's own.
The man Of God selected for his morn
ing discourse these words Choose ye
this day whom you will serve, but Ra
for me and my house we VIII serve
Cod There is an independent ring
about that verse that like. IL you'll
Join the church Will. But another
says, II don't care how YOU act or
what youll do, but am going TO join
the church" A sore person ~ mighty
sensitive; but sound horse likes the
currycomb-he sorter leans against IT,
A man that stands out clean and clear
In character. you can't jostle him. aud
when he attacks, look out. mllitlo,
Give me the man that has the spunk
grit and sand to stand. he's my man
Looking at the babies, Jones said
that II there Is any verse In the Bible
you have paid attention to It is 'bc
fruitful and multiply"
II a man were TO leave two
apples on the stand and tell me to
take my choice, I would take one, and
not like many OF you rake EN- both
In. Why, you rake In whisky and the
dance; swoop In both the devil and re-
ligion. For heavens sake. choose one
or the other--this day whom you will
serve. YOU can't make q lawyer out
OF boy that fishes all the time. Then
how can God make a Christian out OF
fellow when he don't wish 10 be onef
Now the boy wishes to become a
farmer; he walks up to an old farmer
and asks him, "will you givo me a
chance TO be n farmer Just place
your wages as YOU zee that deserve"
nnd he pitches IN and works Ike n
| Turk and In ten years owns the farm,
Yes, It TX more In the person; and
so II II with the professions, You
know where your finances break
down! you spend moro than you make,
You can't stay In town and loaf and
I mako crop When they want me TO
stand for them 40 they can lay down,
no. cir. excuse me. II is all IN the man.
| and he viii make n man anywhere,
| You can be Christian II you choose
| 60 be one Born AGAIN." says one;
"explain that to me" II II making
fellow over Into something he ought
to have been. In naturaliAlng an irish
man. Dutchman and Frenchman they
merely renounce allegiance 60 their
former countries and pledge allegiance
| 20 the United States OF America, And
hear me. when | renounce the deYil
and swear fcalty to Jesus Christ that
moment / am born again.
These little preachers that make
| these things az clear as new ana helrut
/ texts bigger than they are, l always
| feel like gettiug behind thom for fonr
| something might happen, like tho boy
! that loaded n gun with poweftul
| tight bullet, fired u. anu bless your
| soul the bullet had not been moved,
| hut hud the gun went way yondof
| And again be like the drunken fellow
| that Joined the church when drunk,
/ 1vas told by hla wife that ho was
/ drunk and ioined the church last night
| then said he III stick 20 u IN INC
| world burns down, and he did stick.
| III tiod took him home, Here he inter-
| spnrsed his remarks with strong
! nnecdote on a man whom he took IN
! the church without religion, You
/ members have your religion gone ~
| like the measles and what you need
/ ~ "A strong dose of gospel tea 20 BRINK
| YOUR religion out. There are many Ut.
| lie fellows that 20 10 theological
cemetery and there they ray GIVE
1 me sound common sense, that's whnt
/ ] want--like the man that prayed pc
/ fore he got religion, Kept on having
/ family prayers and praying until he
| rot II. Get on the means OF grace ana
| stick to II and further on, the blessing
/ will come But some say Brother Jones,
| I'm AFRAID III fall, wei thnts Just
| wltnt God wants, you 10 be AFRAID and
! not like some people who are not afraid
| OF falling and bud, these little Fellows
| keen on falling Are you perfect
| brother Jones2 No, nor dc I want TO be,
| for / will have no one TO associate win,
| ] could not with you Brother Brown
\ ana would have TO quit whistling ht the
parsonage. Jones here gave an Hpt IL
| instratlon OF n travel 70 henvon OF his.
/ IN a wagon TINT would bf0nk down.
now an axle, then n wheel. He met a
! brother Just nj heaven, aud asked him
are there any shops inside. NcsY
| Thank God for the supervision over
us as We journey on TO heaven. Then
came tho call for moh AZ would Join
the church at tho first opportunity.
| Let every man ana woman choose this
| day whom they Will serve. Numbers
came forward and graaped his hand.
| Banedictlon
In iuatice tn our friend San Jones,
we repeat what no rotated last might
| Tint n was reported he came here on
a stipulated price. lie denied u and Az
| aured the people, that ns regards his
| coming 90 Weathfrford. he had never
| alluded 10 money IN all the CORE
| spondence and his talks with those who
saw him ana II he desired money he
| had been offered by Il Louisville hrm
$3.50 night for 800 consecutive NIGHTS
| 10 lecture and " he had been after
| money he would have accepted the
Louisville proposition. Bud can You
sec. our people made II Il purse Of
| 5000 for him and they VIII send him
| on his way not empty handed
sunduy Might Service.
The tabernacle was running over to-
night and the interest doubly In
| creased.
In all places OF the city Sam Jones
| md hts digcourses are on the tongues
| OF everyone. II IL Sam Jones here.
| sam Jones there, and Sam Jones all
| around He II the strongest American
| pulpit declaimer IN the United stateH
/ This Is the conHcenHus OF opinion,
whether the speaker expressing him.
self likes II or not.
The usual routine marked the open
ing exercisls: when the great divine
read the following text, 20 which he
| invited the prGyerful attention 81 the
| great assembly Of people before him:
HE that being often reproved and
| hardeneth his heart and stiffcneth his
| neck after being often roproved. shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that with
| out remedy"
Mr. Jones requested the merchants
/ ~ the city TO close up tomorrow