The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-11-05

7
ed by persons standing) that less
than hundred squeezed through
the jam, to accept the propositions
made.
Sunday afternoon Bro, Jones
took as his text the words Of Joshua
Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve; but as for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord. Sermon
was terrible arraignment of the
whiskey curse, and had the effect OF
drawing the lines" on this question
as they were never drawn before.
The heights and depths of human
woe caused by whiskey, we're so viv-
idly despicted, as to almost raise
ones hair on end. Thousands were
present, many from different por.
tions Of Bowie county, and Bro,
Jones was determined to put in an
effective and telling service for the
women and children" who suffer
because of whiskey, and all kinds Of
intoxicating drinks. No man who
ever lived can hear him on this sub
ject and not be affected thereby
The sad and truthful Incidents re-
lated, in his experience, we're so true
to life and the experience and obser-
yation of all that conviction of the
terrible curse went straight home
to the hearts of his every hearer
At the close asked every man, wo-
man an child who was against whis-
key, and would vote and work
against it, to stand up, when the
thousands present, stood up as one
man. Certainly "whiskey will have
to go" from Bowie county
Last night Bro, Jones preached
his second sermon, to men only
from the subject--"Conscience,
Record and God Text-St John,
1922. Conscience and Record are
the index fingers pointing us to
God" Tabernacle was full to over
flowing with men only. Sermon
was logical and effective Mems
common sins were dealt with in
plain unvrrnished terms, and de-
nounced as they should be. Few If
any present ever heard just such
a sermon before. He exhorted and
pleaded with rnen to change their
lives and become better men, Gods
laws are not like our laws, so easy
TO evade or corrupt. God will call
every man to account for the deeds
done in the body, including the
worst of secret sins While the laws
Of our country are not enforced as
they should be, Gods laws are ever
Interchangeable and is ever enforced.
He opposee mob law as it never
reached the higher and worse Grim
inals. Anarchy and communism
could not be tolerated Turning to
the negroes he said always re-
member rape means rope on the
spot" A true Southern man, he
ever stood up for the society and
virtue of the women OF our beloved
sunny southland, He thought "a
majority of the men of Texarkana
are law abiding" Dealt whisky a
"black eye" and stated that If the
saloons of this city had have track
ed the law, they would probably
have been tolerated. and would not
have been voted out on the East
side in September, They have been
breaking the Sunday law all over
the city and must now take the
consequences. THEY WILL HAVE
TO co, Bowie county will follow
the good example set by Miller
county and vote it out, Proved that
whisky had never benefited the
city, or improved her streets OF
sidewalks; one fifth Of the money
squandered for the fiery stuff woulc
have paved every street and side
walk. Closed the wonderful sermon
in a most eloquent plea to every
man present to quit his meanness
and lead Cody, upright lives. Made
proposition that every man who
would promise to do this, and joir
some church at once, to come W
and rive him their hands and Coo
their hearts, when over two hun
dred persons responded 1t wa
indeed glorious meeting, that viii
tell out in eternity
Today and tonight's services will
close the Sam Jones revival in The
big tabernacle, Only God can es
innate the great amount Of gooC
accomplished, We believe 1t vii
finish the reformation of Texarkan.
already started and well unde
way, by her good people and TIVE
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