The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-09-19
SAM JONES IN WINSTON.
TIRE mENDOUS CROWDS TURN OUT
TO BEAR HIM
He is Assisted by Rev George Stewart,
a Strong Preacher = Onsioughfs
Upon the StronghoIds of Sin
Synopsis of Their Sermons


Synopsis of Their Sermons
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. Geo
Stewart arrived here last Thursda.
| morning to conduct protracteC
meeting, and proceet.ei at once u
| Browns Warehouse, which had beer
fitted up for the occasion.
| Mr.. Jones then got right down tt
J business. He said the first service
was little late in beginning anC
would necessarily be rather informal
| but he would talk awhile from these
| words: 81 have fought good fight
| have kept the faith: l have finished
| the course"
These were about the last words OF
| the greatest hero of this worlds his
| tory. Il have fought good fight.
When St. Paul said that he meant
two things: Come over on the good
side and fight with all your ransOmed
powers. No man can fight good
fight until he comes over on the good
side. There can be no such thing as
victory without fight. There can
be no fight without an issue.
Mr.. Jones, being annoyed by the
rattling of vehicles on either side of
the warehouse, enquired if he would
If it couldn't be stopped he was done,
the meeting would close right then.
He asked the preachers to wait on
the Mayor and see if he wouldn't have
rope drawn across the streets while
preaching was going on. There isn't
an angel from God that can come
down here and do anything with the
like of that. Amt no use trying.
You have an elegant room and you
are well fixed in this way for good
meeting, but nothing could be done in
such racket. Being assured that the
trouble would be remedied, Mr.. Jones
proceeded.)
He said he wanted to give the key
note on which We move off. There
can be no such thing as a victory
unless issues be drawn and a fight
brought on. He referred to issues
being drawn in the war between the
North and South. We got licked.
Not very bad, however. The pension
list shows that we crippled over a
million of 'em. If we could have
could have cleaned 'em up. He was
glad it stopped when it did. We
would have to take care of too many
of them. Now the American flag
floats over the grandest nation the
sun has ever shone upon.
He didn't know whether there were
any issues here or not. We want an
issue first between the good and the
bad, the right and the WI og; bring
on the fight and gain victory that
shall be felt for an hundred years to
come.
The great trouble in the religious
world is the want OF unity. The day
never was when the devils crowd was
more aggressive than now. The
saloons are united. Hit one aDd you
hit all. Hit one gambling hell and
you hit all. Ii you hit Methodist
preacher the Baptist says, give it to
him. If you hit Baptist preacher.
the methodist says, duck him again.
We are not united; do not stand to-
gether. The devil has driven wedge
into the church and split it into a
thousand pieces. The devils crowd
fight for each other.
Human nature is the same every
where. He was just going to shoot in
the hole you are in and you'll come
out and say you were not in there.
There are people in this town who are
all right on some questions and all
wrong on some Others-On the right
side of debt paying and on the wrong
side of the usury question, etc.
The preacher made some centre
shots at church members who fire.
Quentbbar rooms and those who rent
their buildings for bar room purposes.
saying that the bar keeper is a gen
tlemen beside the latter. He also
denominated cards in thehome saying
that if every child does not turn out
to be gambler it will not be the
fault of the parent who permits card
playing. He said the dance hurts
society and damns the immortal soul.
He admired the church member who
says he'll die before he gets on the
wrong side OF any question.
The preacher asked Mr.. Turrentine
If he wanted to try one Of his mem.
berS could he get enough clean men to
serve as jury. Mr.. Turrentine said,
yes,-but he had large membership
Mr.. Jones replied, out of about 800
he might get II. Bad state of things
amt it.
He didn't know whether or not the
people were ready for the fight. You
get a curry comb on horse with a
sore back and he will think it's coarse,
but if he is all right he will lean up
to it. Some OF you are going to think
Sam, Jones is coarse. The devil
has been riding you so long that
your backs are sore. How he wished
the church of Good stood right square
on the gospel of Christ and would
stand by it till the world burns down.
Ii we get a victory in this town, mem
bers of the church have got to forsake
the devil and his works and come fully
over on Gods side. We WANT unity.
\ Are you ready for the fight? There
is a big work to do and short time to
do it. Am | what / ought to be and
am doing what God wants me to do:
Some of you won't do anything until
you get at it and stick to it.
He hoped he would see the best
meeting here he has seen in his life
Go down on your knees and get right
with God and in the next ten days
you'll see things you never expected tG
see in this world.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
II anybody has entertained the ides
that Browns warehouse was too bis
| for the crowds that would go to heal
Sam Jones that delusion was dispelleC
| last Thursday night. The seats were
all filed at an early hour and large
number occupied standing room
| throughout the meeting. The num-
| ber in attendance is estimated at sil
| thousand.
THE FIRST COLLECTION.
After the song service, and prayer
| Mr.. Jones acknowledged the kindness
i of Messrs. Brown & Carter in tender
| ing the use of their warehouse with
out charge for the meetings, ant
| stated 80 the Committee OF Ar
rangemefsg had informed him tina
the expense of preparing for the ser
| vices, embracing seats and Othe
incidental expenses, amounted +
about S425. 90.
1 He said those who enjoy the meet
lfnrs should nav it. He proEosed &