The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-04-06
BOD lngersOlI FIayed-Sam Jones Al
His Best.
lGlobe Demoerat.l

anu admirers, 10 know that he and /
Coi. robert lngersoll have got pretty |
close TO one another in St. Louis.
Sam is conducting u big revival in
mat city, and Bob struck the town
last Sunday night on a lecturing tour
Sam was interviewed on what hs
thought of Bob and Bob was asked
what he thought Of Sam. Sam got
the best OF the talking.
Among other things, Sam said the
10. loving, in reply to questions put
by q Globe-Democrat reporter:
what do you think Of IngersolI and
OF the influence Of his lectures p asked
a reporter of Rev Sam Jones as he
sat III his room at the Southern Hotel.
evidently only partially recovered
from the exertions of preaching to
5000 people the preceding evening.
Mr.. Jones thought for moment
aud then sand: "The question is a
very bread one and cannot be answer
ed III two or three words. Personally,
Mr.. Ingersoll is no doubt a genial
gentleman. Physically he Is fat, in.
tellectuslly he Is bright, morally there
may be worse men. but thcologically
he is a bad egg
"fou have seen the picture of Mr..
lngersoll nursing his grandchild
"Yes, and | could not help feeling
sorry for the grandchild"
"Apart from bis personality, what
do you think is the moral influence Of
Mr.. Ingersolrs lectures"
"That is very easily answered. A
visit OF Mr.. Ingersoll to any commun.
ity is calamitous TO all whom he
reaches, and the worst Of II Is, he geu-
orally reaches the very class of peo.
pie upon whom his teachings have
the most bsneful effect No God, no
Bible, no heaven, no hell, catches the
masses of non-church-goors, aud turns
them over to utter recklesssness. The
lecturer forgets that they were all
reared in Christian homes, and
brought up under the cultivating in
fluences which he himself enjoyed.
They were not trained up in the
virtues as he was by his godly father
and mother. Whatever virtue Mr..
Ingersoll possesses IS gifl or grace
of Christianity. Many parade bis
charity, his liberslity and his love OF
home. He never got these elements
as a gift of infidelty. They are but
the expressions OF Christian elements
that live In bis character in spite Of
bis infidelity, aud when he throws hi:
teaching of no God, no Bible, nc
heaven and no hell into the hearts and
lives Of others who have not been
blessed by the help which Christianity
gives to us, he turns the whole human
life Into utter rot
"How do you account for Mr.. In
gersolI's power to attract large audi
encesp was question which Ih'
above criticism naturally suggested.
"lIis power TO attract lies III hi
ability 10 shock,' replied Mr.. Jones
with more force and earnestness thai
be had hitherto displayed. "He i
the DEVILS dynamo, and when maj
stands upon the damp soil Of a sinfu
life, old Bob can turn n current oil
. him that will almost make him leap ou
Q of bis hide. Men love TO be shocked
| have often thought Of Col lngersol
. In his disclaimer of Christian virtue
and his disbelief In God and th
Bible, as putting him pretty much II
= the attitude of the drummer's llttl
girl of whom q commercial travele
enee told me. lie said he found hi
h,tle girl, on one Of bis visits home
' sitting on the floor playing with he
kitten. While loving aud caressinl
II she said, '1lity you are sweet III
: lie kitty; | love you and | know VIII
your mommer is. Old pussy is you
mommer. She's good old cat, an,
love her, too. But, kitty, dou'
know who your pepper is, cause
never saw him. I'specis your peT
per is a travelling man We all kno'
If from MIR. IngersolPs doctrine who hi
mother is, morally speaking. Fart
= is his mother. | expect bis father
;, travelling man. Certainly nobod
has ever seen him in these parts. The
all say that Col Ingersoll is joll
fellow. | don't know him PERSONAL
,o but don't doubt that be Is"
. allow about Mr.. Ingersolps arg'
argumeutp
@ne hasn't any. He is all orator
the first water. know no man ally
today who eau put English togeth'
S like be eau. His words put INTO SCI
fences look like streams of pearls; bl
= they are merely bracelets and nec
,aces for swine. His philosophy al
his religion do not build college
almshouses or asylums. Neither Q
they take care of the poor, tue mair
cd and the halt. They are powerle
ce' to reform the drunkard and the ou
law. They do not make man mo
!. kind ln bis home, or more respecl.t
\ in the community where he lives. L
~ clamors for free thought aud NOR
ols liberty. Establish the fact that mi
81 eau think as they please, aud WI
on that you establish the fact that lh'
cap act as they please, There a