The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-09-19
ESCAPE FOR THY LIFE p
THE SERMON FOR MEN ONLY
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Sam Jones Pours Hot Shot Into Pro
family, Sabbath Dissertation, Gam
bling, Lfcentiousness, Intern
perance-A Great Meeting.

bling. Lfcentiousness, Intern
perance-A Great Meeting.
Possibly no greater NUMBER has yet
assembled at the Sam Jones' meetings
than was present at the service for
men only, Sunday night. TIE house was
full. They were packed close together
on the seats and hundreds were stand
ing.
The text was the 9th verse Of the
10th chapter of Genesis, Escape for
thy life.''
This was in the form of an exhorta
ton and was full of meaning All love
life, all dread death. There is only
one thing that permanently harms
from sin and you escape from every
thing. Sin is wrOng-dOing, wrong
saying, wrong thinking 1t Is
disobedience. characterization, rebel
lion, violation of law.
The preacher proceeded to discuss
sin and sinners and he heated things
to the boiling point and until the wa
ter foamed out of the top Of the pot
and siZZled and cracked as it fell on
the burning flames and Goals beneath.
1t was d hide skinning time for
fact.
PROFANITY.
The first sin taken up was profanity.
This was common sin-a direct VIC
latiOn of the commandments. lie
wanted to hold up the mirror to the
Swearer and let him see how he looked.
If you are DrOfane SWearer you lack
that much of being a gentleman. If
you sit down and cuss in your house
you are worse than buZZdrd from The
carcass of an old cow. No man with
the instincts of a gentleman will spew
out Uaths in the face of little child.
| had as soon buZZard would puke
on me as for a black mouth scOundrel
to cusS at me. He wanted to see the
railroads put on cuSSIng car and run
every cusSer in them us protection
to the travelling public. You have no
more right to cuSS than you have to
steal. One is as much against the
law of God as the other.
The next sin discussed was that of
SABBATH DESIGNATION.
He believed in the American Sab
bath. a man that keeps the Sabbath
holy will keep every day in the week
holy Somebody said there are drug
gists here that sell liquor. The
white aproned, bull-necked saloon
keeper is plum dandy beside such a
druggist, Rolling the damnable stuff
behind powders and pills and saying
I'm a druggist" You are whiskey
seller. Selling cigars all day Sunday.
You'd be in hell before your feet got
cold if you were to die tonight.
The doctors have a great RESPONSE
bility upon them, prescribing NOR
phine for women and Whiskey for
men. You'll go hell like you were
shot out of a cannon, you old fool
you.
Sam said he would go before any
tribunal and take legal oath that no
whiskey was sold in drug store in
his town of Gainesville, Ga.
A drug store has no more business
being open on Sunday than any other
store. In case of sickness you can be
reached by telephone, Instead OF
selling prescriptions, three-fOurths of
the time you are selling soda water
and cigars.
Some one informed Sam Jones that
a drummer here said that he bought
whiskey in drug store in Carriers
vile. Sam asked him to stand up.
People looked. Sam said he amt
here, If lie was he wouldn't get up
and tel such q lie Il the lying
make YOU swallow it, you dirty dog
you. 1t amt for sale in my town.
HITS CIGARETTES.
When I find a fellow yaller between
the fingers / turn him out. | draw
the line on cigarettes. Whiskey itself
is no more debauching on a boys
character A mans an idiot that
smokes 'em, and you oughtn't to abuse
fool.
SAM SMITH QUITS.
notice was handed Sam Jones
from Sam Smith, in which he state d
that no whiSkey will be sold hereafter
at Smiths drug store, and that he
was willing to go on record. rms
was approved by loud and hearty ap-
plause.
GAMBLING.
The next sin fired at was gambling.
There is more gambling now than
ever. If he had an employee and
knew he had been betting he would
turn him off. You have got no char
acter or you wouldn't gamble. Wheu
tempted to enter gambling hell say
God made my mothers son for higher
purpose than this.
The next sin taken up was
LICENTIOUsNEss.
OF all sins this is the most debasing.
More hope for any other class of men.
On this subject Sam laid it on thick
and fast and made many fellow
wish he could crawl into a hole and
pull the hole in after him. The most
Infamous, degraded and internal
character is the husband that is I'M
true to an innocent wife. No power
cuts the grit under manhood like the
cri me of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The last sin referred to was
INTEMPERANCE.
If any man has a right to speak on
this subject he was the man. The
preacher then gave his own personal
experience with this sin in touching
manner. He had been serving God
now for twenty years, but the old ap-
petite had followed him and he never
expected to feel safe from a drunk
ards grave until his wife kisses his
lips in death and his soul has gone to
rest. God pity the boy that has the
appetite fastened upon him. Won't
you say I've drank my last drop?
God help you to say it.
At the close of the service hundreds
came forward and gave evidence Of a
desire to give their hearts to God.
CONSCIENCE, RECORD, GOD"
Mr.. Jones Famous Sermon-Synopsis
of The Discourse.
Sunday morning Mr.. Jones