The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-13
SAM JONES.
He Addresses an Audience Of 1000 at
the Auditorium Yesterday
Christian Sociology-Frank
Robertson

Over two thousand people awaited
Sam Jones yesterday in the auditorium
many OF them sitting there two hours in
advance. The last half hour before his
arrival was filled in very delightfully."- by
Burdette in q German dialect recitation
which c%aptivated the large audience and
this was followed by a fortaste OF what
DR.. Collins will give US in the next few
days on his beautiful cornet.
SAM JONES
was ushered In with a warm greeting
and proceeded in his usual quaint,
drawIisg, h~esitating way to expound the
character Of the true home, of the in
dividuals composing it and the relations
they sustain to the rest OF the world
otherwise called, ~"Sawciety."
Sam Is twice a grandfather and has
celebrated his silver wedding; knows
something Of the experiences Of life per-
sonally and from travel. Believes God
has done a big thing for a man when he
has given hum a good wife and ten or
twelve children, but mighty little for
the man with a sthnted wife and q can
airy bird. The thee phases in which the
home life should be- conserved are the
physical, intellectual and moral. A man
shows his respect for his wife by the
home he provides for her. 1t should
and can be comfortable, cheerful, happy
and bright. free from the three enemies
dirt, debt and the devil. A man had
better die than 60 in debt, dirt he can
get rid of if he try and with the devil he
should have no Assoc alton. In elaborat-
ing these themes Sam used a great many
homely illustrations, comical in the ex-
treme and put in such a blunt but
straightforward way as to carry home
great chunks of truth to many people
not in the habit of listening to good ad-
vice. HIS arraignment of RIGHTEOUSNESS
and rum WAS terrific on the one hand
and most touching on the other, and hls
council to mothers to watch the foot
steps Of their daughters and to fathers
to take an interest in their families and
set a good example to their boys was a
plea Of unwonted power.
The evening concert by the mandolin
club, Burdette in his character special.
ties, and the songs of Mrs. Hattie Cur
tbs, of Aberdeen, were highly appreciated
by the vast audience.
The Chautauqua branch of Christian
sociology held it's annual meeting at 7 p.
m. and reelected it's former officers,
Prof. Young, president, Vermillion; Mrs.
Emma Cranmer, vice president, Aber-
deem; Mrs. G. E. Hager, secretary and
treasurer, Vermillion. This line of work
has met with 80 much consideration this
year in the course of lectures by Prof.
Heron and others who have spoken
from the platform, that an effort will be
made to have a department school g.
tablished next year In which this SUBJ
ject will be taught and discussed in a
methodical way, besides lectures by
such men as Heron, Cummins and
Josiah Strong from the platform. If in
stituted it will be q popular school and
being free will have a large class. The
organization here will also seek afilia-
ton with the national institute OF sociol.
ogy Of which MIR. Strong 10 president.
Doubtless Prof. Heron can be secured
to conduct tn. school a week besides
giving q or two lectures.
JAPAN.
Frank Roberson's lecture on Japan
illustrated with the s~tereopticon views
was one OF the richest educational treats
OF the season this far. One could learn
more OF the appearance, character, GUS
toms and civilization of this lively and
progressive people, from his one hours
talk than a years cursory reading gives
him and the vividness with which all is
brought to ones mind by the views fixes
his impression Of the novelty of the
"Flowery Kingdom" The dissolving
views OF the Cross at the close of the
lecture were beautiful and impressive.
Be sure and attend his lecture tonight
on India.
Sam Jones addressed the devotional
meeting this morning in a very earnest
plea for Rodly living.
At II a. m. DR.. E. L. Parks gave his
first lecture on the Bible from an educa.
tional point Of view, discussing the
underlying ideas of love, holiness, sov-
ereignty, prophecy, ETC., which will be
continued daily in studies of the He
brew state as found in history, prophecy,
literature, etc. These are interesting
lectures and deserve a large audience,
held in the auditorium.
NOTES.
Owing to the great interest at present
times in the Eastern question, Frank
Roberson's stsreopticon has been turned
on the Orient instead of Egypt. Last
night he took us through Japan, tonight
will take US through India and in bis
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