The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-08
A TALK TO WOMEN.
Sam ZONES Gives Splendid Advice on
Matrlmony.
atlanta Constitution, March IS.

atlanta Constitution, March IS.
Sam Jones was greeted by two large
congregations yesterday.
In the afternoon he preached to as
many women as could crowd into the
tabernacle. 1t was a remarkable meet
ing. At night he preached to another
vast audience.
Mr.. Jones did not take a text last
night, but preached from these words:
"Why will you continue in sin2' Said
he:
First, do you do so because you are
ignorant, because you don't know it's
wrong to lie, to steal, to gamble, to
cheat, to break the Sabbath? You
may take the worst man in Atlanta
and he will want his boy to be sober
will want his boy to be Industrious.
There isn't a thief but who admires
honesty and condemns dishonesty;
and the man who says he doa't know
right from wrong and says the truth,
! is irresponsible.
Is it because you know what sin is
but claim that you are ignorant of it's
consequences? I can shut my eyes
and close the book, and yet know that
sin will ruin a man. l know men
claim that they believe there is no
hell, but if you will read of the DESC
lation of sin, ever in this world, we
may well ask, il God has visited such
punishment on sin in the past, how
can we expect exemption in the future?
Every preacher in history, who had
power with God, believed in hell. l
believe in hell as strong az I do in
heaven. The dying sinner has told
tales enough in that hour to %startle
hell itself. I believe that there are
men who have died in Atlanta that
have gone to heaven aud some that
have gone TO hell. Show me a verse
in the Bible that teaches there is no
hope after death! All I know about
it I get from the Bible. There isn't
a little child that don't know as much
about it, outside of the Bible, as the
brightest scientist that ever spoke or
wrote! The biggest fool of this en-
tury is the mar that is trying to make
men believe that that there is no hell
or heaven when he is going there him
self.
But some will say I know that sin
will ruin me and shut me up in hell,
but I am Indifferent. How startling
the indifference of men! At White
hall crossing men stand there with
clubs, but in spite of clubs and police
men they are run over there and are
killed!
The brute himself seems more
afraid of danger than immortal men.
It is recklessness. We see it on all
sides. Men swear and drink and gam
BILE, defying the Almighty God with
clenched fists. With pistol in hand
they shoot down their fellows: There
are men who have been shot down on
the streets Of Atlanta who ought to be
here listening to the gospel call in this
tabernacle tonight. A mar that
would rush up and seize a flying en-
CINE coming toward him is a pailoso-
pher beside a mau who will rush into
the presence of God unpreparcd. Stop
this reckless conduct.
Is it because oil your inc%onsiderate-
ness. Men will think Of everything
but of their souls. IF you could get a
man to discuss this question seriously
for one hour he would drop ON his
knees and pray for mercy. The dying
noblemau said: Doctor, if you will
keep me alive until to-morrow--until
IL o'clock Tomorrow will give you
ESQ, O0O.' But the doctor said, I
have no time to SELL Are you asleep?
Some time ago a hotel was on fire in
Atlanta. Two men were sleeping in
the same room. One walked and tried
to wake his friend, but could not. At
last he had TO rush out and leave him
to save his W life. The next day
they found his charred remains among
the smoking embers. God says now
is the time. Is ii because a conquer
ed peace has taken possession OF you?
l believe there are men in Atlanta who
have conquered a peace that will never
be disturbed until they wake up in
hell. Some of you have fought against
God until you have conquered a peace
that will take the terrors of the dying
hour to break up.
AT the conclusion many came up for
prayer and there seemed to be great
er stir than at any time during the
meeting.
THE woMAN's MEETING.
The crowd of women present yester-
day afternoon at the tabernacle was
as large as the building could hold.
An artist took a picture of the vast
audienc . When the picture was
being taken Mr.. Jones said, CHOW, all
of you hold still and keep silence.
Now" said he, after the artist vas
through, "sone men can. understand
that scripture VIII ! says, there was
silence in heaven for the space of half
an hour They must have been hav-
ing their pictures taken"
He selected as his theme, "Finally
sisters, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatso-
ever things are pure, whatsoever is
lovely, whatsoever is of good report,
think of these things"
''Finally is an i'm p%ortant word in the
text" said he. cit lis as if St. Paul
had said, Now you may forget the
things 1 have said before, but give
memory a good grip on what l. say
now.
We have in tLis verse a concise,
clear and philosophical statement Of
what the nobler and better life is, an
epitome of what constitutes beautiful
womanhood.
"Thiuk of these things. Thoughts
have everything to do with character.
| am not a metaphy %sician, nor a mud
dy-physician, but I can reason this
out
"Thought is the result of an i'm
preston on one of the FIVE senses. I
hear something, I see something, 1
feel something, ard it puts ME to
thinking. If the sight Of sin and evil
produces thought, I had better be
careful what l see.
Gan idea is a developed thought