The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-22

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for themselves. They couldn't say
anything worse about him than he
could about them. NJ there was
anything he despised it was dull
time. He liked to see things move
up. But he wanted to- say this to
encourage the good christian breth-
rem that needed little more back
bone; when one tells you Jones is
low bred, don't you believe it, for it
is fie-a purer, nObler woman God
never made,than my mother, and II
better, purer man God never let live
than my father. When they tell
you that Jones is ignorant, you tell
them that won't do; that he
will go into class with any one of
them tomorrow, and let professor
examine on any subject.
The afternoon service was much
like that of the morning.
At night Mr.. Jones left out his
jokes and preached another strong
sermon. His subject was HE that
is oft reproved and stiffeneth his
neck, shall be suddenly cut off,
Wednesday.
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BILE for services, but that did not de-
ter the crowds from coming just as
they did the days before. Rev. Geo.
Stewart, Mr.. Jones' cC-wOrker, who
was detained at his home because of
the critical illness of his little
daughter, was expected to arrive to-
day, but telegraphed that his little
one was so low he could not leave
her bedside. Mr. Jones text at the
morning service was, "Partakcrs of
the Divine Nature" and he 'singedn
the church-members. "Lf you thick
headed sinners hav'nt heard the
truth this morning, then Sam Jones
don't know how to tell it," was a
closing remark. He said he felt
freer to rebuke Methodists than oth-
er denominations and he found it
kept him busy to tote his, Methodist
skillet around. He would and did
sometimes refer critically to others,
but when he got through with the
MethOdIsts it was generally bedtime.
He thought the Methodist fire and
Baptist water and Presbyterian
acknowledgements was mighty
good when all three were put togeth-
err. The trouble in the church of
God was that the duties all rested
upon few-the praying, paying,
thing now stood this way: you go
about through the community, and
you will find the whole of the church
up in the wagon-the whole thing f;
some of them up their laughing,
some dancing, some cursingr some
playing cards, some praying-the
whole thing up in the wagon, and
the poor little preacher out in the
shafts trying to pull the whole thing
to glory, and every little while some
fellow up in the wagon will say,
TAP him up bit. Move him up a
little, boys!" and feeding him on
wheat straw all the year around.
No horse ever made $40 on wheat
straw. If a lawyer, merchant, farm
er or any man of business, should
run his business like he run his
church for three months, the sheriff
would wind him up and settle him
in bankruptcy. His appeal to faith
ers and mothers to open their eyes
and look around them and call a
Halt, halt" to their boys and girls,
was timely.
In the afternoon he preached
again at the people of the church
especially the women-pretending
to be professors of Christ, and, yet,
holding enmity in their hearts
against one another. When he
called for every one to stand up who
had no unkind feelings in his heart
against his neighbor, only three III
the vast crowd stood. When he
called for those who did have I'M
kind feelings against neighbOrs and
friends, knowing at the same time
that they ought to be right then
with the devil for such feelings, to
stand, no one got up.
At the night service about $500
people, it is estimated, listened tC
the sermon on the duties and re-
spOnsibilities of parents, and when
penitents were called for, quite a
number, male and female, young
and old, went up and shook the
speakers hand.
Prayer Meetings.
In connection with the regular
services at the tent, there are d
number of interesting prayer meet
ings in town. Every morning at {
o'clock the ladies gather at the
First Methodist church, while the
gentlemen congregate at the Baptist
where great spiritual blessings are
received. Every evening ats o'clock,
the Epworth Leagues and Christian
EndeavOr Societies of the town meet
at the First Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church for prayer meeting.
The Crowd.
The crowd never got here until
yesterday. The audiences have
been large at the tent all the while
starting with 800 or 1000 Sunday
morning and steadily increasing
Yesterday they took the town. They
came from all directions, so quietly
and unostentatiously that nobody
realized their proportions until the
meeting broke up. Then they
spread out all over Columbia, and
with their lunch baskets converted
the city into picnic grounds. But
they were welcome. Everybody was
glad to see them; everybody willing
to make room for them. We hope
they will continue to come, anC
bring their neighbors with them.
Personals.
A great many visitors are in town
now m hear Sam JOnaS AmOno th,