The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
REV. SAM JONES WRITES
ON HOW TO GET DOLLARS.
Wants Dealers in Futures to Lose All They Put In.
Sharp Comments Gambling
and Speculation.

p, in fondling the snake counhracte the pol
| son or saves its life aftac the bite
| keep saying that character outranks
everything, but that manhood outraiks
! money and God is still above gold. When
| was In Texas few months>ago / heard
a well authenticated case Of this KIND
which happened in that community. To-
cal Methodist preacher--a plain, unassum-
Ing man-was riding Into town on horse
back. Passing one of his neighbours homes
on the way the neighbor stepped out OF
his gate and asked the preacher II he would
take a check TO town and bring back $4,000
in cash for him; that he had bought piece
OF land and tho man was there with the
deed TO deliver and he wanted to pay him
the money The preacher replied he would
certainly do him the kindness to bring him
the money He rode on into town and when
through with his business went 10 the bank,
got the money, put it In his pocket, got
ON his horse and started home. He hadn t
ridden more than three or four miles from
town before man stepped out from behind
some bushes with drawn pistol, saying
Give me that five thousand dollars"
The local preacher replied:
81 won't do 1t. SIR
well, II you don't will kill you," re-
piled the highwayman.
IAN right" said the preacher. you can
get the money after I am dead, but not
while | am alive"
What do you mean?" said the highway
man. don't you know that will kin you
for that money il / must kill you to get
ito"
Yes" said the preacher. 81 think you
VIII, but you will have to kill me to get
it,.
The tighwayman then said to the preach
er: What do you mean by this? Do you
mink more Of that mans $4,000 than you
think Of your life?"
NO" replied the preacher, "but I do
think more of my character than / do Of
my life. | have a wife ard several boys
and girls at home. Their husband and
father is known as an honest upright man
If | give you this money and then go to
the man whose money it is and tell him
that ! was robbed on the highway, he
would never believe me. My character
would he gone and my children disgraced
so | affirm 10 you. sir, that l think more
OF my character than | do Of my life. IL
you will have the money, whack away
with your gun"
The highwayman looked at him and said :
Il haven't it in my heart to shoot man
nike YOU Go on with your life and money
too"
few months afterward this highway
man did kill man, was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged To a visiting
preacher he confessed, among other things
these facts in reference to the local preach
err The visiting pastor went to the local
preacher and asked him If it was true.
Yes, said he. cit occurred Just as the
highwayman related 1t to you"
Why" said the visiting pastor, "you
never said anything about it.
No" said the local preacher, At never
have said anything about it. never told
my wife about it,
"Why?"
Because l didn't think it was anything
to talk about. Some people might have
thought that l was telling a falsehood or
trying to give an illustration of my brav
cry or something of that kind; but the
thlns occurred just as related"
on. II we had citizenship like this
where every man and hoy thought more
OF his character than he did of his life
and would die before he'd bring reproach
upon himself or his family. Then we would
nave Il world worth living In. But chattels
are put above character now and men ruin
their characters, kill their consciences and
damn their souls for dollars and cents. And
IN the end they realize that they made
bargain that bankrupted them here and
ruined them hereafter. Let every man be
true 10 his own character and honest win
all those with whom he has dealings
Sam Z. Jones'