The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
MONITORREGlsTER, WOODsTOWN. N j. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE H. 1897
Rev. Sam Small I'm woods

lev. sam Small, a veritable boanerges
delivered two lectures in Woodstown thif
week. the first in the NJ. E. Church, or
Monday night, his subject being "From
the Bar-room to tbs Pulpit" in which he
related some of his personal experience,
touching his downfall through strong
drink, and his wonderful salvation from
the terrible appetite by the grace of God.
lie told how carefully he had been reared
in his home, and how uususpecting OF
danger he was when, as a young man, he
began to mingle with the world. And
seeing those long prominent in the com
munity and whom the people trusted and
honored ~indulging in the social glass, he
thought he could do the same without
harm.
He told of his success and prospects in
life as a lawyer in Atlanta; how he fell
into dissipation; how his friends tried 10
aid him; how he was given a position in
the United States Senate through the
influence of the late Senator Hill. of
Georgia, with the hope that q change of
scenes and associates would help him to
reform. But alas! the same old tempter
was to be found in Washington, sven
among those high in official position -.
Then he was sent to Paris with a like
hope, but ali to no purpose, for in the
gay capital he went to still greater ex
cess S. Returning to his home in
Atlanta, when all hope seemed gone, he
went to hear Sam Jones preach one Sun
day morning and the sermon took hold Of
his conscience, and Don after, in his W
hone, he was converted and then the
desire for strong drink was entirely taken
from him by the same power. and for
fifteen years, he said, he had no had the
least desire for it.
lie made some strong points on the
completely OF the government in the
liquor business by means of the internal
revenue tax, and argued strongly for the
abolition Of the system. The address
was a mastery one, and held the closest
attention Of his audience for about two
hours.
Ga Tuesday evening, through the gem
erous offer of Mr.. E. B.. Humphreys, the
Opera Houss was rendered him, and not
w~ithstanding the short notice and the
stormy night, a fair-sized audience gath
cred to again hear him, and the opinion
of all who have expressed themselves is
that they never heard such a mastery
address, and many are DESTROYS of having
another opportunity TO hear him. His
subject was The Devil and His Demi-
john" and though he talked for two
hours and a half, he kept closely TO his
text, introducing just enough spice TO
make the dose keenly reiished, md every
sally of Wit was aimed with uperring
directneSs at the main subject. He did
not deal in abuse or epithet, but made a
most marvellous aud mastery argument
to prove the personality of the devil, and
that he is the ipstigator Of all the evil 10
the world, one of bis most efficient agents
being strong drink. Being a spirit, he is
obliged to use men and women to accom-
plish his purposes in this world, and the
speaker commended that Satan possessed
men to-day the same as he did when the
Saviour was on earth, and His divine
power was ezerted to cast him out.
But it is impossible TO give anything
like Sn adequate conception of such an
address in this limited space; as impossi-
BILE as to photograph q fash of lightning.
The personality Of tue man is SO inter
woven with his address that he has to
be heard TO be appreciated, but when a
man can talk for two hours and a half
without a break or being at a loss for a
word and present a connected argument
from beginning to finish. sufficiently
spiced to maintain the continuous inter
est OF bis hearers, he can be put down as
a master hand at the business. Such a
man is Rev. Sam Small. He is worth
hearing from the standpoint of an intel
lectual treat if for no other reason.
He was accompanied by Rev. DIR.
Shields, OF Sbippensburg. Pa, who has
also gained seme celebrity on the plat.
form as 2 preacher and lecturer, but no
is now laid aside by reason of throat
disab .ity.