The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-21
RAPPING SINNERS.
SAM JONES lTkIvEts A CHARACTER.
TIC DISCOURSE BEFORE A LARaE
AUDIENCEIN Nnw 0WEANs.


Sam Z. Jones, the evangelistic hu-
morist, or the humOristic evangelist,
according to whichever religion you
follow or say you follow, amused a
great many, entertained considerable,
enlightened number dnd possibly
converted a few OF those who compos.
ed the rather large audience hall al.
ing Washington Artillery Hall last
night.
The Reverend Mr.. Jones was billed
to deliver discourse on "Sawciety,"
but his hearers were favored with a
number OF extra discussions for one
price OF admission, for Mr. Jones
strong humor hayed into other neces-
Sary evils besides that OF "saN.
ciety," and the admixturc OF politics,
philosophy, religion and plain every
day life kept the Georgians conversa-
ton going for an hour aud a half
without turning hair.
In fact the magnetic cvangclist's
discourse had so many ramflcatiOns
that he kept his audience on the tip
toe Of expectancy as to just who or
what he would jump on next, and as
he never spares the truth. and lays
his convictions down in rather scarf.
flying plentude to good and bad alike,
he held his hearers interest until the
last word dropped from his lips.
"1ts no harm to kill dude" re.
marked Mr.. Jones, "but it's sin to
kill human being. A dude is society
gone to seed dude is pimple on the
skin OF society indicating that the
blood is bad. Did you ever see man?
Well, l did once; and every time
looked at him he got bigger and big.
ger and got smaller and smaller un.
til l had to get up and go out for |
was afraid wouldn't have anything
to 60 out with.s How | do reverence
and admire man. And they don't
make 'em in society. My friends, the
finest type OF social life Is the plain,
simple country home; where all are
earnest, helpful, kind toward one an
other; where all is fresh and pure and
honest. The greatest men this ma
tiOn ever knew were from these sim.
pie homes and the greatest names
which will be written upon the pages
of the future history of this country
will be those which were given in
homes such as these. And the great
est man is that who can look back and
say that he never trampled upon the
heart OF mother nor caused it a
moments pain, for the love OF Il
mother is tho purest, dearest, most
precious and undying OF all that we
have. And il is sentiment that makes
love and reverence for this mother; a
man without sentiment in his heart
is Il candidate for hell; he has no love
in his heart for his mother.
"ReligiOn isn't doing 1t all In this
world; the preachers haven't got the
backbone: these preachers who preach
to hear themselves talk; who are the
right bowers OF old Nick, though they
don't think it; who preach about this
and preach about that.and don't know
what they are telling their flocks.
Some day they'll die and then the dev-
il will take 'em and ride 'em up and
down in hell and prance 'em about
and show 'em off and say: See this
nice, new preacher l'vegot?' But those
poor fellows had a hard time before
they went to hell. They had flocks to
manage something like the man who
wanted to haul my wood for me. !
asked him where his team was and he
said down the road apiece. We went
down there and l saw a mule, billy
goat, a humble bee and a skunk all
hitchednp psOgcther. A kicker, but
ter, a sbingcr and stinker. Hold on
there said, l, how you goin' to haul
any wood with that team--you've got
em hitchcd up together all right
enough, but can't make 'cm pull And
that's just what's the matter with a
whole lot Of preachers. In the con.
gregation they've got the old fellow
who kicks at everything: they've got
the old c0dger who could butt with a
billy goat for half an hour and then
send him home by the drugstore for
anti.camia for the headache; you cant
make him agree to anything or bea'
any sense into his head; then there's
the stjnger; the long tongued OLD SIS
who can sit In the front parlor ana
lick the skillet back In the kitchen,
and last the stinker; the rum-soaked
old reprobatc; every time his wife goes
To church with him she carries dem.
John on her arm"
Mr.. Jones lit into sin and sinners
from various and most unexpected
sides, and didn't give up the fight till
he had the Old Boy on the run. He
lit into the drunkard; the sloth; the
hypocrit; the slanderer, the liar; the
decolette dress, and the bicycle skirt
the sporty young man who thinks
himself sporty; the young man whit
wants TO know whOse business 1t !,
II he drinks whiskey, coupled will
the information that le don't ge
drunk. es~s,. -;
!, II know" said Nj. J0nea, thin