The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-28

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ings frightened Very Breezy
Lecture Throughout.
Sam Jones. the evangelist orator, OF
Georgia, entertained large and re-
sponsive audience at the Carroll clut
auditorium last night, with his lecture
How to Get There and Stay There,
the affair being under the auspices Of
the Woman's Camp Ground Assocl,
alton. The lecture was characteristic
one. and the lecturers reputation served
to draw a large audience, something
rare with lectures these days.
Rev. Mr.. Jones was introduced by
Rev. DR.. A. Moore, in a few approprI-
ate remarks. Mr.. Jones caught his
hearers with an amusing story at the
outset, and one individual, who WIS
particularly convulsed, attracted atten-
ton throughout the lecture by giving
vent to uncomfortable fits of laughter
so much so at one stage that Sam Jones
! kAAAe
the man TO laugh
The subject Of his lecture, How t
! Get There and Stay There" said Mr.
Jones, should be interesting to two
classes Presbyterian and Methodists,
The Presbyterians ought to be inter-
ested In how to get there, for they beat
the world In staying there" he explain
ed, land the Methodlsts need lnstruc-
ton how to stay there, for they beat the
world in getting there" Thence he
continued to launch out random shots
in characteristic fashion, alternating
humor with touches OF pathos, and he
entertained as few can do. 1t was re-
marked by those who had heard him
before that he has dropped much that
bordered on the coarse, and while Sam
Jones wouldn't be Sam Jones unless he
retained his originality. the improve
ment was refreshing. He stands as a
unique character. and is so conceded.
Get there" he said, was an express
slVe phrase Of American origin, and ap-
pllcable to the peoples hustlIng. Mr..
Jones, in effect, advised men to live
right and to throw all their talents into
the making Of home the ideal life. He
said he wouldn't tell how to get there
in 'sassIety." A dude was 'sasslety''
gone to seed. Quoting from u small
boys description. Sam said God made
dudes because He liked to have fun as
well as anybody. For the finest type OF
social life, the lecturer drew pretty
picture Of home In the country, with
a noble. manly father, n loving, palms.
taking mother. and a family OF robust,
rosy-cheeked children, with Bible read
Ing and family prayers the features OF
u calm. even existence.
II won't tell you how to get there
financially" he continued. 1.-The tune
of America is pitched to the dollar.
and gold Is put above character. The
scarcest thing Is a man. There has
been reproduction IN everything but
men,. There is TOO much seltshness.
and he'll is selflshnesS on fire. There Is
so much selfishnesS in some old deacons
and stewards Of the church that won
der they don't blow up Of self-combus-
ton.
'''The lap OF luxury and wealth never
Graded a grand man into existence. 1t
has been the poor boy that got there.
Give me the honest man. unpurchasable
and unbulldozable. There is no need to
worry about wealth. man Is poor
or rich as he feels. I'd rather be n
pauper and feel like a prince than be a
prince and feel like pauper. And phil
OSOpneTS maven ulsCuNeIGu "HISA -
the happier state-to be hungry as a
dog with nothing to eat, or to have collie
from too much to eat"
In saying he wouldn't tell how to get
there politically. Sam was rough on the
politicians A good man could so into
politics. but he couldn't come out a
good man. 1t was like hog after
he wallowed In a muddy pool Run all
the old politicians in West Virginia into
a glass case. Let the old devil come
along next day, and he'll say: We'll.
boys, that's ahead Of anything I've got.
And II the devil saw them coming he'd
lock up shop after he peeped through
the keyhole. He knows they'd caucus
! and run him out"
He descended to some raw rhetoric
in further roasting" politicians, and
proceeding to another tack, he said:
''You can never tell woman by how
she Is dressed. In society now they
cut Off the tops OF their dresses for the
ball room SO much and the bottoms for
bicycles that I'm getting uneasy. A
royal splendid woman is Gods best gilt
to the world, and royal, splendid man
the nearest creature on earth to the
Maker.
on how to raise boy he suggested to
''ralse" him often. He advocated cor
poral punishment In schools. For there
are four ways to appeal to a boy-to
his conscience, his sense of hon
or, his pride and. lastly. his
hide. II you can't boss your kids, you
should go out OF the kid business"
The lecturers mimicry was very
much in evidence. and he had a ready
fund Of humorous stories. He caught
his crowd in telling OF n good and low
ing husband, whom he suggested as a
model to follow by all men DESTROYS Of
making home happy by affectionate
manifestations; who. in praislng his
| better half for her personal qualities
acknowledged that she wasn't beautl-
full. But then, Mr.. Jones'" said he.
'ugllness is only skin deep" well.
then" replied Mr.. Jones, you ought to
skin her"
The preachers who use manuscripts
came In for hard knocks. The leCtur-
er effectively appealed for sentiment in
men, for more generous consideration
of woman-mother, wife and daughter.
He chastlsed "sassIety" women for
thinking children curse. After all,
there was no life like the Ideal home.
All life radiated and conferred in the
home life. Mr.. Jones concluded by an
apt picture OF all religions doing their
best 10 bring train loads OF passengers
with lightning speed to heavens pearly