The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22


In another Illinois town some people
came to me and said that the town was
SO oad they didn't want their children
raised in it, and they asked me where
they should 60 i said the whole country
Is ankle; and so itais to-day, Savannah is
ike any other city, and all other cities
are like Savannah. The trouble is the
oevlls forces We're never so strongly or
sahized' never so persistent, never so ag-
sfesslVe The devils force in Savannah
Is the strongest organization in the whole
city. why the gamblers can come into
your courts under some sort of an accu-
satlon, be fined and go free, and the uub-
Tic never know anything about IT, Hit
one OF your dirty politicians and YOU hit
mem all. Hit one gambling hell and
you We got to fight the lot; hit one shame
.eSs mouse and they are all concerned. I
zen you the devils forces are we'll or
sahlzed. Why if you wanted to carry this
city for prohibition money would he SEM
mere from forty states to help the whisky
men. Again you never hear of two gam
oiihg houses being arrayed against each
otHer or saloon fighting saloon.
ana IN contradiction to this. there
neFer was time when the forces Of God
<Aiinshty were so scattered as TODAY.
You nit Methodist preacher. and a
baptlst preacher will say, Give it to him
ne SUCK his mouth in too soon, anyway.
MT any other preacher, and there will
pe similar remark from one of another
denomination There are two things a
ielloW won't do; he won't fight for his
boarding house or for the other fellow :
religion
See right in this meeting, for instance
there isn't half of the preachers that are
interested IN the movement, and vet there
lsh d one OF them with half enough
sense TO say grace that doesn't know that
God Almighty is in the work. I wouId
IKE TO stand at the bar of judgment and
near some of your little preachers saw
why they wasn't in the movement.
mere IL De an interesting time 'gwine on
then
One young lady told me the other dav
her rather didn't attend the meetings he
cause he didn't believe in REVEALS, wen 3,
sald' your father and the devil agree
on that anyway; 1 don't know how they
are on other points
Now, I'm not quarreling with any mas
Tor that don't want to come Thew NAV
talk about methods and all that. but
theyl II see something, different on that
maj day. And L want to say to you right
now there's no preacher in this town
cleaner in his life than the man that's
speaking TO you; and there's none that
stands better in the community than I
stand in Gainesville, where 1 have lived
for thirty years. Methods, methodist tell
you the devils got Savannah for hell, and
he's carrying his point, too.
Now listen to me! And thew were an
with one accord Why, I've seen pastors
Oh the same denominations in one town
try to steal members from each other.
Aln't 1t so, Brother Cook?'' he said. turn
ing TO that pastor, "Havn't you had that
nappen?' Mr.. Cook replied that it was
SO. Now" he continued, eff Methodist
can run into Baptist pond, or can break
INTO a Presbyterian circle it amt so bad
but IFS awful to steal the fish that is
already 'cocht' by the other fellow.
We're all selfish" went on Mr. Jones.
God has implanted selfishness in man
to make him take care of himself If it
wasn't for the pain that he put in the
finger of the small boy he would whittle
the finger away instead of whiting white
pine. This thing, selishness, was implant-
ed for wise purpose. We're ell selfish,
but none of US is fit to be Christian until
were able to put it down and put our foot
on 1t and say, Now be still, or I'll mash
you >"
There are some people" said Mr..
Jones, that can't do anything for God;
they're too busy taking care of them
selves; they can't expose themselves.
Why reckon the Lords got the sickest
and feeblest crowd in the world. The
devil can put the lash on the back of his
crew and trot them knee-deep through
mud to hell and they'll never grunt. But
the Lords crowd is so feeble. Brother
Cook" he said, again addressing that
"how many Of your members
to inc Mr.
piled, mentioning only very small part
Of his congregation, and then Mr.. Jones
grimly remarked that he didn't know
what was the matetf with the good peo-
pie of the town, unless it was that the
devil had them so long he nearly drove
them to death before the Lord got hold
of them.
Then the speaker went for the preach
ers. Some of you preachers" he said,
preach twice a day on Sunday and then
take Monday off. You are all so tired,
nerves all upset, telly your wife she mustn't
let the children disturb you; you big lazy
devils. When you ought to be preaching
Christ and Him crucified, you are preach
ing John Smith and him dignifed.
Some of you care too much for your
reputation. You say my reputation is
such that 1 can't afford to be criticized
by the newspapers or by any man. Why
I've been preaching in this town for
forty years and nobody can say anything
against me-" or, concluded Mr.. Jones'
"for me-"
81 understand there are lot of flypo-
critics in the churches, said Mr.. Jones'
who say now that hear Sam Jones has
quit his slang I'll go to hear him. "Wel
you just watch Sam Jones when they do
come. There'll be picnic.
The address was concluded by Mr..
tones with an earnest appeal for all good
people to get together. 30 brother" he
said IF you could tie the forces of God
together as the devils forces are tied
we'd sweep the world for Christ. Friends
hear me, we want fellows that will step
n rxvard and saw I'm in for ALL Get in