The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-05-16
SPICY AS USUAL.
A Characteristic Interview From
Rev Sam p Jones.

stay in Waycross. He leaves today fol
Savannah.
He received your reporter cordially and
thanked him and The News for the true
reports of his meetings sent in from here
':You have been fair and impartial, said
he, land I thank you"
II am charmed with Waycross," said
Mr.. Jones, land with her clever people
This town and Valdosta | regard as the
most vigorous growing towns in the
State. They are rivals because OF theil
relation to each other, and the growth OF
one is an inspiration to the other"
His analysis of DR.. Broughton is this
"He weighs only 145 pounds-l40 pounds
of that is backbone and the other five
pounds is hair"
"Yes, nearly everybody in your beau
tiful city are members of the church,
said the evangelist. The two Methodist
churches have 10 members, and the
denominations nearly 1000, so that the
average population is nearly all in the
church; but the Methodists fall from
grace, the Baptists backslide, and Presby
terians suffer from mixtry of both
while the Episcopalians say but little
about their condition; and reckon the
least said the better it will be for them
though the finest type of Christians ever
saw were Episcopalians."
When asked about the Savannah meet
ing and the stir caused there by his anti
cipated visit next week, Mr.. Jones smiled
and said:
"Yes. The Waycross meeting seems tc
be stirring Savannah about as much as ii
is Waycross. The Morning News has
given fair reports Of our services, but
there is another paper down there-1
forget its name-that seems already to
have hydrophobia. Its own reports OF
what say seem to be producing the dire
disease that it's suffering with.
Zone of the pastors from Savannah
came yesterday evening to see me and re-
port the condition of things. The devil
and his gang are circulating pamphlets
and writing nom de plume articles to
show me up and do me up before get
there
"No doubt many of the inhabitants OF
that city of Wings and Angels regard me
as a monster and a mountebank and a
blackguard Gamblers, law-breaking
whiskey dealers, politicians and some of
the officials, regard my promised visit to
Savannah as a scourge, worse than
cholera or the bubonic plague. Some OF
them propose to show me upto the world
They seem ignorant of the fact that my
life is an open book, and has been fol-
thirty years. A mans reputation may
suffer for a time at the hands of the der
vishees and devils, but his character is
impervious to their attacks, as the shining
sun is impervious to fogs and clouds that
play and dance under his burning rays
THE TROUBLE WITH SAVANNAH.
"When mule has the collie he rolls
and wallows and blows; there's some.
thing ailing those fellows over at Sa'
vannah; they need doctor, and am
a champion mule doctor-I hardly ever
lose case. Some are mad, some are
scared, and the saints are troubled. They
just don't like some things that have
said, or I am reported as having said,
here in Waycross. There's talk of drum
ming me out of town. some say he ought
to be killed, others say he ought to be
horse whipped, but when the convention
gets down to business it seems that they
can find nobody that will serve on the
whipping committee, or the killing COM
mittee, and I am sure they won't drum
me out of town, because I've got the
drums in my possession, and won't loan
them to 'em; Pm going to drum them
out, see if I don't.
Il was invited to Savannah by the Min
isterial Association. They have built a
large, commodious tabernacle in the park
extension of the city, and have agreed
to 60 to that city and preach, and God
willing I shall 60, in spite of all the whis-
key dealers, gamblers and drunkards in
or all the devils in hell.
HIS ONLY OBJECT.
$50 far as am concerned, I have but
one object in view, the glory of God and
of sinners. But sometimes
when I am bear hunting I turn aside and
Shoot skunk and occasionally turn a
rabbit over in the grass at the crack OF
my gun, but that is merely incidental-1
am after bear on the hunt.
This much I affirm without the slight
est fear of contradiction anywhere: that
in all the cities and towns where I have
worked for thirty years, have had the
earnest prayers and cooperation of the
purest, best women, and the noblest,
best men, and this class of people every
where have stayed by me and my work
and never uttered criticism.
I'm no city have I ever had the CO.
operation of the saloon keepers, brewers,
gamblers, perjured officials hypocrites,
strumpets, or so-called society people;
this fact is worth something to me.
When l see in town. like Waycross,
thousands sitting under my voice with
faces that show their appreciation and
handshakes that are but the expressions
Of their good will, and then hear On the
outside that those who run blind tigers
and the ecclesiastical bigots are lined up
against ME. then say the maledictions
of the bad is better proof of right than
the praises and cooperation of the good.
Il am ffty-four years old, nearly.
Since I was "a years of age have studied
to know what is best for my country. for