The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-19
JONES' HARD HITS
HIS ideas OF Fun, PHILOSOPHY,
FACT AND CHARACTER.
TOUCHED UP LOCAL ISSUES
THE oGLETHoRPE CLUB JURY HIS
SPECIAL TARGET.

the Primary Election and Illus
trated His View With n Story-In
the ogIethorpe Case Wants Thirty
Minutes Before Next Jury and II
1t Doesn't Convict He VIII Pay
Court Costs-To Begin Another
Series of ReviHals Here Next oc-
tOber.
Rev. Sam P. Jones lectured in the
| Guards Hall last night to an audience
/ that nearly filled the hall. His lecture
was given under the auspices of Grace
and Epworth Methodist Churches and
the proceeds will be used for their
benefit.
Mr.. Jones, except that he looks
stronger, has changed little since he
was last in Savannah, in the spring,
either in appearance, for he was recos-
nized and greeted as soon as he en-
tered the hall, nor yet in his views and
absolute frankness in expressing them,
as his audience discovered soon after
he began his talk.
After responding to Rev. DR.. j. D.
| Jordans introduction, Mr.. Jones stat
ed that his address was not to be on
character" but would be a medley
| of philosophy, facts and fun" with, as
he later explained, as much of each as
ne thought fit for his audience. The ad-
dress was admirably fitted for the To-
cal references and illusions that the
speaker INDUCED in from time to time.
The arrows of his wit he aimed at
| ofaf he
school system, the state pension laws,
the local ministers, the primary cleo
ton for ordinary, and the verdict of
the jury in the case of the state
against the Oglethorpe Club. To the
last Mr.. Jones devoted most of his in
vective sarcasm. neither of which fail
ed to fall on interested ears, for at
least three of the jurymen that had sat
on the case, now locally famous, were
present, with at least one of the attor
neys for the club, and many of the
members of the club itself
Plenty of Jonesims.
The "Jonesisms" began to crop out
early in the lecture. In explaining the
three chief parts Of his talk, Mr.. Jones
said, philosophy points to us the rule:
Do the best possible thing in the best
possible way and at the best possible
time THE man that does this" con-
tinued Mr.. Jones, lis a philosopher"
Then, smiling genially at the audience,
but, of course, he'd be lonesome in
this crowd.
Facts" said the speaker, taking UP
the second division of his subject, ARE
the most tremendous, far-reaching
things in the world. They are different
from theories: Wisdom starts in facts;
ignorance is full of theories. wouldn't
give fact for all the theories in the
world. You can't down a fact, and yet
some of the biggest fools in Savannah
stand up and argue against them The
jury that tried the Oglethorpe Club, for
instance, suppose it hadn't tackled a
, fact. why, the Oglethorpe Club would
be in Jail tonight. Then twelve intel
ligent juryment jumped on a fact and
stamped the life out of it and tore
the feathers out of 1t, and then brough
in a verdict against fact. Amt II
tremendous? Why, Bascom," he said
turning to Rev. Anthony, why, Bas-
com, you've got more sense than that
What are you going to do with the
fellow that argues against a fact!
There's a difference between theories
and facts. Take the Methodist and
Baptist Churches. They differ in the
question of baptism. With the Metho-
dist they pour water on the kid, while
the Baptist waits till he's grown VI
and then souse him clear under. That's
the theory, but what about the facts
l know a man that was baptized by
the. Methodist when he was a kid anc
he grew up and was all right; and
know another man that waited til
he had grown up and then he was
baptized by the Baptist and he was al
right but / knew another man tha'
was baptized by the Methodists wher
4 he was kid, and when he grew up h,
wasn't all right, and he's in the peni
tertiary now, and 1 knew still an
other man that waited till he wa.
grown upu and he was Baptized by th'
: Baptists and he wasn't all right
, They've hung him."
His Idea of Fun.
Discussing "fun," Mr.. Jones said
? 1.-THE man that doesn't love fun was
: born dead. Fun is the next best thins
E to religion. The man who has his sou
| full of religion, his heart full of fun
. and his pocket full of money is elected
! for this world and the one to come
Looking solemn doesn't amount Il
/, much. If looking solemn could have
Y conquered this world for Christ Il
. would long have been conquered, anc
. the Presbyterians would have been III,
advance guards of the victorious army
1.-THE trouble too often with gooC
folks is that they mistake liver com
plant for a clean heart. Why bless you
l had that solemn feeling once; but
took it to the doctor and he gave m
medicine for it. Then again it dom
v pay to be solemn. I've got boy ant
:, when the rascal looks solemn l know
that he's either done something wron,
0 or is sick so either lick him or dos
= him"
r Society came in for part Of Mr.
s thing this side of a Florida alliga
e tor" he said, "is a society woman:
: woman who looks upon a baby as
: nuisance and big family as a crime
= Why the man that has good wife ant
: ten or fifteen children is blessed: blu
}. the man that gets only a society WON
n an, and poodle dog has been throw
: off on.
& II don't ask any of you to agre
;. with me or to endorse me. You remem
Der that l got along better without tn
endorsement of your aldermen than
would have with it. When the grea
#, majority of the people agree with m
- then l will change my views for thei
I'm sure they'd be wrong.
{ Cursed by False Theories.
[ THE curse OF the country to-day A
( false theories. They will hurt a ma
ton. ruin a state, wreck a city an,
damn a man. In the history of tn
c state of Georgia, the people have neve
walked so fully before to the burden
a of over-taxation as they have at pres
: ent. / have seen the awakening com