The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-06
REV. SAM JONES AT WAYCR0SS
THOUSANDS GATHER To HEAR THE
EVANGELISTS.

Preached a Regulation Sermon ON
the Love of God in the Morning.
Savannah's "BuII-necked" Saloon
keepers Better Than Waycross
Blind Tiger Men, He Declared.
He Scared Some of the Girls in the
Afternoon and Warned the Parents
Against the Late Buggy Riders.
Waycross, Ca, May 5.-The largest re-
ligious gathering seen in Waycross in
many long day assembled this morning
under the large Gospel Auditorium, on
Hicks street to hear Rev Sam P. Jones.
The day was an ideal one for an euthu-
siastic religious meeting.
1t is estimated that fully 5000 people
were under the tabernacle this morning.
They came from all sections of both town
and country. There were women, men
and hosess from forty miles around"
At 10 o clock the song service began, I'M
der direction OF Mr.. Charlie D. Pillman,
of Atlanta. In the union choir there is
a chorus of over 100 singers. Mrs. Gra-
ham, daughter of Rev. San Jones and
NiA - a OpllHSGls VI tillS CitSy are bHO
pianists.
Rev. Mr.. Jones announced as his text
John 9. Is: For God so Loved the World
that He gave His only begotten Son. that
whatsoever believeth in Him should not
perish. but have everlasting life"
For more than an hour the speaker
he'd the audience spell bound with words
of eaoquence. Some of his word
painting was grand.
He contrasted the love of God with
that of a mother. wife or a father. say
ing that 1t was far greater than either,
for When my father and my mother for
sake me then the Lord will take me up"
Mr.. Jones said the Almighty would love
a man while he lives, love him in death
and his matchless love would even follow
the poor fellow to the doleful regions of
the damned, IF 1 ascend up into heaven
thou are there, and If l make my bed in
hell, behold thou art there" The love of
God said the speaker, was boundless. 1t
was sublime and past all finding out
The love of God is three fold, said Mr..
Jones. 1t is helpful, The man who tries
to be good and do right God will give the
help he needs, 1t is also a sympathetic
love. God is in sympathy with every man
and woman who makes an effort to serve
him. 1t is not only helpful and sympa7
thetic, but 1t offers pardon to all men
who will quit their meanness, repent of
their sins and give their hearts and their
lives to God
The minister related his own experience,
Illustrating the last proposition. Thirty
years ago he surrendered all to Christ,
and peace came into his soul Like the
quoting of the winds and the waves on
he lol ro Nv -
said, Peace be stillr' and there was
great calm in his soul. ''And." said he, II
knew it, for l was right there" And "Oh,
if there is only one song l can sing when
In His beauty 1 see the Great King; this
shall my song in eternity be, On, what
a wonder that Jesus loves me-"
At the conclusion of the sermon hun
dreds of people pressed forward to shake
hands with Mr.. Jones and ask him to
pray that they might find Jesus
Jones on the blind Tigers.
Mr.. Jones spoke of the service last
night as one of the best Saturday night
meetings he ever saw. The text was:
For the wages of sin is death" and the
sermon was well received
p Speaking of the blind tiger, Mr. Jones
said the bull-necked saloon keeper with
a white apron, experimenting a dirty dive
III odNdhndu, was Scnoidr, gentle
man and a Christian by the side of the
man who would set up drug store in
Waycross to hide behind in selling blind
tiger whisky.
At the afternoon service a collection for
the Jacksonville sufferers was taken Up.
and a good sum realized. Hon. Warren
Lott, H. Murphy and w. w. Sharpe were
appointed to take charge of the fund
considerable hutter of excitement was
caused in the afternoon by the evangelist
taking from his pocket a note. and say
ing: II have note In my hand. directed
TO young man of this town and signed
by young lady of this town, which, IL
should have published in your local
newspapers would cause blush of
shame to come to the cheek
of every girl in your city.
1t was picked up three miles from town"
He gave the mothers and fathers a
warning to look out for their girls. He
said that no good could come of these
buggy rides that were becoming altogeth-
er too frequent In our city.
DR.. Broughton of Atlanta, is expected
tomorrow to assist Mr.. Jones in the meet
ing.
Rev. w. E. Mumford, founder of the
Industrial Home at Macon, is here to-day.
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