The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13
Last Night About 1000 Men Heard
Rev. Sam Jones.
All the Services Yesterday We're Well
Attended and Great Interest
Manifested.
REVIVAL DRAWS VAST CROWDS

10 fhuuchnt ttu years hkot mas sum
revival OF religion swept over the city
as Is sweeping over II at present. IL
is said that there was never before so
large Saturday Dight's congregation
as the one that gathered the past Sat
urday 20 listen 20 the noted evangelist,
He took his text from l Kings, 2
chap and 9 verses: "Now the days
Of David drew nigh that should die,
and he charged Solomon his son, say
ing" | go the way of all the earth be
thou strong, therefore and show thy
self man" His address was princi.
pally to the young people and his ear
nest words went straight to the hearts
Of his listeners. At the close Of his re-
marks abodt three hundred went for
ward asking for the prayers Of CHRIS.
tians, that they might live better
life.
Sunday morning was the great I'M
ion meeting. Long before 1890, the
hour set for the Song service, the
building was filed, and people con
tinued coming in until the sermon
was half finished.
Before Mr.. Jones announced his
text he said that he understood that
up 20 the time Of the first service
there had not been one dollar raised
20 pay the expenses Of the meeting .
that he supposed the preachers con-
sidered IL useless TO ask for IL, as
the people paid out entirely too much
for whiskey and beer. However, the
expenses must be met and the con
gregation would have it TO pay so
they might as well do it without
any further talk.
After the collection had boon taken
up Mr.. Seagle sang solo and MIR.
Jones then gave out his text, Joshua,
~ Chap. 10 verse, "Choose ye this
day whom ye will serve. but as for me
and my house, we will serve the
Lord"
las we read this book" said he
I'VE are impressed with Gods won
derfui goodness and mercy to Joshua.
And until in the last verse, IL never
gives one grateful word from him.
But when he does speak. mark you
his words, "Choose ye this day whom
ye will serve, but as for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord. "
AS read these verses the thought
comes to me that God has also been
wonderfully good to Sam Jones, ana
praise His holy name, thirty years
ago made my choice, turned my
back ON sin, and have tried to live a
clean, righteous life ever since.
"Now the trouble with you Padu-
cab people Is that you go in squads
pnd sets and when IL becomes the
fashion TO do something every one
goes in for that thing And you're
all going to hell just because it's
fashionable to go. Why the biggest
man in your town today is one of
those damnable distilleTs You're no
standard, you dirty devils. You're a
little horse gang, from snout to
tail You've got no manhood. Here
you've got an elder in the Presbyteri
an church for mayor and he's letting
this town drift hellwsrd without a
protest. Your maDhood's all gone.
It's fashio nable to tip your hat to the
man with the most money. The mer-
chants make no protest-they want
trade; the bankers make noue-they
want deposits; the lawyers-dirty
little dey ils-thoy d never PROTESTANT
/ almost said the preachers. l tell you
when you muzzle the preachers you
have sounded the death knell of the
town. A man who speaks his mind is
called crank. But, as Joshua said,
1 will be one out of 10, or 8 or 3 to
stand by my God and what is right
What do you stand for you little bull
let headed devil you. Have you ever
taken stand to protect your home
and loved onesY There's one good
thing about it, IL the devil gets the
whole bunch Of you, he won't get
much. I'd rather 20 around with my
mouth in a poultice and have my say