The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-14
Evangelist Called to Chattanooga
Today by Illness.
Rev. Sam Jones Crowds Continue to
Get Larger Every Night-Much
Interest Being Taken.
SUMMARY OF THE SERMONS
MR.. STUART GOES HOME.


assisting Sam Jones in the revival
meetings received a message this
morning that his brother lin law was
very iIl Of bowel trouble and would be
taken to Chattanooga today for an op-
GRAFTON, and calling him home. He
left this afternoon, and probably
won't be back again.
Mr.. Jones received word from home
that Mrs. Jones was very i'll, also, but
he announced unless she got much
worse he would stay until Friday
night. Both gentlemen asked for the
PRAYERS Of the congregation for their
sick ones
Rev. Sam Jones draws the crowds
and will continue to do so as long as
he stays. Last night there was a per.
oeptible increase in the congregation,
and more interest shown than at any
previous service.
Before beginning the sermon, Rev.
Gave, Of the First Presbyterian church,
asked to be allowed to make few re-
marks. He said he has been asked by
a gentleman what they were going to
do about paying Messrs. Jones and
Stewart for their work. He thought
that when people began to ask ques-
lions IL was time TO do something so
he as a member Of the finance commit
tee, would say that on Wednesday night
free will offering would be taken for
them and for every one to come pre-
pared.
In few preliminary statements Mr..
Jones said; | understand that one Of
your school teachers told her pupils
today that Sam Jones WIS all right for
men and boys, but she didn't think IL
would be we'll for little girls to go.
Now Amt she nice thing? 1 don't
know her number or I'd call IL ont. !
don't know any thing about her eth
er, but If she could see the children Of
this town as have seen them she d
never made that remark. You folks
say, why don't You preach good ser
monsg The idea Of preaching good
sermons to you people Why il Padu.
cah could be saved by solemn sermons
she'd done had her wings and gone.
Wouldn't she preachers? just have
a shoe shop here, make the shoes, and
you come and get fitted. You need
scalding and securing with sapolio and
when you see the dirty water running
to the river you say: Just look at that
dirty water. Well it's my sapolio and
your dirt. | understand the mayor
and council are having an extra SEES.
sion tonight, just wonder what they
are doing. There's more to come-rm
not done skinning yet. amt got
nothing agin any msn, but you've just
got to do bettIr. | amt told all
know yet-jest fired one barrel. Now
| want all you sisters 10 come out to-
morrow to the services to women only
No gentlemen allowed, but preachers
can come. You won't have dull
time and don't forget your pocket.
books. Want to see how the women
give when there are no ROSTERS around
And | just wish you'd look at this
crowd tonight with the opera house
open and theatergoing the fad. Now
tonight want to see the best service
we've ever had. am going to take
for my text this verse, For God so
loved the world that he gave His only |
begotten Son, that whatsoever believ-
eth in Him should not perish but have
eternal life. "
II the verse had read
"God so loved Europe, or America,
or the Isles Of America IL would have
been wonderful enough. but when he
says the whole world, how vastly won.
iertul 1t seems. thAuh God for the
privilege of preaching the gospel. but
above all things 1 thank Him for this
text from which to preach.
He went on to show that as the
Jun shines alike on everything, God
sheds his love abroad over the earth,
10 both saint and sinner. Now II any
Thing he loves the sinner better. for