The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-01
Large Crowd Out in Morning
and Afternoon.
He Roasts the City Officials in the
Same Old Way at Broadway
Church.
EVANGELIST RETURNS HOME

The big auditorium Of the Broad
way Methodist church was filed yes
terdsy morning long before the hour
for the Rev. Sam Jones to preach, and
the crowd continued to come even
after the service began. Mr.. Jones is
q popular favorite in Psducsh and he
did not dissppoint his admirers yester-
day. He was very much his versatile
self, and dealt ont his homo truths In
the same vigorous style that ever char
scterizes him. unhsmpered by the
church surroundings. He stated that
he had been tempted to preach pretty
sermon. but concluded 1t would not be
appropriate.
His text was Gal. viz, "Be not de-
ceived; God is not Knocked for what
soever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap;" and very forcibly did he
send IL home to his hearers. Mr..
Jones is not given to "sparing the
rod" and in his sermon yesterday
dealt vigorous blows, straight from
the shoulder. For over an hour he
held the most interested attention Of
his big audience, enforcing mis- thought
by the telling anecdotes and nomely
philosophy that is 80 much part Of
him and all he says. Il was sermon
after Mr.. Jones most inimitsble style
and greatly pleased his hearers. Mr..
Jones knows his Paducah audiences
very well by this time and does not
stand on ceremony with them, but
they seem to like IL and he cannot
come TOO often 20 suit them. II is
estimated that fully 1000 people
heard him yesterday morning.
He preached in the afternoon TO
men only, or, as he forcibly expressed
IL, ito male bipeds, there being no
} men in Paducah, and quite a large
crowd of them were on hand.
He did not preach anywhere at
night, disappointing many.
The mems meeting at the Methodist
church yesterday afternoon was large
" attended, both tho main church
room and the lecture room being
packed.
Rev. Sam Jones started off his talk
on the subject "Choice," and dwelt
on the matter Of choosing between
right and wrong. He stated that
everyone had the power Of choice and
every city could be made a good one if
the officials only would exercise this
power in the right direction. He
stated that Of the mayor, police judge
or any other officials would not do
right and IL no one could be gotten in
this country for such offices. then to
import them, but get them at any cost.
He next turned to Sunday theaters
and baseball and stated that If he had
dog that went to either baseball or
theater on Sunday he would kill him.
He stated that while boy he would
often go out into the woods, and one
point he noticed particularly was that
tree fell whichever way it leaned,
and that the stand taken by the may
or, Judge or other officials could be
seen in this way. If they lean to sal
oons then they will fall that way and
will allow them to remain open on
Sunday.
Judge Sanders next came in for a
share. Rev. Jones stated that the city
court was like country grist mill ;
when the water was low the corn was
ground for toll, and when the water
got still lower all was taken. He re-
marked further that he had travelled q
great deal and had been in forty states
and in hundreds of cities of Paducah' 3
size with the 1880 closing law, and
this was the first occasion where q
Judge had questioned the legality of
such a law, and for this one act he de-
sired to pin blue ribbon on his coat
As to Sunday baseball and theaters
he stated that. his observations had
Taught him that it was not the cry of
the laboring class Ct people who were
alleged to want Sunday baseball, but
. the cry of corporations for money.
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