The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-25
SUSPICIOUS ILL.
NESS CAUSES DOCTOR TO
TEAR UP BIG CHECK.
A Chicago Wealthy Manufacturer Was
Anxious to Pay a Debt Of
Gratitude.
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song writer and singer, who became
famous through his association in
evangelistic work with Sam Jones, has
carlessly let $4,000 slop through his
fingers as a result of his assOciating
too strenuously with politicians who
are fond of places where colored bev
erages flow.
Theophilus Noel, wealthy manu-
facturer. had a check for the fortune
ready for Mr.. Small waited three days
after the time of the engagement had
passed for the preahcer-evangelist to
show up. became impatient and suspi-
cious concerning the real reason why,
and tore the valuable paper into tiny
little bits.
Years ago Sam Small's name became
known, coupled with that of Sam
Jones, in every home in the country.
He wrote songs and sang them, while
Jones preached. They made a team
| that rivaled that of Moody and Sankey.
Jones held spellbound the big audiences
| that greeted them everywhere. while
Small unlocked the gates to their souls
| and hearts with his sweet singing. The
singular. forcible uncouth. dialect ex-
| horting of the one. and the SOulstir-
ring voice of the other made con-
| yprtS bV the hundreds
Noel Sees the Light.
one night, in the rear of the great
| hall, sat a lone young man. His name
was Theophilus Noel. Bright and of
| good parentage. this man. yet less than
80 years of age, had recklessly let go
| of what money had been left him, and
| took up a rowing life. The early
Christian teachings of his mother be-
| gan to be forgotten, and as he wand
! cred in body so did he wander in soul.
Long ago he had left the straight and
| narrow path, and that night, for the
| first time. he got a glimpse of it again.
| Next night, in the front of the great
| hall. sat lone young man-Theophilu
Noel. He was coming nearer the lights
and when Sam Small sang one of his
| most touching compositions, tears
streamed down the young mans face
He came forward with others. and he
was given a right of-way in the path
his mother had first led him.
That was the turning point in Noel's
life. He settled down. engaged in hard
| work, climbed up. That song had gone
| deep into the young mans soul, and
it changed his life from one of reck-
| less. aimless rowing to one of wealth
and great success.
SmaIPs Star Begins to Wane.
Years passed by, and the wonderful
| work Of Jones and Small continued.
Then their hold on the public began to
| wane. The music of faith and purity
that had flowed from the soul of Sam
Small seemed to have a more shallow
origin: his magnetism began to wane
Sam Jones nct.;e ed this and he began
| to study it out. One night Sam Small
could not come to the meeting-his
singing went by default. Sick, was
the message that came from his ROOM
Afterwards Jones shook his head and
| muttered, Drunk
Finally, Small became so unreliable
| that Jones found it necessary to sever
the combination. Then shocking stO-
ries began to leak out about Sam
Small. Suits were brought against
| lice stations and jails he visited per-
force, it is said, and a Cuban prison
| became his temporary home.
Then, lately, charitable man, over
come with pity, picked the fallen one
| up and put him back in the pulpit. The
old songs were put back in his mouth,
but they had lost their charm. They
could not come forth long at time.
Every little while an engagement was
cancelled with the announcement that
Mr.. Small was i'll.
Lately, however, Small has had sew
eral prosperous engagements with !
"Chautauquas." He came from Wis |
consin on his way to Aurora, but when |
he struck Chicago and met some of !
the live ones" about political head
quarters, he suddenly took ill. and has
been confined to his room in the Nc
Coy hotel nearly a week
Rich Man's Gratitude.
In his Office q big manufacturing
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