Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
STORIES OF SAM JONES
Notable Incidents In the Georgia
 Evangelist's Career.
HOW HE REFORMED A DRUNKARD

HOW HE REFORMED A DRUNYARI l Revfvalist's Story of . Man Who Took His Advice Literally and Came | Out Well-Parting Bit of Fun With One of His Audiences-A Sample ol His Forceful Language.
 Some years ago the late Rev. Sam
 P. Jones. the noted Georgia evangelist.
 told in Atlanta at the First Methodist
 church the following story:
 T was making prohibition speech
 in Robertson county, Tenn, and no
 ticed on the right of the platform a
 bleared, bloated fellow who was about
 three parts drunk, each part third. As I talked he would screw his fist
 into his eyes and wipe away the tears.
 After the speaking went to friend s
 house perfectly exhausted and lay
 down. The lady of the house called
 at the door in few minutes that a
 man wanted to see me.
 "Tell him am tired I said, and
 please excuse me-
 "'That Is 1ll right she said, any how, because he is drunken, ragged vagabond.'
 "I said: If he is that sort of fellow let him in. I used to belong to that gang myself, and I never go back on them.' The man came in, and I found he was the drunken fellow who had
 listened to me speak.
 He said: MT. Jones, don't want any money. Money can do me no good I am ruined man. Drink has made me wreck. A short time ago I had happy home and household. A few weeks ago buried my wife, having crushed every drop of blood out of her heart before she died. My two boys are at the orphans home in Nashville. One of them Is little blind fellow
 My two girls are in Nurfreesboro, and this there he pulled little black cap out of his pocketl, this Is the last thing that is left to remind me that I ever had household. It is my little blind boys cap Now, do not want any money from you, but just got an idea from the way you talked that maybe you had some sympathy for me. If you have. pray for me. Good by And he started off.
 "'Hold on here' said I, and l called up Mir. Taylor, my secretary. and said, Frank, go uptown with thls man and wash. him all over with soap and put new suit of clothes on him from head to foot and bring him back In an hour or two he came back, and l did not know him. had to be introduced to him over. took out S1 and handed 1t to him and said: Railroad fare in this state Is cents a mile Here is S1. Now, you get on train and ride thirty-three miles, no matter in what direction, and get the conductor to put you of In the woods when your thirty three miles are out. and then you strike out through the woods for new life
 ''The fellow did exactly as I told him. I got letter from him the other day, and he said that he got Into the woods and struck for new life. He got a school. sent for his children. rented him q home and was doing we'll"
 An amusing incident occurred at the close of Sam Jones' sermon at Pulaski. Tenn, one day. says the Hartwell (Ge) Sun. Stepping down from the pulpit. folding his hands across hls breast and looking solemnly over the audience, the great revivalIst said, "I want all the women in this crowd who have not spoken a harsh word or harbored an unklnd thought toward their husbands for month past to stand up" One old woman. apparently on the shady side of sixty. stood up.
 "Come forward and give me your said the preacher The woman did SO, whereupon Jones said. Now turn around and let this audience see the best looking woman in the coun- try"
 After taking her seat the revivallst addressed the men: '
 Now I want all the men in this l crowd who have not spoken a harsh . word or harbored an unkind thought toward their wives for a month past to stans up" Twcnty-seven great big strapplns fellows hopped out of the audience with all the alacrity of cham pagne corks- Come forward and give rne your hands. my dear boys"
 Jones gave each one a vigorous sheke. after which he ranged all of them side by side In front of the pull | pit and facing the audience. He looked them over carefully and solemnly. and then. turning around to the audience. be said:
 'I want you all to take a good look 1t the twenty seven bisgc5t liars In the state of Tennessee.-
 The Rev. Sam Jones was at all times. b say the least. forcefuI In his Ian zuage. says Success. Above all things he objected to a p-eterse Of supcrsaint- I,ness. his religion being something on the -shirt sleeves order. On one oc- .ssIon the r.vIvslist had taken for his text Vanity" and to point his moral saId:
 Now. If there Is q woman In the tkls morning who didn't ook in.o the mirror before coming to he meeting want to see her Irant Der to stand upr' a