Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-28
ABOUT SAM Jones' PRIVATE LIFE
Tw0 VERY IMPRESSIVE SCENES OF HIS
INFLUENCE AND LOVE.

made up his mind that he would
have to change his base of opera
tions and leave Cartersville. His
burdens had become very great by
reason of the large number of people
in Cartersville and in the county
who were depending on his gene
rosity. They waylaid him at the
train when he was expected to ar
rive; they waylaid him on his way
to the train; they waylaid him at
his home; 80 he decided to make
move. He went over to Marietta
and bought ten thousand dollar
home and paid two thousand down
to secure the trade. He went home
and told his wife that when he re-
turned from his next evangelistic
trip she must be ready to make the
move.
In the meantime, the news of his
removal got out in Cartersville, and
upon Sans return home, his wife
met him at the door of his home and
said: "Husband, the house is full of
people. The parlor is full of white
people and the dining room is full of
negroes. They are all here to pro-
test against your leaving Carters-
vile. You would better go right in
and see them" So Sam went into
the parlor. The bankers and mer-
chants and teachers and preachers
and lawyers and doctors and prin-
Opal citizens were all there. One of
them, as spokesman, said in sub
stance: "Mr. Jones, we have come
to enter our protest against your
leaving Cartersville. You belong to
US. You have spent your life here
and we all love you, and we can't
stand your leaving us. We feel
that you ought not to go, but should
spend your remaining days among
us." Sam thanked them all and dis
missed the meeting. He then re-
paired to the dining room, where he
found the leading negroes-mer-
chants, teachers, preachers and la
borers. The leading negro said in
substance: "Mr. Jones, we don't
know whether you care much about
US niggers, but before the Lord, we
all love you. There is not niger
in this county that would harm
hair on the head of one of your fam
lily; there is not nigger in this
county but would set up all night
with his musket and guard your
home from harm if he knew it was
threatened; there is not nigger in
this county what knows you but
loves you. You'se been a father to
us and our best friend. Many of us
were converted in your tabernacle
meetings and we owe everything to
you. We does hate to see you leave
Cartersvile. 1t will be hard on us
poor niggers, if you leave us. Mr..
Jones, if you must go and will go,
we will try to bear it as well as we
can, but we have come to beg you
for the Lords sake, if you will 90,
not to take your wife with you. Mr..
Jones, she is the guardian angel of
this community. If there is any
poor white people or any poor Mig
gers in trouble, she is there. She is
the ministering angel. For the
Lords sake, leave her with us if you
must CO."
Sam sat down and cried like a
boy and the negroes cried with him
Finally, when he could control bis
emotion, he said, "Niggers, let's
pray" They all fell on their knees
and prayed and as they rose Sam
said, "Niggers, amt gwine. III
stay right here in Cartersvile till
60 to heaven"
He was well loved in his home
town. Everybody knew that how
ever hard the blows he'd strike for
the homes Of the people, for civic
righteousness and for God, they
knew he was great hearted and as
loving as little child.