Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-25
PEACEFULLY AND QUIETLY THE
NOTED EVANGELIST PASSED
AWAY.
DIED IN MASTERS WORK
En- Route from Oklahoma City 70
csrtersVlIIe, Ca, to Celebrate
seth Anniversary with
Family Reunion.

Little Rock, Ark.-Rev. Sam P.
Jones, the famous evangelist, died on
Rock Island train No. 4, eastbound,
at Perry, Ark, presumably of nears
failure.
The evangelist was en- route home
to celebrate the 59th anniversary of
his birth with a family reunion. He
retired in the best Of health and spir-
its. He arose feeling fine and talked
with members OF his party for some
time regarding plans for the future
and of the most successful meeting In
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Shortly after he spoke of feeling bad
and his daughter brought him hot
water and he apparently recovered.
Then he relapsed and in a short time
it was apparent that he was very i'll
and all possible was done to relieve
| him.
Wnen Perry was reached, reclining
in the arms of his co-worker, Rev.
Walt Holcomb, and, surrounded by
three members of his immediate fam
lily he peacefully and quietly passed
away, as If falling into a refreshing
sleep. Death was due to heart failure
Mrs Jsnes, his wife, and Mrs. An.
ME Pyron and Miss Julia Jones, his
daughter, were with him at the time
of death.
The body was brought to Little
Rock, where 1t was prepared for bur.
ial. Mrs. Jones will continue east, &C
companying the body.
Rev. Mr.. Holcomb went to Memphis
to make arrangements for a special
train to convey the body to Carriers
vile, Ca, where burial will occur
Rev. George Stuart, an old-time as
sociate; Rev. Walt Holcomb and Rev
]. A. Bowen, of Mississippi, will con
duct the services. Rev. E. o. Excel
the noted singer, will render old-time
favorites of the noted evangelist.
Evangelist Jones died, as he otter
said he desired to, in the harness
working for the Master whom az
served for 35 years.
Sam Jones' Career.
Samuel Porter Jones, the most ia
nous evangelist of his time, was borI
in Chambers county, Alabama, Oct 1G
1847. He was the son of Capt JohI
j. and Jennie (Porter) Jones.
When he was IL years old he wa
removed to Cartersville, Ga, where h,
was educated under private tutors ant
at boarding schools.
After the civil war ne studied law
was admitted to the bar in 1869, ant
began to practice his profession witt
bright hopes of success, but his in
temperate habits ruined his healtl
and terminated his career as a Law
yer.
After the death of his father in 1877
he reformed and, having protested re
ligion, became a clergyman of tn
Methodist Episcopal church, south.
r He had various charges in the mort
Georgia conference during 1920, an
for the following IL years served a
agent for the Decatur orphans home
which he helped to establish.
Mr.. Jones devoted a great deal G
his time to evangelistic work owe
the country. Since 1892 he had he'll
| remarkably successful revival NEE
: ings In most of the larger cities of tn
/ United States, lecturing in the sun
, mer months from the platforms of tn
leading chautauqua assemblies.
Sam Jones was famed for his pull
: gent wit, drollery and fearlessness {
| expression. No speaker of his tim
> was capable of investing trite subject
. with such new meaning or of maxim
. his addresses striking picturesque. H
J. sayings and aphorisms, crisp an
/ pointed, were widely quoted and gre
4 to be household words.
: AS a.political campalgnef, when b
chose to take the stump in the pros
e cution of a crusade or defense of
=, principle, he was a most formidabl
e adversary, his biting rallies provoki1
r ridicule, which proved most effectiV
= in overcoming his opponents.