The Forrest City times., 1906-10-19
GONE UP HIGHER
SAM JONES DIES SUDDENLY oNA
 TRAIN IN ARKANSAS.
re was a Truly Great Man. and thousands Mourn His Death and
 Weep at His Tomb.


 a. m, on east-bound Rock Island passenger train No. 4, about one mile west of Perry, Perry county. 40 miles west of Little Rock. The body was brought to Little Rock on the same train, which had been laid out at Perry by freight wreck. and was prepared Tor burial by Undertaken r. II. Ruebal et this city. It was taken in the after noon over the Rock Island to Mem pms, at which place it was trans ferred to a Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train, and will be taken to the former home of the evan geilst at Gainesville, Ga, where in terment will take place. No inquest was held at Perry or at Little Rock. but the cause of his death is ascribed to heart failure
 Mr. Jones and the other members or his party arose early, about o'clock. Mr. Jones had dressed and was sitting in the smoking eompart. ment of the sleeper, when he was suddenly seized with sickness at the stomach. He summoned his daughter, Mrs Pyron, who brought him a cup of hot water, which caused him to vomit and caused a slight cessation of his pain. Shortly after. wards he was again seized with sick ness, and, surrounded by the three members of his family, and in the arms of his co-eyangelist, MT. Hol. comb, he passed peacefully away When the train arrived at Perry a physician was summoned, but the evangelist had died before the train arrived at that station.
 Mr. Jones had been holding revival services in tabernacle at Oklahoma City for two weeks. He was 10 have addressed audiences at Oklahoma City October II, but special from that place says that it developed early in the day that he had disappeared. Although a vigorous search was made for him, nothing was learned as to his whereabouts until the news was received of his death. Later it de- Veloped that MT. Jones left Oklahoma City huriedly Sunday evening, hasten ing from his hotel to the station while a carriage was waiting to convey him to the evening services. No reason was given for his sudden departure, nor did he state his destination, but 1t was supposed that he suddenly made up his mind to spend his birth day anniversary at his home, and left on that account. The text of his last sermon at Oklahoma City was Thy Grace Is Sufficient for Me-
 The fslated Rock Island train, which ordinarily would have reached Little Rock at o'clock in the morn. ing, did not reach the city until u:10 a. m., more than seven hours after its schedule time. News of the death of the evangelist had been tele- graphed ahead, and when the train arrived there were numerous friends of the family at the station. The body was taken in charge by Under taker Ruebel and removed to his es- tablishment, where it was prepared for burial. Mir. Jones' wife and two daughters also went to the undertak. ing shop and remained there until the body was taken to the Rock Isl and station shortly before o'clock in the afternoon, where it was placed on the afternoon east-bound passenger train and the journey to Gainesville begun.
 The evangelist was known over the United States as Sam Jones. He was born in Chambers county. Ala, Oct 16, lS47. He was admitted to the Geor- gia bar in 1869, but his indulgence in intoxieants put an end to his ca reer as lawyer. He often referred to the fact that he had at one time been a hard drinker, and he confess ed ths thirst within him for liquor had never died, and he said that he prayed every night that the Lord would give him strength to resist this temptation. He was admitted toto the Methodist Conference in 1872, shortly after the death of his father, and from that time until his death he devoted himself to evan gelistic work. His marked eccen- tricities of speech and manner con tributed greatly to his popularity Among the works that he published were Sermons and Sayings 'Mu sic Hall Sermons, !" Sam Jones Own Book" and others.
 He founded the Decatur Methodist Orphanage at Decatur, Ga, near At. lanta, which is now under the super vision of the Methodist conference of Atlanta, and at which about 200 children are given homes. He often referred to the home in his sermons and it is stated that te had his life insured for s500,000 in it's favor.
 With Mir. Jones at the time of his death were his wife and daughters Mrs. Annie Pyron and Miss Julia Rev. Walt Holcomb, his co-worker, and Thomas Dunham, who has been his business manager during the past twenty years. The party was enroute from Oklahoma City, where Mi. Jones and Mir. Holcomb had been holding a revival service for the past two weeks, to Mr. Jones home at Carters yiIle, where the fifty-ninth anniversary
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