Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1906-11-01
A Short Sketch of the Life and la
bors of the L ate Rev. Sam
P. Jones.

sketch of the great evangelist's
life as follows:
Samuel Porter Jones, whom
the whole world knew as "Samr
Jones, the great evangelist, was
born October 10, lS47, at Oak
Bowery, Chambers county, Ala,
His end came only one day be-
fore his fifty-ninth birthday, to
family celebration of which he
was Fastening at the moment of
his death.
| Mr.. jones' parents were John
Joseph and Nancy Porter Jones.
In 1858 his father, having mar
ried second time, came to Car
tersville, Ca, where the son,
destined to fame, spent the most
of his boyhood and young man.
hood. While still on the youn-
ger side of his teens Sam Jones
gave evidence of the qualities
which later in life made him a
power among men.
Though not particularly dill
gent student he was a quick one
and from the outset ruling
spirit among boys of the town.
The very virtues of his make up
proved for time what some re-
garded as his weakness, but
which subsequently were seen
to be but the shadows of his
strength. Enthusiasm, bound
less energy, and love of life
and interest in all its phases,
these were his gifts from nature.
For time they led him to over
indulgence of impulse. Church
people of the community spoke
of him as a "smart" boy, but
rather wild. Others BODIED that
no good could come to him. But
all the time ne was living life,
watching men and events with d
sharp eve and gathering that ex.
perience which III maturer years
turned into a quick sympathy
and thorough understanding OF
his fellow men.
Near his twenty-first year Mr.
Jones decided that law should
be his profession. The county
court house had always attracted
him, and whenever a big case
particularly a criminal case, wa
/. to be argued, he was always t.
be found sitting near the jur,
box, his eyes bright with excited
interest. When % years old b,
was admittee to the bar of Car
tersville. Everyone predicted
success for him as DICTATOR ant
a persuader of men he had few
equals in the county. A year o
two of application to office work
however, broke his health. Ner
\ vous dyspepsia developed and h,
was in almost constant suffering
Finding no relief in the variou
medicines recommended, he be
gan drinking whisky.
Each month intensified hi
complaint and recourse to TIL,
stimulant became more an,
more frequent. For while hi
future was despaired of. II,
was unable to continue his prac
tice. He became a day laborer
There are still men in Carriers
vile who remember having see
him driving a public dray owe
the streets. During this perio
of his life there was scarcely
type of humanity whom he di
not touch and all the while, Ut
consciously, but none the les
Il surely, he was studying tn
i types, learning their weaknesse
j and their strength.
1 just at this time when hop
l for him had been lost, his fathe
/ died one August afternoon i
l 1872. Mrs. John T. Stocks, {
I 1873 Spring street, Atlanta, si
ter of Mr.. Jones, describes th
I as the turning point in her brotl
4 er's life.
4 "We children were all stand
= ing about fathers bed," sal
Mrs. Stocks, Monday morning
"and Sam was on the right sic
crying bitterly. My father to-
us good bye, saying at the tim
. my children, ] have assurrant
. that l shall meet you all agail
y all except one,' and here |
10 looked at Sam. Then my brotI