Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-18
MAINS OF JONES
ARRIVES AT HOME
cial Train Due at Carriers,
vile Tuesday Afternoon.
NaeAL sEavcEs THURSDAY

George stuart, Walter Hol-
smb, 3. A. Bowen, French e..
pllvsr, Geo. puval and other Min.
sten WIN Conduct Services.
tcvenson, Ala. oct. 17.--A spe-
al train will arrive In Gainesville
4lh the remains at p. N Tuesday
az funeral services Of the late Rev.
m p. Jones will be conducted at
be Gainesville Tabernacle Wednes-
at p. m.
Reys. George stuart, Walter Hol-
NIB, J. A. Bowen, French u. Oil
81, George Duyall and other minis
81 will assist.
On account OF the public interest all
tfer the south, Mrs. Jones and
snghters have changed the date for
tho funeral from Wednesday after
noon till Thursday, at p. m. The
remains viii lie 10 state at their Car
tersyi!le home.
Sketch Of Rev. Sam Jones.
Rev. Samuel Porter Jones, one Of
che greatest and most unique evange-
lisis IN the country. and sometimes
known as the Mountain Evangelist.
was born at Oak Bowery, In Cham
bere county, Alabama, ON Oct. 10.
aSt7. Had he lived until Tuesday he
would have been 90 years OF age.
lie was a son OF john Joseph Jones
and Nancy (porter) Jones, His faith
or. having married fer the second
sime, came 70 Cartersyille in 1865
and here young Sam Jones spent his
youth and young manhood. Ho was
NOT q particularly bright student AID
as parents took him away from
school and put him under the private
salelage Of Mrs. William H. FELTON,.
II was his ambition to become q
laWyer ard he studied for the bar,
btng admitted 30 1869, when he was
By years OF age
Close confinement IN the ONCE and
tho application required In the work
she cos out FOR himself soon UNDER
mlned hls health, and be became a
Victim OF nervous dyspcpslo Tie
isllpgs 10 secure relief from medical
treaim0nt drove him after while TO
alcoholic oxce5ses.
Before long ne WAS forced 10 ahap
DIN hs practice, IN which he had
negaf made q pronounced succob.
aud became n day laborer One oc-
cprauon which De Was forced 10 take
tp. was that % driver Of dray Ia
ttV streets of Caricryllio Under
che favorable opportunity that this
cloRe communion win the humber ol-
smshl of lho people gave aim, the
nHhfiins wiih the aolsam aud jelsam
81 humanity. ho waa studylnE the
ertat problem OF man end LAYING 90
q vase fund % Information THAT en-
ablfd him 30 know aad touch the
htartl az men.
The conversion ~ Sam Jones from
the lise % sln and dpbanchcgy into
which he had been gradually Sinking
eeepef, dates from BIS fathers death
On iST2 The old gentleman gathered
ne chndren around him aud babe
chem goo3hyo. comforting them win
the assurance that be would meet all
q them one DAY 10 Heayen al ex-
eept ore,
The lesson went homo "a thc ktar,
e tho maynard youug man. and tbe
next sunday BE accompanied hla
grandfather. a Methodist minister, Is
church and before he leti che church
he had mSae = confession before THE
whole congregation ana preached such
~ exhoriAtion as fgllons chapel nes-
e. heart before nor since.
SAN jones marfiare occurred an
Kentucky when he was 81 years %
ega. Sc reiafaaa with he wife -
CafiorsvIile. Ca snd they have
made & ihelF homo ever Siace. ne.
fore hsF marriase Mrs, loaes va
hnss laura McEeaiae g Eninehcs,
Ky.
A short while aney sam loaos coa.
vsr.on ia 1874 hc eatee3 che NertA
Oeorg,a ecnferenoe aHa hsssa lAg ~
nEoUs ana sraaEtligal Rogk in NeisA
AZ has sttalne3 aaeh rahit Eaeeess.
ne eas MeiAesa asieF 49, csc
1esm Ebea % lesans sgsai 81