The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-30
SIDE LIGHTS.
ON THm PRIVATE LrFM oS REV.
SAM JONES.
Az Recorded In the Baptist Courier
by the Rev, A. w. Lamar,
Baptist Preacher.
SCENE ONE.

Ing on his generosity. They waylaid
him ut tho train when he was expect.
ed to arrive; they way.laid him on His
way to the train; they way. laid him
st his home; 80 he decided to make n
move. He won't over to Marietta and
bought q ten thousand dollar home and
paid two thousand down to secure the
trade. He went home and told his
wife that when no returned from his
next evangelistio trip, she must be
ready to make the move.
La the meantime, the news of his
removal got out In Cartersville, and
upon Sans return homo, his wife met
him at the door Of his homo and said,
Husband, the house Is full of people.
The parlor Ia full of white people, and
the dining room ia full of negroes.
They are all here to protest against
your leaving Gainesville. You would
better 60 right in aud 500 them" So
Sam went into the parlor. The bank.
erS, and merchants, and teachers, aud
preachers, and lawyers. and doctors,
aud principal oltlzens were all there.
Ono OF them as spokesman said ia
substance: "Mr. Jones, we hay We come
20 enter our protest against your leav.
ing Oartersville. 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 you ought not to
go, but should spend your remaining
days among u.s." Sam thanked them
all and dismissed the meeting. He
then repaired to the dining-room
where he found the leading negroes,
merchants, teachers, preachers and
lsborerB. 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. Thore 10 not a nigger in
this community that would harm 8
hair on the head Of one Of your fami-
ly; there is not q nigger in this county
but would set up all night with his
musket and guard your home from
harm II he knew 1t was threatened
there Is not q niger In this county
what kno VS. you but loves you, You'se
been q father to us &nd our best frlend /.
Many Of us were converted in your
Tabernacle meetings and we owe
everything 20 you. We docs hate to
SEQ you leave CartersYille. Ii will be
hard on US poor niggers, If you leave
us. Mr.. Jones, If you must 20 and
Will go, we will try to bear 1T as we'll
as re can, but we have come to beg
yoltfor the Lord sake, If you will 90
noy TO take your wife with you. Mr..
JoH IS, she Is the guardian angel of this
COZ munity. If there is any poor
w! o people or any poor nigRars in
ole, she Is there. She 10 the min,
| ing ange,. For the Lord sake,
her with us If you must CO."
sm sat down and cried like o boy
the negroes cried with him.
ally when he could control his
~ "a he said, "Niggers, let's praYp'
Til all fell on their kne @ and pray
ed Id as they rose Sam said, Mig.
gen / Amt gwine. I'll stay right
hes in Cartersville till 1 60 to heay.
en-
F was we'll loved In his home town.
Ey' Ybody knew that however hard
the aows he'd strike for the homes
OF @ people, for civic Righteousness
ant for Goa, they knew he wes great
hes ted and loving as q little child.
SCENE Two.
S 10 e.yearB ago Sam Jones held q
nae hing with the leading Methodist
ohr f6h In Little Rock. La his char.
aot 1stio style he went for the fash.
ion nd the frivolty and the Worldli.
nel Of the "Sswciety folks" many of
wh "A were in that church. They
we 3 much scandalized and offended
as olks Of that class often we're with
HE Recommendations Of their doings.
So 70 two or more years thereafter,
Sa was to hold a union meeting
TIN g and some Of the ''prlnoipalist
brt hren" went to their young pag.
tor and said, "Paster, are you poiug
int the Jones meeting?" "Yes,n
sal he, Il am why do you ask?"
" hy," said they, when Nj. Jones
wa here before he scsndalized us be-.
for ithis community and held us up
80 dicule' aud we can't stand for
sue treatment. We have come to
ash you not 10 60 into that meeting
Yc are o promising young man,
and you are very popular with this
ped lie and 1T will In jure your useful
neil If you go against their feelings
In his matter. We wish you would
not do It," The young man said "I'll
tel you what I'll do. You all meet
me In my study to. morrow night and
ZIP give you my reasons for believing
I hhould go into the Jones meeting
FOR all l am worth, and after I've
told you II you still believe as you do,
l will not do IT,"
They agreed and the next night
they were al on hand. The young
preacher said. Years ago my father,
g Methodist circuit rider, died aud
denly In Georgia and loft my mother
with us six children and nothing in
che world except the pittance the
conference provided for the widow
and the orphans. My mother want
to the country town aud found that
she could get q house for $1,000, and
by taking bCarders she might be abba
to keep her children wldh her and ed
uoate and raise them until they were
old enough to help. I vas q lad of
fourteen. But where to get that
fifteen hundred dollars mother did
not know. Finally she wrote to
Brother Sam Jones, whom s be know
was my fathers friend, and asked him
IL he could put put her in the way OF
borrowing the money on long time
till sho could pay for it gradually.
The mail soon brought a letter from
Brother Jones enclosing his personal
check for fifteen hundred dollars as