The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-19
SAM JONES
PEACEFULLY AND QUIETLY THE
NOTED EVANGELIST PASSED
AWAY.
DIED IN MASTERY WORK
en- Hou's from Oklahoma City TO
CartersVille, Ca. to Celebrate
5sth Anniversary with
Family Reunion.


Family Reunion.
Little Rock Ark.--Rcv. Sam p
Jones. the famous evangelist died On
Rock Island train No. :. eastbouni
az Perry Ark. resumably OF aear.
failure.
4he evangelist was en- route home
10 celebrate the sch anniyersar, -
ms birth with a family reunion "a
tetifsa IN the best OF health and spir-
us he ar9sa feeling fin and tslk
Win members OF his party for some
'lme regarding plans Tor the fu.u,e
anu OF the most successful meeting IN
Oklahoma Ci,y. Okla.
shortly after he spoke OF feeling b,s
ana his daughter brought him ~,
water and he apparently recove.ed
lhen ne felaQsed and in a short Vim.
a. was apparent that he was very m
ana an possible was done TO relieve
him e''e'e
Maen Perry was reached. reclining
"a The arms OF his co-worker r.,
wait Holcomb, and. surrounded nv
,hIee members Of his immediate f,m.
q! ne peacefully and quietly passeI
away as Il falling into a refrt sb,ng
s'eep y. Death was due 70 heart failure
Mrs Jones, his wife. and ~ A.,
nle Pyron and Miss Julia Lone 81,
of death '''-'e
Tne body was brought 10 I.t,la
ROCK. where il was prepared for bpr.
laL Mrs. Jones viii continue as, -
campaigning the body.
heV Mr. Holcomb went 70 NaD,b,s
20 MAKE arrangements for a sneci,l
tram 10 convey the body 20 Car.o-s.
; me- Ga. where burial will occur
hev. George Stuart. an old.ti,,o a., [
,oc.a'e Rev Walt Holcomb and Rev
A. Bowen q Mississippi. viii en-. =
--o' 'He Rev. r. O. Excel {
~ no'ed n-r gill render ols.-ine ,
"eo.lles ot ne noted eyanrells,
E'anse.ist Jones died. as he of,.n 2
AID ne desired 10. in the b.-,,s, q
'oFAing for the Master whom ~ z
erYed for b years. 80 -
Sam Jones' Career. 70
samuel Por or Jones. tho n,s. .. p;
lous evange list OF his time ~ - ca
! : ha-ioers county. Alabama. Oct fc OF
-" re vas the son OF Cant Jobn "a
= ana Jennie Porter Jones
When he was II years OLD ~ v.,.
moved 10 Gainesville. Ga. where bo
ds educated under private tutors ,n1
boarding schools anu Fei
After the civil war AZ studie7 a.. ~
as admitted 20 the bar IN 1900 srd -
gan y practice his PROF ssion wits =
isnt hop If succe bp, IA, -
-i,i' 'at' na9.is ruined his health ~
= 'erminat d his career as a hw. ma
After Tie death or his father ~ ~, WI
reformed and having Or fcss-s J., siOi
i1n' became ciergynlr IN ~ ~ ~. ~
..no iis' Ep' copal church s.u.b NV
pc had various charge in The nor, .,e.
ors-a conf renee during lS72-sl ana -
me following y airs sa-r.a - .he'
'ht Tor the D cltur ornha,s. 49,. ioTt
icl ha helped TO establi.b the
~ Jones devoted a goa. 5a,, cons
''Hle 70 evangelistic work ov- 80, -
country Since 1892 he had bo,5 ! ne
arkaoly successful revival r1ro.' oeh'
IN most OF the larger cities Of ,bo 20 ?
yea states. lecturing in the sum. zee. .n,
months from the platforms Of no ans
ing ehautauqua assemblies .nre'
am Jones was famed for his nm, me
VII drollery and fearlessness out
'ession No speaker of his ,ims Sc
capable Of investing trite subioc,, mem
such new meaning ~ !, - ,ecS oppo.
addresses striking PICTURESQUE ~ and
ngs and aphorisms. crisn ard iy eH
'ea' We're widely quoted and gra~ 70 b
household words 90" show
political campaiener. who, ;. vote
2 20 take the sfum, - ne Of tn
n OF crusade or defens ~ The
lPie' ne was a most form,dasia throu
'sary his biting rallies provolin. Gratis
ne which proved most enac,,~e and :
Grooming his opponents Demo