The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
PEACEFULLY AND QUIETLY THE
NOTED EVANGELIST PASSED
AWAY.
Died IN MASTERS WORK
En- Route from Oklahoma City TO
Cartersvile, Ga, to Celebrate
59th Anniversary with
Family Reunion.

Little Rock, Art.-Rey. Sam p.
Jones, the famous evangelist, died on
Rock Island train 40 I, castb0uni,
at Perry Ark, presumably OF uaart
failure.
The evangelist was en- route homo
to celebrate the seth anniversary "
his birth with family reunion no
retired in the best OF health and sptr.
its. lie arose feeling fine and talked
with members of his party for como
time regarding plans for the tu.uro
and of the most successful meeting IN
Oklahoma city, Okla
Shortly after he spoke Of feeling bad
| and his daughter brought him hot
water and he apparently recovered.
Then he Tnlapscd and in a short time
it was apparent that h" was very IN
and all possible was done TO relieve
him
When Perry was reached, reclining
in the arms OF his cO.workcr Rev
Walt HolCOmb. aud, surrounded by
thTc" members Of his immediate fam.
ily he peacefully and quietly passed
! away MS II falling into refreshing
sleep. Death was due To heart failure.
.1rs Jones. his wife, and Mrs. An.
ME Pyron and Miss Julia Jones, his
daughter. were with him at the timo
Of death
The body was brought TO L..trle
Rock, whore It was prepared for bur.
ial Mrs. Jones will continue east. &C.
companying the body
Rev Mr. Holcomb went 10 Memphis
to make arrangements for a special
train to convey the body to Carriers.
Vile, Ga. where burial will occur
Rev. Gcorg" stuart an old.timo as.
sociato Rev. Walt Holcomb and Rev
J A. Bowen of Mississippi. will con.
luct the services. Rev f. O. Excel,
the noted singer. viii render oldtime
Mvorltcs OF the noted evangelist
Evangelist Jones died, as he often
said he desired to. in the harness,
working for tho Master whom no
'eryed for 80 years
Sam Jones' Career.
Samuel Por,er Jones. the most IA.
nous evangelist OF his time, was born
in Chambers county, Alabama, Oct &c,
1S47. He was the son of Capt John
J. and Jennie Porter Jones
When he was 10 years old he was
removed to Gainesville, Ga, where ho
was educated under private tutors and
at boarding schools
After the civil war ne studied law,
was admitted to the bar in 1863. and
began to practice his profession with
bright hopes Of success but his in.
temperate habits ruined his health
and terminated his career as law.
yer.
After the death Of his father in 1872.
he reformed and, having profosscd re.
ligion. became clergyman Of tho
Methodist Episcopal church. south
lie had various charges in the north
Georgia conference during ls72.S0. and
for the following l. years served as
agent for the Decatur orphans home,
which he helped to establish
Mr.. Jones devoted a great deal OF
his time to cvanEclistic work over
the country. Since 1892 he had held
remarkably successful revival meet
ings in most OF the larger cities of tho
United States, lecturing in the sum.
mer monthB from the platforms of tho
leading chautauqua assemblies.
Sam Jones was famed for his pun.
gent wit drollery and fearlcssness OF
expression No speaker OF his time
was capable of investing trlte subjects
with such new meaning or OF making
his addresses striking picturesque His
sayings and aphorisms, crisp and
pointed, were widely quoted and grew
to be household words
As a political campalgncr, when he
chose to take the stump in the prose.
cutlOn OF n crusade or defense of
principle, he was n most formidable
adversary, his biting rallies provoking
rdicule. which proved most effective
in overcoming his opponents.