The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
on TEE PRIVATE LIFE OF Rev
SAM JONES.
as Recorded In the Baptist Courier
by the Rev. A. "a. Lamar,
Baptist Preacher.
SCENE ONE

st bis home; so he decided to make
move. He went over to Marietts an
bought a ten thousand dollar home ano
paid two Thousand down to secure the
srade. he went home and told bis
wife that when he returned from his
next evangelistic trip, she must be
ready to make the move.
In the neslsims, the news OF his
removal got out In CarUersville, sns
upon Sans return homs, his wife me;
ntm at the door Of his home and sa1o
Husband, the house is full Ct people.
The parlor is full OF white people, an
the dining room is full OF negroes.
They are all here to protest sgains
your leaving Gainesville. You woul'
better go right IN and SEE them" S
Sam went into the parlor. The bank
ers, and merchants, and teachers, ant
preachers, and lawyers, and doctors
and principal citizens were al there
Ons CT them as spokesman said Il
substance: "Mr. Jones, We have cons
to enter our protest sgsinst your les7
ing Oartersviile. You belong to us
You have spent your life here and W
alI love you, and we can't stand you!
leaving Us. We feel you ought not tc
20, but should spend your rsnainirh
days amcng u.s." Ssm thanked theH
all and dismissed the meeting. q.
then repaired to the dintng-room
vhere be found the leadi 6 negroes.
merchants, teachers, preachers anc
lsbore1s. The leading negro said IL
eubstsncs: Mr.. Jones, We don'i
know whether you care much about
US niggers, but before the Lord we a.:
love you. There Is not q niggsr il
this community that would harm 6
hair on the head OF cne OF your fanoi-
ly; there is not a niger in this county
but would set up all night with biz
musket and guard your home from
harm II he knew it was threatened;
there Is not a niger in this county
what kno vs. you but loves you. You'ss
been q father to US and our best friend.
Many OF US were converted In your
Tabernacle mesaings and We owe
everything to you. We Zoos hate to
SEQ you lssve CartersVille. It will be
hard on us poor niggers, If you leave
US. MI. Jones, If you must go and
will go, We will try to bear it as well
as we can, but We have come to beg
you for the Lord sake, II you will 20
not to take your wife With you. Mi.
Jones, she Is the guardian angel OF this
community. II there is any poo:
white people or any poor njg5srs IL
trouble, she is there. Sho is che min.
istering ange... For the Lord sake,
leave her With Us II you must CO."
Sam sat down and cried Like boy
and the negroes cried with him.
Finally when he could control his
emotion he said, "Niggers, let's prsS!"
They all fell On their kne e.s and pray.
ed and as they rose Sam said. Mig
gers, 7 amt gWine. I'll stay right
hers in Oartersville till go to heav-
el,"
He was well loved In his home town.
Everybody knew that however hard
the blows he'd strike for the homes
Of the people, for civic righteousness
snd for Col, they knew he was great
hearted and loving as q little child.
SCENE Two.
Some years ago Sam Jones held e
meeting With the leading Methodist
church in Little Book. 10 his char.
scteristic style he vent for the FASH
ion and the frivo!ty snd the Worldli-
ness Of the 'Sawcisty folks" many OF
whom were In that church. They
we-e much scandalizsd and offended
ss folks OF that class often were with
bis denunciations OF their doings.
Some two or more years thereafter,
Sam was to hold q union meeting
snero and some OF the "prlncipalist
brethren" went to their young pas.
tor and said, Pastor, are you going
Into the Jones meeting?" Yes, +"
said he, Il am why do you ssk?"
Why" said they, when M. Jones
was here before be scandalizsd rs be.
tore this community and held US up
10 ridicule' and we can't stand for
such treatment. We have come to
ssk you not 30 60 into that meeting.
You are promising young man,
Ind you are very popular with this
people and 1t will tnjare your useful
ness If you 60 against their feelings
n this matter. We wish you would
lot do It," The young man said "1'll
ell you what I'll do. You all meet
ne in my study tomorrow night and
I'll give you my reasons for believing
should 60 into the Jones nesting
or all I am worth, and after I've
iold you II you still believe as you do,
will not DO it,
They agreed and the next night
hey were all on hand. The young
,resoher said. Years ago my father,
Methodist circuit rider, died sue.
lenly in Gsorgis and left my mother
With us six children and nothing In |
he world except the pittance the
onference provided for the widow
nd the orphans. My mother want
o the country town and found that
be could get q house for l,5o0, and
y taking bcarders she might be able
0 keep her children With her and ed.
cate and raise them until they were
Id enough to help. I was a lad OF
ourteen. But where to get that
fteen hundred dollars mother did
ot know. Finally she wrote to
rother Sam Jones, whom he knew
as my fathers friend, and asked him
be could put put her in the way OF
the money on long time
II she could pay for it gradually.
be mail soon brought letter from
rosher Jones enclosing his personal
,eck for fftesn hundred dollars as