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I' 1 s UNTIL TO-MORROW, ctosiiro ihoideitts or ran saic JOBTS REVTV AL. ATDEDAY ' ' TlTrnTTIkTrt -THE GREAT A Collection of $1,586 for the Evangelist. STRAW HAT SALE CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT. Lowest Frioes. T. L Seigle & Co. Visiting Druggists AND- General Merchants -ARK- to ,4 V, And examine the largest stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES aud SUN DRIES in the State. We sell at manufacturers' prices. BURWELL & DUNN, WHOLESALE STORE, 8 and 5 West Trade street RETAIL STORE, Opposite Central Hotel. WATCHES, I. CLOCKS -AND- JEWELRY. felling Out m mm mi As I wish to- close my business in , ". tlie no it two or three months'! blttl GREAT" BARGAINS. . , EVERAnC; GT&S AT 7 J. Ti SUTLERS. -1 Bootsl'Bhos TRUNKS, VALISES, CANBS, UM-i . BRELLAS. , 2Tovv-Ooocio Hit Sermon to the IsgrtatHlhJMwrt Semoei-Suariie Prays Meetings flrmnn Delivered Last A wet vtfg fright. The Sam Jones meeting will be brought to a close in the tabernacle to-night. This is the last day of the most wonderful reli- . 1 SI t u. gious revival ever Known in unanoiie. A Thi News was going to press yester day, Mr. Jones was preaching to between 8,000 and 7,000 colored people. Some of the incidents were noted in yesterday s nrwr Mr. Jones n reached to them a practical sermon, full of plain-facts bear ing upon the evils of intemperance, theft, profanity, lying, cheating, licentiousness, etc., and the negroes seemed to be deeply impressed. IJe asked all who did not loye liquor to stand up, and about 25 got upon theirfect. "Ilalf of you are lying, said the preacher to them. Whiskey and politics, he told them ere the bane of their race. To-day was a largely attended sunrise praycrmeeting, at which a number of con verts were announced. The children's meeting was opened at 8:30 o'clock, and (here wasa groat throngof children present. The tabernacle was crowded as usual at the 10:30 service. Last night's services were preceded by a 9eech by Mr. Chas. W. Tillett announc ing that a collection would be taken up for the evangelist. He first called upon thone present who would contribute $25 each to call out their names. The re xponses were in the following order : M. C. Mayer, Joe. C. Smith, E. M. Andrews, Jno. W. Miller, J. S. Spencer, O. P. Heath, J. "W. Wadsworth, Walter Brem, Mrs. Walter Brem, Joseph McLaughlin, A. G. Brenizer, A Friend, Dr. John H. McAden. Mr. George Kitclle, who liad previously given $25, said he would give $25 in addition. Mr. H. C. Eccles, who had previously given $25, said he would give $75 in addition. Two gentlemen who were interested in the meeting, gave $170.50. The collection was then taken up, and the resonse was liberal. Mr. David H, Anderson, the treasurer, re ports the sum total of the collection in the tabernacle last night for Mr. Jones, to be $1,580. Beginning his sermon, Mr. Jones said : I invite your attention to the 17th verse of the last chapter of the Book of Revelations : "And the spirit and the bride say come, and let him that heareth come, and let him take ofthe water of life freely." You can see that I got this text from the last chapter of the blessed book. This is God's last message to man. How could any man, after the threats, warnings and rebukes all through this book, and wind up the sacred canon with this blessed verse of invitation, refuse it? He in tended this to be his last message to us, for he only added after this that "I testify to every man that heareth the words of this prophesy, if any man shall add anything to this book, I shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. If any man take away anything from these words, I shall take his part out of Ihu Kskftlr nt Ufa " I These are God's last words to man and if I had been in correspondence with a friend 10 or 20 years. I would always turn back to the last letter re ceived from him to act upon the ad vice given in that letter. Now what ever may be said In Genesis, Revela tions or in any intermediate book, ivt a nlwafwfall down on God's last message to us and we may bank on that for the whole world, "and the spirit and the bride say come, and whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely." It was a grand day, brethren, in this world's history when the evening and the morning were the 7th' day and the son of God and the angels shouted over the finished World. When man looked about him with his reason clear and perfect, unruffled by passion and un impaired by d isease, and as he look ed about him he said that mountains were GocVs thoughts spread, and the ocean (were GodV thoughts embed ded, andHhaiiew drops were' God'i thought fajper), . and the flowers were God's thoughts in bloom; and whenever we look about it can be said the hand that made me is dhdne. That was a grand day In, this world's, history when the man and wwnasf were placed in ahevgarden and -tori? timataded thatalbot rue- fruit of thi trees of the1 garden thy tnayat ex eopt onethe tree- bf-Jtuowledge good And 'evil. But man. 1 orated the comiftand of his maker 4nct was driven from the Garden of Eden.'artd aiword in the hand of an fenge! should keep him out foreter lTh4t was a great day In the world's his tory wheii thellait ItiWswiraTOfr ink U n ttt m mkti&btAt ftorftl and bis family were saved. ' That was V grand day when, the burning: hall fell on Sodam and Gor tnnrrah,. and destroyed the s dtv That was a grand day in this world s swallowed uuu in, the Red JSea and Israel passou over tuxnipiy, u was grand day lit this lory when the old world's his ronhet of God rled him in the crave of Joseph rhriflt himself said 1 am the sacri fice for the sins of the world, and how will God accept the sacrifice; and the world looks and waits and won ders. It was the morning of the third day when God summoned an anirel to the earth and be rolled away the stone of the sepulcher and took Jesus by the hand and lifted him up and took the grave clothes from his body. Whosoever liveth andbelleveth on the Hon of God shall not perish but shall have everlasting life. Thank God for a Saviour born of woman. Revivals! Under one sermon 8,000 were converted to God. St Peter, with the Spirit and power of God upon him, brought to Him more than Jesus Christ ilia in the three years of His ministry so far as record goes, and 1 dare say a great many people don't believe that 8,000 people were converted, caused by the fact that it was a revival. I tell you my coun trymen that it is by revivals and through revivals that this world is going to be brought to Christ A minister's daughter once said to me: My father don't believe in re vivals. Well, I said, your father and the devil are together on that ques tion. I don't know how they stand on other thlugs, but they are square together on that A child born in an Ice house may survive, but it never gets over the chill of the atmosphere and those people that are born in the church are never worth much to the church. The successful man is the preacher that convicts and converts men. I have seen the power of the Lord so omnipotent that sinners could not resist it, and that Spirit is here to night, and the language of thatKpirit is come, and it says come to every man. And the bride says come to every man, and I warn you tonight to heed the voice and exhortation of the. Spirit of Christ as He knocks at the door of your heart! The Spirit says come, and not only does the Spirit say come, but the bride ays come. The bride is the church of Christ A man once said, in the presence of his wife, Air. Jones, I have not been to church for ten years before you came here. What do you mean bry staying away from church ten years. He said: I was raised in a Christian family and I went to church until it looked like the preacher was against me, and the old members of the church looked like they were mad at me,and I thought the whole business had fell out with me. I he idea of a sinner reeling like tlie cnurcn was against him. Tell the truth and stick to it You promised to defend God and fight the devil, aud no wonder the world is pulled back away from Ciod. There is hardly an old sinner in this coun try but what some old member of the church has acted the dog with. Don't you say a fellow can be in your way unless he' is ahead of you, and if these old hypocrites are ahead of me I wont say a word. (Jet a fel low behind you and he cannot be in your way unless you want to buck up against something. The only trouble with these trifling members of the church Is that they art: Just like you. They are just like you. Let's talk u little sense along this hue. If I don't live any better than you do, I won't talk about other folks anyhow. If I cut no bigger figure in the moral universe than you do I wouldn't go around shooting my mouth on another fellow. A member of a church is like a white piece of canvass, and every thing you put on It shows; but you are like a dirty piece of canvass, and they can rub anything on you and It doii't show at all. That's the way It works. Do you know there is a wonderful difference iu men. If I were to go on the streets of Charlotte and swear It would be telegraphed all over the world; but some of you little black rascals can swear and they don't say a word. You see that's the differ ence between a gentleman and a vagabond. There is a marvelous dif ference in them sure as you live. , If I was to go up town and get idrunk tonight it would be tele graphed all over the United States that Sam Jones got drunk. Hutsome f-you old fellows get drunk every lay and ' they don't say a word. Ain't there a wonderful difference between a gentleman and a vaga bond. Did you ever, thjnk about it? If was to get drunk and nobody no ticed it I WOUld BflV VOU Ar tha Inw. test down old hog in the country, and iwuuiu leuvo me cuiVD. (30 me or VOU twill quit town tomorrow. You are utes they start another, last to keep in sound of the first! one .When the head n finds water jb shouts back, and the next man shouts out, and so en along the line until the caravan hears the cry. and they all hurry away and find the water., God starts .the weloome word over the line, fcr Christ brought ? It ' down. Christ brings it stillnearer, and the ministers bring it to the church, ana we shout It to the very urates of hell. lauuLuoa ; lor -: tne nn viienre of passim? it alonsr down the line. Ify little boy went climbing up the stairway calling :Buddie PauV?nd ne came Dacs ana askea MS mamma "what's that nnstairs everv time I sav ".Buddie 1 Paul.?,, somebody savs it back.. That's an echo. Brethren wish evemman on the face of this world was an echo. When Christ says oome and when you hear Jt let upass rrom here, here, here, until the. whole world has heard the come to thelivintr waters. . Whosoever Id ni stood7 on hills of Judeah and the volceof God was heardito sayvto Slmlon and Anna, "prepare to rock the cradle of the babe :T and it was a grander day in this world' history whan tha atar nraisea lcseu , over that mancrer and the angels shouted it dnwn nvnr tne inians ooru, reoo on earth; good will toward menu''. It wu a trrunn nav wnen uuu aver cur. ana Dlessea jorever, was a vaw. .: : f That was. a grand day in tnis world' history when Jesus of Naza reth stood ' in the temple with the knowledge and wisdom. That was a grander day in this world's history when Christ stood in yonder tribunal and was condemned as acuiprit ana blasphemer against uod,ana tne sin ner against socieiy.. inai was a grand day in this world's history iv in ha was macea Deiwenn two i iu uivt uvinir (hinvfts and there crave ud the c-hostihareth let him come. and they carried him away, and bu-j Vou can preach a sernion I cannot fiottcuw save my lire. Ayoungman said he wanted to be a Christian and If the girl -with him would come up he would come. Oh ! my, what a re sponsibility upon a girl. Never but once in my life did I ever find bat one Woman who was not willing to go with her husband, or friend to the altar. I walked up to that man and shook hands with him and asked him are you a Christian? I said to the lady: Wont you come with your hus band and give your heart to God. She said: "No, sir!" Do you mean to tell me that your husband is more inter ested for the welfare of his soul than you are? She said: iCl wont go up there." I am sorry for a man who is better than his wife. These little old flippant, card playing giggling wives. I am so glad I did not get tangled up with one of that sort I never would have been anything, I would have been lust like one of you husbands. I would have made a dead failure. Oh 1 My Lord ! Have mercy on the women that are wolves but who ought to be sheep. Some folks thinks I use too much slang. One good woman said I was so much out of propriety. Do you know what propriety Is? It is right straightforward. Did you ever know ofany.mauin your life with more propriety? What is your idea of pro priety? You go down to the milllu eryshop. Some of you've been there, and see the hats twisted and bent. That's the I9th century propriety. You know who the elect and non elect are? The elect are the'uwho-soever-wills," and the non-elect are the "whosoever-wonts." If you will, God will; if you won't, the devil will, ana tnars trie wnoie thing in a nut shell. I could not preach without that word "whosoever will." Look here my friend, I have a con tempt for this mock modesty, going around through the country. See how the ladies of this country will come and hear 8am Jones. You old bon tou. You have tortured and twisted vour bodv until von nan't recognise yourself". It does me good, it does. Look here brethren, I am no theo logian, but I cau see a hole through a ladder if there Is any light on the other side of It Show me a fellow that never had a chance to get to heaven. There ain't . a man in hull to-night that did not have one good straightout chance but didn't take it. And there ain't a man in heaven but did not have a thousand good chances to go to hell and didn't take them. Universalism says all (or whom Christ died will be saved, and he dixl for nil. Hardshellitmi says all for whom Christ died shall be siivwl, tm( he didn't die for cer tain few. Hnrdshellisra is nothing but Universalism gone to seed. . Brother Jouos sort of getting us. " Who soever will." Ain't 1 sticking to my text and cutting fellows heads off. "Who soever will," that's my text, and its the last thing God ever said to us. I am glad of that. Kow listen, men, God did writ "whosoever will," not whosoevur feels, but whosoever will. Now lets get a hold of that. The spirit nys come, the church says oome. Let the man that hears say come. II down in your soul you want to lo good, then "whosoever will" Let him come. God said ''whosoever will" may oome and take the water of life freely. I tell yon how I would like to wind iiii this night. I felt liko I could not preach at all. 1 have done the best I could. What some sinters don't like I didn't in tend at all. 1 ltave preached the truth for you me very oest i couki. How many futlmra. wiiih diLtitrhti.ra will auw tif m.111 ' God helping, "I will" start a better life. To-night let us have a great big old fashioned meeting of hand-shaking. Won't vou oome nn and say "I will try. God helping mo. If any one of you will start and say "1 will" liegin a new life to-night aud mean what you say, may God bless you. ia uuiuu i;iwilj,h mH- UI LHI ,1)1 IMlli , ' :o: f,Vi N'? ' ,Jt TO-DAY'S SEBVI0ES. -'sr.- -t fright there. i The business of the oome, and to say come to every man, uu wcutun w uie rignt; come to God aridthe church lu Charlotte, N. 0. Whatever may be her record, tnere,haa,not been a day since the first church was organized in this town; there has not a day that with outstretched arms the message. WnoeyeVBr will let him come." et fnioy.jjthat privilege. Not only Mi ftud tl bride say oombf-ielf bim that .heareth say "Comet" .-W ,ryi'. Brethren, friends, let us come to that meetlngj let us do right ",Let him that heareth say oome." - " Away out in the desert when the water all gives but they jend a man on the swiftest earner on the ronH l-tory when Iharaoh's bs were iwlin" for an oasiaj five n.vro tula Mr Jones Preaches from the Textt "What Shall it Profit a Han," 4c. Th$. tabernacle continues to be packed: Byery service and this morning at 10:80 it looked impossible to squeeze another one into the build ing. When Mr. Jones walked upon the platform he called out for the "ushers and preachers to be quiet" text "WhattvlU; It profit a man If hf gtJin the whole world, and . loose hts ewa' aLr: Is. question wai propounded 800 years ago', but if has neWf -been ; answered Tlie 'whole ebubfry '1 running on profit and bar gain making.. The merchant that hangs out the biggest sign Is the fel low who will iget the biggest trade. Everybody lsaftf bargains. I never did like those little fellows that can be tolled around. They ain't got any backbone. I love a fellow with abaokbone that will be straight no matter hdw hard the wind blows. Some folks bays got a cotton string run up iaeir,paeKW7ana a iew rjos knitted them, audr they call It bttoltbone. ; God pity yoal C-l don't like General Who)iv of ' Virginia, only for' one thing,- and that is be cause he has got a backbone. ' When a fellow asked General Mahone how1 mucn ne weignea. saia vo pounas ,,: x ,1 i I.' . .. i-... . I -ii .'. Generous Bargains :4 Generou? Eargain?. We invito visitors to Inspect our new and extensive stock of Sprint- aud 1 f immer Clothlntr. with tha narf.lnt. k..u . " , i' thingthat will compare with it for iVariety or general excellence" The HaL0 Btook bM nevJn in this neFifhborhood; ft Is f&rles! k ' and perfect 1 JUST WHAT YOUu.WANT 1 It has been nnr MduvM . nmvM . t...i '..!if w .- JtFJ VA ? 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