Let But Wmq nr Jfo Wmmtm Fom Tmm Figmt, Dsraar,
VOL.69.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINAWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1888.
NO. 19.
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V WORD 13 OUT.
SHOUTS GO UP.
PARRISH'S WAREHOUSE
KINGS WITH GOD'S
PRAISE.
All t f ra irtilt hte I to me either
tj ott r account are no'ified to
bring me either wood or runner or
MHh or titer will fiuo the aheriiTand
Iti' pmo afar them. 1 mem buii-
iim. M. A. Akoier.
i25 !3' 3w.
J. W. ). Toot, fiurrix
C UAH AM & EUmN,
' 4MOU1l:tNATI.U',
ill LU BOKO, K. C,
IWtire in the eottatiea nl Alamane
CMwrll, IMrham, (luilford, Bkiiifha
1'araon, and aiigir
A ltellRloiiH DeinouHtratlon Nev
er Before 8eeu In Durham
Sam Joiich Happy.
Last sight 'about 3,000 people
wended their way through the ram
and mud to Parrish'e warehouse to
bear I he Rey. tiam Jonea. '
After Mr. Jonea artlved, Prof. Ex-
cell aaoK a beau ti ml tolo: The road
to heaven" and the eioir and con
gregation Joined in the chorus: '
"I'm going home." Tula wai fol
lowed by a abort aecret prayer.
Mr. Jonea aaid he did not feel like
preaching, bat would keep bit n-.t
and talk to the oongreeation from hit
chair. He did notacltcta text, lie
wanted to ask every unconverted per
son in the building one question
"Why will you continue in tin? Why
go away from this warehouse to-night
an impentent aintcir
Mr. Jones then txk up the fol
lowing answers anX duwuajed them
oiost earni-ily:
Too t know what ain ia."
"Igncrantiof the uatare of sin."
''Don t know the euwquencea of
ain. ,
-Don't think." . ..
"After while." , . ,
"Reckleraneaa."
"BeranMi a couyu red peace bu
taken place."
The preacher hrnrtlod theae qoea
ttora in such a manner that soon no
ainner had any atandiug ground and
tbeie was nothing lift but a complete
furtenarr to lonst. 5 ., .
rioon Mr. Jonea became warmed
up aid words' with no such power and
bearii g ever fell upon a Durham
audintce as did hla as be walked to
and fro upon the platform. . With aa
aitgiiLh louk and outstretched hands
be cried: "Obi tny God: Am I
ireai Ling the fuperal of tome poor
ool to night, who in spite of all our
eotieuties will peruh in the wrong
ana 11 ore next Monday moixing be
in hell a damned aoul, without hope
forerer."
Thus the preacher went on, his
words taming deep into the hearts of
bu bearers, until bis audience wai in
agony and tear. He atopped and
asked while the choir aaog, that every
one wbo would make a atart for
heaven and wanted the prefers ot
christian people to come and give
him their hand. A beautiful hymn
waa raised and thousands of voices
joined ia the kinging: then came a
sight, sever before witnessea here.
losavedftiuls with streaming tear
by the bundreda filled the ablet with
out atietched banda making their
way to grasp the band of the great
earg-lit. The eight waa too much
rot tae evangelut. wbo clapped bia
banda and shouted: "Hallelujah I
G lory to Uod, hallelujah I" Many ib
the e o joined in the ahouts, the
tide Wf pt over the congregation, the
singing ceased and the abouta which
followed atmoat made the roof of the
old warehouse rattle. Christian yeo
pie of all denominations and agea for
one time juimd in general prase to
Uod, and their voices intermingled
with shouts and prayer went bearen
ward aa from a single aoul
Uo, Durham never saw adcli tigbta
before and perhaps will never again,
t ut the memory of last night's scenes
will go with tboae who witnessed it
to the grave and to the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost be will praise for
ever, and to Ilia humble servant, 8ro
P. Jona. ever give praise, and at last
crown bimln glory an angel of God,
woo in life preached the gospel uai
lesslv and aaved so many aoula for
the kingdom.
T1i ItattlliiaT Sum Jotiett.
White folks aud negroes that mix,
ate diegs. No respectable white man
or no respectable ccjro wanta to
mix.
If mv brother baa ablate at bia
table, or a bed, too good for me, be
Hint my brother.
elany a fellow te trying to read
Ore k in chriaiiauity that don't know
hi A 11. C'a.
It ia Lard to keep a 250 pound
Methodist straight. If you thake him
9er hit cofliu occ laioually he will bit
the trrouud a mile a nJuutt1.
Urt tli; en I b e t irera from Uble !
.ml Srm York Iteoture Bureaus oi a
talary ot 160,000 a year to lecture,
hut lemme tell vou: I'd father preach
for fifteen cents a d iy and tee aouls
coming to Chrlitttiiao all the money
la thia uuircrse1 would, i
If tome people hutd Ui in a two
story painted bouse the devil would
get 'em sure.
If you. my brethren, do not enjoy
this son of religion, then yon are
made of different dirt from the kind
I was made of.
' Thia country it going wild over
profit and lose. ' ";
If yon want big collections, - let
these old fellows believe the Lord
will give em two for one. ' '
I never have understood why
money ought to stick a fellow up. A
You can't take a fine comb end
take oat of hell anything to heat a
no account aon-in law, - ' i . ,
There ain't a saloon keeper this
side of the gates of hell that don't
Know u be diet In that businesj the
devil will get him. 1
' I don't carry my feelings about me,
I'm afraid aomebody will hurt 'em.
John waa a Baptist, but Adam waa
a Methodut. Yea ask how I know,
because Adam, an old rascal, fell
from grace. ' ' . -
It ain't what church you join, but
wnat sort or a leliow is going in when
you joint
It ia a mighty little man that U al
waya picturing hlmtelf starved. ' J.
There ia no remedy for borrowed
trouble but good hard tense. -
Home-made troubles are like home
made shoes and jeans; they nov-r
wear out' . " ,! .
The beat thine' a wife can do is to
put her husband's case in the hands
of the Lord and let it stay there. .
If yon get hold of one end ot the
band-etlck and God the other, you'll
carry that log anywhere.
When yon set In to be good ' yon
ain't by yourselt
It ain't feeling or excitement, but
what are you going to do.
If there waa no God I wonld want
to do just as God baa told ' me be
cause it ia right !
Yon can tell pjretty well where a
fellow ia going by the road he ia in
and the direction he't going. '
I like a fellow that geta to where
the devil will clear the track. That
fellow meant bnsineee. -
Ion ean argue down a theory, but
when a fellow strikes a fact, you can't
go 'round it, over 1t, under it, or
through it; yon stop right there.
I like to fight the devil I like to
walk right up and shake my fist in
hia face and aav t "Try me, old fel
fuw, and let that poor fellow alone
down there."
The grace of God ialike India rub
ber; wbet a fellow falla he bounces
higher.
Oood company! I would bke to put
up in Durham, you are such good
people. If Durham, will do right there
is no need of your going to Heaven.
The Lord will extends the streets of
the new Jerusalem and incorporate
Durham. You are clever folks. I
like yon.
Conscience and r cord are like an
indt x finger. They point np to God.
Yon preachers, quit reading your
sermons. If I could u t preach with
out "manuscript I'd go back to the
Sunday school where l'de belong.
They aay "the blood of martyrs it
the teed of the church." If that be
to we are about out of teed.
I like Shakespeare. Shakespeare
can take a man by the band and
lead him down every ttep to the bot
tom fof human depravity,) but he
can't bring him back. Jesus Chriat
can.
I am glad there are no hired eer
vants In the kingdom of God. It ia
child or nothing.
A boy don't break thefintSabbiln
from home, lie hat to be farther away
than that '
Among the rich there are many
wicked abominatient ; but among the
poor are tome of the sweetest virtues.
Tnj more hog meat a man eatt the
like a bog he ia intellectually.
Abuntig Sam Jones, reople bave
been coming to me for the past few
dityi and bogging my pardon for
shooting off my mt uth in the atait
Keep your moutn abut, wben the next
fellow comet along and wait and tee
what the mule will da'
If I bad a clerk and be dealt in
lottery ticket, l'de turn bia off. 1
would be afraid if be loot in the lot
tery be wonld win on me. ,
A fellow that Jon't live right ia In
poor shape for praying in public
Uomopatbie preaching I If I bad a
canary bird I d give bin more medi
cine than tome of these bomopathie
preacher. 1 believe in kill or cure.
Sometimes yon don't get what vou
prty for; but the Lord gives jou what
you ought to bare.
Love and loyalty are the tame
words. .The test of your love to Uod
it jour loyalty to God. It it the ttt
prime test
THE GREAT MEETING.
STIRRING SERMONS AND
X . GREAT CROWDS
HEAR THEM, i
I'arrlKh'a Warehouse Jammed-
Mr. Jonea Preaches with Tell
Injj EarneatiieHS Hundreds
. Manifest a Desire to Lead
- . a Better Life-Clotdnff .
- "' Scenes..
BATDBDAT SIGHT. , '
Mr. Jones has preached six sermons
since the Kecobdeb was last printed.
tie baa uttered so maay truths and
said lo mncb that we would like to
print, but we find that our apace is
limited and we can only give a gen
eral review of the sermons. V
Saturday night be preached a
most 'effective - sermon - on burden
bearing, home made trouble and go
iug out to meet things not coming to
us ; expecting difficulties we'll never
hare.' He dwelt upon the fact that
there were hearts in this town that
needed help and that the people of
uod should cease from adding trou
ble and worries to their other cares;
that a great many women had trou
ble machines, and they were not the
only ones with these machines there
were complaining men. Hit text
was the 18th and 22d verses of the
55tb Psalm, and he urged all to cast
their burdena upon the Lord. . He
contrasted the difference between the
service of the devil and the service
tithe Lord; that the devil takes a
fellow out and gives him the bet
first and the worst last, through all
e ernlty ; while God give the norst
first and beat last
At thia meeting many gave their
names for church membership and a
grea number went up and gave the
evangelist their band thereby ex
pressing a desire to start a better
life.', -i . ... ..
- V BUSDAY MOBKISG.
A Sunday School Masa Meeting
was held at 9 o'clock in whi . h the
two Kaptista, the two Methodibtt and
the rresbyterlan Sunday Schools par-
. . , ipl.
ucipauta. : iu meeuug was con
ducted by Mr. V. Ballard. It wa
inspiring to hear hundreds of chil
dren ainging the Gospel songs and
see them listening attentively to the
addressee
Rev. R. C. fieaman, of Chapel
Hill, and Mr. N. B. Broughton, of
luleigh, made abort taika which were
full of BMUnd advice and encouraging
woids to tbe children. Mr. Urough
ton aaid be believed In liitle chris
tians aa well aa big ch.istiana. Don't
overlook the little christians. Value
little faith the faith of little b ys
and girls. Mr. Broughton here re
lated several thrilling incidents cf a
mother's Influence following her son,
nd tbe influence of a little gul a
prayer. '
A collection was taken up for itev.
Sam Jones' Orphans' Home, and
$94 05 was contributed.
trXDAT horhiko service.
At this service the congregation
was extremely large every portion
of the larg warehouse wu crowd id.
Then? were people from every section
of this part of the country.
Tbe ctoir aang a beautiful anthem,
arranged by Prof. E. O. Excell : 1
wa glad when (bey sud unto me, let
us go into the house of the Lord ." j
Here Mr. Jones raid: "I feel that
God's excursion train bascoroe to a
halt right here in Durham, ai d God
calls, AU aboard!' Let us all get
on."
Mr. Jones referred to the 3 o'clock
meeting as being exclusively for men
and speaking to the ladies, said : "It
itnotbecauM we do mt watit food
women to enjoy the services. We
want your prayers. You pray while
tbe meeting is going on here."
Mr. Jones' sermon was on "Lift 's
Pathway" He announced as bis
text t Her ways are ways of pleis
tntneat and all her paths are pc ice."
The christian life was compared M
(ilgrimage here we wen on our
ourney ; there we'll be at our jour
nay's end. It is better to be good
than bad. Better to be sober than
drunk ; and that virtue carries along
her own rewsrd. ins many lllustra
uons were the most forcible we ever
heard.' After describing a railro. d
ana engine be said tbe irack wa
made for the engine and the engine
lor tbe track i and that God had made
l moral track tor the soul and the
tout lor a moral track. If an euitine
got off the track it mirtd. "Brother,"
said be, "yo4 are doing tbe best vou
tan on tbe traek yoo are running on.
I blame you tor not getting up where
Tou can't Eire," Get on God's ruor
al track and keep it. On thia jour
ney you have a good guide, a good
protector, and good company. Here
be made very pleuaing illusions to
Durham and the good people here
and earnestly urged sinners to repent
ana oegin the journey heavenward
He spoke in a pathetic manner of
the footprints Of christian heroes.
with tlx toes forward, aud if we only
followed in the foo: steps we would
land where thev diJ. His picture of
tieaven and the glo-ious reunion ot
family when he got there was full nf
pathos and it brought tbe greater
portion of his large congregation to
tears.
At the conc'ueion of the sermon
many expressed their desire to join
different churches, and hundreds
went up and gav him their hand,
saying"! am a sinner. I want sa1
vatiou." . It was the moat enrne-t eight thia
reporter ever wifnf sued. O d men
and gray haired women hewing in
tars ; young and old asking the peo
pis of God to pray for them that they
wnnted to lead a better life: ;he faces
of the guy and fuvl u seriously con
sidering the eam st wuuh and pow
eil'ul argurnei ts of the preacher; and
mother, father, and Mends be
aeeching sons, daughters and friends
to begin the chns'un lite.
8CSPAV AFThKNOON.
This erv ce was fur men only, and
such a sight. Quite three thousand
assembled at the warehouse and there
war an earnestness nnd devoutnes,
depicted on each countenance that
impressed one with tbe mb-rest felt
inthn nxeling, Mr. Joue pieacbc1
a powerful seimon uiton "Ci nicietice
Record and Ood." It was a acath
in ' rebuke of sin and the awful con
sequences of ficing rur records at
the bar of Giii. In the records be
ing made he excluded no class, and
hia seimm was searching and far-
reaching and went right to the heart
and the understanding of everyone
present, it teemed as if be was
preaching to a tingle individual and
each man thought he waa the one.
we do not know, that we shall ever
witness such a scene again. When
the invitation was exUud d at the
close of the termon, hundred. of
hard hearted sinners went tip con
ffssing that ihy wished to lead a
better lite and asking christians to
pray for them Stout-hearted mea
were melted to tears, and friends
wept the tears of joy over friends who
expressed a conviction aud conver
sion. f USD AY SIGHT.
When the great pieacher walked
up"n the platform at this meeting be
r. marked : "Bretnicn, we'll pray as
we go." A few niiiiu e of silent
prayer f. Hone I. Mr. Jones took ss
his text the p.mUe f the ptodigal
son. rsever tn-l re has nucli a con
vincing sermon been prew hed in Dur
ham. He : ic und in the mobt vivid
manner the journey oi that mu from
home and tie wasting of his ul
s'ance in riotous living and bin re
turn to hia father and his father's fur
givenets. The contrast wis atrik-
ingly drawn of the biv the ainner
of loxhy wbo is far from hit Heaven j
ly Father and spending his time and
talents in the service of the devil and
feeding upon tbe busks of the world.)
During the course of the sermon,
wben opo.i the evils of intemperance,
tbe preacher aniJ t "Every man and!
womau tlut don't wsnt whictey in
Durham, staod up." Tbe whole con
gregation, of over 3,000 people, with
the exception of a very lew, stood np.
"Now," aaid Mr. Jones, when they
wtie seated, "if yuu go Lack ou that
you are a liar."
Like the clone of the prt-v;oji aer
vices there wer many iicniteni. and
a large number gave their names for
membership tn the 'ItfTcrent churches.
M05DAY MOIiMXO eKRVtCF.
Tbe congregatitiii t'outinucd to
gtow in lumbers and the lat four
set vices of the series the warehouse
wot packed in eviry posriblu nook
and corner.
After the stniing at tbrt sen Ice
Mr. Jones anm uncr d that he bad jnst
visited the room or lit. v. it
Osborne, who is confined to his led
with a CMitM, and that be is the
bappitat man iu Durham, and though
suffering bodily paiu all was peace
wnb bia soul. Another puce of good
news. rroatktd Mr Jones, "1 am in
fomitd that our friond Mr. 3. F.
Aieti.kll has telegraphed to Raleigh
to close hia bar-rcom there tn.l II
there It any uli'ukiy Iu the dcxt
UU Ihrm i don't want it. 1 aw dm
with it."
Theieannottiicvnients were recelv
cd with applause and baud kei chit !
went up to hundreds of eyes. The
great audience was deeply eftdcted.
The services were begun by Prof.
Excell singing a solo '-Keep in de
Middle of the Road" which wjs
listened tn with almost breathless si
lence It was rendered in an admir
able manner and at its conclusion
there was applause.
Mr Jones took as a text for his
discourse the 115th, Psalm. It was
a rehearsal of David s experience.
Mr. Jones said be was always inter
ested iu the dealing of God with the
soal. The sermon was one of power
ai d convicting truths presented In the
clearest manner possible to the hu
man mind. "The test of my devotion
to God ia not according to my feeling
but my loyalty to God," was one of
Mr. Jones' leading points. Tbe
jm ople listened attentively and the
words of the preacher sank deep into
their hearts, making impressions not
seine to be forgotten. Mr. Jones
preached with great earnestness, and
i he power of hie' discourse was mani
fested by beads bowed in humble de
votion and tears flowing fiom eyes
not g ven to weeping. It was a great
sermon. At i's coucluaion a great
i u 'nber went up and gave the evan
gelist their hand and added their
names to the list of those wbo desired
to join the chnrch and live christian
lives.
MONDAY AFTERNOON CLOSlXO 8KB-
VICES.
Long before 3 o'clock Moi.day af
ternoon the Parrish warehouse beg in
to till up and when the hour for ser
vices rrived it was full tbe largt-at
crowd, perhaps, that attended any
on" sc rvii-e. It was Mr. Jones last
service andjihe pi ople almost entirely
"upended business to hear him. He
Erefaced hia sermon by saying that
e thanked God for the privilege of
being here. That he never labored
with a people Le had become more
attached to; that his heart weut out
in profound anxV.ty for the future,
and that be would watch the future
course of this peop'e with deep inter
est. He spoke in warm words of
praise of his cordial recetion and
treatment; he compliment tbe cbcirin
ita admirable efforts and aid . the
meeting; the press ot Durham for its
kind words ; and invoked a I Wing
from heaven upon Durham, her peo
ple and all of her industries.
His discourse was based upon the
15ib Psalm and was tbe most fumble
portrayal of the duties of christians
bow they should walk and live we
ever heard. It was a summing up,
as it were, of the discourses of the
meeting, and it sparkled with the
gems of truth.
At the conclusion of tbe sermon,
like e.i previous occasions, numbers
citse up and gave their names fur
church mt-mbersbip. A fur this the
great congregation went up and nh wk
haii'ls with Mr. Jonea telling bim
got d-b- e and dropping a contribution
into the basket fur bis Urpbuua
Home in Georgia (The amount
raised on this occasion was 1264.) The
-.heir sang "God be with you till we
meet again," and the memorablo
met ting cli sed. The people were re
luctant about leaving and lingered
about tbe warehouse for some lime.
During tbe closing scenes ef the
last service, a Mrs. Wimberly. re
J ticing over her son. shouted for some
length ot time and then fainted. She
was taken from the warehouse as
dead, and carryed to her residence.
The physician tells nt that the it
rallying.
Mr. Jones has accomplished a great
work in Durham and tbe end it not
yet We bave heard of several con
versions last eight r torn tbe figures
wehtveat hand they are nut of.
flcial tbe total number wbo bave
given tin ir mimes for church mem
bership it about 283 ; divided as A l
lows: Jiaptist churches. 73 : Metho
dist churches, 1C0; Presbyterian,
3.") ; aud Episcopal about 20.
j he citizens or Durham made up a
purse fr Mr. Jones and the amount
giveu bim was I1.C00 .They gave
Prol.lscell, $200.
Mr. Jones and Prof. Excell left on
the evening train yesterday. A large
c ncourse of people were at the d-pot
to tee them off. Most atl of the choir
was there end as the train came in,
it ian "At the Cose," and in a few
momen's Mr. Jones waa on bis way
to Trinity College.
in i m m m
The Kempnef corner next to the '
Court House has btcn sold bv Mr. V.
T. IteduiotiJ to Mr. A. M Riggtbee
forfn.KM). Thia do a not look like
sny decline in real estate in Durham.
The lot is 30i9O ieet The county
should buy it so at to, give tnoie
room to the court house.