Samuel Porter Jones

Sam P. Jones
BornOctober 16, 1847
DiedOctober 15, 1906 (aged 58)
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
OccupationRevivalist
SpouseLaura McElwain
Children7
Parent(s)John Jones
Queenie Jones

Samuel Porter Jones, best known as Sam P. Jones, (October 16, 1847 – October 15, 1906) was an American lawyer and businessman from Georgia who became a prominent Methodist Episcopal Church revivalist preacher across the Southern United States. In his sermons, he preached that alcohol and idleness were sinful. He was known for his admonition, "Quit Your Meanness."[1]

  1. ^ "Laughter in the Amen Corner".