Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-03-30
SERMON nYE.w. WALKER.
Delivered at Oweu Church PAlm
Sunday.

I8EE heV9lAblOu. ~ Nuhl' 3" WIZ
And fell at his feet to worship him.
And be said unto me, "See thou DO u
not am thy fellow servant, and 81
thy brethren OF Jesus: Worship God:
for the testimony OF Jesus is the Spir-
1t Of prophesy."
Bro. Walker selected the words "WoF-
ship God" as his text and spoke IS fo''
lows 1.-THE words OF the text were
spoken by the Angel to John on the
Isle Of Patnos and John falling at the
feet OF the angel to worship was hidden
by the angel to worship God. We do
not want to go out OF tho Tinted States
to-day, hut let us cOnRne ourselves to
our own land and country, and to our
own home. 1t is not necessary. Some
wonderful things have been said OF the
heathens across the soA, but ! believe
that we have those among us to-day
that ara Just as much wOrshippers OF
sticks and stones and idols AS they, and
to illustrate. knew man once who
had his heart set on gold, and often he
would ride Is or 30 miles to give So. so
for a S2O.dollar gold piece. So you see
at once that there was no more differ
ence in the worship Of that man than
the one who worshipped the golden calf
across tho sea. Again knew of man
who worshipped his farm. He had a
beautiful farm and he knew it was th"
best farm in all the country, and he
would talk about 1t, telling how much
it cost him, and how much he would
take for it, and he always put the prc"
so unreasonably high that he knew tina
no one could buy it. That mans heart
was set on his farm, and there was no
difference in the Worship of that man
than in that heather across the sea
Again have known people to worship
their churches. know OF q community
in Hawkins county whore they have n
fine church, and truly think that they
are more church Morshippers than they
are worshippers Of God. Don't under
stand me by this that | disapprove OF
nice churches. | believe our churches
ought to be made nice and comfortable,
and be kept clean, not flowing with am
Der and with filth scattered all over the
house, but be kept in respectable con-
dition. / believe there is no amber in
this pulpit. II there is, it was put
here by someone else, am sure not by
me.
+ Again, there are those who worship
the preachers. do not say that any
one worships me, hut there are some in
/ the country who do worship him. All
men worship something and the marks
of human weakness is seen in most all
mems lives, and even in this revelation
we see it whom John would have wOr-
shipped the angel. But the angel said;
"Worship God" A fellow in Hawkins
county came TO me once and said that
had said be worshipped the preacher
sad did not say l.. But my brother
you have given evidence sufficient fol
me to say it since came here. Thi'
is the first time you have boon inside o
this church to toy knowing and you
have not paid on" penny to the church
since your preacher left last fall. Las
of all with it will pay to be christian
and this we should consider carefully
can "ou be success to all that is goo'
by being a christian. TO illustrate
Here are some merchants down here i
our town and suppose they have look
cd into the matter carefully before the
entered the merchantile business. The
have looked to those who have alread
made success, not TO the ones VIII
have made failures and a wreck of tn
business. In coming down from Gun
berland Gap last fall noticed number
shut up and gone out OF business
What for? Because they had no eye
, tho goods business and they had nj
considered the matter, They ha
watched failures instead OF successes.
knew a man once who had come int
= possession of good pile Of money, Z
least would have considered it goo
pile II had had it, but as soon as b
rot it, he said will go into the clotl
ing business, and in less than thr5
: months after he had gotten it he W;
closed up by tho sheriff and it even toe
his little home TO help pay him on
and he was left in worse cOnditiC
. than before. lie had to go to pickir
rock again for living
But does 1t pay to be n christian?
: am going to call to the stand DAME
Daniel, docs it pay to live a christian
{ You know something of the trials tn
s meet those who trust in God. Docs
e pay? Yes, it has payed me- 1t has 6
ven me satisfaction here and hapl
homo in the life to come, and | be
that wicked king as be cries out
Daniel, servent OF the living God!
thy God, whom thou serVest continual
able to deliver thee from the lions
Yes, ." said Daniel. The is able to ke
, me to the end, Tbon there wore tho
\ who were thrown into the fiery turnaC
Did it pay them? Yes, there they a
and not even = hair Of their head
siHged, and there is one with them Ii
b unto the Son Of God,
d,