Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-19
UNCLE JOE'S
LETTER.
Written for the News.


NOR Of God; one who searches the |
scripture daily, and has labored ten
years preaching, all for love OF a sinful |
world and It's chickens Now, st. John,
il was to try my hand at preaching
ten years and only got 20 dollars while
1t is customary for preachers to get $500
to $1,000 year | would strike for
would think that people regarded me as
a 22 caliber.
did not say in any communication
that did not say that public prayer
was not acceptable with God. did say
that it could not be proven in the new
Testament that public prayer was accept
able with God and still say SO.
Oh yes! when don't do right put the
straight edge to me and straighten me
out just right. don't claim to have on
the whole armor of God, neither do /
think l am Just as good as God would
have me nor DO think am quite as
bad as the devil would have me to be.
know do wrong and | guess | am do
ing wrong in paying any attention to
st. John, but like fun and it just tick
les me to have st. John cavort and give
me rub up the back like he does, but
still, Saint, your writing does me no
good in reforming my wickedness and !
am still the bad boy was when you
began.
st. John cites any number OF places
which he calls prayer where prayer is
not mentioned. am speaking of and
want the public to understand that
mean prayer as practiced today in con-
gregations and public places, like the
preachers do for instance in opening
services. wonder how st. John knows
that his prayers are answered. He says
he prays for God TO save sinners and l
don't see how he knows that any have
been saved by his prayers for l don't
believe he has had opportunity to turn
wistful eye into the promised land to
see II any one of his sheep were there.
Now, Saint, IL you could see through
this life and into eternity and | knew
it, you might make me believe that your
prayers had been answered, provided
that you could prove that you were tho
only saint that had ever prayed for the
person in question, otherwise you will
have a hard time to prove it in a way
very clear to me. Oh, yes, ST. John, l
believe lin Christianity, believe in
preachers, / believe in Heaven, believe
He'll and also believe you are vast
ing time and paper as we'll as myself for
neithers likely to make the other better.
With good wishes for st. John and
hoping he will have better financial
success as a minister hereafter | will
close my part of this foolishness.
Thanking the editor for his indulgence
remain good friend to st. John.
We often hear the remark, 'if there
is democratic president elected we
will have another great panic. Now
we tail to see why we should have for
there Is no man in this government
this government than the President
If there is one thing he does | have no
for many years heard anything Of it
AS | understand it he has someone Il
do everything for him, and does no
have any law making power.
The capitalists of this country arr
always responsible for any abnorma
condition in any department of thi
government. Killing president doe
not change conditions as some crank
think. The President has absolutel,
nothing to do with making the trad
conditions better or worse.
The fact is that the money power o
the United States is in the control o
republicans, and it is policy for them t
contract currency when q democrati
president is elected in order to get tn
common herd to vote for republica
president next time.
Why is it so natural for US to blam
some one else for our own condition il
life? There is but little difference i
the policy of the two great political pal
ties. Each one wants the power for n
other purpose than the chance to max
money. There is no man in this nc
any other country who has the welfar
Of his constituency above money in hi
desires, and this government is as col
rupt to-day as ever government get
to stand, according to my views.
THE love of money is the root of a
evil" and the love OF money is promp
ing almost every action of the huma
family to-day. We are unwilling to d
anything for the good ofour fellow ma
unless there is some consideration
our own Golfers Why is it that labc
and capital are at daggers' points? VIII
can't they 60 hand IN hand, work +,
each others interest, and be friend
for one is to a great extent necessaril
compelled to have the other. WI
then all this fuss between capital al
labor? 1t is the love of money tn
causes IT, Capitalists are not Statistic
with a reasonable portion and labor
n some instances is not satisfied to st,
at line Of justice. The great unde
lying principal is that no man was ey