Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-10-20
Uncle Tom S
Chat.
BELIEVES IN OLD TIME RELIGION.

oranges and flowers a lady reader
of Mrs. Grundy writes Uncle
Tom real nice letter dated
Sept. %, 1904. She compliments
me on my chats in reference to
the new fashion religion and says
she believes in the old time re-
ligion. Her letter is fine and
has caused me to rise several de-
grees above zero. So, by her
consent, | will give it to Mrs.
Grundy for publication:
"Yes, am strong believer in
the old time religion of the Holy
Ghost sort. This cold, heartless
sort don't suit me. There is not
enough warmth in it. 1t rays
are too gloomy. | like the Sun
of God hover in the heart;
knowledge of sins forgiven, not a
theory or hope so, but a living,
active knowledge tightening up
the human heart, driving away
darkness, gloom and sorrow, fill
ing the soul with joy and glad
ness, giving every possessor royal
good cheer, such as the world
knows nothing about or that we
ourselves cannot find language
strong enough to explain. To
take the Holy Ghost away from
the Christian world would be
like blowing out the sun to the
world. What cold, cherries
world this would be if we had no
sun. As the sun is to the world
so is the Holy Spirit of God to
the christian. Without it no
beam of real love could penetrate
the heart. Sad indeed would be
such a condition. 1t gives us
light and hope all along our path
way. The holy ghost christian
never arrogates to himself any
of the Pharisical ideas and doc
trines, but like the good Samari-
tines, he constantly has his ears
open to the cries of help"
Now mydear lady friend while
you and | are hundreds of miles
apart and have never seen each
others face yet by some mysteri-
Gus process we have been able to
study the same subjects together
and to analyze and digest the
same. trust from pure motives
since / wrote upon the old time
religion | have seen more than
two hundred persons converted
and many of them joyfully said
they knew God for Christ sake
had pardoned their sins. Happy
is the person who knows their
sins are forgiven. What q diff
ference between knowing a
thing or believing u thing; all
christians do know God, know
him from a sense of his love shed
abroad in the heart by the Holy
Spirit. This call the old time
religion; such as our fathers had
This kind of religion is realized
| in the heart and is manifested tC
| all the sons of God. OF course
know we have many theorists
and theologists but chronology
is the best of all "isms or olo'
gies" among men, and dear sis
ter we can and do know, for the
kingdom of God is within us and
it couldn't get there without III
knowing it. Well | am glad you
take Mrs. Grundy and | an
proud of Mrs. Grundy and hel
fine corps of correspondents
She is doing q wonderful amour
of good and makes and keep
peace in every home she visits
After reading Mrs. Grundy, tn,
wife loves the husband bette
and the husband adores the wife
the children are more obedien
and so far as my knowledge ex
tends not a single subscriber i
sueing for divorce. Lawlessnes
and bad conduct is playing GU
and public worship is better res
pected than anywhere know of
| believe | give you the rea
facts and if she can destroy gos
sipers, tattlers and busy bodies
. bells chief agents, paradis
would almost be on Cumber
lands top.
Write and tell her all abou
, your land of flowers and beauti
ful everglades of Florida. II