Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-05
ST. John REVIEWS UNCLE JOE.


the cross and follower of the Lamb !
and fight for the truth and right. Sure
must fight II Imust reign. Increase
my courage, Lord. ! will bear the toll, !
endure the pain, supported by thy
Word" A good soldier OF Jesus Christ
will endure hardness. , Tim. 2:3. A
soldier that would not fight ought to
give up his sword. The weapons OF our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty
through God 10 the pulling down of
strongbolds. . Cor. 1924. No, Uncle
Joe, we are not envious against the
wicked as you intimate. They shall
soon be cut down like the grass and
wither as the green herb. Ps. a7:1-2.
Neither have we devil, but like Paul
speak forth the words OF truth and So
berness" Festus said with loud voice
that Paul was mad, but Festus was bad
ly mistaken. Paul did not have to be
mad to tell the truth.
Many OF The Jews said that Jesus was
mad and had devil. John 1920. Why
did they say such things? Because he
told them the truth they would not be-
ieve. John S;45. In fact they were
lost and did not know it. Such wicked,
unregenerated people frequently think
Gods ministers are mad when they are,
telling the truth and arc in right earn
est. They also think il mighty wrong
for a preacher to expose their cursed
meanness with truth. Telling the
truth caused the death of Christ on the
cross and his disciples to die tue death
Of martyrs. 1t is truly the stuff that
martyrs are made OF. For it thousands
have been burned at the stake. We
love the truth with our whole heart and
would speak it if the world was on fire.
edge we can't helpi it. We must use it
so the crooks can bo seen.
Uncle Joe wrote what he knew was
untrue when be said that he did not say
in his letter that he did not believe
pnblic prayer was acceptable to God.
He positively did not say such, but he
said, as ali know who nave read his ar
ticles, that it was not taught in the God
given laws that public prayer is ae-
cepLable with God That is what he
said and he knows he did say it, He
would like to make it appear that he
said he did not believe tHat public pray
er was acc -ptable to God in order to try
to craWtish out OF his false belief or
statement and put himself in "a more
favorable light He knew he could not
defend such an unscri plural position
after reading our article on prayer, with
book, chapter and verse cited. | never
knew person 70 talk as Uncle Joe does
on religious topics but what he was
wicked and feared not God
They are never worth anything tC
: Christianity. Such characters Away
try to bring up some excuse in order Il
, fortify their course and conduct in life
1 Have they any excuse? No. No, they
!, will pick out the weakest and most NJ
account,church member, aAd lie dOwI
alongside OF hlm and say: Look her'
&. boys, am just as long as be is, ant
t just as wide and broad" Why dom
= they pick out the best man or woman il
, the church and measure them selves b,
:, them? We do have men in our church
es who don't do right and God does no
accept their hypocritical prayers, bu
Y thatis no excuse. viii a sinner dance
| get drunk, play cards, tell lies, and us'
Gods name in vain? Yes. Will
Christian do any of these things? Nc
i How do you know? Because the thing
7 l once loved now hate. Did Chris
! ever do any Of these? No. What is
T.. Christian? One who follows Christ.
there any difference between a Chris
tian and u church member? Yes. Wha
J is this difference? Anyone can belon
e to tho church whether converted or moi
@ but to be Christian is to follow Chris
q and have him tha hope of glory forme
in you. Are there any uncOnverte
- people in the church? Yes. How
, you know? Because by their fruit
g ye shall know them" Are there an
Il in the church who do not bear fruit
7 Yes, some have not so much as put ou
any leaves. How can the church be sc
on fire? BY earnest prayer. Let u
Il have more praying in the church
o vain man, when you are comparin
yourself with ono who is in the cburct
,, wont you please stop a moment an
y measure yourself. See just where 20
;, stand You ought to live for purpos
for some end. Don't spend your life b
!. saying there is no one right, and thi
l. you are just as good as any church men
a Der.
More about prayer. Uncle Joe says b
don believe that the prayers Of th
preachers are heard. don't believ
le that all preachers have been impresse
d by the holy spirit to preach and thi
a God does not hear the prayers Of an
person who is not in earnest, but 4
myself know that God hears me, an
will hear all who will be sincere az
pray earnestly and in faith, and in 81
name Of Christ pray for God to Co
h vert men when preach and belie'