Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-06-30
A. |. GRIFFITH REPLIES TO UNCLE JOE.

No, Uncle Joe, can't explain any OF
the things you mention. Neither does
the Bible tell how the different func-
tions OF the human system is carried
on or how plants color themselves. All
these things are unknown to our most
learned psychologists and botanists
The Bible simply says God created those
things without telling the modus oper-
andi of the process am not trying to
convince Uncle Joe, or any one else,
that there is no truth in the Bible, as
Uncle seems to insnuate There are
many sublime truths in the old book,
besides precepts and examples that all
would do we'll to practice. The Golden
| Rule, "Do unto others as ye would
have them do unto you," which was
taught by CONTIGUOUS hundreds Of
years before the Christian era, is one of
the many good things in the Bible.
What am trying to teach, Uncle Joe,
St. John and others is the production Of
man. That God had no more to do with
it than He has with the letter l am now
writing. All men are more or less in-
spired and there has not been . time
since man became educated that there
has not been men who could foretell O.
vents with more accuracy and in Lam
guage that was not covered up with a
lot Of iargon that the writer nor amy
one else could not understand. l will
give you an instance that proves what
say. In Occult Truths" of Nov, 1900
the following prediction occurs, "Mc
Kinley will die in the midst of his Sc
cond term and Roosevelt will finish ou
the term" Compare the above will
the jargon of Ezekiel and other of thu
old testam ent writer's that has been
puzzle to theologians of all ages sine
, the Bible was first published. Christ
said to have stated that the sun woulC
be darkened, the moon be turned 7
n blood and the stars of heaven shoul
fall during the life time Of some Of tn
q generation then present Did his pre-
! uiCblOh OOulO VI uO' hoNO Al SOaA ASAN
o told events which came true. Astronc
mers do so every year. There is n
h cause without an effect and the sam
+ cause invariably produces the same Q
J.. feet. By watching causes for numbt
q of times, together with the effects ths
follow, one soon becomes a true prophe
!. Now, Uncle Joe and st. John, be hol
est and give candid answer to n
n question, did the prediction of Chri
h come true when ne said that generate
~ should not pass away until the 81
should be darkened the moon turn
20 blood and the stars fall to the earth
II If it didn't happen Christ was tal
prophet. Honor bright, no dodging
h clubbing, did things occur as stated?
Yes, 1 am am infdel, yet believe tt
~ truths taught in the Bible as firmly
- Uncle Joe or ST. John or any other nj
woman or child and disbelieve any
=, all the lies in it while am of the OPT
=. ioG Uncle Joe and st. John do belle
them.
20 will furthur state that do not
~ lieve there are many contradictions
"A it if we understood the language
which it was originally written. t
bible is simply an astronomical VIC
as taught by the Hindo and Egypt
astronomers and copied imperfect
If Uncle Joe or St. John want to get
up the true inwardRess of the book
A them send ST. so to the Truth Seeke
nv nv New York City and get the Rev.
It Taylor's Devils Pulpit" and study
for also get DR.. Taylor's "Exegesis." pr
oe ST.. so. The three dollars will be W
AZ spent
We In ancient times names were gi'
al because of some meaning of the ma
oc' used. For instance Jacob means to s
20 plant" Gihon means extension Of
mouth" Pison means "grace fave
Havilla means 'that which brings TO
that which suffers pain" Ethio
on means Heat Darkness" Hidchil
'm- sharp, kissing sound, like the hiss
ny of a goose or adder, Euphrates me
l1n fruitful" Assyria is the country of A
'he or which means pleasure or deligl
res Eden means pleasure or happine'
oe- and all Free Masons know that E
ol ward means "In the light or in the
Tue rection of the light. The translator
sos the Bible instead of translating m
'ne words simply put them in the B
'''S bodily without giving their defniti
an' This is the cause of so much wrang
30 among the different denomination
ris' Christians. The word "baptidso"
en' caused more wasted time, paper,
o ink than any other single word in
l liu- New Testament, simply because it
i4Ss not translated.
ons' A. L. GRIFFITH
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