Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
UNCLE TOMS CHAT.
FREE LovIsM AND ANARCHY.

l have often remarked that |
don't take kindly to modern
ways, ideas and notions. No one
need understand me as condemn
ing all, for do not. The idea
of free lovism is so repugnant to
my notion of home that it puz-
zles me to understand why any
sensible women, much less man,
would dare advocate such doc
trine. Yet some do, but it has
often been said any kind OF doc
trine can find adherents and |
believe it. The American peo-
pie, it appears, are ready to re-
cieve and except almost any
thing. Who would have thought
anarchy would have gained any
foot hold in this country, yet
there are plenty of such speci-
mems. Even the church is atllict-
ed with them. Men under the
guise and cloak of religion would
rent in twain all christian organi-
cation and government and des-
troy oil the rites, ceremonies and
sacrifices of the church-church
anarchists claiming to be found
ed on the teaching of the Bible.
Men will sit with mouths open
like an alligator catching flies and
gulp down the pernicious stuff
dished out to them and then pro-
coed to help prosecute the or
ganized church and spend their
money for just that kind of liter
allure written and edited by that
kind of men claiming all the
time to be followers of Christ.
No wonder our country is in the
throes of misery, strife and con :
fusion with no harm ony what
ever. Much of our ideas and
doctrines are borrowed and i'm
ported from the old despotisms of
the world. We are running
away from the land marks of TIL e
fathers as fast as electricity can
carry us, trying with might and
main to destroy all personal
and individual liberty. Taking
counsel and advice from the very
worst element on earth and stab
bling the manhood and woman.
hood of the country with poison
dagger. No good man, and an
sorry to say women, are secure
from the vile and poisonous
thrust of men with anarchist ten.
denotes. Nothing good escapes
their hellish designs. Anarchy
and free loyism is as subtitle as
hell itself, and q man who would
| dare to maintain the doctrine OF
the fathers is liar and hypocrit
and to advocate the doctrines of
the apostles you must not dare
to if you don't want to be called
q liar by some anarchist travel
ing over country teaching the
people the way of the Lord. I'm
ported doctrines always bring
stagnation to people. It's
"stand and deliver" policy are
ruinious and begets distrust and
no people know better than the
people of Tracy City how the
old and well established churches
of this town have been attacked
and sought to be destroyed by
tramp church anarchists with
their shrewd and cunning ideas
and they know further that q
| real good man has not been able
to escape the wicked thrust OF
the vicious element. All know
that, and it is certainly bearing
fruit. Every good thing ha'
come in for its share of abuse
and yituperation. Doctors, law
yers, preachers, the honorable
citizens and all institutions foI
the general good has had the
knife applied. All who wore
good clothes had nice home ant
have been made target at some
time or other. Anarchy ram
pant with no shame or remorst
has with impunity hit us and hi
us hard. Many persons have be
come soured against their fellow
man and couldn't for their lift
give good and sufficient reason
for it. Maybe somebody. saiC