Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-14
TOIbert, Texas.
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SbSeiai 10 HE Ne70S.
We are having some very fine cotton
picking weather and / will try 10 give
the many readers a short sketch from
old Wilborger, but have only time Tor
q brief one this time. While picking
cotton this week my mind has been
rambling on visit / made to old Ten
nessee last Xmas. With sorrow l not
ed the many changes of the past eight
cen years. | expected change, but
TO my surprise, only few of my old
associates were there. Some had gone
to their long resting place, ana otners
were scattered to seek their vocatlohs
of life elsewhere. When l see ana
realize the changes that so short a time
will bring on US, | don't wonder at
the King of kings telling us to choose
this day who we will serve, whether
the true God or the false. But before
proceed further / want to rivlt ON
your mind that there is not a single
sentence in the Bible direct to the nat
ural man. We find that lot today
depend on the preacher to tell them
Just how to get to heaven. So want
to compare a preacher to a postmaster
for few moments and see what his
duty is. But someone will say there
is no comparison. Yes, there is, and
hope to be able to show you few OF
the beautiful things that are to be
shown.
First, what is postmaster's duty?
1t is to examine the mail in his charge
and see to whom it is directed, and to
be sure to hand it to the right person
or persons. We will suppose the letter
sent to the Roman Church had been
delivered to church down in Asia or
the postmaster just scatters the mail
out to everybody when it comes in
and lets each person pick up what he
can find. If he did this you would
soon raise kick and begin to try to
get new postmaster. Then why are
you not as strict with your preacher?
See that he rightly divides the Word
of Truth. Suppose that fellow that
was told to go to Saul and tell him
what to do, had said, "Well, Saul is a
bad man, / will just go to some other
man down ON the way. He will do
just as well as Saul. He can do the
same things Saul can do. He can be-
lieve and preach just as well as Saul
can, SO will just go and send him. .
What think your Would he have been
good postmaster? Then how many
today are just pursuing that same
course? They just take the Bible and
| sow it broadcast, when it plainly tells
you not to. Teach every man his
neighbor, saying, "know ye the LORD
for all shall know me from the least tC
the greatest.
] told you I did not believe there
was single sentence to the natura
| man. Now for the proof. All scrip
lures are given by the inspiration o.
| God. Then it must be of spiritua
nature. Then if it is, the natural MAJ
receiveth not the things of the Spirit
So, if all are by inspiration, then thu
natural man is of different elemen
spiritual teaching. What would you
think of your postmaster If he HANDED
you English people letter written il
Dutch or Greek or Latin? | want t.
tell you that there is just as mucl
common sense in the above as there i
for a preacher to take spiritual thing
and try to give them to a natural man
Then you want to know that is es
sential.
First, he must be born again. H
must have heart of flesh to feel. HI
must have eyes to see. He must hay
ears to hear. In fact he must be mad
alive before he can comprehend spirit
ual teaching, and. this alone is tn
work of God, independent of you
preachers, postmasters or Sunda.
schools. So, just away with such ant
give me alone the teachings of the Bi
BILE. The old time religion is GOO
enough for me. The Bible is thor
ough furnisher 1t teaches you all yo1
need to know in regard to CHURCH du
ties, but it is only to the house Q
faith, and not to the world.
JOE HACKWORTH