Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
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Editor News and readers, | will en-
deavor to give you few sketches of
what | have seen for the last two
weeks.
| left for Whitwell on Tuesday be-
fore Christmas and got to Pine Hill on
the head waters of the Pocket Cove
near Whitwell, where there was
Christmas tree arrayed with all man
ner of presents for the children of the
Sunday School at that place. After
the distribution of presents to the
children from the Christmas tree, pea
nuts, candy and many other things
were given out to the visitors Ye
writer left for Tate's Chapel where
there was another Christmas tree con
Quoted by S. G. Green, David Kilgore,
A. Painter, G. G.. Ramsay and others
that made all very interesting, | am
glad to say that at both of these trees
there was not drunken person. All
enjoyed their meeting together nicely,
and greeted each other with presents.
After all was over | went to the
home of S. c. Green and took supper
and after talking some bit took rest
in sleep which gave me good appe-
tite for breakfast, which | surely en-
ioyed. | left for Owl Hollow where
found my two sons and, their families
in good health. | enjoyed the day with
them. Next day l returned to my
place of abode at another sons, near
Tracy City, and found all well So
was made to feel happy through the
Christmas of 1907, But sorrow came
in return.
Early on Sunday morning after
Christmas, the news came to l.. f,
Tate that his uncle, p. H. Tate, of
Whitwell, was nearing death, so he
being a special friend of mine, with
Prof. l.. F. Tate, set out for his home,
and on reaching there we found that
he was nearing death We stayed with
him, and on the morning of the first
day of January, it pleased the great
God to take him from this world to
better home where all pain sorrow
and trouble never enter. He was a
member of the church and lived close
to his duties as Christian. On Thurs
day morning his body was placed in a
hack and carried to Whitwell and plac-
ed on the local for Daus Station,
where there were several wagons and
buggles for the purpose of carrying the
large attendance to the graveyard,
where the dear wife and mother had
been entOmbed for number of years.
After arriving there and waiting q
short while for the completion of the
grave and the people to gather, servic-
es were opened by Mr.. L. f. Tate,
who made a nice talk. After services
were over all were asked to the several
homes of the good people of Daus for
dinner. Ye writer and l.. F. Tate,
Dave Tate and wife, and Sam Tate,
Mrs. Ellen Tate and little granddaugh-
ter, went to the home of Mr. Aaron
| Tate where nice dinner was prepared
for us. After short rest of two hours,
with sad hearts, we boarded the train
for Whitwell, reaching there about
| four O clock in the evening. We walk
ed up the mountain, distance of one
and half miles, where Prof. Tate
and | took up our abode for the night
with Ben Smith, a much respected
gentleman. Next morning we left for
our home at Tracy We got there that
evening late and found all well, and
you know we felt happy over that.
Friend L, thinks am wrong in
my ideas in regard to ice cream sup
pers. You may call it an error. but
do not think that the church house is
tue place for anything but the preach
ing of the Gospel of our Lord Je,us
Christ and to worship Him for our
redemption through His blood And,
my friend, am afraid if we use it
otherwise, it viii not be accepted with
TIE great God Of high heaven. | think
these suppers are all right for worldly
institutions but not at the place dedi
Gated for public worship The way
they are carried on here ] call it mer-
chandise and changing of money.
which was forbidden by the Savior
Is this so? If not | will say no more.
At these places there is lots of drunk
enness and profane talk and lot of
sparkling and the house of God il not
the place for such | will listen for a
hearing from you for instruction while
it bears on my mind as to whom we in
health ought to help. 1t does seem t.
me that instead of giving TO these
preachers that wear fine clothes and
have nice grub to eat, that we ought
to cut off their supplies some and helE
the widows and orphans that have t.
live so hard. How many widows are
!
Of all the necessitie> of life and no one
to help them, who get half food fol-
one to ten children over their wash
tubs If widow was TO go to church
, and had only one fifty cent Piece anC
was To give it to the preacher it sur,
, would be received of her. ! think thii
wrong and from this time on to tn,
end Of my life will give what / hav,
: to give to those in need. ] will nevel
/ give 10 one that is financially bette
off than myself There have been lot
of preachers incur country that hav,
got good homes and lands even to spec
ulate on, while the poor working peo
pie have not second suit TO put on
Is this right! No ! think not | will
say right here that | believe that ther
is Supreme being and that man
destiny depends on the life he live
] here. | think it is well enough to Civ
to our preachers, but not to excel tn
giver Let US stop the pay for a Will
and see if il wont stop the biggest
Y part Of the preachers. / wish that W
had lots Of preachers like viii Kilgor
I and L. F. Tate | think we would b
T better off. | know we would hav
r more money There is Prof Wi
. Cannon that breaches to the peopl
regularly and labOrs for the cause, an
if he gets pay for II do not know Il
Let us give our preachers enough
but not pass the giver in wealth.
Whiting Bill.
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