Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-06-11
TOlbert, Tex,
Sbefiello he Mc7Os.

Dear editors and readers / hope you
will pardon me for another reply TO
Rev. White, as / am aware of the tact
that the News is not a religious paper
but when wrote piece on the aD1se
of paying preachers l did not oppose
the true preacher or servant having
his support from the church. It's the
one that abuses the true method that l
was after; one that goes and tells
few graveyard tales and then passes
the hat for money. No one has
right to erase his brothers name from
the church book if he don't pay his
church dues. Now, | have heard IL
threatened to church members, and l
have known them to be turned loose In
the world Just because they had not
and would not pay up their monthly
church dues Just a short while pack
we had a thee weeks show, some call
cd Il a meeting" The old pastor
had another preacher to help him
along with the work. At the end OF
the three weeks the pastor OF the
church got up and said, BRO Ct mas
been here three weeks and has saved
10 souls. Now he has to have $40 and
we are going to stay here and eat
fried chicken until we get it. So you
brothers had just as well dig down IN
to.your pockets and begin to get the
cash for you all know what you agreed
to nav him before he would come.
Now. this was the sort l was crit
Ching when the parson jumped me,
and said one had right to charge ana
set a fixed price on his preaching out
failed to give a proof text. Now II
one has this right to so charge, then ne
has a right to force the ones that mace
the contract to pay him. have never
been able to find this rule laid down IN
the Bible, but l do find where Jesus
said. 1.-THE lame walk, blind see ana
the poor have the gospel preached &c
them" Then if the poor have the Cos
pei preached to them only through
salary then the fundamental principal
is the money and not the love OF Goa
dear redeemed children.
1t is not of necessity that the hlreo
preachers preach, but it's because o.
the money that causes them to preach
say, let him go and preach OF love
for his masters cause. Love ovel
rules the whole cause. Christ has tolC
us to love one another and bear ONT
another's burdens and 80 fulfil thu
law. Now, in this. Il John, 3 chap.
we see from start to finish he has thu
singular love of God in making one
son. Now, notice the 18th verse ant
see how God said for his people to do
Hereby perceive we the love OF Got
because he laid down his life for us
and we ought to lay down our life TO
the brethren, and to be able to do thu
one has to have love before he Will s
do. Love is the underlying cause o
the gospel. One has to have love i'm
planted in his heart and then Thu
love prompts him to go and declare
free salvation, to say Jesus is might
and able to save. Now, when on
goes to preach he is sure to advocat
| the power that sends him. IT he
prompted by love for the cause an
zeal of God, he will preach it as Low
and the power of God, but on tn
other hand, if it's the money he is al
ter he will preach that as the underly
ing cause, so you can have your none
theory. I'll take the love of God fo
nv side and proof text and when 70
have love and charity, then you are a
ways willing to bear your part of tn
burden that is laid OH that old servar
that says, "Woe if me if preach nc
gospel, " and this sort will always b
ready and willing to tell you of til
love and power of Jesus and say 'Je'
us paid it all all to him owe, 81
had left a stain, but Jesus made m
white as snow"
Now, say when that one comes
love and declares glad tidings of I'll
en- Savior, then you ought to divide
Yes, see to his welfare, but let low
be the sole cause and not stipulate
salary.
Now this third chapter shows thu
it is all of love and not money La
by in store so as to avoid collectio
when Paul comes, but I see the
don't do this. Nowadays they pa
the hat and take "a collection aftt
Paul (the preacher) gets over his Sc
vice. l can't see what he means /
advocating money basis when one (
the chosen sold Christ for thirty piec,
of silver. My theory is to base tt
whole theme on basis of love for OF
another, and not hire for money
JOE HACKWORTH