Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-07-23
HIS IDEAS ON RELIGION.


few days and full of trouble. / have
been thinking and looking over this
world and, seeing its condition, /
thought what God said when he
looked down on the people He said
he was sorry he had made man. Now,
l want every man and woman in Ten
nessee to look and think where they
stand in this world and be also ready
for the coming of God. think the
time is close. The minds of the people
have changed. All Christ said has al
most come to pass, and it is high time
people were praying to God.
Now, | don't write this to scare
anybody. feel like am directed by
a higher power to write this hear
so many people say they are ON their
way to heaven and do so mean that it
pains my heart Don't look to any
man to save you. Don't have your
name put on any church book in order
to be saved. 1t won't save your soul.
| honestly believe there are people who
are in the church today, who think
they are all right but yet have not got
one bit of religion, and they shout and
pray and holler hallelujah to God, and
some poor sinner looking at him drift
ing on and on to hell, thinks if that
man will get to heaven | will. Now,
a man ought to search the Scriptures
for in them he thinks he has eternal
life, and they are the same that testify
of Christ. The devil comes in all kinds
to come out Of the church and 60 to
God, and say, Lord, | was working
for the devil. Now, | want you to
save my soul " God loves the worst
sinner, and the worse | know of is an
old hypocrite.
Another thing l want to warn the
2x4 paid preachers about. That is,
this getting up in the pulpit and call
ing mourners and getting a big crowd
of little girls andboys at the mourners
bench and telling them of all the dead
who have gone ON before, asking them
if they would like to see their mother
in heaven. Then the poor little boy
or girl will boohoo. Then they will
crowd around the little child and sing,
Meet me in glory, and the poor lit
tie child will jump up and hide its
face, not able to look at you and the
little 2x4 preacher will holler, "Glory
to God. l am glad she has found Jesus
precious to her soul. " Then when the
first little child gets up they will com
mence. Eight or ten will lock arms
and shout and the little 2x4 preacher
will holler "Meet me there where the
tree of life is blooming. Meet me
there, and then when the meeting
breaks he will baptize ten or fifteen,
and put their names on his book and
get big name for it, and at the same
time the poor little child doesn't know
that there ever was such thing as a
God. All such as this is dangerous.
1t will cause the poor little child to
think it will be saved, and I say that
any preacher who will practice this is
held accountable for the child's soul
who is lost, say if person il
mourning and has got godly sorrow il
his heart, he will find a place tc
mourn without going to preacher
and getting him to tell him where ht
might go to see his dead mother or ia
| ther
Now, | say, let the preachers tina
are called of God preach, but take thu
dollar which you pay to the pastor ant
| give it to some little half-starved child
| think it would help you to get t.
God. No man can please God by Civ
ing the preacher "a dollar, unless yol
are directed by the spirit of God to dc
so. God will tell you when to do
thing, if you are child Of his
If you want to put a star in you
crown, just give poor widow a dolla
when she bows day by day over tn
wash tub to get bread for her littl
children. I know man gets pay TO
every dollar he pays hired preacher
He gets his dollars worth and that
all. If you want to be made happy
the first time You meet little boy o
girl who is destitute of bread and raj
ment, say, Hello, bud, here is dol
lar. Take this and buy what yo
need. Then your heart will rejoice
God will touch your heart at once, bu
when you pay it to little 2x4 preach
er doesn't profit you anything, but yo
are out dollar They will tell you
is for the Lord, but the Lord will ney
er see it. There are people going t
hell Just by pride, and they are payin
men to lead them, and show them th
way. and they are not blind, but the
have got so much to DO they had ratE
er pay to get to heaven than to loose
dollar. They will say to some friend
"Will you carry the pastor $40 for me
Tell him it is almost impossible for III
to get out today. Tell him to call an
take dinner with me tomorrow. Now
all such lIeu as this will loose thei
] nj |
will sting but let listing.
1t is not the man or the woman tina
gets up in the church and says, Il al
saved and sanctfed, that gets
heaven first, nor is it one of these hire
preachers who get mp Sunday mOrnin,
puts on his broadcloth suit and his fiji
cuffs and his diamond ring, that ge
10 heaven any sooner than cOmmC
people. When Won see a man OF w
man fixed up by the goods of tn
world in order TO get to heaven, yC
} can say Thou fool thou fixed Il
soul for eternal hell. All you ca
dress in this world will not save yol
soul -
The Coed Book says, IF she tru
makes you free you shall DE free i
deed. " So d0n't LET this make YOU pc
pie who are fixing 50 meet God, z
mad and balk out would b. glad
, my heart IL you all woUld hE up Al
meet God. but IL wosld be better al
= much easier for yoH ~ wait uAtil "
get a message So, when God sends
= message after you, then he will
looking for you. don't think il
night for a pefsou o. all dixie NJ and
% heaven unexpected bu5 all that {
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