Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-23
SUPPORT PREACHERS.

To the News; Men are so inconsis-
tent in what they would have people
to believe that the force of what they
say has but little, if any, effect
For instance, whiting Bill
thinks box suppers are all right for
worldly institutions but not right at
the house of God. Does he wish the
readers of the News to understand that
wickedness is all right anywhere ex-
cept at God S houSeY 1t seems that is
his idea and conception of the matter
Nothing is all right that is wrong no
matter where it is practiCed. He
would compromise the christian reli-
gion while proposing to defend it, He
admits there is drunkenness at these
suppers but according to that, he says
that is all right. Then he throws
himself in direct opposition to the
plain teachings of the Holy Book, the
| Bible. A man who so brazenly and
openly undertakes to refute the teach
ings of Christ himself, should have no
weight or influence where the church
is concerned Probably he never has
read Luke the 10th chapter and 7th
verse or Mathew 10th chapter and 10Th
verse, or what Paul said to the breth-
ren of Corinth, t1th chapter and Sth
verse of 2nd Cor. Read the whole
chapter, friend. This is twice you We
attacked the church and want you
to read the Scripture, Malachi, 3rd
chapter and Sth verse. When you've
done this then margin and see if you
cant find lots more on the same sub
iect.
Not church in all this land but
makes provisions for its ministers
where such a church has a pastor
expect If the truth was known You
have never paid as much as five dollars
in all your life to the support of the
ministry. and less to support the wild
ows and orphans you prate so much
about yet you hold the fatherless child
rem up as a scape goat to get rid of
your duty toward the church, but you
don't even hint about poor, mother
less child being thrown on the tender
mercies of strangers. OF all the child
ren in the world that excites my SYM
pathies it is the motherless child, for a
mother is more to child than a faith
er, and she cares for them better and
will go through heat and cold for
them when but few fathers will do it,
but get rid of them as quickly as pos
sible.
In your zeal for the widows and
their children, please remember the
motherless. Your position is untenable
and you cannot sustain it by thus sal
eth the Lord. You seem to be afraid
that some preacher will get rich in the
giving his life and service to the
: church. ] can't call to mind any rich
, preachers of any denomination at pres
|, ent, but I'll see if can learn of any.
You refer to viii Kilgore and L. F.
, Tate as your kind of preachers. guess
they are good men-hope they are-but
are they pastors of any church, If not
: there is a reason and that reason, sir,
is because they know they can't live
on air and water and wear nature s
garb. They, | guess, fear they would
} have too many in their pastorate like
you, about ten cent giver. Go tC
: them and ask them why they are not
in the regular work of the church and
t I'll wager they will tell you they have
to work to supply their family ASK
t them if they are really and truly salts
, fed with what they are doing and II
= venture they will tell you no. Yor
D held them up as sample and yol
would place all other preachers in theil
condition and close the house of Goo
e as in the days of Nehemiah when th,
people absolutely refused to bring il
4 their titnes and offerings, and GOD. b,
e the mouth of Malachi, charged them o
a robbing him. This is just what yol
g seem to want them to do in these days
a You are walking in the footsteps 0
Judas in the case of the alabaSter bo,
a of ointment and put in plea for th
S poor. All Judases express great con
n cern for the poor, but, sir, Chris
: must be first in all things.
II Do your duty to the church and ais
s to the poor, is the doctrine of Christ
d Don't scab the church or blackleg j
l. as too many, | fear, do. It's ridicu
g lous and odious to all deep thinker
: and true Bible christians. God erect
ed the church by the hands of Nose
It and revealed himself to it througI
Y Christ, so the church is not the wor
e of man, but of God. It's of God an
r, all hell cannot overthrow it, and a
Il the Julases on earth cannot iostle il
h Your idea of cutting off the salar
e and wages of the pastors reveals th
e cloven foot and the hypocracy that az
d tuates you, and the subterfuge You Us
If to hide behind will not do you an
l. good. The person who contributes
it the support of the ministry also
mindful of the poor and gives te
dollars for their benefit where men {
o. your faith give one, and motherle
: child is looked after and cared for. {
u all orphans the motherless child has I'll
n hardest road TO travel. Support Il
E. church, the widows and orphans,
e. the doctrine of the Bible and that re
= christians are always forward to d.
No christian can afford to send OF
10 broadcast such stuff as you have don'
lg nor will they, especially if right wit
n God, and no real true christian, wi
ed endorse your letter Hypocrites wi
90 but not christians, who believe in Il
=" " word of God. You can dispute VIII
III I've said and turn your back on tI
OF passages I've referred you to, bl
MT when you do it you do exactly VIII
no Judas did and other traitors, too
al ZENO