Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-06-04
ToIbert, Tex,

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/ thought | was about through In re-
gard 10 sllaried preachers, hut since
Waterman popped out with some
Of his bright views, / wish To reply 30
some of his assertions.
| First, | wish 20 say that ! know
what is at issue abOut as well as the
learned ID. ID. does. or at least ] ought
! 10. / have been intimate with same
nearly as long rs he | was after the |
hire of the preacher, the one that Is 50 /
grand and important that he will not |
preach without cash Ia start. | never |
have condemned the support Of the |
true old servants, and guess IL truth |
as in sight have donated ~ much "a |
their support as either of the two.
Now, "Watchman. you started |
wrong or else you got hold of the |
wrong passage of Gods revealed |
Word. You said no one disputed that |
salvation was of God, and at first start
proved that il was by the preacher.
You also denied salvation being on a
cash basis and then set fouth Gods
word and proved it was on cash basis.
| could not keep from thinking how
true the saying, Throw a stone into
a bunch of dogs and the hit one will
holler. Now, if the shoe fits just
wear it, if it does pinch little.
Waterman quoted where Paul
said, ''it pleased God to save by the
foolishness of preaching Who
preached2 The preacher, of course.
Salvation there is of the preacher, for
Paul said it was. Now, what has
caused this man to preach and saver
Waterman" said he has a right to
make contract of cash to give out
this salvation and then tried to go
around his own proof text, and tried
to shun both points that he so plainly
set forth. "Watchman, that ism
your passage of scripture, no how
That belongs to Representative.
Now, if | come to you and agree to
work on your farm for price of mon
3 ely and go to work, my work lis on a
cash basis, is it not2 Then you hire
a preacher to do what2 guess from
what you start with it would be to
save by preaching. Then if he does,
, it surely is salvation, and is surely on
a cash basis for your contract was for
cash, and he contracted to do what?
Preach salvation Of course and so you
can't get around the cash basis.
+ His next idea was God ordained that
they that preach the gospel should live
of the gospel Now, learn that one
of the inspired writers said the gospel
was the power of God unto salvation.
: Then if it is the power of God, and he
: is to live of the gospel, this text sure
ly does teach that he is to live by the
power of God, and not by that stipula-
y ted salary he is to hire himself for. So
y this isn't your massage either 1t suits
t our side to well to let you claim it.
r Now you say God gave one the right
4 to charge for preaching. Will you
y please give chapter and verse. If he
. set You this example tell me where to
y find it. find where one of the apOs-
e ties said necessity was laid ON him to
J. preach. Again find one wishing to
a keep himself from being burdensome
and again one said he was debtor TO
y preach as much as was in him, but the
1t two D. D. s said it was right to hire
i preachers to pay off this debt No one
j. has denied the right of church seeing
g to the need of her servant. 1t is the
!. wrong abuse of it was after when the
IL parson answered me.
is Now, Waterman, You say one has
d right to set price. If 50, where
d does he get that liberty? If he gets it
;, from the Bible, please give chapter
and verse where it names a stipulated
o sum by the year, month, week or even
3, single sermon, and if you don't find
A. this recorded please don't advocate.
N Be contented to teach just what is re-
a. corded and when God's revealed word
, fails to testify, l think the advocate
u ought to stop, for we have enough re-
e. | no,.,lal fnT oil anl RI Ennxv II
Up scriptures are given by the inspiration
v of God and is profitable for doctrine,
correction, reproof and instruction in
righteousness, that the man of God
"a may be perfect, thoroughly furnished
IN unto every good work. -
H. Now, read of the Lord going tc
r. some fishermen and telling them to fol
n low him, and said he would make
- tn EN- fishers of men, and l don't find q
on contract of cash in this. When Pau
d. was on his way to Damascus he must
er have been on hired salary when the
n light shown around him and that voice
Ill said, saul, why prosecute thou meg'
~ Paul said ''Who art thou, Lord anC
% what wilt thou have me to dO?" Herr
10 now, is one ready for the preacher
ed and when people get in Paul's condi
lis blOut dll dlO dhd "llllhS Iol VIZ
f. preacher to tell them what to do
h. Then the Lord did not stop at that. H
y also prepared the preacher with wha
III to say and do for Paul, and I don
'e- find any cash contract in this, either
h. Now, l say, if there is place tina
ed even sets fixed price by any of tn,
be apostles, or even God himself, vii
10 10 one of You please quote it, and if yo
'ol fail will be forced to conclude tina
Oh you like me failed to find it. Be con
it, tented to teach just what is on record
ife and don t add to it, for God said
NO you do he would add to you tn
- plaques that are recorded in the Bible
IL Now, will close this and try t
to answer q. w. White next week. | al
as so far off don t get my paper unit
to Tuesday, and it takes as long for IN
he reply to get to press, which makes n
- late. JOE HACKWORTH.