Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-07-23
AS TO PAYING PREACHERS


"Watchman" did not say, mo one
disputes that salvation is of the Lord -
and that his first text to prove this
was, paul says it pleased God by the
foolishness of preaching to save them
that believed " Now, readers, does
this text that Paul has given, land cit
ed too "Watchman" prove that this
salvation Paul had referred to is of
the Lord? If it does | must confess
don't understand the English Ian
guage. Now, you all know that not n
single writer has ever condemned the
true preacher having support, but it
is to be as a gift, and not as hire,
LAS you receive freely, freely give. "
Now, this does not prove that a preach
er has a right to charge for preaching
the gospel as G.. w. White said in his
first article. If he has a right to
charge, will some of you advocates
give a copy of said contract as some of
you preachers enter into nowadays,
and have to have endorsed and secured
by some man that is worth the money
that is specified in the contractr do
condemn the preaching of the gospel
under contract for | fail to find
such contracts laid down in the
Bible, but do not condemn the sup.
port as direct gift.
Now, readers, | ask you TO search
close and see who has been misquoted
and misrepresented Waterman .
the Bible upholds you in giving, but
not to preach and collect as charge
or under contract. If l am not cor
rect in this l want you to please show
where | can find and read for myself
one of the contracts in the Bible, and
see how much they were paid by the
year or month, and unless you can do
| this the reader can see that you both
failed to prove that preacher had a
right to charge and make a contract
for cash and preach Jesus under this
cash contract. You know that your
church and most all others, are max
| ing a contract for cash to preach the
gospel. SO show me your Bible au-
thority for such contracts. You all
know it was the abuse, the wolf |
was throwing at when Parson White
said a preacher had a right to charge,
and later said he was forced to reply
in self defense. If he was forced he
surely was one of those money hunters,
or else he did not need to holler
"owch" apd get out and defend him
self for there has never been a straw
thrown at anyone else and | think
Representative" showed an awful
pretty plan to support all needy ones,
not only preachers, but needy ones.
Now, Waterman" aren't you com
manded to see after all needy ones just
the same as you are the preacher
Then why don't you put all under the
same contract as he2 Are you com
manded to give to this preacher if he
is not needy2 You said you would
wind the straw little further and cit
ed Luke 1917 And in the same house
remain, eating such things as they
give Good. This again proves it to
! be a gift, not as charge. This is
my text again. You did explode sure
enough. You have sustained my argu
nent to st. as a gift and not a
contract of hire, LIST Cor. 9-1S.
Now "Watchman, do you receive a
blessing by being forced into duty or
excluded if you don't come across, or
is it in obedience to the command, as
the poor widow in giving freely, but
oh YOU can't shelter a widow in a
church capacity, for you don't prac-
tice feet washing in church capacity,
do you? and she can't be true wild
ow without washing the saints feet
You have exploded the "hardshell
people,, as you call them, when they
are the only church that practice feet
washing, and thereby the only church
that can by your proof, shelter, in a
church capacity true widow, wild
ow indeed There is a wide difference
between gospel provision in the law Of
Christ for sustaining the ministry, and
that of the old priesthood support, for
all were compelled to pay the priest,
whether willing or not to comply with
the demands of the priesthood, while
under the gospel rule, everyone is left
to Judge for himself and act according
to what he thinks is right as a steward
of what God has committed to hi,
trust.
Now, equally great is the difference
between the gospel system and the
hlreling system of anti-christ Now,
can't you see that if Paul or Other
preachers were to wait for arrange
menus to be made of cash that they ar,
5 depending On man and not relying 81
God for being with them even INT,
1 the end and are hindering the g0spe
2 in depending on man and not on Col
not hindering its power but its prac
tice Now, Paul underwent a lot o
% hardships rather than hinder the Cos
1 pei He did not wait for money ant
arrangements TO be made, but went L
warfare at his own expense.
T If minister loves the cause Of Co
o better than money, he will go as Pau
e did rather than hinder the gospel
e Paul said, Il conferred not with fesl
and blood, but went Immediately int