Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-05-28
DOans, Tex,

hhtAN VIC hthio NV W. luIGdN-
ter. He was raised in Tennessee. He
did some able preaching, gave God all
the glory and showed what nice
thing it was to have Christ to take up
his abode with u.s.
Christ is all we need TO make us hap
I Ply, for when one has Christ they have
eternal life, and when one has that he
shall not come into condemnation, but
is passed from death unto life. Then
with this they have hope of a better
world to come. Just give me Christ
and you have given me more than all
the gold of Peru.
While Uncle Pat was preaching to-
day | could only think of what grand
theory the old Primitive Baptists did
have, for they are the only people un-
der heaven that can take every SEN
tence in the bible and harmonize it .
with their doctrine, for every syllable
in the Bible teaches old Baptist doc
trine from the first of Genesis to the
end of Revelations For the angel /
that told of his coming said, "Thou .
shalt call his name Jesus. for he shall I
save his people from their SINS" and
in the Lords prayer at Gethsemane he,
said, IF it be possible, let this cup
pass. Nevertheless, not my will, but
thine be done l." He also said, 81
came not to do mine own will but the
will of him that sent me, and this is
the will of him that sent me, of all
thou gavest me should loose nothing,
but should raise them up at the last
day. That is grand point to know
that God has all power The old Bap-
fists hold to that and believe and
= tnanh oil xuioHp1n Thaxy faoph nnA ha-
lieve that all scriptures are given by
) the inspiration of God, and is profit
{ able for doctrine, correction reproof
and instruction in righteousness that
l the man of God may be perfect, thor
! oughly furnished unto every good
: work
They also believe it to be wrong to
| make a wrong application of the bible,
s for he said st is not right to take the
: children's bread and cast to dogs.
4 Then we learn from this that one pre-
| tending to be a preacher should be
g careful and not go beyond nor stop
a short of single command given, for
f Christ said if you offend in one point
n you are guilty of the whole, so people
that confess to practice the teaching of
the bible, should be careful and not
UnhC chiAuA CAl . DiCuu anu SlNO IL w
: wrong one No wonder he told limo
thy to study to show himself work
man, rightly dividing the word.
Then when you preach the truth you
preach Jesus and when you preach Jes-
us you have preached the truth That
is just why crave Jesus for when
!, have him dwelling in my heart, have
. the truth Then crave to be content
an fn lyYonuu Iac1,C on1 him Ha6
IT and risen again from the dead.
Y Yes, glorious truth that is taught in
/ the book called the bible, the written
word of God. Glorious and mysterious
a are the words that are in this book.
). Plaques are to be added to the one that
It adds to the things in this book. Then
" be careful as to how you construe the
language of the inspired, for it is all
J. given by the inspiration of God Then
no wonder the old Prophet Ezekiel
s. said, THE hand of the Lord was upon
l. me and carried me out in the spirit of
the Lord, and set me down in the
midst of the valley" Not only this
prophet learns this lesson but every
= true, humble minister can and will
ID feel their inability, but they must
t. have an experience of the power of
a, They must be brought into the same
r. low and dependent feeling with this
Ly old prophet before they can tell that
r salvation is of the Lord, and they must
is be kept by the same power that Eze-
r kiel was.
~ Now, let us notice little of the
Id dealings Ct the Lord with his prophet
in this particular case, and see what
power he had and showed in this
case, and l believe the Lord deals with
all in like manner to prepare them fol-
his work he assigns them to do Why
Of he said the hand of the Lord was with
" him, and carried him to this valley
~ Now, was not he entirely passive il
" this? Then he was carried, but wa
:, not sent by board of missions Meth
er i'll spirit of the flesh, but the spiri
ss of God carried and prepared him TO
a. the work designed for him; Hi
bounds we're marked out for him by
10 the Lord. So we see that he was car
90 ried and set down in the place tina
% was set apart for the work, and thel
~ the material was prepared by the LORI
for him to talk to. Now, | don't be
lieve that his body was carried to tina
valley. 1t was only in spirit in tn
as case to see the Lords Israel, and
r don't see mucn chance for them to per
d. form any conditions to cause thi
&c prophet to speak to them. | don't Sc
of much free moral agency in this mat
ne ter
Ter Now, l believe all of Gods humbl
at ministers are weighted with the wor
the Lord has set apart for them. The
become concerned not about savin
souls from eternal hell, as they d
about the purity of the church. Re
n member that this prophet was in tn
ter hands of God, same as the lump c
clay is in the hand of the potter. H
EFT had no power to resist. David said
in II am as a man that hath no strengt
90 like the slain that lie in the grave.
am shut up; | cannot come forth."-
Ps. 8:S The prophet. Daniel unde
res the hand of God, was left alone an
VS. saw visions of Gods power and wi,
I'll dom to such ali extent that there ri
xa- manned no strength in him and all hi
lis cOmeliness which he may have though
al he mad before the Lord hand of pow
it er was upon him was turned into col
ar ruption and he retained no strength
dan 1913.