Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-11-18

began" Acts 1921. Little children.
LET rs stick TO the word. Let us reas.
ON together. II the Lord made death
the penalty for our first parents DISC
bedience and then 1900 years after
ward changed it to eternal torment.
then they are entitled to an appeal
But this is not the case. Death is the
penalty for sin. And while we know
that we are on the unpopular side of
the issue, let us not waver; for great
or is He who is on our part than all
that be against u.s. -
Let the lion roar. You remember
Bunyan's Christians difficulties-how
the lions roared as though they would
eat him up. but when he got up close
he found they were chained at safe
distance from the road. So it is now.
The lion is chained, and besides he is
getting old, and has cage full of
whelps to look after. But whatever
our trials, let us not fear their fear
"Think it not strange concerning your
fiery trial, but Consider him who
endured such contradiction of sinners
against himself, lest We be wearied
and faint in your minds-your spirits.
Whatever the adversary's methods, LET
us not initiate him, because as Paul
says, 'We are not ignorant of his de-
vices. He will use every means to
divert attention from the issue from
the good tidings of the kingdom to
come. He will try to shame us and
belittle us and he will assume the role
of tyrant and throw mud on us,
calling especial attention to his super
iority and former exploits But like
| the "way worn traveller in the song.
we must stop our ears and run for the
prize. We must not stay in the plain,
but we must escape for our lives-es-
cape to the mountains (kingdom) of
the Lord. Gen. 1917. Like Bunyans
Christian, we must climb the hill of
difficulty if we ever reach the delecta-
BILE mountains. Let us meet the ad-
versary not with 'carnal weapons but
with the sword of the spirit it is
written, "Let God be true, though
it prove every man liar. IF they
speak not according to this word, it is
because there is no light in Il EN-. =
| Rom. ga; lisa. $3.50. Let us use the
sword of the spirit which is the word
of God, but let us not put our little
weight upon it-let us not smite the
blind ''Let us not render railing for
railing, but contrawise blessing. i
Pet. $3.50.
s'Neer think the victory won,
Nor once at ease sit down;
Thine arduous task will not be done,
Till thou hast gained thy crown.
Yours in true service,
| T. n RAPNEC
P. S. None who have been shocked
by my opponents shameful attack on
King Solomon will lose faith in his in.
spired writings. His works are the
embodiment of wisdom. The Song Of
Songs is one of the deepest and sweet
est to those who know its depth o.
spiritual meaning. Our Lord jesus
made honorable mention of Solomon
He said some who had admired the
wisdom of Solomon would rise in tn,
Judgement and condemn some whc
then rejected him. See Matt. 1874
AZ, and kindred passages. In view O
this we will not be surprised when il
the worlds trial day, Solomon and hi,
wives and concubines rise and shov
greater progress than some who ar
now living in the greatest time O
light and opportunity the world ha
known. offer this not in our de
Tense, but in defense of the Bible ant
redeemed Solomon. And were to re
sort to Odious comparisons | coul,
point to some who have fiourished il
nominal church circles, been canonize
as saints, whose brightest act woul
pale before Solomon's darkest recor
and whose entire life and contempora
neous history would be eclipsed b
Solomon's glory. He who jumps O.
the inspired writer's of the Bible in OF
der to blemish others by comparison i
poorly informed, to say the least, an
: will hurt no one but himself and hi
lost cause by such course.
| may in the course of another arti
: Gle have something else to say abou
Solomon's past and future glory. On
would hardly expect to have to defen
the inspired writers of tho Bible i
the course of religious debate, but i
these days of higher critic infdelit
we never know what to expect.
L. d. b