Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-02-18
POOR RELIGION.

that there is nothing in nothing,
When was about sixteen years old l
commenced thinking of my destiny,
and what would be best for me to do.
l would look out for my present well
fare, and thought would join some
good lodge, but saw that was not the
way to better my condition except in
this life, and | then heard Methodist
preacher say, ''Look and live, and
from that time on till of late days
looked but / soon saw it meant you
lived what time you looked. Another
"smart Aleck" told me to put my
trust in Jesus lie never told me how,
but did you ever see person love
person whom they never saw nor feltp
| saw of late days where man was
first quickened into life, by the power
of God, not by what he has schemed
up himself. What a man gets up in
this life will be all right for this life,
but no scheming will ever save his
soul
Some people wonder at the hard
times and the great loss of life in this
day and time. just look over this
wide world at the people and listen
what is practiced and you will be con-
WINGED as to why these things happen,
and if people don't quit acting the
hypocrit and live to and fer God they
will be worse surprised. Now, don't
think | am saying this to talk about
some certain one, for am not. am
telling the truth and will not make
it as hot for you old hypocrits as it
ought to be, and can tell who you
are by kicking at the truth. Now,
tell me how you ever got in possession
of the power Of g d. Was it by your
honestyl Was it by your kindness2
Was it by anything you did at all2
Yes, l said when l was stricken down
by the spirit of God, 'Hallelujah,
love God Praise his Namer' Well,
if it is brought about this way you
have done something. Yes, was sick
and the Lord came to see me2 Did
you not go to himS Yes, but he made
me sick and ne was the remedy. Well,
does the Lord cure permanently2 Yes,
sir. Well, why do so many get sick
after they say God has been called by
them2 Simply because God did not
hear their calling. They did not be-
lieve. Before you meet man if you
will look you can see him. Then you
know it is man. So it is with sim
ner. When he gets in condition that
he believes God will hear his prayer
he will Pray and God will hear him.
Now, in this day and time they will
tell you that all You have to do is to
get up from the mourner's bench and
say you are saved and have your name
put on the church book and you are
all right. You are all right for what
you are practicing, and any fool can
know what that is. You must be born
again if you ever get to heaven. So
if you can be born by telling that you
are saved, that is all right if it is a
spiritual birth. So you see this will
not do.
Well, so-called christians, what kind
of seed are you sowing today before
the sinners? Now, look and see if it
is any wonder what the people are do
ing and why they do like they do,
when they can step out anytime and
take drink of whiskey with a good
church member, and he will tell you
he likes good drink, that it does him
good, and if he can he will get happy
in telling you before heNleaves his bot
tie how he got into the power of God.
| don't say this will damn your soul.
Don't ask me. Ask God Another So
called christian gets up in big crowd
of young men and tells all kinds Of fill
thy tales, at the same time half of
them lies, and yet claim at the next
meeting that he lives for God every
moment, and probably some one says,
"How can this be2 If he is. saved ]
will be, too. And he will go to hell
thinking he is all right | wish every
so-called christian would be stricken
down on his face in the dust of the
earth until he is saved and is posses
sor of the spirit and not a professor on
ly. Then he could be light to the
world or to those who are blinded by
them.
Somehow or other never had sc
weak a mind as to think man could
be christian and partake of thii
worlds goods, and seem to like anC
worship the things of this earth more
than the things which God has prom
ised, and | am certainly glad of it.
This means man who claims to be {
christian. We have got plenty o.
them. was born in 1875 and wish i
had been in 1916 or not at all, but
am here from some reason and if til,
people will read my copy they viii
soon find out why | am here and i
will do them good in time to come
and that is all we are looking for
We have seen what has come Their
will be a change of some kind by Ma,
II, 1909, and all who live until thi
time will see it. People will have t
lay down pride and hypocrisy. Their
is too much self righteousness and to
many after the almighty dollar for thi
great chanOa not IN he r l. ID