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

OYffAhf 80 ffF 1890
All you can hear in this part of Ala
bama is, How are You going to vote,
for or against the Amendment" ] am
sorry that the most of our preachers
have neglected their preaching and
gone to making political speeches 1t
is said that they get paid for this
"The love of money is the root of all
evil, which while some coveted after
they have erred from the faith and
pierced themselves through with many
sorrows. ~ Tim. 6:t0 The great
commission to preach the gospel to ev-
cry creature, was not given to few
believers but to the church, the whole
church. This is the church's business
and her only Legitimate work while in
this sinful world. To this work every
member is called and to the execution
of this task every energy of both mind
and body should be devoted, and
this includes the farmer, the mer
chant and the tradesman-all should
devote their energies to the prosecu-
ton of their business for God and for
Him only.
Whiskey is one of the worlds great
est curses and good Christians will
not vote any way except against it.
Who can vote for such curse and be
a christians
saw piece in the News recently
written from Dunlap, Tenn, III re-
gard to a man donating his carpenter
work to an entertainment to raise
money for the preacher. The writer
said he refused to do it and asked if
he did right2 God has plan to sup
rort his Gospel. Even so hath the
Lord ordained that they which preach
the Gospel should live of the Gospel.
i. Cor. 1914 The word ordain
means to set in order, to establish to
regulate by appointment, decree or
law. This reveals the fact that God
has established system for the sup
port of the Gospel, and that this sys-
TEN is identically the same as the one
set in order by the Lord for the sup
port of the ministry under former dis
pensations is shown by the fact that
Paul, when instructing the church in
this duty, refers them to the customs
set in order by the law which govern
ed the former system. He says that
the ministry in the Christian Church
is to be supported, even so, or in like
manner, God wants men to stop rob-
bling him and just pay honest tithes.
, He says; Bring We all the tithes unto
) the store house that there may be meat
in mine house and prove me now here.
, with, sayeth the Lord of Hosts. II
: will not open you the window of heav.
en- and pour you out blessing that
there shall not be room enough to re-
ceive it, and will rebuke the devour.
ers for your sakes and he shall not de-
your the fruit of your ground; neither
shall your vine cast her fruit before
the time in the field, saith the Lord o.
Hosts. NAL. BILL
The redemption of man made neces
sary the gift of the Son Of God, and il
this gift was embraced not only every
blessing which we enjoy in this life
but all the joys of the eternal world
In view of this fact it seems q yer,
just requirement for God to reserv,
one-tenth of our earnings as His, es
pecially when the means thus raiset
are to be used in the support of thos
whom the Lord calls to teach men tn
way of salvation.
Our brother at Dunlap did right &C
cording to his feelings. Gifts, no mat
ter how great, if prompted by any 9th
er motive than love to God and hu
mainly, are not accepted by the Lord
Did Christ exhibit regard for the sane
tity of Gods house2 ''And they cam
to Jerusalem and Jesus went into tn
Temple and began to cast out ther
that sold and bought in the temple
and overthrow the tables of the mone
changers and the seats of them tina
sold doves, and would not suffer tina
any man should carry any vesss
through the Temple, and He taught
saying unto them 1t is written you
house shall be called of all nations
the house of prayer, but We have mad
it den of thieves Mark 11:15, II
President Taft and party cam
through Cordova one day last week o
their way to Birmingham. His trai
. stopped five minutes. He gave tn
"a people nice talk. About one thoui
and people met the train.
- All the mines are running full bla'
!, now. Some have started that hav
been shut down for long time.
7. We haven't had good rain in abor
ts five months. All the wells are abo,
dry and there is lot of sickness !
;. our town.
! What has become of all of our CO
< respondence' We would like to het
es from You. Let's hear from Dunlap AT
lg tell us if our old friend, John Degnal
g is still living.