Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-07-14
Tracy City.


for my Tracy City home. don't
think ever spent a couple of days
among a bigger and kinder-hearted
people in my life than the people of
Whitwell Their hospitality was un-
limited and / hardly know just how
to weigh..or measure it. Suppose | say
it was much larger than their personal
and real possessions in worldly goods,
but, God bless them, they all extended
their hospitality to me though a stran-
ger. Ed Bull, the Holloways, the Co
vans and many others seem to keep
open house for strangers. One lady
said, "Uncle Tom. you shall have
chicken for breakfast if you will stay
all night. Well, couldn't, owing
to a previous engagement.
I'd like to compliment the young
men for their splendid conduct at the
tabernacle. Never saw but one i'll
thing, and that was boy who, |
guess, thought himself man, smok-
ing a cigarette under the tabernacle.
1 guess he didn't belong at Whitwell,
as 1 noticed but few kids smoking
cigarettes while there. Well, no use
of saying a word about the girls for
the reason they surpassed any ever
saw lately in ladylike conduct Their
modesty and general department was
all one could expect.
The building of a tabernacle by such
people means a whole lot l aim
to secure the name of every contribu-
tor to it, and give the same to the
world. I was told the means came
from all. regardless of denomination
al lines. Now want to drop q
thought. The time has come when the
people will worship when and where
they please, and they will not ask
their pastor or their church for per-
mission. know of some pastors who
are very much opposed to these indie
pendent meetings, but how can they
help themselves? Well, all of these
different denominations have sowed
the seeds of independence and rebel
lion against the mother church and a
little liberty is so sweet that church
vows and church lines aren't very
much of a binder.
Well, farmers Wife," we'll not
fall out and quarrel. 1 really do hope
you belong to the church of the living
God, and have your name written in
the Lambs Book of Life. But SO far
as there being no other christ ians in
the other denominations save in yours,
l hope you do not claim such thing
The chief doctrine of the Bible, friend,
is repentance and holiness. and not any
other ism whatever OF course, |
write from one standpoint and you
from another, and guess we aim to
hold high the Banner of Christ, and
neither would trail it in the dust if
we knew it. No difference to what de-
nomination christian belongs, the
world will so recognize him.
Sunday was a great day at Mt.
Pleasant, the occasion being Sunday
school convention and basket dinner
with plenty to eat
The Rev. Finch, of Chattanooga, be-
gan protracted meeting at Myers Hill
Sunday
The first Sunday in August the Rev.
N. B. Brown will begin a protracted
meeting at Oak Grove. The people
around Oak Grove should prepare seats
and get ready and try to rebuild the
waste place again.
pound boy to take up his residence
with him. Wren feels as large as
Hute Northcut, of Whitwell, and just
as big hearted and that's saying
right smart for Myers.
The people have become independent
in religion and politics and you can't
do a thing with them. About two
thirds of the church members won be
bossed at all, and the democratic party
ISM in it any more. 1t looks like 9TH
ers will leave Tracy tomorrow for
Whitwell.
Several parties left for Whitwell
this morning. Harry Eckard and wife,
Miss Lilly Myers, Charlie Carrick,
Miss Alridge, two Misses Nolens, Miss
Maud Hart, Jesse Carthrun and wife
of Huntsville, Ala, JAS. Ivy and
Miss Poe, Tom Kirk and wife-quite
a crowd, and more to follow.
The Rev. Finch, of Chattanooga,
begins meeting at Mars Hill tomor-
row. That cuts me out of returning
to Whitwell, as l am interested in
home. UNCLE TOM.