Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-05-19
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s. UNCLE TOMS LETTER.


am Bible reader and also a chris,
tian. Last Thursday heard one Of
our very able Methodist preachers
preaching from the 4th chapter of the
Acts and the latter paragraphs of that
chapter. He was preaching strong
sermon on the Spirit or Holy Ghost
religion, but, alas, like many others,
he fell down on the 32nd verse of that
chapter and the last sentence of the
verse, "but they had all things com
mon." He said that it didn't work
and that in their zeal they added that
to their religion, and neither would it
work now. / wanted to tell him more
than ten millions of poor, ignorant
men believed in the doctrine of that
verse over the world, and the day was
not far distant when brother wouldn t
draw his sword against his brother
and none would hurt another in all
this world. The very doctrines of So
cial christianity and the brotherhood
of man is fully exempliied in this
chapter and also in the next chapter is
shown the doom of all those who re-
fuse to treat his brother with kind
ness. Men can discriminate now and
draw the lines in the House of God,
and proclaim doctrines of mammon
and greed, but, like Annanias and
Saphira, they will be cast out. / be-
lieve in social ch hristian religion,
religion full of love and kindness and
/ believe we can have government of
righteousness also We have class of
preachers who try to spiritualize the
whole Scripture and put the gifts Of
God all in the sweet bye and bye.
Such doctrine is false and such re-
ligion is false and no wonder it is cas-
ier for camel to go through the eye
of needle than for rich man to en-
ter heaven.
1t wouldn't work, said he, but he
never told us why it wouldn't work.
Greed, graft and fraud wouldn't let it
work in this our day, but we all know
it is the true doctrine of christianity.
A cowardly christianity has been the
cause of much poverty and misery ov
er the world, but there is a force col
lecting in all quarters of the earth that
will destroy the oppressors of the poor
and promulgate the truths of the BIZ
BILE. The poor, down n-trodden wage
worker has higher conception of the
christian religion than your college
graduates and / thank God it is so. God
is on their side and l hope our country
will soon be flooded with social chris
tianity and social literature. We are
striving for one great, social church,
where Gods laws will be promulgated
and Christ's kingdom will be set up,
which shall break in pieces all other
We are confident no such
rule will come about under the many
sectarian churches as
exist today. These all will be de-
stroyed, and Gods people, the real
sons and daughters of God, will come
out of them as they are warned today.
they are charging social, big
hearted christians as leaving and quit
ing these churches that absolutely help
no one save the preacher and some
hines almost let's him starve. What
has your denominations to offer q poor
manl Can any of them promise them
a home, liberty and freedom. Isn't it
always in the sweet bye and byeH I
think so. ........
l love the 32nd verse of the Acts of
the Apostles. What grand principle
If love it sets forth, sharing with your
brother the good things you possess
Grand, superlatively grand, but cit
won't work..
For two weeks We tried to have
revival of religion and only four girls
and not single man.
What's the matter2 God proposes to
,ear the cries of the poor but he no
where promises to hear the prayers of
/ church that oppresses them. He does
lot and will not hear the prayers of
men who do not live right and do
light, and we all know the right, the
rood and the evil. Men who play cards
ire not good leaders in the house of
Tod. UNCLE TOM.
Tracy City, Tenn.