Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-08-04
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UNCLE TOMS LETTER.

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am going to quit mincing matters
in what have to say. / amt around
fondling and handling folks on my
knee. / am no nurse. want you all
to understand If folks will live right
and do right, the tongue of scandal
and shame will not wag against them,
but when they don't they ought to be
skinned alive, almost. The impropri-
cites is the thing the public abhors,
the thing that disgusts. Guess l am
as forgiving as any living man. but l
can't take a mans word for every
thing when see that his reformation
is only from the mouth and his actions
point to the reverse. My faith is very
weak toward such an individual. Now
of all things under heaven that is the
most imposed on, it is the christian
religion, and the people are being
humbugged day in and day out. by
men of no character and reputation
and with no credentials. We ought to
have law compelling all men who
would preach the gospel to have let
ters of authority, properly certified to
and signed by good, reliable citizens.
We compel doctors, lawyerss etc, to
have license and authority, and l fav-
or compelling these tramp preachers to
have letters of character also. They
| are becoming nuisance and breeders
of scandal, and no community should
receive them unless they have clear,
clean record. 1t is no trouble for
good man to produce and get such let
tiers of recommendation.
For the last several years good, hon
est christians have been imposed on by
just such characters and the time has
come when we should demand letters
of character and get rid of the frauds
and imposters that have invaded one
of the most sacred callings known l
am right and know / am, and the
mination, the better it will be and
will not have to hang our heads in
shame any longer For my part I'll
never encourage, aid and abett any
man who can't produce a bona fde
character. I'll never attend meeting
run by such man if he can't furnish
honorable credentials. I'll pass him
by. All men who have any reverence
for God and the Christian religion,
should be very particular and not al
low themselves or their community to
be imposed on by such characters.
Force them to show clean hands and
an upright life, which I am aware
some can't do to save their lives.
We've actually allowed bad and
wicked men to occupy our pulpits with
IMMUNITY. Who're mongers and adul-
terers have sailed among us and been
accepted in our homes as christians.
My my to what depth men and wo-
men can sink in these days. have
in mind man and woman who posed
as man and wife in charge of a eongre-
cation, but at last their sin found
them out. We who really love God
can't be too careful along the line
am discussing, and nearly every single
fraud out pretends to teach and preach
holiness. The holiness field is the
most inviting, it appears, as church
Organization is not stressed or urged
very strongly by the Holiness people,
grave mistake and one hurtful and in
furious to the cause. Better cling to
some church and shut out impostors
1t is the only way to do it. It's be-
coming a matter of self protection.
Some may differ with me. If they do
it is all right, but never intend to
make welcome any man who can't
show clean record. Neither will
attend their meetings. no difference
how eloquent they may be- We can
have clean men to come to our towns
and cities and communities and preach
for us. We don't need whore mongers
and wild caters and God knows what
else. UNCLE TOM.
Tracy City, Tenn.