Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-15
Tracy City.
Sesaalfo tie M<4es.

team. L may DE wrong out maven
much use for girls who will don mems
apparel, unsex themselves, throw away
their modesty and enter the base ball
arena for the gold there is in such.
can't say the price of such girls are
far above rubies; neither can l say the
moral tone of the people who flock to
witness such scenes are of the highest,
! in fact the whole thing seems to me
to be of the very lowest order and
standard, and such things are more
destructive to morality than saloons
are, and remarked that JACK Thomp-
SON S beerette stand was credit to
what would go on at the park. Old
Jack does keep things decent, while
do not consider it just the thing for
women to undertake to initiate men or
to gaze on such by others supposed to
be refined women. The whole thing
seems to be of the coarse order. l con-
slider it an open violation of feminine
modesty, a lowering of the lovely
traits of our womenly women that has
been such an inspiration to the heroes
of past ages to defend home and coun-
try. Undoubtedly many young men
of Tracy City have had their conf
dence weakened in the female sex by
just such conduct as occurred at the
Park on the 9th inst. One went so far
as to say there were mighty few pure,
good girls. He ought not to judge all
by this unwomanly display, but then
the large number of females who visit
ed the park, laid themselves open to
criticism is true enough-we' We had
saloons for years and l frankly say
had rather have saloons in every nook
and corner than to have our women to
act unfeminine before the public. II
| am wrong l am honestly so.
Now, just few words on hospitali-
ty. That article is fast playing out
among us mp here, and l am really
sorry. Did you know there is no real,
genuine religion that is not hospitible2
Well, it's fact. l wouldn't give
pinch of snuff for any mans religion
that keeps a closed house. 1t is no
good and he is traitor to the Lord
Jesus and we've got them in the
church plenty.
There is much sickness up here and
plenty of everything else we don't
need.
Well, times are hard and the hearts
of the people are just as hard, all as
Carl Morton said, going to the devil in
gallop. Well, your Uncle Tom can't
help it. It's pleasure the people are
after and I want them to have it, for
unless they change all the pleasure in
the hereafter they will see will be YER
y slim. Men care no more for religion
and the house of God than one IF my
hounds, with impunity they will sing
and preach and do anything else to
suit their convenience, and thus de-
ceive people who want to do right
Your Uncle Tom does not wonder at
hard times. We have more than we
deserve.
We had baptizing Sunday and all
the curiosity seekers were out in force
and did not think enough of the
preacher to leave the waters edge and
go twenty steps to hear him. and near
ly all the christians save six or seven
left the grounds Immediately and be-
fore the two boys baptized were re-
ceived into the church. These are the
kind Of christians we have up here.
Their love, we'll, / don't think they
have any worth the name.
There are just few good people.
This don't look pretty in print, but it
is the truth and defy them to refute
what l say.
A preacher can't hardly get a place
to stay at night up here either with
out going from half to mile after
service. Some keep open house and
some don't. Be careful to entertain
strangers is the doctrine of the Bible.
The following individuals and firms
offer and propose to give to the M. E.
Church, south, at Oak Grove, one
prize each for the use and benefit of
the Sabbath school at that place, prizes
to be given for and according to the
decisions Of the judges selected by the
school said prizes are to be contested
for by the students by direction Of
committees selected for that purpose.
Contest to begin at once. We expect
lively time from now until Christ
mas. Next week I'll send the News
a list of contestants and what the
prizes are offered for.
Cheek & Bros. one prize
j. g. Alternately. City Drug Store,
one prize.
Tidman Merchandise Co., one prize.
A. j. Brannon, Furniture Co., one
prize.
Victor FURY. Grocery Store, one
prize.
J. Ell. Tate, Merchant. one prize.
E. c. Norvell, Furniture Co.. one
prize.
Corbett Street, delivery boy, one
prize.
G. W. Kilgore, miner. one prize.
G. M. Thorogood, one prize.
E. B. Finney. dentist, one prize.
l. Thompson, one prize.