Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-05-12
ON THE GOSPEL TRAIN.

When i was cOuuuCtoA Vn euS 49,
always could control someone, and
somebody is all the time wanting adj
vice asking where my train was going
TO ston. and told them was making
all churches my stations, and they
asked me, was 1 on time. asked
them where they were stationed at.
They said at the Christian Church. |
told them / had orders TO be ON time
at large society which would be
ready at the NJ. E. Church. to take
sacrament, and if this train didn't get
there on time they couldn't take the
sacrament for don't want any man
knocked out of little wine If it Will
preserye his soul. "Well, Mr.. Con-
ductor. is not the Lords Body on your
train 'sNo, Sister Sallie, it is with
God ,sWell, Mr.. Conductor, how
can they eat the Lords Body ~
aWell. Sister Sallie, it is bread that
they eat in remembrance of Christ and
cali It his Body. Say. Sister Ssliie,
this was said by Christ to remember
him ''Well, we'll, says Sister Sal
lie, ''did you know, Mr.. Conductor,
+ if had the least remembrance OF
Christ / would join the M. E. Church
and bake bread for Christ the rest OF
nv days, not that l know Christ but
I want John TO quit hateful ways and
try to please Christ. well, good
bye, Aunt Sallie. "Good bye, MI.
Conductor.
"Hello, Bro. Ed" "Hello. Mr..
Conductor, low came you on this
roadq'' 81 don't know, this is my
last trip around to all the churches "
"Well. Mr.. Conductor, ] belong to
big train load and we are all the time
ready to get on board. > "Well, BIO.
Ed, l sure am glad to hear you are
ready. How are you living now, Bro.
EdY' 81 am on the halleluJah SIDE.
.sWell we'll, Bro. Ed, let your light
shine, my train is coming. say,
Mr.. Conductor, what is your road
SIT is what is known as the Marrow
Guage. Say, Bro. Ed, what is your
! road % ''Well, they call it the New
Way, but it is carrying lots of passen
gers. sSay, Bro. Ed, about how Ions
have you been on your roadY' Ev
! er since heard a man had to be borr
again before he could ride ON marrow
guage.'' "Say, Bro, did you know
) YOU were wrong?'' IF / am, tn
{ track is out Of guage." 'Say. Mr.
Conductor. about how many passen
gers are you carrying. Zone hun
dred and forty four thousand. 4" "Say
Mr.. Conductor, have they all got pas
ses9 Eyes, sir. look in their fore
heads. = 'sWell, we'll, Mr.. Conductor
half of my passengers are hoboes.
"Say, Mr.. Conductor, If you were m
would you quit this road Yes
sir. and sue the elder who put you o
for damages. aWell then, wha
would YOU DOR 500 to st. Peter q
: the Golden Gate and tell him 20
missed. your train, and ask him II 20
:. were in that number which was
the Narrow Guage, one hundred an
q forty four thousand, and if you al
u wave me down at the next station.
swell, we'll, sure thought | was
. the right road, Mr.. Conductor.
"Many think wrong, Brother Ed.
u hope you will get the second birth an
" make connection before reach IL
. Shore .'Say, Mr. Conductor, no
do you stay on the track. 1t looks
70 narrow "Well, we'll, Sister Salli
: l run slow, just move as the splr
moves me, and can't run run Off b.
10 cause have no desire. Well, Sistt
N Sallie. / guess had better pull ont,
want to meet st. Peter at one o'clot
= and it is due now. -
nHello, st. Peter, Hello. M
81 Conductor. ssSt Peter, here are OF
lg hundred and forty four thousand pa
sengers who have come up throuI
7. great tribulations. Can you Sc
le them allf'' Eyes. sir, seats have be-
y ready ever since they were born t
second time. :
IA ..Hello, Sister Sallie." Hello, m
1t Conductor. swell, Sister, / ma
er my trip all right" well, Mr.. Go
as ductor, want you to see st. Peter
r. can't get in, Mr.. Conductor.
Nv washed for a living, am poor wi
OF ow, / go without raiment and witbo
ne food, and l don't fail to keep up wi
& my dues in my church, so tell him
this. Tell him / washed my siste
lts feet, tell him confessed his fathe
name before many people. tell him
the mean acts ] ever did are b.
known to myself, tell him ! have be
baptized. Say, Mr.. Conductor.
don't see how st. Peter can keep
out when you tell him all this
swell, well. Sister Sallie. will
all can for you in the next gene
-, ton. Goodbye, Aunt Sallie.
W R. L. DYKES
Dunlap, Tenn.