Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-06

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wou.a respect IN public and private
his ne gubor's viii or daughter or SIS
ter inst as he Noulf have others re-
spees his female members We fear
there are not many Of this class even
among protesting CHRISTIANS. Bot
/ these arc questions aud principles that
involve orr futura aud which every
man must answer before he gets saliva
I'tion. SEE P,almi - ant t01; Matt
1913, 30-4S
Those who bemean tee constituted
civil authorities make a great mistake
1t is a true saying that ''tte Govern
nent i as good as the people While
there may be many good people WHO
could appreciate better system WITH
more blessings ami more leisure and
more liberties, the mass of people are
unfit for self government. This lis
shown by the fact that many take I'D
vantage Of lib rites granted and over
reach themselves and their neighbors.
What the world needs is strong Gov
eminent. one that is able to approx
mate and enforce righteousness. Fall
Ell men are not able to evolve such a
system. We may picture it as an
ideal, but because men are unable to
read hearts and motives, they can new
er come to a knowledge of facts, hence
the uncertainty and lack of ability to
please and deal justly by all. Mans
best efforts are Always circumscribed
by death. This monster with its ac-
compartments of sorrow and disap-
pointment mar everything. But mans
extremity will be Gods opportunity
God purposes a Government, which,
when fully recognized will be the de-
sire of all nations. He declares that
he will lay righteousness to line, and
Judgement up to the plummet, Men
are unable to do this. Col says that
when his judgements are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world will learn
Righteousness. Few are learning any
thing about righteousness now, and
these few see as through smoked
glass. God says he has set day in
which to judge TRY and test the
world in righteousness by that man
who he hath ordained The Gay set
is the millennium, and the man ordain-
ed is Christ Jesus, and his faithful
members also preordained, will be his
agents in the work of blessing and
bringing order out of chaos.
Some of our friends misinformed as
to God s gracious plan for the world,
decry much that is beneficial to all.
Take the custom of paying interest on
money. This is right. Interest on a
business loan was referred to favorab-
ly, if not Endorsed by Jesus. Matt.
25:97. 1t is wrong to crush the poor
with usury, but reasonable interest
on money is as legitimate as selling
labor or hiring stock. OF course it
would be Christ like for Christian to
do good by loaning money free or Civ
ing it away. but all are not such, and
Paul's advice to us is to render to
Caesar the things that are Caesars,
etc. II Caesar claims interest we must
pay it. If he compels us to go a mile
as our Lord said we should go two,
rather than be obstinate. If he de-
mands our coat. it would be better to
show liberal spirit and give our
cloak, too, than to murmur. "Ren-
der, therefore, to every man his dues;
custom to whom custom, fear to
whom fear" unless it be contrary to
Gods word But it should be under
stood that these instructions are for
Jesus disciples, and not for the world.
The world is called to reformation, as
individuals, but until it | Nes reform
not one promise can it claim
| Those who name the name of Jesus
should note his expert ences and that of
his followers. These were all subject
to the powers that be, knowing that
these powers had certain course to
run, beyond which they could not
pass. The faith of all believers must
be tested, and of our Lord it is writ
ten, that he learned obedience by the
things which he suffered. The faith
of the ancients were tried by cruel
mockings, imprisonments, and some
were sawn asunder. Heb II. Abra-
HAMS trial with Isaac, Jobs troubles,
jeremiah in the mudhole, the three
Hebrews in the fiery furnace, and
Daniel in the lion S den are examples
of Old Testament testings. However,
our testings may be more refined for
the very reason of a superior civil gov
eminent, one that would not permit
such cruelty. But it is written, we
may be sure that in the world we
(disciples) will have tribulation. and
that ''He scourgeth every son whom
he receives. " Some say that the
early Church practiced Socialism and
quote the text, "They had all things
common to prove the feasibility of
the plan now. 1t should be noticed
that this was tried to limited ex-
tent only, and that it failed even
among the saints. 1t is recorded that
There arose a murmuring" because
some were neglected in the daily
ministrations. - The apostles soon
found that managing community