Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-04-06
BRoTHERLy LOVE.

ness in publishing my little articles.
/ do not know that they will ever do
any good. If they do not benefit any
one sincerely hope they will not do
any harm.
The subject have chosen is one that
should be thoroughly studied by ev-
cry person. 1t appears that this prin-
ciple is looked upon as a secondary
matter. This, claim, is not right,
because our Saviour taught that to
perfection. In the case of the good
Samaritan it was beautiful illustra-
ton of how all christians should live
How often do we see this good
principle completely ignored on ac-
count of no sympathy whatever for the
poor and afflicted of our own country.
believe it is dangerous to ignore
this good principle of brotheIly love.
The reason / make this assertion is
the Lord has taught us in Romans
XII:19, saying. Vengeance is mine,
l will repay, saith the Lord.
When we look back over our past
lives, how many circumstances can
we remember that appears as though
this great declaration was plainly ex-
ecuted on account of complete dis
regard for the poor.
Since / have been living in this
state have heard of case that was
ridiculous in the extreme. There was
a poor, afflicted man with cancer on
his face, who stopped at farm house
to get drink of water. When he
asked for the drink the farmer said,
mo, you cannot get any water here. "
The poor fellow said, 81 won't drink
from your cup for have one of my
own. 1.-THE farmer still refused to
favor the poor fellow and he had to
leave without a drink. This same
farmer became afflicted with a cancer
on his face very much the same as the
man he refused the drink of water
This farmer suffered extremely and
died in great agony. This looks to me
very much like the execution of the
Lords vengeance.
In Ohio there was another instance
of quite a different character. There
was man who had accumulated quite
a large amount of property, and he
was looked upon as being very wealth
y. But like many others, his wealth
made complete fools of him and his
family. The wife of this rich man
said there ought to be mark put up
on poor people in order that the rich
might know them, and they would not
be compelled to sit with the poor
class in church. Not long after this
idiotic remark misfortune came to
them and they did not have a roof to
cover their silly heads. Vengeance
Is mine, saith the Lord.
Now, few words on the subject Of
prostitution. How horrible this word
does sound. / will mention one cir
cumstance in connection with this SUBJ
ject that looks to me like the Lord
executed His vengeance again. heard
of man who was engaged in that in
famous business He told his superin-
tendent when he was successful in
persuading nice young ladies into that
awful den of vipers to let him know,
for he wanted to be the first man to
meet them in that evil house. So in a
little while the ghoul superintendent
enticed nice young girl to enter that |
earthly hell. He then sent word to
this proprietor and said he had cap
tured fine young girl. He FASTENED
then and went to the room where the |
young girl was locked up, and behold |
she was his own daughter terribly
frightened. She said, 80, papa, |
knew you would come and take me
from this terrible place." 1t was said
that had good effect upon that man,
for he then went out Of the business
and would not let the traffic continue
in that house Poor, miserable fool,
if he had possessed spark of brother
ly love he never would have engaged
in the DEVILS work.
Now, don't some of you anti-Soci-
alists get mad and jump up and smack
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big toes, and say that my statements
are Socialistic humbuggery.
We believe in the proper cultivation
of brotherly love among the rich as
well as the poor. 1 regard brotherly
love as one of the great fundamental
principles of the Christian religion.
Socialism will enact laws that will
be just and right and our poor labor
ers will be made glad to know their
dear children can have an opportunity
to be educated and developed, as we'll
as those who are now looked upon as
the aristocratic class. can assert
without fear of contradiction that the
best talent we have born in the world
Is found in the homes of our honest
toilers. Some of the capitalist class
are more eager to accumulate great
wealth than to properly inform the
minds of their children. I knew of a
man once who was quite successful in
wealth, who was very much
by his little boys answer
TO question in Sunday school. The
teacher asked him, "Who made the
world" He answered promptly, "Pap