Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-11-09
Uncle Toms Letter

My dear and respected ''Snowdrop,
/ appreciate your words of condolences
and sympathy more than l can ex-
press. Yes, friend, human love and
sympathy is the greatest thing among
us, and l am glad we can love and
sympathize with the bereaved and sor-
rowing ones of earth, although we
may never have seen their face or per-
sonally known them. ] am so glad we
have Saviour that can be touched
with our inirInities and is acquainted
with our griefs, but He has told us He
will wipe away all tears, and His
grace is sufficient for us. oh, dear
friend, it is SO hard to give up loved
one and submit to the separation, even
tho it be for only a short space of
time True she left me with no little
ones as many father is left, our
youngest being % years old. l live
in the hope of meeting hel again,
which is comforting to me- Yes, |
shall see her again and clasp her to
my bosom. We both shall live again.
All nature teaches me that. am so
glad, dear friend, that men and wo-
men are learning to have a higher aud
bro ader conception of Gods truths
than ever before, and their duties and
obligation to each other. This is find
ing advocates who are bold and fear
less. We are organizing class of
adults in our Sunday school whose
business it will be to look after the
interests and welfare of each other and
help them all they can. Bro. A. [.
Hargis is president; Dr. Hembree,
vice president; Bro Ernest Cheek,
is secretary, aud Bro. Metcalf is
teacher. have invited all of my
friends to join said class, which l be-
lieve they will do. The class IS spok-
en- of as fraternal, but prefer to call
it christian cooperative and brotherly.
l am Christian Socialist, dear
friend. and believe in universal
brotherhood among men and think
every human being is entitled to my
help. The Void of God declares as
much, and you need not tell me that
the democratic party or the republi-
can party will eradicate and wipe out
the evils that cor front the human fam
lily. They will never do it, but Chris
tian Socialism will eventually come
into full power and universal broth
erhood and government will be set up,
and peace and good will cover the
EARTH Christian Socialism and com
radeship is growing and spreading it.
self into all lands and countries, and |
many people are studying its doctrine
as they have never studied anything
else. My comrade, Brannan, is stu
dent of Socialism, and man who
has been and is close observer and |
thinker, and has the courage of his
and / would like to see
him in our state senate or in the low
er house of Representatives, and hope |
the Socialists will put out man for
these positions, and believe they
will. No man need seek the Socialist
it seeks the man, and |
hope our working people will stop and
think how. little benefit they have ever
gotten by voting for the old parties.
My friend, Squire Bennett, of
is spoken of as the demo-
cratic nominee fol the Senate from
this county. P. A. Granthum, nice
clever old gentleman, and miner.
would like to be the republican nom
inee for this Floterial district in the
lower house From observation the
Socialists will have to be reckoned
with in these coming elections, and
is going to be surprised at
results. The mass of the people are
under no obligation to either of the
old parties The graft practiced at
Nashville is enough to cause tue mas
ses, to give the whole gang the nit
ten.
A good deal of fever on the noun
tain.
Tell us all the news of general in
terest. UNCLE TOM.
Trucv (iitv Tam