Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-05-09
Tracy City.
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know it is easy for a man to stanC
aloof from the church and say, if thu
church and christianity did their du
ty, social reform would soon be real
ity. have no patience with a mar
who throws all responsibility anG
blame on the church and refuses tC
cooperate with it. | believe such a
man is mighty mean man, and is sell
contradictory. Everybody seems to be
glad and rejoice that the church has
no civil power over the people. If the
church comrades cannot win things hy
the power of love she can do nothing.
/ Then reason and common sense tell us
we must seek some power, some force
to carry ont the designs and intentions
of Almighty God, other than the
church. The devil long ago has shorn
the chulch of any civil authority and
power and the great thought of chris
tianity, of love thy neighbor as thy
self, must find some force, some pow
er, able to protect thy neighbor and al
80 better his condition. The church
is the great teacher and educator of
the world and l have no doubt will
continue its work by the power of
truth. But how long will it take the
church to overthrow and destroy graft
and oppression. Can any living man
give us an answer No. Evidently
the world is not willing to wait for
the slow obliteration and emancipa-
tionof the masses by the slow process
of the church. Millions of people be-
lieve the ballot box is the sulest and
quickest method and therefore think
ing men say to all men who love their
neighbors, to act wisely and go into
politics. Socialism does not advocate
or propose to uphold wong doing, but
it does propose and seek to carry out
the teachings of christianity and if
men want to destroy Socialism. they
must destroy christianity and its
teachings. Comrade Brannan's defini-
tion is the real true definition of So
cialism. Socialism does not ask the
church to surrender q single point
whatever, but it does ask and plead
with christians to lay aside their de-
uominational sectarianism, and emu
late christian fellowship and brother
hood. Because socialism points out
the unbrotherly conduct of denomina-
tions toward each other, they charge
the socialists with being against the
church. Not so, socialists are against
the hypocrits of the church, and don't
hesitate to say so. Not socialist but
believes in the brotherhood of man,
and not socialist in or out of the
church, but repudiates sectarianism
aud these preachers who refuse to as
sist their brothers in revival meetings
have no power or influence over a real,
genuine socialist, and why9 Because
socialists have such high conception
of brotherhood that men who won
practice the commandment of "Love
thy neighbor as thyself," they regard
as hypocrits. Some weep and howl
ove1 what they call desertion of the
church by the people. The people are
not deserting the church, They are
deserting the hypocritical leaders of
the church, that's all. A few more
years and the people will almost be
one in spite of bossism. know it
wrings the hearts of these would be
LEADERS because men don t flock to hear
them Sunday after Sunday. The So
cialists are active in erecting a broth
or persuasion and their
force is becoming one of the strongest
forces on earth. 1t belts the earth, a
hing never attempted in the ages
cast. Well may denominational sec
tremble, for it sees the hand
writing on the wall. The working
men do not propose to follow such
lngodly teachings forever They do
rot propose to kill and destroy each
'ther to crafty the grecuy. Social
SIN does mean real genuine chris
ian government, a real revolution,
10th in church and state, if you please.
Yes, stand by your definition, Bro
3rannan.
Well, Rev Martin has closed his
Meeting at the Presbyterian Church.
lie did some able ana powerful preach
ng. The holiness people stood by him
% the end.
Henry Handy preached Sunday at
he Chapel to a large crowd. A re-
'ival began on Shadrick Hill last
light. Three penitents at the altar,
While a score asked for prayers. Our
hristian blothers on the hill are unit.
d and to all appearances, full of re-
igion and here would advise all the
'reachers in the center Of Tracy City
o repent and get religion, and then
Tod will bless them. They are in the
way as sure as l live. Get full of the
Ioly Ghost and enough religion to
raw You close to God. To get sancti-
ed would help you, no doubt,
Prof. Ganus is teaching a. singing
chool on Hobbs Hill.
A. j. Brannan organized a Socialist
Tub at Symmetrical Saturday night,
nd still they come. A lot of names
'ere proposed Saturday night to be
oted for May the 25th, as the nomin-
es of the socialist party for the coun-
7 Offices of Grundy County. The So
ialists want good men or none, and
ley have them, and don't you forget
;. Suggested names for sheriff are
eter McGovern, Steve Robertson. I.
Cannon and Jim Reeves. Nice,
ober christian gentlemen. the equal
any men in the county. Just who
7ill be the nominee can't tell.