Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-16
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

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Most people don't want to tell what
they know on church rowdies because
of their parents. Well. | myself, re-
spect parents, but when parents don't
respect themselves we'll enough to
cause theiI children TO reverence and
respect the house of God, my patience
ceases to be virtue and as cores
pondent of one of the best local pa-
pers, with wide circulation in all
the land, I must tell the truth as |
know it. True, l may make mistakes,
but don't think l make a mistake
when | state the conduct of the ungod-
ly wretches that hang around or
churches and crowd the aisle so la
dies cannot pass out without pushing
their way. 1t is awful the way Ia
dies are treated at some places aud
Myers Hill cannot be beaten for had
conduct when services are over.
These boys need to he taught a lesson
they will never forget, and if the lead
er scolds them for their ungodly con.
duct, why it offends their dear faith.
ers and mothers and they threaten to
not go any more. Some of the boys
pr tend to be christians, but fussing
and quarraling and even fighting on
the road after church, is not very
good mark of christian and Others
run in and ont during services, and
they will jump up and say they are
christians Boys. think you are de
ceiviug yourselves and violating
PauPs letter to the Corinthians. 18th
chapter and 10th verse. If you are
christians, Why not respect christian
worship by staying in the house Is
it the will of God you should be a
disturber, and the author of confus-
ion7
You may fool yourselves, boys, but
You cant fool your old uncle Your
ways ara the ways of the ungodly set
and you cont seem to realize it.
openly repudiate your religion, as it
neither has manners nor respect for
worship and some of you girls will
take back seats and giggle and talk
during services. Don't say am tell
ing story on you, for can prove you
guilty of what l am saying. You
can't be christian and not give up
your conduct which actually makes
you nuisance to nine tenths of the |
congregation. | don't endorse or like |
a sham religion. Claiming religion is
one thing and living it is another.
You are selling your souls mighty
cheap If you can't sacrifice your
pleasure for few hours service to
Goo you are an ungrateful wretch.
don't consider any young man or
young lady christian who annoys or
disturbs body of worshippers.
guess you people think your Uncle
Tom is rather rough on your newly
converted kids, but let me tell you, a
that does not cause man to
hange his ungodly habits, isn't-worth |
a piuch of snuff 1t has no value, and |
like the possessor, is a fraud Why, |
some folks are actually disgrace to
the denomination they claim member
shin in, and are worse than Judas ev-
er was.
We can't pick up daily paper of |
any note but we read the cry, CEN |
force the laws" Tho local papers are |
full of the same plea. Then as chris |
tians and as churches, let us hear the |
cry and put stop to the ungodly con-
duct going on right before our eyes,
aud at our own houses of worship. |
Are we going to be a nursery for the |
DEVIL 1t looks 80 from the way some
of them dodge and twist when the
grand jury undertakes to probe the
conduct of your rowdies. Who is 60
ing to be low down enough to shield
the wretch that spit on lady during
the Shadrick Hill revival and blew
smoke thru the windows and made ia
ces at the ladies. We have a fine We
nire from which to draw our next
grand jury and demand they probe
the matter to the bottom, III help all
l can to ferret out such a wretch, For
I am sure no gentlemen will insult |
aud mistreat lady. beg every man
who has any love for their mother,
daughter or sister to help me and let |
us have Judge Davis to deal with
them.
UNCLE TOM.