The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-06-12
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A Letter From SCarbOrO


brethren, men processing to be Chris
tians, men who know the conditions
surrounding us and on whom it de-
wolves to support and go with those
whom God has given you; and not
for you only, but for our country
filed with men who profess to be
both Christians and patriots, and in
whose hands God has placed enough
of means to amply sustain this con-
fict for truth and liberty, lest you
have not noticed or lest you forget
the sublime, yet awful truth | have
named above, and so forgetting stand
by and wait until your enemies lift
up and cruelty your GOd-sent bene-
factor and call down upon yourselves
not only one, but two curses.
Have you looked for an oppor-
tunity to do something worthy? 1t
is here. Do you court either great
ness or glory? 1t is yours now if
you have the courage and self-sacri-
flee to earn and deserve it. The
cross comes before the crown, the
sacrifice and suffering before the
resurrection day and the glory to
follow. Will you stand by and say,
"Hurrah for Watson!' and do no
more until Romanism has carried
out it's devilish purpose to ruin him
financially, reputationally and every
POSSIBLE way, and when he is crushed
will you dare to offer either tears
or roses? | abjure you that you in
suit not heaven by such a deed.
Christ said, 'Inasmuch as We did it
unto one of the least Of these my
brethren, We did it unto me-" and my
view is that of all the Christian men
I have known. l never knew a
greater one than Thos. E. Watson.
He faces his enemies and yours, you
know they will destroy him if they
can. Can you prevent it? You can.
Will you do it? That is the ques-
ton. How can we prevent it? Let
me answer:
1. Tell God about it. Get down
on your knees and pray. This is
Gods business and you had better
consult Him about it. He has power
and can bring the devices of the
wicked to naught. SO pray, humbly,
earnestly, constantly, for those who
are in the battle, far out where the
missiles fly and death turks,
2. Get up and work. Don't take it
all out in praying and talking. Go
down in your pockets and put stock
in that Publishing House, let him
have tools and means to work with.
Put it in. May lose it! Alas, the
love of money and the fear of losing
a dollar. May lose it! Is anything
ever lost that is invested for God
and humanity? Jesus Christ and
others lost even their lives that we
might have liberty. And shall we
hesitate over mere dollars? Shall
the millions of professed Christians
in the Southland of ours sit by and
deliberately see Romanism attack
and strangle and ruin financially, a
man who is immolating himself to
save us? God forbid. 1t must not
be, it cannot be, and can we ever lift
up our heads and face our children.
Is there danger of that? There is.
Let me tell you a little of my own
experience: | am publishing little
weekly paper on the same line and
am facing the same issues. I have
worked for fourteen months without
a salary, trying to pull through.
have lived on my little salary as a
pastor, and now the church gamblers
are fighting me even there. 1t is
now Saturday evening six o'clock,
and I am writing this article in my
Office. have labored and prayed
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