Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09
UNCLE TOMS LETTER


have Just returned from the city
of Nashville. Attended the Confeder-
ate State Reunion, had tolerably
good time, but not as good as we had
at Shelbyville one year ago. saw
men from every section Of the state.
and IL what they said is true, oul leg
islature is the most unpopular legisla-
ture the state ever had since she has
been state The people are tired of
Crumpism and Stantonisnl, and make
no bones in saying so. One thing is
certain the liquor element hasn't made
any friends, but have lost and those
dealers will have to quit or 60 to the
rock pile.
Well, my dear editor, l am still
wearing the bandage over my eyes SO
| can't see the faults of religious wor-
shippers, and the beams in my own
eyes l am doing my best to eradicate.
We have great revival going on at
Chestnut Springs, Tracy City, con-
Quoted by Rev. G. D. Nunley. ! sup
pose if some of our pencil pushers
were up here they would have quite
lot to say about the meeting for these
people have been shouting and prais-
ing God at the top of their voices for
several days and nights. Eight con-
versions, quite number of reclama-
tions and large number of seekers is
the result. A holy ghost religion is
what our people believe in and the
only kind they want and if they can't
get that they don't want any. They
believe in holiness, and as such re-
pentance and the mourners bench is
the doctrine and the idea of getting
down and praying, is out of order in
some of our churches. Well the worst
enemies christians have in this coun-
try are the old good for nothing back
sliders The meanest thing they can
say about good, active, energetic men
and women, they say it. We don t
have any trouble with sinners. 1t is
those who have once been christians
and have betrayed God, the church
and their christian neighbors who are
our worst foes. They are vicious, un-
godly and are not fit to associate with.
am talking about the Judases OF
christianity and every community has
them and every denomination has such
ungodly characters to deal with. They
are worse than Judas He had man
ners enough to go and hang himself.
These wretches l am referring to don {
have remorse enough to confess they
have betrayed innocent blood, ana
trampled it under their ungodly feet,
but delight in plunging the dagger
into the very vitals of their christian
neighbors. He'll never produced a
more annoying set than the Judases
of the land leave it to saints and
sinners for their decision. The worst
sinners are better than these traitors
and renegades. Yes, skeptic Is their
superior and is not half so annoying.
IL there is any hope for traitor to
God and his people I've not been able
to find it in the new testament, Tor
there is no promise to such people.
If so. where is it. l defy any man to
prove it. There is no chance to he
born twice spiritually any more than
there is to be born twice naturally. IL
can't be and as to backsliding it is not
mentioned in all the new testament,
and you renegades and traitors can go
on and guash your teeth and belch
forth your vituperations against chris
tians generally if it eases your con-
science for this is all the relief You
will ever get from your betrayal OF
the holy spirit.
Well. am still in the fight for law
and order, still ready TO do my duty
as christian citizen OF Grundy
county, still ready to fight the vices
and immoralities of the day and do all
can to protect society from the
wbiskey element and save the boys
from its upgodly grasp, If every good
citizen would get busy the bootlegger
would have to quit business.
Well, we had couple of weddings
mp here yesterday. Frank Hatfield