Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-06-19
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

Since ! last wrote uncle Nathan Nc
Elhany has gone to the grave, there Il
await until his change comes.
II don't know whether anyone care
much about what believe or DOM
believe, / believe in God the father
and in His Son. Jesus Christ, and
believe a whole lot of the church rule
and regulations are not in harmony
with the designs and teachings o.
God The Ten Commandments are
the law and commandments of God,
but men have added unto them until
about all the real social recreationl
of this life are under the ban. Actu.
ally some people believe if a christian
dances they are very wicked and fal
| len from grace Now, don't believe
any such thing myself. l have heard
preachers say no ladies would dance.
Well, differ with them, and | guess
in David's day and time there were
plenty of ladies who danced, and they
danced because they were full of joy
and gladness Dancing is very an
cient mode of expressing joy and glad
ness and about the only real, true
method the human family has of ex-
pressing their JOY. People DON'T dance
when sad or sorrowful. Think of it
anyway you please and there is less
evil attached to the social dance than
any other social recreation among us.
Dancing is not forbidden in all the
Scriptures, as I can find. There are
two things that are soul and BODY in
spring and that is music and dane
ing Good, lively music, such as
''Dixie," makes fellow feel lively,
and there is no sweeter music than the
fiddle and many old grandmas will pat
their feet when good musician ia
playing for them. If we had no mus
ic we would have no dancing. | think
and believe Sunday school picnic
should always be coupled with music
and dancing, but this is only an old
mans belief and you can have it for
what it is worth
Well, / spent Sunday at Foster
Falls. I attended Sunday school there
and was surprised to find such splen-
did Sunday school and in such fine
working order Somebody has been
doing a splendid work and from what
could gather, my old comrade, F.
M. Almany, is the guilty man. sus-
pect the parents of those bright-eyed,
rosy checked boys and girls are guilty
of being In a conspiracy with Bro Du-
Bose and Bro. Almany. Now, don't
you all deny it, people, for I believe
can prove you guilty. The Sunday
school was fine and 80 was Bro Du-
Bose sermon, and now, young people,
let me call your attention to his short
lecture at the close. Try to get as
much joy and happiness out of life as
you can. l wrote the first part of this
letter before / heard his sermon and
had the thought on my mind, and /
am confident there is no clash, only be
cautious and careful for there is dan
ger upon the right and upon the left.
He baptized one adult and one infant.
I've no criticism to make regarding
infants. I'll leave that for
people who have different opinions to
do. God, so far as can learn from
the Bible, got the children into his
fold before he had any organized
church, to- wit the children of Abra-
ham. Well, after dismissal, we all
to F. M. Almauy's for din
ner The dinner was fine and there
was plenty for all. There we're about
one hundred or more present and ev-
seemed to be friendly and
kind. Comrade Almany's children
SO IN to take delight in honoring their
father and brought great boxes and
baskets Of provisions for the occasion,
but tue children in honoring their
father and mother did themselves
proud and have no doubt, feel good
over what they did. Bro. DuBose and
Sister Almauy were the last to quit
eating and I, we'll, l tried to do JUS
tice to the well-cooked viands. One
lady insisted that l should try her
cake and did and to tell the whole
ruth 1t was the best cake / ever ate. |
Sister Almany seemed to enjoy herself
though am satisfied she worked like
1 heroine to make the dinner sue
Jess, and | vote her compliment, |
out you needn't tell her that | even
offered to pass any compliments, for
he didn't much want to speak to me,
,ut l didn't care for that as I was
PRESENT by special invitation and ex
,ect to visit them again August Oath
when Bishop Caller puts in appear
lnce, and Just here let me say to the
Confederate veterans, you all love the
3isnon, suppose we meet lin with
vell-filled baskets August "a at the
Foster school house and spend the
yhole day. There are about one dog
n of us that can go il we try and
hall insist on us doing so. Comrade
Almany has fine spring with lots Of
hade and would be proud to have US
ome and spend the day. So let us 20,
oys Remember August Gath is the
lme. Get ready. It's big day. Ev-
ry body prepare basket and don't go
Mess you 60. If the house is too
mall there is lots of room out doors
nd plenty of shade, and there will be
lenty of water hauled on the ground.
let ready, comrades, pack your haver-
acks aud let US meet our friends.
Mrs. Pearly Kirk, wife Of Will Kirk
nd granddaughter Of Uncle Cal
ykes, is not expected to live at this
riting
Well, "Miss Sox," there is nothing
10 matter with your "Uncle Tom,"
iIy he has got a tolerable good case 4
lazy Indifference. :
Mrs. Frank Thorp is not expected to r
We. She il. at the sanitsTium.
The Institute is going on here with C
very large attendance of would-be
achers present.
Work is regular here, but the cost of
vi no Is So high fine men don Z rocket