Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-04-24
"CRY ALOUD, AND SPARE NOT

The Statesman Democrat, published
at the Athens Of Sequachee Valley.
the centre of literature, art. science
and morality, continues in it's attack
on us for showing up in plain words
the doings of the scarlet woman and
her admirers here, peIssting in its
false doctrine that nothing should be
said in the press or pulpit about such
things its own words: 1T is the
duty of older men to instruct the
youth against such evils-privately
and not from the pulpit, or through
the columns of local newspapers. -
According to this reasoning, the Bible,
which is esteemed the Book of books,
should be kept from the young because
it speaks about lots of such nastiness
in considerably palmer terms than ev-
er did tue columns of the News. Pos
sibly the Democrat would demand an
expurgatad edition for the benefit of
the young, but if we remember right
ly there is all injunction not one of
dlb Jul hlfAhO
against adding to or taking away from
that Book
Tue Democrat is very blind. 1t as
sumes tat innotent children of ten or
twelve years of age will be started On
the downward path because of the
News articles. II children are mean
by instinct, made so by the vice of pa
rents, no preaching of the Democrat to
let them alone for fear of contamina-
ting their pure minds will save them,
but on the other hand, if they see by
the public discussion of a certain mat
ter that it is a thing that will bring
curse upon them, as we'll as get them
into trouble, if they are born with any
common sense at all, they will try to
avoid it, In law it is maxim that
ignorance does not excuse, and it
SHOULD apply also in morality. There
fore, we say that press and pulpit,
both should under as loud as God
from Sinai against the social evil now
/. >';..g like a gigantic mushroom
over the United States Let weak
coddling, .tupid aud blind newspapers,
factions ana people take back seat,
and let those who see clearly what we
are coming to fight toe evil as plainly
and poutadly as do the words of holy
Writ That Book does not keep
towards silence So why should de-
cent minded peopleT Answer this
The Democrat says we make frank
admission that our editorial was OBJ
scene We said, that if it was, the
Bible was obscene also. Be honest in
your criticism and say that the Bible
should be debarrsd from the mails al
So It might be benefit to Us to call
the attention of the Postoffice Depart
ment to the editorial and get the News
placed on the Index Expurgatorius,
for We assura you it is not bonanza.
As to violating the ethics of journal
ism, whoever heard of any ethics of
journalism emanating from Jasper
Officer Scintillating brilliancy must
ever shine from the centre of learning
OF Sequachee Valley, and il it cannot
start from anywhere else why not from
the Statesman Democrat Office to rip
and tear at the ideas of other editors
land the tromulgation of the doctrines
Of the Bible) as immoral2 This bril-.
liancy is so superb that possibly as the
sun stood still at the command Of Josh
IA there is perpetual light over the
city of Jasper, no night in which evil
may occur. though it is said here on
good authority that the lady In the
case held a reception the same as in
these diggings on the court house lawn
recently by night. in mockery Of law
and order. Possibly there was cloud {
over that part of Jasper city Let {
your light so shine upon it that it may
% Illuminated. that is if you are not
! moral coward. Speak up Show :
The people that sin is sin, and that {
,eope have been backward in declar.
ng their position regarding sin. 9
Teach the peop lie and do not let them !
20 blindfold, just as the Lord through
he Bible wants to do. but is hanNi- |
appel because people won't real Hi +
Word Bible reading is on the decad a
nee. we believe, and the only recourse
8 for pr achsra and people to teach its
Doctrines against sin more openly than
yer.
The history of electricity from tut G
eginning of its adai ton to the use O. b
ian down to date will be exhibited "
t the Panama California exposition at >
an Diego, CAL. In 1915. -
The News was not in error when 1t
lid that circuit court adjourned for
10 ball game. Court was 'at" it.
Is informant might have been in err
" az to the rrimary ceuso,
Yft' franchises given for electric -
,t7sr lines over the highways, there
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