Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-06-12
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

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Oar old and respected friend, James
Dishero0n. departed this life June 6.
He was laid to rest in the city ceme-
terry He left wife, two sons and
three daughters to mourn his loss
Another old friend, John Flanagan,
was called to go hence and was buried
the 18th last. in the City Cemetery.
| Uncle John leaves one son and one
daughter to mourn his loss Uncle
John was "a years old. Uncle VIM.
| Foster passed away the seventh and
was buried the Sth in the city ceme-
| terry. He leaves a family to mourn his
loss, Thus one by one Death has been
playing havoc with the old people of
Tracy City in the last 10 days There
are some younger people sick and not
expected to live.
Henry Handy is conducting a pro-
tracted service in North Tracy. I've
not paid much attention to protracted
meetings this year. I've been too
much on the go. The high tide of re-
ligion has somewhat subsided on the
mountain.
Bro, Summer begins a protracted
service at Coalmont today, the 8th
A sacramenal service is to be held
at the Foster School House the 18th
inst. by Brother DuBose. am aim
ing to 60 and take dinner with Com
rade F. M. Almauy, who lives near
there, it being his birthday. no.
titled nice widow lady if she would
fix basket of eatables I would get a
buggy and take her with me. ria,
me-" says she. ''if I was to do that
people would say was setting out
to marry again" "Well,'' said I,
"What If they do' Is it any hanging
crime to marryH" "No." So you see
ladies are restrained from taking bug
gy riues with "Uncle Tom" for fear
people would say, "Why, she wants
to marry" Well, I have but one time
to pass this way and intend to get
all out of this life l can that is hon
orable and just. l am not tied to any
thing whatever. I believe God AL
mighty wants me to enjoy all the
blessings of this life. I've cut loose
fiom all my little narrow contracted
ideas and notions / once possessed aud
look upon all such as foreign to the
christian religion. For instance re-
garding dancing. l believe for social
enjoyment and recreation dancing is
far ahead of any other exercise l know
of and was practiced upon as great oc-
casions of church and state. The BIZ
BILE does not condemn dancing, only
man has placed the ban on the exer-
else and only mau abuses his God Civ
en- privileges and condemns the social
recreations Of the ages.
/ trust my religion is bigger than
UNCONVENTIONAL creeds and dogmas,
and man who IS a slave to- his de-
nomination hasn't much liberty, /
can tell you. I believe in the Father
hood of God and the Brotherhood of
Man and don't intend to let the mar
row denominationalism of the church
as sway or influence me any more.
sectariauism until the people have al
most lost confidence in religion. Why,
If was to point out the selfishness
of our preachers who pretend to be
preachers and servants of God they
would want to hang me for telling the
truth. Mighty little great big human
ity among them. I've seen it tested
not so very long ago on funeral oc-
casion, Well, God Almighty is much
harder to deceive than the people. My
my! What is oul duty to man regard
less of our UNCONVENTIONAL affiliations,
is the question. Well, I'll call no
names. but when poor old man dies
not many preachers will run over each
other to attend the burial. Oh, no.
But let rich man die and note the
difference Well, the angels took care
of the Lazaruses but the other class
are always buried in pomp and splen-
dor
Christianity gives us joy and peace
and a good time, but lot of canting
hypcrits dou't want us to get any joy
ont of life at all. All they want is to
get our money, eat good grub and
make us hewers of wood and drawers
of water. Why, even some of our
goody -goodys condemned our great
reunion and jumped on it
with both feet. l saw more hospital
ity and kindness shown at Chattanoo-
ga without discrimination than l ever
saw displayed among our religious
The church isn't in it
by the side of our reunion folks. No
sir Visit a reunion and note it's in
fuence, please -
UNCLE TOM.
Topn Tuna 1919