Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-03-05
Tracy City.
SeeeiaL e ne .Neses.


interested in the great Bible Confer
ence held In Nashville. New ideas
and new thoughts seem to be coming
to the surface, or rather straight JACK
etism is being cast overheard. | ratn-
er like the ideas advanced, still they
really are not new, but as old as the
Bible itself. | have never believed
the Lord God of heaven was as hard
task master as He has been pictured.
think be wants all to enjoy life ana
to abstain from anything calculated TO
iujuIe us socially, morally and spirit
ually. Just why the-publican was
complimented instead the Pharisee,
a strict church member. | don't know.
If had been picking out christians
I'd have picked the Pharisee, | guess,
and wouldn't have looked at that ola
publican and sinner So, am up
against it about christianity. don't
know who is and who amt.
Henry Pocas and wife have an addi-
ton to their family. It's a girl.
Mrs. Tom LevanSis very sick.
Bad colds are quite common.
Mrs. J A Partin is nearly recover
ed flom rheumatism. "Uncle Tom
told her what to do and she did 1T and
is we'll Take one quart of gasoline
and dissolve nickle's worth of gum
camphor in it. Battle the affected part
good with the mixtura twice a day
and cure is sure If 1t is leg put
the foot in the pan and snpur the gaso-
line on it and wash thAp1eg ard foot
good. Don't be afraid, there is no
danger,
Oliver Kilgore is still confined to his
bed.
Court is on now. but outside of Pry-
OF Ridge in Marion county, haven't
hear of single drunk Pretty good.
don't believe there is much wrong
in a skating rink at all, SO ! am not
going to jump on the thing. There is
not as much harm as going to the
house of God and misbehaving. There
is better order at the picture show
than at some places of worship on this
mountain. The crowd that misbehaves
doesn't get fondled and petted like
they do for misbehaving at the church.
It is disgusting how things are going
on. don't propose to aid and abet a
lot of hoodlums to get them to attend
church, and / am sorry for anyone
who so acts.
Amos Hargis has gone to Kentucky
to find better position. Well, they
go and they come. and it's the same
old stony, nothing doing.
The socialists are quiet up here and
will vote against their enemies, the
ones who fought them SO bitterly two
years ago.
March surely has come in like a
lion
Abe Layne and John P. Henley, of
Pryor Ridge, got into play that came
near being rather serious affair,
Layne receiving cut on the neck and
a wound on the head. A warrant is
out for Henley. learn.
Miss Viola Goforth, of Tracy City,
is on a visit to Miss Irene Alternately,
Of Pryor Ridge,
notice we have new writer,
"Chnrch Member nice lady, but
she misiepresents a Pbarasee. They
are the strictest church members we
have, and pay tithes of all they poss-
ess, and do whole lot of other good
things, but didn't come up to the
standard of a publican after all The
fact is, I am SO green | really do not
know who Phaiisee is.
Mrs. King. of McMinnville, is here
for few days on business.
A pound supper was given at Luther
Conry's on the night Of Feb. 81. l
guess the young folks had good time
OF course digging up the past is not
the best every time, but sometimes we
are forced to, and as the editor says,
no good comes of it. 1t seems Lea and
Mr.. Stalman are OVERRIDING the matter
in their controversy. Some of us up
here believe the Tracy City postofice
was barteredoff in their juggling game
at Nashville, which we hope win
come out later on.
/ Well, "Church member you did
we'll. Just keep coming, but dou't
have your church to pose as martyr.
This is friendly hint. Churches az
we'll as christians sometimes cause and
bring upon themselves their own per-
secutions, and as such are not partah-
ers with Christ as claimed. wish all
christians would dpor this claim of be-
/, ing prosecuted. The days of martyr
dom are over and there is no reason
for any church to throw up its hands
and cry persecution. She can protect
herself and ought to DO it. Give us
In your next letter your idea of the
Lords prayer. Don't be afraid, no
one will attack you.
Herman Coursey has returned from
Hartford, Ark. John Montgomery
will go back to Hartford.