Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
REPLY TO DR.. BLALocK.

Editor News:
1t seems that l have unwittingly
called down the wrath of DR.. B.aiock
on my transporting head. He certain
ly gave me some hard knocks, but |
believe have recovered from the
shock sufficiently to answer him, at
least in part.
First, he accuses me of putting in
where | was not concerned. Now,
think everyone will admit that it was
he who put in, as | did not mention
him in my letter, or even have him in
mind. was simply endeavoring to
encourage Uncle Tom" a little, as
he seems to be christian, and it is
our duty and privilege to encourage
and build each other up in the most
holy faith. Then he filings ignorance
at me because wrote of death as
standing ever ready to claim victim.
Now, if he thinks me the only one
who has ever thought of death in
this way, let him look on the first
page of the Chattanooga Times of
death standing up with drum and
reap hook. do not deny being iguor-
ant for / read in Gods word that mot
many wise men after the flesh, not
many mighty, not many noble, are
called, but God hath chosen the fool
ish things of this world to confound
the wise. - Cor. 1895, and again Je-
sus himself says. "Thou hast hidden
these things from the wise and prud-
ent and hast revealed them unto
babes"
DR.. Blalock sets himself up as a
Judge and says, Uncle Tom nor
Aunt Belle, neither, one will go to
Heaven" yet Jesus tells us to judge
not lest we be judged by the same
judgement. 1t is not for us to Judge
even ourselves, but to press forward
for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus. Mr.. Blalock
says, "We know that neither Uncle
Tom nor Aunt Belle will belong to
the one hundred and forty four thous.
and because all these harped with
their harps while singing their new
song, and Uncle Tom and Aunt
Belle don't believe in that" Now, l
am at loss to know how he learned
all this. 1 am sure l said nothing
against heavenly harp. l don't even
know what it is. We know that Heav-
en- is the abode of spirit beings and
cannot even imagine what spirit
harp is like, for we learn from the
teachings of Jesus our Lord, that a
spirit being is like the wind. it goes
where it pleases and we cannot see
which way it comes nor where it goes,
SO we cannot see these spiritual things
while in the flesh. st. John was in
the split when he saw them.
The DR.. further states that neither
"Uncle Tom" nor ''Aunt Belle will
belong to the great multitude which
no man can number because neither of
them understand Greek. Now, do
not find anything in Gods Holy Word
to show that only Greek scholars can
even hope to get into the great compa-
ny class, but on the other hand, find
Scripture to prove that even our Lord
Jesus was unlearned and it seems that
many of His disciples spoke only the
Hebrew tongue until Pentecost when
they received the gift of tongues.
Now, haven't the time to answer
all of the Blalock letter, but there is
one more point l would like to call at
tention to before close. He says that
"Aunt Belle" seems to attribute the
failure of revivals to the use of instru-
mental music. As matter of course,
l did nothing of the sort That may
be one reason, but there are many
more, and the chief reason is that
Gods due time for the conversion OF
the world has not yet come, when old
Satan is bound and the kingdoms of
this world become the kingdom of
Christ. Then our prayers will be an.
swered and the will of our God will
be done on earth as it is now done in
Heaven, and I trust that the Lord will
deliver me from every evil work and
preserve me into His heavenly king
dom to whom be glory forever and ev-
err, Amen. AUNT BELLE.
Dunlap, Tenn, Aug. 3, 1914.