Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-10
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He was years and one day olde
than am. He was born on the 25tl
day of September, while l was borl
on the Gath, 1S45. Uncle Andy hat
lots of friends and was one of Cannon
county's most substantial citizens
He leaves large number of relative
and friends to mourn his loss. AS th,
preacher said, be had known him TO
so years, and if he had an enemy b,
failed to know who they were. Uncl,
Andy had his troubles as many other
have had and will continue TO have
but they are over with so far as thi
life Is concerned. We hope he is a
rest at last Ollie, his second daugh
ter, is very low with pneumonia and
not expected to live.
Health in the community where
am staying is generally good. Th'
people seem to be very we'll eontented
lots of them owning their own homes
Warren county could accommodate al
many more people with homes as have
homes. A great many are land poor.
The small farmer is doing the best il
this section. Plenty of land can bC
and some of II is well and heavily
timbered. was surprised to see such
timber so near the RAILROAD. Trees q
hundred feet high and over. Maple
equally as tall as the oak and sweet
gum, and that means the land is rich
or it wouldn't grow such lofty tim
ber The people have learned howetc
farm this land and are raising an
abundance on land our fathers con-
sidered no good. The fertile Fills OF
Cannon county are not now in de-
mand like the level lands of Warren
county. am proud to note the News
| has given some excellent advice to
our mountain miners. You miners
live in the best country on earth, and
where superior opportunities are laid
at your door. Land cheap and fertile
and will yield good living to the
husbandman, who will cultivate the
same. Grundy and Warren counties
have room for thousands more people,
and go has Marion. "Mrs. Grundy"
and the "Times" ought to advertise
the splendid opportunities of the
mountain.
Well, "Aunt Belle" differ lit
tie with you on the 18th chapter of list
Corinthians. If could see. and be-
lieve the power of the devil was cur
tailed since the days of Paul, might
agree to your opinions and belief, but
as | am satisfied he is the same devil
be was in those days, l think the
church needs these best gifts. Paul
told us to cOvet as badly now as ever.
The deveil is just as much the enemy
of God and the church as he ever was,
and will be until he is bound and cast
into the bottomless pit. Therefore,
the church needs these superlative and
magnificent gifts as much as she did
in PauPs day. There Is not prom
Use or gift in all the Bible but what
was intended for the christians of all
ages, and the reason we do not possess
them is because of our retrograding
from the spiritual faith as taught by
Paul. There is difference between
traditional and historical faith and
spiritual faith, the only faith that
gift not of ourselves, but gift, SO we
have nothing to boast Of in the mat
ter. I, therefore, believe all these
gifts are intended for Christ's church
and are to be earnestly coveted till the
end of time. "And greater works
than these shall ye do" Is the church
doing a greater work than Christ didl
If not, why not2 Is our faith suffie-
lent to heal, to work miracles, etcr
believe the devil is just as shrewd and
cunning as be ever was and just as de-
termined to pervert what Christ and
the apostles taught as he was when
be sought to destroy Job OF course,
the arch fend of all human beings
would like to confine us to repentance
and faith alone, cutting out as much
of works as possible. Give me the
whole thing is my desile. Well, sis
ter, your second chance doctrine is not
without foundation. l refer to the
18th chapter of Mathew and the Send
verse. There are other passages that
lead me to infer that it will be more
tolerable for Nineveh on that day than
it will for the generations since the
coming of Christ, for they repented at
the preaching of Jonah aud behold, a.
greater than Jonah has come. None
of us care to take any risk in the mat
tel. We all know that Adam and his
posterity have had and are having
second chance. Paul declares he OBJ
tanned mercy because he persecuted
the church ignorantly. Christ prayed
the father to forgive them for they
knew not what they do. But man
who has been enlightened and tasted
of the good word of God and the pow
er of the world to come, If he should
fall away has no second chance, to my
way of thinking. He'll is the doom Of
all the impenitent and there will be
no second chance for any one knowing
the Masters will to escape punish
ment As to the intermediate state of
the soul after the death of the body, /
have no means of knowing only what
Christ said to the thief. Evidently
they are not in heaven for the Bible
declares David has not yet entered in
to the Heavens. Now, in conclusion,
let me say, l see nothing wrong in
earnestly coveting the best gifts, for l
honestly believe they are for the child
rem of God. As to the doctrine of you
and having another chance to get
right with God after death, I seriously
doubt that very much. This life, In
this present mode Of existence, is our
only hope and chance Of making
peace with God. Paul had a second
chance to get forgiveness because he
ignorantly prosecuted Gods people.
If he had prosecuted them knowingly, |
willfully, doubt whether be would |
have had second chance or not. |
Those who crucified Christ had a |
chance to repent, but did they do its
Christ asked the Father to forgive
them because they did what they did |
We all have q chanca to /