The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-02-26


He further said, "They that are
whole need not a physician, but they
that are sick. l come not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance
Right here let me cite case, told
to me by Mr.. George Porter OF Union
City, Tennessee.
A man by the name of Cunningham
killed man in Kentucky to rob him OF
thirty dollars. He was caught, tried
and convicted through the testimony
Of. two gentlemen; was sentenced to
hang, but by the use Of influence ana
money succeeded in getting his sen
tence committed to life Imprisonment,
When the authorities were departing
with him to take him to prison ne
said, "You had better keep me there
for life, for if ever get out, / am go
ing to kill Kruz Watson and Henry
Winters"-the two men who were re-
sponsible for his conviction.
After serving number OF years in
the Eddyville penitentiary, Cunning
ham, became converted to the Chris
tian religion and began to talk and
preach Christ to his fellow prisoners.
In short while after Cunningham
profession Of religion, there was plot
made among the prisoners to Kill the
guards and break for liberty. Gun
ningham reported this to the prison au
thorities. The break was made and
one guard was killed, but the offlclals.
nv being forewarned, were prepared
for the break and failure to secure
their liberty was the result to the pris'
oners who made the break. The Gov
ernor as mark of appreciation to
Cunningham, pardoned him.
Cunningham returned to his home
town. One Of the men whom he said
he, would kill if he ever got out was
dead. He went to the other man, Mr..
Kruz Watson, and begged his pardon
for ever having had such a feeling IN
his heart toward him.
Now. according to Christ's teachings
Cunningham needed a physician--he
WAS a sinner, no doubt, but If he had
been hanged, then he would have been
deprived of his chance to repent ana
would have been sent into eternity a
murderer instead of righteous man.
Az II was he lived to repent and TO De
~ great benefit to his state
Anostle Paul said, "And when the
t,ond of thy Martyr Stephen was shed,
also was standing by and consentins
unto his DEATH" thereby making HIM
se1f a murderer, yet thinking he was
doing q righteous cause. Suppose ne
Nod heen hanged, then the world would
bove lost its greatest, missionary and
apostle. IA
re- we were still living under the old
1ow,sh doctrine, we would even be DE
,r,vad Of eating and enjoying back
hone spareribs, hog sausage and gooo
oId country ham, for the Old Testa
,nont,s teachings are against eating
hog meat Of any kind. (Leviticus Z;
8 and 81 -,
r. christ had not shed his blood OF
49, Cross for the remission OF our sins
ond - the law of revenge had remained
a. tho hands of the human beings
+hon we would have to be hanged J.
no committed even the smallest OF
sonso for It is written, 'For whatsoever
shall keep the whole law, and yet OF
sand IN one point, he is guilty OF all.
think the Christ-like law OF love
90 mercy and of forgiveness takes
orov from man the right Of the law Q
Vengeance, retribution and punish
therefore from Scriptural stand
-o;n+ consider it wrong for the stat
to take life.
The question, at all times, in re0ar'
70 crime, should be--what ana now :
the best way to handle It, In .order ina