Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-26
TIE TONGUE GUARD
Keep thy tongue JrDm eud, and thy lips fro
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Keep thy tongue Jrom epd, and thy bps from ,Dca,
aug cHle."-PsALM, IKxIy 10.
thcro are roach guards, and night guards. an.
" 'ch guards. aEi fire G rrris, and ether guards; bu
no1c o: those isof 81 gent imp rIin % a, the tongue
guard TIE nlirre. necessity, utilIt;, AMI pcna,ple of
which desire 10 illustrate in the following para.
graphs
Seeing that the power nftho tongue is 80 great anil
t'a' therefore iie tongue guard Is NJ necessary. 50 IN
ds2ensably necessary, | will pSOceed o. give u f,w d.
Eec'Inns how Ia nse IT,.
j. DO moi speak prpc.n w. Fear an oath" aud
% ca etIl 10 abstain from TAX ny the n IN ofGpd in
vHH, lightly ani cIrslgssy - eE ,ress surprise; in
c'inH'n c1nNersIilOl msHu1I not that namo but with
reyCr -ncc.
,. Sp ak uf hl.cly. II, wl,hls ley.ty enough
- speak falsely iJyr-ily van.ty, or 10 ease N. -th., i.
a fool. lie VIII violates trath, il order to g-niify
n dico or G5I'n rov"n5' isa villain. IL. WI, d..
yiaies ifon 'rdih in orl,r to eyrds DANCE, il = COW.
an. And ! wish to ca ion. MT only against DIVA
nEEi lying. bat also ying az inst every species OF Ia.
p iciIy' promise breaking. prerlr.caiiOa. ald dis im J..
iaIIon OF every kind.
3. SPEAK not urk Nv. ana or2,sitlly Of a5,e1f
pefsoas, who have not the opportunity uf defending
iacEIs-lTe7. the law says, "rh "a shall not curss the
deaf (Lrv. Xxx. ID Bat rem ,nh,r Iha ajsont psr-
'ols are deaf 20 what you say; therefore s,eak not IN
oi iI';n. BE very ca uOus." said 4 vis8 observer.
cot s'caking any Ill of y,lr n~cigHbo=s; bat DO mach
more eiuho : o~fmakins hast, re)nris OF than I, their
l's2d'an'nge. have known somo people indulge
~ .'H-i hHl 'usl ~ Wa al excuse say they can-
H'l H-lp bat speak as they think, bit "he whose hon.
aIirtel)n 'n1k's 1t his viniIa 10 speak wItt he
Hlnks. makes IL his necessity b thilk what Is COOL"
I. DO not speak foolishly or urichlstoly.-Foolisb
iuihy conVer'aiion IS anbccominS the dignity Of a r..
LOual being, anil especially Of a Ciiris,ian.
,. Do not Join too freely in gsnsrll eonVoration Of
common place. g~ossiping ehiLchli. Romsmbor that a
wise pFoVsrb, "In the multitude Of words there want.
eth not SIM but 10 that rsfrSinsih bis lips is wise"
f'roViI, -. We seldom spelk'frerly butro rrisyo our
:ellow creatures or ourselves. or God. and have there
ioTo 10 repent oft Afterwards, This caution Is by no
means unnecessary. nor "a it new. 1t has been con
siderei ofhigh importance by the visesi ami best of
men.
Il could wish" says Thomas a.. Kempis. "th,tI had
oiion times held my peace. and that | had not boon
IN company"
why are we 20 bad Of conversation, when MOI.
viilS!sHding we seldom return TO silence without
hort OF eOnscienee."
"OIe said, As ofon osI have been among mon 7
returaod ike a man, and This we oion find true when
We have been long in company"
at - easier not 10 speak OF oil. than not to speak
more than we should"
"li ~ easier 10 keep al home. Than 70 be suafeienL
u upon our guard whom We are abroad"
y man safely goes abrOal. but he who il willing
N stay at home. No man s2oak safely, bat he who
IS willing TO hold his poaee.