Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-09-06
CHAPTER ".
THE THIRD COMMANDMENT

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THE THIRD COMMANDMENT.
4" Thou s1dh not take Hie name of bIe Lord hy
God in rain" Sc.
. Take not His name, who made thy mouth, IN
rain
4, Il gets thee nothing and hath no excuse,
Pride and lust plead pleasure, avarice gain.
But the cheap swearer, through his open sdice,
Lets his soul run for nought, and nothing feasing.
We're an rNRIDEL, would hate swearing"
/" We violate this command, wheniwe
use the name Of God in common dis
course. 4 light and irreverent manher;
when we interlard our conversations
with unnecessary oaths and assegera-
tions IN which his name is introduced |
when we swear 10 what we know to be
false, o. when we multiply oaths in re-
ference to vain and trifing concerns
wien We imprecate curses and damna-
ticas.Sn'nur fellow creatures" &c.
The sin Of profans sy:earing is oneof
INST horrid deformi,y, andeae OF m2st
fre4Ient occurrence. There may be some
tTafhNefs in ardent spirits, who are rot
guiltyNf profane swearing, but the nun
4cr is eRarksbly small. l doubt wheh-
e. NberCis one in thousand; but II thsy
were AL released from personal guilt, Ykt
they cannot be exculpated from tee
Charge alleged against them. They su-
tain a guilty relation to this vice, ipas-
much as they fer the sake Of a few cenb,
administer a beverage to their fellow
men, Which maddens their brain, sSd
makes them almok devils incarnate, who
ARE ready TO utte curses and hlasph-
lmies enough TO tt<h
:" The cheek Of darkness pale''
Go to the spot where Intoxicating Il.
quors are sold, and your ears will be "a
.hied with oaths Of the most low, atd
irreverent character; full bad enough Ia
shock the sensibilities Of heathen.-
There are men, who are never heard y
utter a profane word when sober, but III
BIN VISIT the receptacle Of vice, wheIe
fhe aEaricious liquor dealer "proffers Tx
cup Of enchantment," under the diabo
icalmhuence of which, he foully breathe
forth horrible imprecations, and mOl
God provoking blasphemies such as be
fifthe devil himself.
tits at the liquor dealers establishment
that the young man who was taught a
his mothers knees, with spirit Of mos
sincere piety, TO reverence the name Q
God II is there that he.-4-aTnsl5 lrIlssi
the first oath of 1nsaanity, which IS re.
--,srved v1th cheers and senseless shout,
pf laughter, by his drinking comrades
while the broad deceitful grin Of the
Rumseller seems to say: try again.
venture the assertion, that there is more
blasphemy and prolane swearing, At such
haunts Of iniquity, than at any Other
place on the face OF the whole earth.
But is the vender OF fire-water impli
Gated no farther, than that he affords the
means, whereby profanity is prompted
Would we be going too far, in saying
that he possesses feeling Of this sort
What care how much they curse anc
swear, or how aggravated their crime, Sc
get gain. Yes let
-" these beings ours
Almighty God, and curse the Lamb, and ours
The Earth, p
but let me fill my coferss No, it mat
iers not with me. If this be rationa
inference, then, he is;more than willing
That God should be dishonored in orde
losaiisfy his penuriouS disposition. Nov
not as clear as MONDAY, tina
= this commandment is in
ny say, by the force c
! iusssIsrShlyy connecte
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-fi0n presents a more cul
when we consider that thi
moral law, prohibits a
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