Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-26
ANECDOTES OF PROFANENEss.

After his marriage, John Bunyan,
who had previously lived in neglect
even of the forms Of religion, fell in
eagerly with the religion Of the Es-
tablisbed Church, but he did not throw
of tho habit of profane swearing.
For, some time after, be mot with II
humiliating reproof from q woman
who was not herself of good charac-
ter, but who protested. that his sinful
protaneness mado her tremble, and
that he was able TO spoil all the youth
of the town who came into bis COM
pany. "At this reproof," says Bun
yam, II was silenced and put to secret
shame. and that too, as thought, be.
fore the God of heaven; wherefore
while l stood thero hanging down my
head, I soished that I might be lille
child again, Mat my .tatAer might teach
me Aow TO speak vitlout that yicked ,0uy
Of s'peari"g; for, thought I, 1 am so
accustomed to it, it is vain for me to
think Of reformation, for l thought
that could never be. But how it was
| know not, l did from this timo for
ward 80 leave my swearing, that it
was great wonder to myself to OBJ
serve it, and whereas before I knew
not how to speak unless l put an oath
before and another behind to make
my words havo authority, now I could
without it speak better, and with
moro ploasantness than ever l could
before"
"This cordial wish, go touchingly
expressed" says one Of his biogra-
phers, "soems to havo been the first
genuine emotion of penitence in his
heart-.such as the terrific alurms of
an awakened conscience had failed to
produce"
Henry Young StilIing. was the son
OF poor man, bulf tailor, half school
rnaster, in q small village in Westpba-
liza; and this roor, weak, ,unfrichded,, J,
pious boy. led by strange jumps and
curious, ,cross-ways of Providence, roso
from ono dignity to another, till at
last he became Aulio Counsellor to the
Grand Duke Of Baden, operator Of
cataract to all tho blind in Germany;
and Q prominent religious writer
among the MoraTians: His life was
fopp-crono 15iO IN 1917 h,.
not one pleasant limo of that primitive
simplicity of character, the great vlr-
tue Of that race from which ho sprung,
During tho frat twenty years of his
lits he saw and heard little bot the
u"aesuming and 'porvading piety Of
the Moraviau community. lie was
startled by the FIRST profane express
sion he heard
He ~as about eight years old. He
sat on chair, reading n book and
looking very serious, as was his fash,
ion. Slahlcr looked him in the face,
AID said, "Henry, what are yon doing
there so seriously. ?"-"I am reading"
"Hnve learned TO read so young p
! The child Expressed surprise; and read
aloud, with great fiueacy, giving, at
the same time, the proper emphasis
and expression 10 every word. Stab
lcr was astonished. ~May the devil
lake me J. said he, saf ever 1 saw the
like, If that" When Henry hoard
this oath, ho. sprang suddenly up,
trembled, and locked fearfully round.
! When, however, ho saw That the devil
did "ot make :his appearance, he: ::said,
20 God :Ao,u graeious art thou,"---
Turning round to Stahler hs said
''Man, hast thop seen salan7" HNo,''
said hes ..Ehen nerere eait- on fSn1
again." said lIenry, and went:into an,
othet room.;: -. -: = &
Happy thai parent who has: so cd
ucated hia ehil4rea, that tho frstoatS
they hear thnsstshocifs .then,. and
makes them .forsske the, 4wearer,s
presence44and-hsp ho' v no sby:ias-
sidnona teaohing .aud exam pie; - 500.
eeeds.. n;making bis children fear nh
toetii TO tho close Of their days. So, =
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