Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-04
Written for the Republican.
PROFANITY.



the standard of the true man.
The murderer is abhored by all
who are not murderers tie licen-
tious man is detested by those not
licentious; the poor, miserable
drunkard is both hated and pitied
by those not drunkards; the thief is
looked upon with contempt by those
not thieves; the outra yeously pro
fame man is Stunned by those not
guilty of using profane Language,
and his company is not even courted
by those who assume to stand on
the common ground of the asssum
ed gentleman who is, like a moder-
ate drinker, moderate swearer.
Moderate gentleneanly swearers
can be numbered by the thousand.
Such men, gentlemanly in every
way so far as we can sec, social,
kind and companionable as they are,
would not and do not like to be
called profane; nor would they like
to be classed with those guilty of
more criminal practices. Probably
the first oath they ever swore graf
ed harshly upon their lips. Posi-
bly, the sound may yet linger, in
memory, to cause shudder to creep
over their nobler manhood for ii
may have been in violation of ia.
theirs kind teachings or a mothers
earnest prayers. -
But be that as it may, can the gen.
tlemanly swearer, if father himself
now, consistently reprove his own
darling child for walking in his own
footsteps when that boy takes his
fathers oaths upon his lips?
When, the stranger boy of ten or
less summers, is heard by~such men
on the streets to profane the name
of God, only as they do, how quick
ly comes the remark ''that boy is q
candidate for the Penitentiary;;" )" and
yet from that same man that child
may have learned his first lesson in
profanity! Is it wrong for child,
not knowing the meaning of the
words he uses, to swear?'' If so,
then what is the magnitude Of the
crime of that man, moralist that he
claims to be, who, with the full
knowledge of the meaning of the
words he uses, and who, in ti.eil
use. is teaching the young-yes his
own sons 10 violate, daily and hour
ly the command, "Thou shalt not
swear3" Father, stop and think
Res der, are you father? Have
you son On whom you love te
look2 Do you not love to see him
stand before you innocent of al
crime? Do you not wish him so to
grow up in life? Do you not de
sire to see him a MAN? Would i,
not pain your heart, swearer that yor
are-if such you are-to hear al
oath from the lips of your darling
boy?
All know it does-you hear i
too, but ever ready to believe your
self man you at once denounce the
"bad boys" with whom your chile
associates at school, &C., never once
condemning yourself for being {
''bad man," and after whom YOU
| son, thinking you good, because h.
loves his ''Pa," is only patterning!
Call not boys bad, nor charge
them with the spelling of your chile
SO long as you, in your age anc
wisdom, are teaching your owr
child to curse the God who gives
you all your daily bread! Possibly
thoughtless. but nevertheless pro
fame, father, be you whomsoevel
your may, you are giving your soI
the first lessons which lead to crime
Not every profane man commits 6
worse crime, but the exceptions are
few, if any, where worse crimes arr
committed, that the criminal is moi
profane man.
Profanity is the cl i'd of darkness
1t is the charm of every den of vice
and immortality, everywhere It is
the first step to ruin and dcgreda
ton! Then why is its practice con.
tinued for one moment by any father
who has sons and loves them Does
it add to the morality of your fam
lily? Does it add to your standing
in society? Does it make you more
truthful or any more readily believ
ed? Does it add to your manhood
Does it add to your comfort-youl
tpeace-your happiness Do yor
love to see your darling boy depart
from the path of morality?
In public speaker you would
condemn it! You would, at once
and in wonderful manner, poi.lt te
it as great defect in the life of 6
christian professor or minister! L
defect there, is it not so with you
You will first condemn the poor
christian professor for what he is
and then you would damn him, al
once, for being what you are! 1,
used to be said: "the way of the
transgressor is hard"
Father, you who are guilty oil
this abominable practice guide
board, the index of which points
your children to the dark cells OF
infamy and vice-beware The
seeds of profanity, dear reader
which you are now so thonghtlessly
sowing are sure to spring up, and
may produce an hundred fold Of
to you, very bitter fruit! You car
hardly expect the branch to differ
from, not to be better than the vine
Profanity being the base upon which
is reared, and from which springs
the whole pyramid of crimes why
not root it out so as to save oul
children from its dangers, at least,
so far as it has found it's way
amongst gsnk.emon, SO that our chill