, 1879-04-26

'bEh III u ElUtEF EClAllu1IaNp Win LllG GNpltWV
Deity.
III" tongut-'hc puwes ot epcocfl-is ono Of
Gods greatest blessings to mankind, anil, like
all otl.rr blessings, iaay l,s ,nn,lo CURSE No
battlefield haa ever prcscntcll vtrtury 10 Inst.
tng, u.H! battle eu hard Ii ho wun, ns tiat Ut
governing tiu tt,ngltc.
In tho Second claptcr Of tamos, twonty.sixth
his tongue Ills relinfnn IL yaitt,-thns showing
lIuw necessary II In lint w attj,ill kEow hnw to
tnaIlngo tits aE-fWWcrful urEau. Anu III Tho
tr.t shnpter tlfth verse, Of the satnu buuls, yol,
will tlnl tl,at+ although the tuhvll0 IL u snail
tnembrr. yet Il boastet.s great things.
Tile t0nWuu Ia n Warli OF !nlqulty.. God did
nut Glvo liz tnIs powerful orRat to s,a,,ler our
t,roll,er, or to hrar fAlsc witnrss against o,lr
ncighbt'Fp hut 1t wus designed rather to bless.
Thrrc 10 nU,.htscry 50 frequent n,ll 10 dlssrtss.
inKaH that otuAsloncd bY Thu t1nguyerl,ed tongue.
TiGrefnre, sayi thu brEllg.nK lnder sublecttol
Ut tncl' an l,nr.lY YmetMbcr u thug Of tho NJ
most ttnportance, for unun II, 10 grcRt extent,
depends our present Anll future hanplness.
~ wholesome sonenels Is a tree OF lite." Just
think OF It: une'wo.lltl hardly suppose such o
small ofgan could produce go nlclI evil or good,
nsnl that IN 1t there Is powcr 40 mighty Us u
be able tp swny tho people nt tts will; iet !, Il
than tic swuru hut ~ not the tongltc tightiur
tlnn bothl For wat pch could haye Touched
King Agr!ppa's heart, Ms did thnt must cloattent
sucosl. II ,Pnnl IN rs nppeat Of 1etense, wl,esl
persuat'est nc to bo Christian" o. w!,hs
cuult hare appealed to the fceltngs Of the ko-
nun people q. did Mark Antonr,.s address at tl's
grave Df Julius CMsart wl,er0 he swaycd tic
peoplt by his ErallA nntl Bkillful orntton, mud
changed their bitterness towar'tlIcir dcnt1 King
into luyc, n.lt thrir lnvo for Bsutus nttf Cassus
lntu hatred and re7engua Now, II You know pf
any other power than that OF spccch Tint could
do this, mn utterly siuacqunintcd With It.
Think what m Influence for good, iuaseal Of
evil, rs It now fs, could Robert 1nEcfs0!l have
over the minds of tiIp thousands whom he nd
dresses, II, happily, this oratorcal power which
lc possesses was aimed III tic right direction.
Let us, therefore, be VERY caroful how va uao
this alt-tnportant hlnl Indispensable gtft, A.nl
do a the good wo can With IL, ns,d as lttta evil
as possible. We Gun speak kind attd el,cerihg
words to tllose nrounu lis, and although VIC may
not hhya tho pnwar In ttis direction thai Paul
and uthers possessed wu can do aon,c lttlo
good. Let our conversation With our fellows
10 ronductcd plcasantty ani CONSIDERABLY, nov.
or giving cross nltl raseible reply; utlll, upon
occasions Wherv wy need our rery bust skill and
Judgment to cafry III through. always bearnG In
MUD tliat ~cll-knownpr0ycru, tlIat IA suft III.
aver turncth away wrnth.'
lu this short sketch have enlcayorcd nn1y to
shuw tho magnitude of tile t0nutc as IL control,
ling factor In DIR lives, mud 1t bcllouvcs rs,
therefore, to Keep Bucl, CllArd upun this 1tttlc
member us will enable US to Ku through t1Ifa
ltfu III love and friendship With our neighbour
ntfl create a hulu 0f sunshine where otherwise
might be darkness ail despair.
This subject Is one Of upbouudcd limit, and
Of an alnust cxhuustleas character; for, eYc1
stncr tha creation Of man. the world Inns Ea its
renowned orators, and their names tIavn been
handed down to this present uul snoro cn.
3fEhtcned generation. Dor,