The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-09-08
Religious Column.


This tite isfar TOO common among
oa. D.. alie Iaay seem 10 thinkua
istl Thing tl take lhe usme oil God
m tain. taey wait 10 he gentlemen
ami without tb,s supposed accom-
D lsumeut, they think. such desire
eun never have its amiiacauon
IhtiftstImatcofa gentleman isaverv
l5w enc. as BE- every other Ii the make
up OF which, any Elm against God
enters as necessary element The
highest type oi lite is not thai one.
shaped ia worldly moulds. The noblest
character IS not hat one which ia
priced out Of degradation by NE.
devil S lever and fearful 3 the de-
pFaVity Of society when lis initiation.
Zee IS the profanity Of those who seek
admission into its circles What can
ne more shocking 60 refined feeling.
more grating upon pious ears, thsm
the OF repeated oalhs % the ynlgnr
scum around railroad depotsg
One strange thing connected "a ~
TINS subject Is that men ia high SOCIAL
position will by It's practice ulaee
themselves on level with the aBltb
and 6Hscouring of the flesh They
know better, for the Bible whicb d
on their centre tables says: "Tbon
shalt not take the name Of the Lord.
thy God in vain" This forbids ali
Careless or triaing use Of Gods name
we have heard men swear, and az an
apology say they meant nothing bv
II. But instead Of that being any ex
tenuation OF the crime, it only agra
Yates the guilt Of the offender. FOR he.
breaks divine law without provoca.
ton and for no purpose. There is a
large class Of our people who have re-
solved never to swear, bat as = sub
stitute they have a number Of by-
words which they use on ali oecs-
sions. This is wrong. The bud
makes the rose, bywOrds may lead to
something worse, Peter could not
conceal the fact that he was a Cali
lean because hisspeeeh BETRAYED him.
Take care lest your speech cause one
some one to conclude that you have
not seen with Christ
"The Lord will not hold him guilt
less that taketh bis name in vain.''
tod will certainly punish the sin and.
often he does il in this life. LISA
social vice as well as moral evil.
ahd Is the companion OF othe. vices.
mat 70 sure to he punished here. We
said once The man who WOULD
swear would steal. On being called
TO account Tor the assertion We reit-
Grated with emphasis, and asSsad 10, III
THIS sentence she who has no more
regard for God than to break his law
in one point, will not care for break.
ing the whole law, il his surroundings
are such as 10 stimulate him 10 i"
Oaths destroy reverence for aim OF
whom we speak so lightly, and soon
we question the existence OF One.
whom we do not fear Thus il is.
evident that tho shortest way to.
skepticism and atheism, is profanity.
Oaths are Ike the dragons teeth
sown by Codmus from them springs
a harvest Of armed giants of unbe-
lief.
There is no possible way in which
you can make God seem a myth. an
unreaitv, aud destroy his power over
man more easily than by taking His
name lightly on the lips. It has been
said Profanity is the most useless
and paid sin. For all other sins
Satan bats his hook with some pleas
ure or reward, but be catches the
protane swearer with the bare hook"
After he has caught him, the poor
man must show his iealty, and he
does this by swearing profanity
is tie tribute which the servants Of
Satan raf 30 their ma tier in token Of
their allegiance Just as the tenants Of
Scotch landholder pay him pep
percorn annually in token Of their
submission " We quote the words
of Christ; "Swear not at all. Neither
by heaven for it IS The throne of God,
nor BY the eaIth for it is his foot
stool