Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-19

| been exn tsed; an& the one which VIC
present u lis morptnS, while not, per.
haps, so n aphic as some of It's prcdeces-
sors, Will be found well worthy pertnal.
The Sa,it of profhse swearing h not
only fSolssh and dcmeFalizing, lat Il n .
rapidly grvN ing evil which caluh6t be
too severely oopdemned .Much- Of 4
comes rsom habit, and, as the Doctor
well says, ffuin the indhcrfmihate use OF
slang: bus 10 Is not less 10 he deprccattd
OH that assount.
Spcnani 10 ne R4~s<r.
BRooKLy3 December Isl-Dr. Talrssgc
continued his sermons on tie Ten Piagucs,
taking as his text job II, sS-'Curse God
and die" and after the hymn
I'VE praise thee, o. God for TIE Son OF 'hy
For Jesus who died and Is now sose above"
the Doctor said:
! Itell you story oriental sRd marvel
| ous History speaks OF the ric,p~st man In
all the east. Re had camels, even. asses.
sheep, and what would make anynman rich
even il he had nothing elsc-sssen sons
and three daughters. II was the oustom Of
this mans children 10 have f-hily re-
unions. One day he Is at home thinking OF
his darling children, who are keepsng han
| qt,et at their elder brothers houss Yon-
1 der comes messenger In hot hattc, evi-
| IDENTIFY, from his looks, bearing evil t}dingx.
Recovering himself sufficiently 20 spcak he
says: The oxen and the Asses have been
captured by foraging party OF sabcans,
| and all the servants are butchered except
myself" Another messenger Is coming.
lie says that the sheep and the sherhrr>fs
have been struck by lightning. Another
messenger is coming lie says that the
| Chaldcans have come and captured tho
caInels and killed all but himself. Another
| messenger. who says: while thy tonsand
daughters were at feast, Q hurricane struck
the corner Of The tent, and they are oil
dead" But his misfortuncs are not yet
| com pletcd. Tho old man IL smitten with
the slcpliantiasis, or black lcprosy. Hu-
| mors from head 10 foot face distorted:
forehead ridged with offensive tubcrculcs:
eyclsshcs fall out; nostrils eHcoriated:
voice destroyed intolcrnble exhaustion
from the whole hody; until, with none To
dress his sores, he sits down In the ashes
with nothing but broken pieces OF pottery
/ TO use In the surgery OF his wounds. ~
this point, when he needs all consolation
and encouragement, his wife comes to him
| and SAYS, virtually This IL intolrrwble!
Our property gone. our children slain, and
now This loathsomc, disgusting disease is
upon you. Why don't yousvear,
| Curse God and Diei
But profanity would not have removed
| one hnmor from his agoniIcd body: would
not have brought 10 his door one of tho
captured camels; would not have restored
any one Of his dead children. Swearing
would have made the pain more unicar.
able. the pauperism into which he bsd
plunged, more distressing, the bereavement
more excruciating. And yet from tho
swearing and disappearing with which our
Lord is cursed, one would think there wcrc
some great advantages 10 be reaped from
the practice. There Is, to-aay, In, all our
land no moro prevalent custom and no
worse plague than. profanc swearing. Yoa
can hardly walk our streets five minutes
without having your ears stung and your
sensiblity shocked. The drayman swear.
ing at his horse. the tinman at his solder.
the sewing girl imprccatipg her tangled
thread. the bricklaycr cursing his trowel,
the carpenter ut his plane, the sailor nj tho
taCkling, the merchant nj the customer, tho
| customer nj the merchant. the printer st
| the miserable proof-shect, the accountant
at the troublesome 6gurcs-swearing In tho
cellar and In the loft, before counter and
| behind the counter, In the shop and on uis
street, In low saloons and fashionable bar.
room. Children swear, men swear. ladies'
swear Profanity from the lowest haunt
calling upon the Almighty. 70 the fashion
able "Ob. Lordw OF the glittsrins drawing
rooms. This whole country II
BIasteA with shs Evil.
Coming from the West. Q gentleman sat
behind two persons conversing. Profsni-
ties were 10 frequent In the conversation
Of the two persons In front that the ssntis-
man behind tosk out his pencil and papcr
and made q record. Tho profanities filed
the close Of which time the gentleman
handed the manuscript 10 the persons oou-
ycrsing The men said as IL possible
that we have uttered 70 many .profsnitics
In the course Of two days" The gentle
man said: Yes" Then. said one of the
men, 81 shall never swear aeAin.' msks
no abstract discussion. I hate abstrertious.
with you about habit that you sdDit %
be wrong. This habit has grown from he
fact that the young often think IL m eyk
dence Of manliness. There are thousands
Of boys and youths who indulge In H. I
hear children along the street. but iuA
able TO walk, prscticing this intquity. They
cannot talk str.ight, but they .eet enough
distinctnen 70 let you know that they Asv
damning their own souls and tho souls u
others. Oh. Il II horrible 10 sce little
child the first time II lifsit feet 10 walk. ~
them down on the burning pAvesRentof OF bsili
Between sixteen and twenty years Of -
there II apt 10 come q tims Shcn q yoonG
man IL ~ much ashamed Of not being atiS
TO deliver IN oeth A. he k Of. the dizxinDss
that comes from his first cigar. He.hss. his
hat and coat and boots Of the right pattern.
snd thrre II but one thing moro now %
bring him into fashion and that is the
CaDaetty ~ Sweat.
So there are some OF our young mon sur-
rounded by m atmosphere OF prOeaSttes.
Oatbs sit on their lips. they roll under
their tongues and nest In the shook ~ hair.
In elegant drswinG-sooms they sbstsin
from such uttersnees. but hli club ro0D
and street with their imsn0nliuss u
speech. You spgsest The vfonsfulpess q
the habit and they thrust thsir fnger ls
the sleeve Of their vest apd swaEsr nnd
swagYer and say: "who cares~ Thsy
have no regard for God, bat grest respect
for the ladies'. All, there is snodnanlinsss
in that The most unxentiemaaly thing .
man can do IL 10 swear. This haiit IL b.
coming moro aud more prsvajent bscsuss
Of the Immosaiity of psfent:. and employ
dulge In this habit They fee& moved 70
utter themseiyes, ,byt they ff1pe look around
70 zee II their chDdsea ssS lr~ssnt Tbsy
have no ides that t6Sfr chltlsss know suy-
thing sboutft Thsprshabii,sy 10 tbss 90
you swear. your e6fldrse swear. Tbsy
were In the nsxt room end hoard yoa, ~
somebody told them stnat your hskit,
Your child Is REs''is;ss e DO is's 2.
&rst for kis .xkxssdn>4. bu. sitsr sshiis
he viii swear - wsh - yeu- Loot ~ thS
example Of master nspentas, masooA
roofefs and hstien. You know h0v spQn6
Of you 20 round ~ buildlnk snd ytsa
the vosk of yous jsameynsa snd sab9.
dinafes does not pSeass ~, Whist = yos
ay! It's not pslyink 3 III RssthIitk
your joarasynae s.d suhI iiasts ,tssn
The habit h6Ass oss hst sASps ID, koasl.
scadoldipgs anA adevallo md vkefyss sRd
dockyssdS and cs'ias ~ iofta
i Nan ~. q: ~ - \ - Sse se,.sSsss. !. a,
/ worth 9fiy q . hna16l tb011snA- &1l9'
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