The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-29
THE TONGUE AND TEMPER,
An Interesting Sermon delivered Yes

An IutcrcstIn. Sermon delivered Yes.
terdny by Rev. J. II. milford.
Below we give extracts and brief synop.
sis OF asermon delivered yesterday morning
by Rev. J. d. milford, OF the First Baptist
church, which is very aprqpos in these days
Of blasphemy and SANDER.
The reverend gentiemnn-took his text from
Matt. V; 33iS, the theme being, "The Tongue
and tho Temper" He commenced By say
ing, Three great evils are the bane OF the
human Kind; the tongue, the temper and an
evil heart. The two former are only evils bv
reason OF perversl0n, for both tongue and
temper have divine mission and are CAPABLE
of being employed in behalf of the most glor.
ions usefulness. The tongue Is OF God by way
Of creation. but 1t Is not for God BY way OF
employment. The temper was first Of all a
noble and enthusiastic spirit OF strong and
holy purpose, nerving and firing the soul to
grandest endcavor for the right and 10 bitter.
est denuEoiation Of the wrong. To-day these
are found no. evils by natural creation, bu.
OF rebelllous perversion--sour0os OF trouble
and sorrow because OF poison that has been
cast into their once pure fountain. This
destroying clement has been sin in the
heart, Through sin ii has become easier for
. 'n"a ~ 'PeoA ,itAisaiJ tuh4 ScHtly, Auu IL
is found more pleasurahle 10 criticise, riui-
cuic and condemn one than 10 upplau,.c his
work and virtues, 1t requires strongest
Christian iorttudc TO resist the desire to
censure and respond to the promptiugs of
charity. Even with watching unto prayer,
before tho Christian knows il, bitter cruel
word Is on his tcnEpe and his blood buils. II
this evil is found in the church, how much
more is 1t III the world, =
Verify this is the most laxative and quar-.
relsome age, Of the laxative and quarrel
some world that has ploughed Its way through
seas OF words and s'orhs OF anger like e ship
in tho paths OF the ocean. Tongue and
temper are playing sud havoc in bo,i, society
and State. and the evil is OIL the increase. The
yonnsnre talking younger, the strong strong
r,tle old longer. Words pour from the topgle
aud over the lips like the torrents of Niagara,
and like the great rivers OF the Globe, the
How iseyer constant, and the loud cataracts
are ever SETTLING, ds,rac,ing the ear with
their fr'ghtful din. Calm thought aud quiet
Judgement ere painfully in the background,
and lasty opinion and ilippant speech stand
boldly out in front Too many islk before
they think, while they are thinking and
after they have thought; There lives no
greater slave than the tongue to nun, Cor rest
uuu uhiSS IL ScluOlH huOWV,
With this happy introduction the speaker
touched on the first point OF his discourse,
The Law OF conluiuicatiQnn and the warn
ins against perjury or false swesriug. While
Christ did not prohibit oa,hs in n court, ho
did those oaths lightly used in common
speech, having 10 real thought ay to their
meaning, n careless calling upon The name
Of God, affirming by Heaven, He'll, the soul,
ETC., that such Is true or false, n common
form being the expression so help me
God, Tat once wicked and irrcverent, and ut the
same time lowering the conception OF theDeity
In the minds OF those who hear Christ says
Swear not at nll." II your word is worth
anything 1t will stand without being backed
up by an oath: to ito SO BY al oati, or numcr.
Gus cxtravaganCcs OF speech wcakens the
truth. In the Rabbinical jurisprudencc Of
Cnrist's day, men carried this practice 10 a
fearful extent, swearing by objects iegalizcd
by the rulers OF that day; rs well might thew
have sworn by household gods. s'1,''''.
Countless IRE the eaths that are uttered
every moment, Some. indeed, are 50 given
to this fearful habit that every sentence IN
prciixed and suilixed With an oath, and with.
out thought or care Gods name Is taken In
vain. Tile Christians who revercs things
divine, is panied continually with 1ippant
curses anu cuTeltsS oatES tnat are pouring in
dark and troubled stream from tile lbs of
the ungodly. On the street one cannot walk
dozen yards without being shocked, and
even the retirement OF our houses is often out.
ragged by this bold and heartless evil. The
oaths uttered In ono day BY men
are more than the stars for multitude and
deeper than hell IN their base ,nalignity, Is
1t not wonder the heavens do not open and
Il delnge OF onnipoteut wrath pour down
because Of this worldwide sin The counsel
Of Christ is very timely and applicable, "Let
your communication be yea, yea; nay,
nay" and the same applies to harsh
words, cutting sarcasm, bitter inyectiycs,
nntimely judgments, scathing rebuk.s and
all lovcless, heartless language BY which the
good arc wronged, the sensitive panied and
even the guilty unjustly condemned. "A
word has often blasted fond hope, clouded
Il fair name, ruined pure character md do.
stroyed life OF promise; and yet how care.
less wc are with our ,onEues-in the church
criticizns pastor, brother and sister; in tia
family how often harsh and severe; aujet
and sharp TO the gentle, y loving. 4 wife
or q fretful and E,Scomplaininy n 10 d fthe
husband. one faithful to our every wish. tbe
other whose strength is spent in giving Us a
home How careless in speaking 10 the
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