The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-18
Ti,c Plague of Profanity.

My hair lifted, my blood ran
cold, my breath canght, my feet
halted, when ! heard cursing and
swearing ia he name 81 Jesus Christ
in Fulton street, said The Rev. DR..
Taiinage in J IS sermon 2 few days
since, on 81 lc plague Of Profane
SWEARING
Dr. Talmase drew q picture Of
Jobs trials: The attack hy foraging
party Of the Sabens destroying his
property, and butchering his ser.
wants, the lightning killing his sheep
and shepherds, the capture OF his
camels By the Chaldeans and the
Staying of the camel drivers, the
death OF his children at o banquet,
and, finally. his ailiiction with ele-
phantiasis, or black leprosy, while
Job was covered with tumors from
bead to foot. with nothing but a
piece Of broken platter to use in the
surgery of his wounds, his wife comes
to him ia fret and wrath and says:
~Nhy don't you swear2 Curse God
and die"
But job knew that swearing
would not cure one Of the tumcrs Of
his agonized body, would not bring
back one OF his stolen camels. Yet,
Judging from the profanity abroad
to-day, vou might come to the con
elusion that there was some great
advantage 10 be reached Icy pfoiani-
ty. Blasphemy Is one Of the ten
plaques Of our great cities. Draymen
swear at the cart, sewing girls swear
at the tangled skein, Accountants
curse at Troublesome figures. There
is swearing IN the loft, the cellar, the
parioI, the store, and the iactory.
Children swear, men swear, ladies
swear, calling on the Almighty. from
the low eursing Of the saloon up to
the oh, Lord of The gliltering
drawing room. 1t was no profanity
fer President Garfield 10 crv ont.
Ny God what docs this mean p
There Is no profanity IN calling upon
God in times Of trial and physical
anguish. But there is profanity 81
the trivial recklessness with which
the name Of God IS sometimes used.
No father can expeet 10 be auiltv Of
prolane 1mprecatiop wiflsnnt the
knowledce OF his children Little
children hardly able 70 taik IN The
streets With distinotnese. can vet lef
Won know that tbey are damnipe
their own souls. Il Is anawful tbinS
that the frst tine tbeir ljftle feef
are lifted thew ara set down an fhe
burning pavement of he'll Young
men between is and % are ~ r,uc6
ashamed Of NOT l,ein- able ~ swe.,r
gracefully ~ of fha dizziness ron,
the first ciqar They restrain tben9-
selves in the arawina rooms They
have no re~ard for Col altbonsl,
they have great resneet rar tbe p
dies. There Is no manliness "a that
The heads Of great business estab-
lishments swear al their workInen
The employer swears and tben his
employees swear
.FPeople saw MY s;arsp Mercy
on me 7 Good eracious 2 Br Iover
.Bv Georper and in a cerr litfle
While thcy learn T. swear These
words perfeetlv harmless 81 fhen,-
selves. are next doar 10 ir,nrcaafion
and hlaenbemv. The rrafuse use of
bv-wor,s alwavs e,,ds IN nrofsnitr
~Women have Do nsrie.,ec MIN
unvsri.ished urof,nitT ard youl1
order ont Of tbeir narl,,ys ans, ane in
duleine in blasphefnv YET tbev hold
Their enstering fms - ibeir l;os m
der chandeliers which reveol no
blush af shame vl,ils tho holios;
names ara spol,en in Dtter tr;v;el;tv
Are YOU rightcouslv inaipnanf9
There are wbolearnlo-ies ofdenpnci-
alton and seorn and saressm and
IRONY and carieature and wrafb
You may expregs yo.7~ haze r moan.
ness 9n,; brpoe~ar,- v.itb ,rorss
across which no slime hos avor
traile3 and into which tbe fres "a
he'll nave never shof sbe;r for,,ed
tongues pnre innocent Gad-bonor.
ed Saxon ;0ngIed in wbicb MILO,
sung and John Bnnvan drean9eJ
and Shakspeare dranlat;-ed Tbere
is no exenss for nrof,nifv wbeo wa
look at our lanrpare n1iobtv WIN
magnificent words. The Troian;tips
OF our cities are enoush n brina =
hurricane Of Gre like 7h,rt which COR
su,ned Sodom. This terrible nse of
Gods same results 81 peri,;rv peo-
ple who take the name az God On
their liss IN recklessness and fear,
lessness arc led towards The cyin,a ofl
perjury. In our courts oaths are
administered with \ ginpa,s .s'haln
YOU God kiss the book Smuggl;nr
Is spoken Of in some circles asaioke
vet It IS con .nittea only aifer ntri,,.
~. The reason why ipries renaer !
nnaccaant,ble ver,licts and Jnggas
give unaceoantable charres IS r.. |
cause Of this looseness "a taking the /
name Of the Almighty. There Is N, /
other habit that more debasas \ /
mans nature than the habit of nro. /
family Yop n,ioht ~ wal tr, -
raise vineyards on the side of helcl- 4
ing Stromboli as to raise ANYTHING +
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