The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-19
PROFANfTI 4.


be than profanity, and Il ~oald be dif3szlt
70 narse ozae more degrading and sinful. Il
i primarily IN against God, and a.
mans first dary : toward God sins which
2re committed directly zgziuss Him are tie
most offensive II His sight L i CHASED
II the Bible Hi1h lying and killing and
stealing and cosnznfrtiT.- ADULTERY, and II !
forbidden n one Of tllose preeerss Of tie
moral lzs = high a1eof universal obligation
and vh5ch week given Eith thz rhoet sol
einn sanction Of God Himself
-.Tbou sLzl5 n0- take the name Of the
Lord thy God IA vain: foE tia Lord vii
MT hold him guilfless that taketa H.s
name n vain = i one OF 1lae command
aasuts xhieA we're delivered By cd 70
Moss Il tie thanders Of NJ Sinai Noe
oaIy w4> the moral l4~ engrzEsed law Ell
grated iIsts the teachings Of jesus Christ.
bur He singles out this preespt as il Il were
new commandment, saying Swear not
At all Thus ~e hare the lzw ard tie
gospel forbidding profanity a. plainly and
empAztieAlly a. any u the sias that are
enumerated in the ~ord Of God, aid good
sense i a. clear II It's dsBunciztion. There
Is nothing more senSeless than profaRe
swearing. Sorae sins have n them sub
stzntial grztifcztion- which although rao-
mentary. would seem in = measure 70 con-
psus4te those who have not tie fear Of God
before their eyes. for their commission:
put profanity Is the quintessenee Of non
sense Il i the idlest thing that can be
thought Of. It DOES 10 good. apparent, or
rial. either 70 him Who ut1crs il or 70 those
whO hear it. For this reason those y no are
guilty Of it regard It as innocent. They
/ look upon il Al the worst a. but breath
/ idly spent. But it is by no means II lie re-
( gzrded a. idle words: il i the breaking Of
one Of Cod sacred and solemn command
mellts. and il il degrading 70 him vino ut
/ ters II and 70 those who hear il. Mere self
respect ought u restrain those who are
tempted To use IL Chased a. i : il God :
/ Word with the worst sins. xc find il usual
| ly associated with them in actual expert
ence.
The foul oaths that shock our ears IN the
quietness Of our homes. in the late hours
Of the night, and which are usually accom-
panied with as foul obscenity. are general
| ~ laden with the fumes of alcohol. There
is no place where profanity is - common
as in the drinking saloon and there are no
people who are more addicted TO il than
! 5-r,I.-I- w .rd -E.a,, -, ma = mt
with man who uses profane language ana
does not drink, but usually tie two evils
| 90 together.
Some men regard il a. smart to use pro
fame words. but il is the cheapest Wit in
the world. It Is ike low sarcasm and ridi-
cule-all that is necessary TO excel in il, i
to have a vulgar mind and corrupt heart.
II j. this thought Of profanity that leads
the young to fall into it, practice-they
| think il manly. when in reality it Is beast
| IT, If men will not use oaths in the pres
ence Of ladies or refined gentleman, it IS
clear that they themselves regard profan-
| ity as degrading. No gentleman. when he
is gentleman. viii be guilty OF it. Some
men assert that they do not mean anything
I by it, but if they do not mean anything,
why Use ii at one time and refrain from il
az another? II is like saying tilat the IMAM
who steals or commits murder does not
mean anything by il. If it Is innocent,
why does God prohibit ii, and why do men
make laws to punish it. c0lnnissiOn2 And
if we have laws against it, why are they
not enforced, as other laws against crimi-
habits whose prohibition i not enforced
simply because il does not seem - affect
the person or property Of others. but il
is none the less offensive u God. and
/ high crime against His holy law. And it
Is not inoffensiyc as regards it, influence
| upon those who practice it, and upon 80
ciety in general. 1t Is low and debasing.
and no man who has any seli-respect ought
to think Of indulging in it. Young
man. we warn you against falling into
this evil habit. 1t can never do you any
I good, and il must always do incaleliable
/ harm. because of swearing the land
moumeth. Il Is a burden OF iniquity
resting upon tie land which NC may Tot
feel because it is intangible. but which is,
nevertheless, oppressive because Of the
degradation and debaselncnt which il en-
tails upon society, and the dIsapprobation
and denunciati0n viii. which il meets from
God Himself There is nothing noble or
honorable III it. and if you would win the
appreciation Of good men. and phase God.
do not befoul Your mouths and corrupt
your hearts by falling inte 70 vile habit.
TERRIBLE FLOOD IN CHINA