New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-09

THE INFLUENCE OF EMPEROR FREDERICK
The tongue like that horse needs bitp and
like that ship and needs the rudder- IT rears and
charges like proud horse" the meaning OF st.
James when he says that 10 boasts greatly And well
It may More than scepres ana swords. bsyo
than steam and electricity one
single human tongue. This day while speak Easter
1889 there is tongue In Europe in sick mouth
whose sweet keeping Europe in Easter
peace. A hundred words from that tongue would in
hundred hours change the values OF all properties In
Chrisendorn and hundred days array millions human
beings hostility and change the face of Affairs in
continents and islands Of the world. May not member
which do such great things boast Itself OF great
thingsi
"pen" No writes that docs not think and
thinks that cannot talk " Its organs be perfect
II instrumental tongue instrumental pen
s the word Words things much as bullets and
daggcrs, and often are Just killing Once New York
paper gave Of the terrible fall Of beaut-
fu woman There Of justice, mercy
pubo utility or private help had by publishing
facts with the but they sartlngly sensational
womans widowed mother who in distant land had
reared large family most respectfully whose other chill
drcn WELL received marked copy OF the
detailing siokcningly the degradation Of her child and in
day that mother became lunatic and whole circle
were made suffer under the redoubed blows OF the
affection The reporter who caught up that morsei Of
scandal the publisher Of that who unnecessarily
paraded Il to the world and the person who sent that
marked copy the poor mother are guilty before God for
that old ladys unaey and the heart breaks that fol-
lowed.
II is proper specially to notice the OF the person
sending the marked copy There people who
heard to utter that damage dis
parage who fancy harm TO send anonymous
nuring the reputation Of others provided they be
persuaded that they state Is the fact to send
marked article in paper which they know will give pain,
surprising the writer is responsible for the truth Of
statement 1t is proper that such persons should be
taught the common-sense morality Of Christianity
First all 1t must be borne in mind that while 1t is
always wrong tell lie for any purpose II is not always
right 70 truth Indeed IL is question whether
It not always wrong utter any truth without any pur
pose We always to speak the truth In love" (Eph
~ otherwise
truth what know truth Is TO be published or
communicated to another only prompted by
love for God or II duty TO my fellow man
@ 90 ,.h,Cb ,,n won door suffer thereby The same
IS true my OF duty TO the public Is concerned
The publisher journal is bound 70 announce the
doing Of Official when It becomes certified 70
him This duty IS GRATED by his patriotism. But If he
the charge without knowing it to be true he Is liar
and slsndarer lie does not become less liar and
slanderer afcrward out that the damaging alega
ton true. lie intended to publish It, true or false
false the statement may be, he is as guilty
the author lie would have Invented II If he could lie
took up reproach against his neghtor' ops XIV 81
Invention requires genius sIy fool convey
EVIL DONE BY GOSSIP
But the statements OF social and Of the pen
sometimes concern private individuals Then We have
right publish the wrongs we know, unless compelled
thereto by the law Of justice or the law Of bencvoencc
II that whom know 20 be seduccr IS making
advances the daughter Of another man, am bound
to the father and furnish him the facts in possession
But cannot 60 70 others and say Isnt Il pity that
MIR A. lets that Mr. H. wait his daughter. when D. IS
such licentous man L have right to SANDER Mr..
by upposlue he knowingly exposes his daughters
morals danger have RIGHT to hurt the good Damc
Of the innocent Miss A, who thus always hereafter
be injured BY being known as that girl who hai some
thing 10 do with that dirty Mr.. B."
Lrue against gicot A spark "a so small as beside
OF pine forest that fractional expression
mpaIt idea Of ths comparison. And yet spark
dropped from mans pipe has destroyed hundreds Of
thousands OF valuable trees Ana tho tongue IS Are and
a word IS spark Is The void y'stl The tongue OF
is world 1t can say all that all tho world can
think IL describe all thar an te vol has done
DO. II IT, the tongue that governs the world Il IS
what men sly that governs what men d.. There ia
much evil in the tongue that 1t is well called world OF
Moo evil has been done By tie ,ongu. than by an mans
Other organs ind muhors When the heart IS not right
when it Is like those minors which dsoft every object
presented then the tongue mutp tho copies OF the d.
formed object and society Is filed with ugnes-es. SATAN
knows that If he could rule every tongue De would rule
the world. lie doe, his mischief by his tongue. no
man probably ever sees him or feels HIN with the hand
But he Kills rBny man He has TO dagger, Pr cr
sword gun But he has tongue. ana Goa declares
that no is murderer and lar And that ht nav make
mull,rors and lars he sets mems tongues on hre lie
murders with his lying tongue, and men a"d women SINH
laIly murder. Yes aud women" sometimes words
that blister and Kill fan lips
ccnceats tongues full" St James
saws OF barring poison" Kills as surely as If
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When inHamed the e,il-spcaK!ng tongue does
thulsi % 1t hurt, the evil speaker II reacts upon
him. increasing his envy, Jealousy hated or whatever
evil passion prompted tac bad speech. no, SIR You
u,lCHUUf
tongue and es,alc unht Hci yourself No, madam; you
deliberately sm!rch your sisters reputation, how
ever bad woman She may be. without making yourself
woman. Perhaps those very facts In her history
which you using to her injury not be so bad
be inspired by vicious spirit that temper which
prompts you to 60 scattering dlnagng reports
her At any every Wnd speech leaves the speaker
worse Not cauSlcsly I'D the wise Solomon say Suffer
not Thy mouth to cause Thy nesh t. sim" EccirS g.
o. 1t hurts others 1t souscs suspicion against them.
IT blocks up the way Of their they
bad. II they be innocent It tiles and condemns them
without hearing. Whsc is said against n his
sence he cannot dispfoVe lie knows nothing OF it. lie
might be able culpate himself thoroughly II he ard
the allegation. But he IS cut Oh from that right An
evil report against person may spread long time with
his knowledge People who Look az him su-p!ciou-Y
may nnocenuy m's.nelpet the actions they ana thus
have their suspicious confirmed IL Is well known
small which al the Inhabitants believed him III
sane the simplest and most natural actions would seem to
them Combinations OF the theory Of his ins,pity.
IMPOSSIBLE TO TAME THE TONGUE
AMI then such things spread like 1re which tic III.
dams used to knde The pFaIies, where spark from
ami steel would sweep through the dry gla
md rapidly that horses compelled 20 nee
or their lives over weary miles fan and perish in
Famcs. How untan4able is the tongue II began IL,
Eden 1t has been az its dreadful work Of uv.-
ing filth Hes and SANDER since. Men have tanned
lions AID tigers and wolves birds Of prey and poisonous
snakes and the fish Of the scabut the tongue Of
hath subdued' Why can IL not BE- done
Because it Is the tongue Of men," the human tongue be-
cause Is animal Human nature can sup1ue
animal nature but is TO su1duc tn, dcvlsh nature
when It takes possession OF human natuicl Tho tongue
can never be subducd 10 must be made the organ of
renewed regcnerated Transformed Split In itself IL is
an understandable evil full % death bearing poon' but
sancthed IL IS an instrument Of prale to Col an happns
to
And so St. think Of the rel gi0us
Of the tongue ami the protest which religion makes eunst
SANDER The evidence 81 The gift Of speech together with
the restriction thai gift to ana the connection thl
gift with the eapabiy u reasoning, is very powerful
theistc argument For such gift men should natural!
be grateful. And there can be nO-hing
found by which should praise God
for the gift OF the tongue itself IT,
fore the tongue used insult God this il always done
when we magn men. Nothing Is dear to Goa man.
There EARTH however low who Is not desrer
q God any angel for angel is His child. and no
angel held God In himself, a man has and God never
wore angelic nature and he human nature. So
he who SANDERS or curses a insults God he who
spts upon Of the Emperor insults the majesty