The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-04-19
TALMAGE's SERMON.
A Homily on tire Perniei0ns Habit OF
Pr0fAne Speaking.
Blasphsmy and Profanity and Hew t.
Originated RBd How 70 5rows-Dt-
xfns Punkshansnts-How the Habit
May be Ovsreene

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Iso-1- AID rws-ts JOB Win s1za bosas fr9- tx
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VIE u-so h5z. Dasi t101 sta rslz1z = re IL
'err9syi Czrss Cod AID ess--HcsoE q Sos, Il.
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A story Oriental az1 marvellous. JOB wss
tie ric1est nan Il al the East Re had
ca-ssIs and oxen and asses and skeep,a-sd-
rzass would have made hin rlch without
E-y thing else. seven zoZs sid three
daughters. i was the haEiI q these c1ll-
drsr q gather t1zathe- tg- family re1z1o-.
O1s day : % is thinking q his children as
gathered together 81 a banquet 81 the
elder brother house
while the cid nan Is seated a lis te1t
dor b sees soI1s one -uZzlEy :. evidently
from his manner. bringing bad news.
WHAT - tza matt 81 zCws ~Ch-" says the
messenger - saraE1zE party q Ssbea1s
1-+z fallen upoL the ozea and TIE asses
End destroyed them and bltc1s-e1 al
TIE servants except myself"
stand aside. Another messenger -r1-
ming. What IS the matter now.
oh. % says tie r-s1. "tEe lightning has
struck The sheep and the shepherds, and
all the sh@pberas are destroyed except
myself" stand aside. Another u-esse1-
ger running. what Is The matter row?
@Oh.n he szTs +=tha Clal5eans have
captured the ca-els. and slain a. the
camel drivers, except myself" stand
ss5de Another uesseuger running
what is the matter Egw.
-Oh be szys "a hurricane struck the
four corners e the tent where your chill
cren were 4s-eu. ble3 at the banquet, and
they are al dad"
But tae chapter o. calamity hiss not
ended. Job Vas s1itteL with elephant
ass. or black leprosy. Tumors from head
e. foot forehead ridged with rabsrc1es,eye
issnes fall out, Eostrils eLco-lstsd, voice
destroyed. iEfolerabie calculations from
t1e entire body, until, with none % dress
his sores. he sits down II the asaes with
nothing bit pieces y pottery % Use Il the
surgery % his wounds. At this moment,
when he needed all eIo0ura cement, and
ali consolation. his wife CONES II. IN 3
fret and q rage, and says.
This is fu1olerable. Our property gone.
orr children slain. and uow yvu covered
Up w5th this loashs0ue and disgusting dis
ease. why don't yoa swear: Curse God.
and die,f'
All, Job knew right vel that swearing
would not cure one Of the tGuors q his
agonizsd body. would not bring back one
d his destroyed aamels. would uot re-
store one q his dad children He knew
that profanity wou1d only make TIE pGin
more unbszrable, and the poverty more
distressing, and ths bereavement more
sxcruciating. Buf- judging from the pro
family abroad II our day, yOu might cone
20 the conclusion that there was some
great advantage 70 be reaped from pro
family.
Bl&spheuy is all abroad Tou hear itin
every direction The drzyulAu swearing
1t his cart. ths sewing girl imprecsttng
the tangled Ekei1- tie accountant cu-sirg
the long line q troublesome figures
Swearing AZ the store, swearing II the
loft. swearing n the cellar, swearing In
TIE street swearing IN the factory. CHI
dren swear. Men swear. Women swear /!
sres-ing from the rough calling On the
Almighty il the low restaurant clear up
70 the reckless oh Lord - q glittering
drswing-roon and the one Is as much
blaspher1y as the other
There are times when we must cry cut
% the Lord by reason y our physical
agony OF or mental distress, and thai -
Only throwing OFT our weak hand toward
the strong arm o: a father. II was 10 pro-
family when James A Garfield, shot II the
Washington depot, cried ont; MY God
what does this meant There Is 10 pro-
family IN calling CIT upon God II the day
Of tr0ab3ss, IN the day OF darkness, II the
day Of physical anguish II the day q be-
rezveneut; but an speaking EOw q ne
sriy1ality and q the recklessRess with
which TIE name 81 God = sometimes man
aged The whole land Is cursed with II.
A gentleman coming from the far West
sat in tie car day after day behind ggO
persons zho were INDUCING II profa1i-
IL. and he made up his mind he would make
a record O. their protsnifies, and al the
end OF two days several sheets ot paper
wers filed win these tuprecafiOns, and
n the end g the journey he handed the pa
per TO one % the persons IN front q him.
ais il possible - said the man, THAT we
have uttered 90 many profanIties TIE last
few days."
at Is, replied the gentleman
Then" said TIE nan who had taken
tie manuscript, Il viii never swear
again
Bat IL is q comparatively unimPortani
thing Il En&n makes record Of Cur i'm
proprsstses q speech The more mem0r-
able consideration Is that every improper
word every oath uttered. has q record in
the day viii come when all our crimes q
speech, Il unrspented q, wiz be orr con
domination. shall not to-day deal il alb
ssvact5ons. hate distractions I am go-
iug 70 have q plain talk with you, my
brother, about habit thai you admit %
be wrong.
The habit grows In the community IN the
fact that young people think il manly z
swear. Little children, hardly able 70 walk
straight on the street, yet have enougE
distinceuess OF ut1erauce 20 let you knOF'
that they are danning their own souls o.
dznning ths souls q others. Il is AZ
awful thing the first time the little feet are
lifted to have them set down Oh the burn
ing pavement OF helli
Between sixteen and twenty years o.
age there Is apt 20 come a time when .
Young man Is a. much ashamed Of nOi
being able to swear gracefully as he Is o.
the dizziness OF his first cigar. He has bis
hat, his boot, and his coat q the right pat
tern, and now, II be can only swear with
out awE-wardness, and IS well ss his com.
rades, he believes he Is IN the fashion
Th1e are young men who walk IN al at
la0sphere Of MprecGtiOu-Osfh On theil
lips, under their tongues, nesting IN theu
shock o. hair. They abstain from il il
the elegant drawing groom, but the street
and the clubhouse ring with their profan'
tiles. They have no regard for God al
though they have great res peel for tax
ladiesl Ny young brother, there j. ne
rnauhness ia that The most ungeutle-
manly thing e man can do IS 70 swear.
FATHERS foster this great crime. There
are parents who are very cautious not u
swear IN tbs presence Of their children
in moment Of sudden anger they lool
around to see II the children are present
when they indulge in this habit D. you
not know, father. that your child il
aware OF the fact that you swear he
overheard you in the next room. OF SONS
one has informed him % your habit BE
Is practicing now. II ten years he viii