The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-04-19

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exeuaeH himself tor tlae habit, s8yiEE. Il
Only swear once n a great while. / East
Dc that 5zss 90 clear myself ont"
< TIE habit coEnes also from tEs Pro.zse
use q by-wsr5s. The trSusitioa truE 8
by-per6 which RAY be perfectly harmless
% imprecAtion AID profanity, Is zof very
Large transition Ii il .'uy stars !" and
mercy OF nzes~ AID good gr&ctozs "
and Esby George 81 ard s1by g0vss" and
yoa 20 q with t2st lisfle while, and thsn
vou swear. These words, perfectly harm
less IN themselves, are next door 70 1rH-
rrecaEior aEd hlGsphsuy. A protuse uss
q bT-wor3s a7waTs ends Il profanity.
TIE hahlf Is creeping Up into The highest
s-y3s q society. Women have 10 patience
with 6zt and uavarnished profanity. Tbsy
VIII order . u1gn out % tfls E2rlor irdzlg-
ing IN blssphemy, and vel y0u viii some
times ind them with fairy fax 20 the LIP,
ard under chandeliers which bring NJ
blush 70 their cheek. taking On their lips
tha hottest o names IN utter t-iviality.
Why. ny friends. the English language
IS con prehsus5re and c&Ysbie q express
s-g an shapes o. feeling and every degree
q e-ergy. Are y0u happy, Noah Webster
w1ll give y1u ten thousand words with
wh5eh 20 express your eLEI-srst10n- Are
you izhtsously indignant. there are whole
s--nortes II the voezbula-F, righteous
vocabul ary-whole armies q oenuDcla-
ton and sc0rn- sud sarcasm and irony,
and ca-5czrura. ard wrath You express
vru-sslf against some E1eauness or
hyuoc-sy. in all the oafLs that ever
smoked up from the pit and viii come
right % after y0u and give g thousand
fold more emphasis 0: deDunciatiCn 20
the sane ueau1sss and the same
hypocrisy in words across which 10 slime
has ever tra5ied. ard into which the fires
o. bell have never shot their tgrked
tqaEues-the pure. The innocent. God
hoaored A-glo-saxon IN which Milton
sang. and John Bunyau dreamed and
Shakespeare draIlstized-
There l. 10 excuse FOR profanity vi En-
we have sceh q magnificent la1guae~-
sueh a Aow u good words, potent va Is,
mighty y rds. words 51ss 10 suit sTsry
crisis and erery case. Whstsver be she
oauss q Il. profanity is On the incrSaSs,
and Il You do not know il il is bec&1se
your ears have been hardened by ths Gin
q irrurecst1oEs 80 that ygu are not stb ted
szd moved As you ought 20 be b. STo-
families IL these cities Bhich are enozeh
10 bring a hurricane Ct IRE ike that whs.n
consumed SodOm-
Do Toa know thst this trivial use q
Gods name results ia per5urys Do yoI
know that people who take the name %
God On their lips IL Teekless1ess aS1
thoughtlessusss are fostering tbs crime n
perjury Make the name q God to0S
ball In the community. ard ithas no power
when II courtroom and il legislative az
sembIy i Is employed in solemn ad5Grs-
ton See tna way sometimes they al
minister the cath. IS help you God-
kiss the book" Smuggling, which IS al
WAYS q violation q the cath, becomes Il
some circles a grand Joke. You say 70 8
m-an;
sHow Is it possible for you to sell these
goods 50 very cheap; I can't understand
TT
fAh.' be replies, with a twinkle o. the
eye. s-tbe cusgorll house tariff Of these
goods isn't a. much as il might BE-" An
oath does not mean as much a. il would
we're the-nane o. God used in reverence
ard IL s3Iemnity. Why Is 1t that 30 often
Jurors render understandable veTdicts and
judges give uuacc0untab3e charges- ard
useless railroad schemes pass IN our STATE
capitols. and there are most unjust
changes made in tariffs-tsritf lifted from
one thing and pat upon another:
What IS an cath: ANY thing solemn
ANY thing that calls upon the Almighty
Any thing that marks 81 event IN a mans
history Oh No, /, Is kissing the book
There Is no habit yisIl yea plainiy--and
talk To hundreds and thousands % men to-
day who viii thank ne for my utteranoe-
tell you my brother-I talk 70
you n,t professionally, but just s.
ore brother talks 10 smother On some
VERY important theme-L tell yoG there il
10 habit that So deplstes . mans nature
e. the habit Of profanity. You might as
well tyy 20 raise vineyard and orchards
On the sides 81 belching Str0mbol a. 1l
raise any thing good On q heart fr0E
/ which there PoUrs ont t1s sco-1s OF pro
family. You NAY swear yourself down
! yen can not swear yourself up When tbs
Mohzrnuleizn finds piece q paper b
can not read, he puts il aside very eau
tiously for fear the name 81 God may b
on II. That Is one extreme. We 20 70 II.
I other. Now, shat j. the cure Of this hab'
I IN Trssa mighty habit Men have Etrug,
/ gled for years 70 get over i There ar
rnea IN this house Of God wh6 would give
half their fortune 10 get ri5 of-ft- An aget
/ znau was in the delirium q fever. II.
III j =
| fife and was h1n0red il all the cOnInuni
/ ". but when ne came into the delirium O
I this fever be was fun Of impreeGtion ant
/ profanity. and r1ey could not understand
I IL After be came 10 his right reason ~
| explained II BE said:
when was a Young man / Was YER
| ur0tane. / conquered the habit, but hzs
/ 10 struggle ali throagh life. You haven
I a.
/ word. bat il has been an awful struggle
| The tiger IS chained, but ne is alive yet
| II Won would get rid O. this habit wan
| you. my friends. 70 dwell upon the use
/ lessness Of IT, Did o vOlley Of oaths eve
start heavy loadf Did they ever eIrir
| pate uaeauness from q customer; Dil
/ they ever collect bad debt; Did the.
ever cure q poothaehes Did they eve
/ stop the twinge OF the rheumatism Di'
/ they ever help you forward one step in III
| right directi0ns Come, row, tell me, =
| who have had the most experience in thi
I habit, how much have you made ont q II
/ Five thousand dollars in all your life
/ No. One thousands No. One hundred
| No. One dollars No. One cent? 10. II
the habit be 50 utterly useless, away wit
IL
But you say: 81 have struggled 70 over
come the habit long while. and / hAv
not been successful" YOu struggled Il
/ your own strength my brother. II ever
| man wants God, il Is IN such a crisis O
his history. God alone by His grace ca
/ emAncipAts you from that trouble. Cal
I upon Him day and night that yoG may b
delivered from this crime. Remember
also in the cure Of this habit that
/ arouses Gods indignation. The Bible re
iterates from chapter % chapter, and vers
! after verse. the fact that it is accursed 10
this life and that IL makes a man miserA
bic for eternity. There Is not sin in al
the catalogue that is 50 often peremptori
ly and suddenly punished IN this world a
the sin Of profanity There is. not a cir
or g village bat can give an illustration o
q man struck down al the moment q i'm
I precati0n- A couple % years ago, brien
referring 70 this IL a sermon, / gave som
instances in which God bad struck swear
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