Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-10-13


would make and execute the resolve of the
Psalmist, when he said: II will take heed
TO my ways that sin not with nv tongue.
| will keep my mouth with Bride" and
again, when he said II am purposed that
my mouth shall not transgress." Job
made similar resolve when he said
Nv bile my breath is In me. my lips shall
not speak wickedness nor my tongue utter
| deceit" In the text | read, he says
Teach me. and will hold my tongue"
some People Require Good Deal Of Teach
ing.
DIR. Johnson said a man has no more
| right 10 say an unclvl thing than to act
one. He has no more right to say rude
thing to another than TO knock him down.
Quarles, an old English writer, quantity
says If thou desirest to be held wise
be so wise as TO hold thy tongue. Give
not thy tongue too great liberty. lest It
take thee prisoner" Chrysostom. the
golden mouthed orator, says LET us
| guard this little member, the tongue. more
| than the pupil Of the eve" We. every one,
need daily TO Offer the prayer-"Set a
watch, OH Lord, before my mouth; keep
the door Of my lips" The chief sin In
| Moses life thst he "spake uuadvis-
edly with his lips" His unrulv tongue
| kept him ont of Canaan.
| ne power OF the tongue has been noted
| in the proverbs of nations.
| The homeless tongue zo small and weak
| Can crush and XII. Declare, the Greek
IN" tongue destroys greater horde
| II" Turk a--ert- than doc- the ewori
| Thr Persian proverh wt-cly saith
lengthy tongue &u early death.
or sometimes takes this form Ia teal
Don't let Y"ur Tongue cut III your head.
D." tongue can -Ieak word " hose speed.
say@ the Chsue-e. aut-tr,pa the -t,'t.i
Prom Hebrew with tho maxim aprunr
Though fest should Zip. nc'er let the tongue
! ~ sacred writer crpwn- ihn " holc.
Nh' Ae'P- hi- tongue doth kcrp hi- -oul
When the doctor is called In 10 see q
sick person. about the first thing he asks
l. to see the tongue ~ the patient. The
state Of the tongue. In many csSc-. reveals
the nature Of the disease A bad tongue
means good deal. /, Is a dangerous
symptom. The disease registers Itself on
the tongue. The tongue tells on the boay
This i true lu higher seu>c. It's true
intellectually. 4 mans words reveal the
quality OF his thought. Meas speech be-
trays .hcm. The word on the tongue l.
mirror Of the thought In the heart A
man i known by the words he uses Bar,
rcnuess of language and leanness of
thought 60 hand-in- hand A clear crisp
thinker will be a clear. crisp speaker. II
your thought Is muddy, your speech " Ill
be turbid
man. moral condition j. registered on
his tongue. Nothing SO reveals man's
character a his conversation. | know a
man better ny listening to his words than
by looking into his face. There is moth
ing that so closely resembles man a. the
words he uses. In this fact lies the force
Of Whist our Savior said by thy words
| shalt thou be jus,ned. and by thy words
thou shalt be condemned" This Is rea
sonabe basis of judgment. because the
mans words reveal the mans character.
The principle is
4. True of Nations as OF indiv vidual..
The language Of nation Is the index OF
it. intellectual and moral condition. The
| Latin language ahounds with military
terms. Tast fact alone shows that the
Romans were aghting people. Some ma
lions have no such words as sympathy.
pity. In their language That fact shows
| they ar cruel people. The life and char
| sctcr ot nation are embalmed In its
| language
| These facts show the Importance Of
| proper education and government OF the
| tongue Language creates thought A. well
A. reveals thought. Language creates
| character well a. reveals character
| james il scientifically correct when he af-
| arms that to govern the man you mus;
! -p'FtH a!lS ttFtl- ut W language Language
| i the parent. well a. the child OF
thought Pure thoughts viii reveal them
selves in pure words. II Is also true that
| pure words will beget pure thoughts We
10 well 10 consider the reciprocity OF in
fuence between thought and language,
| IDEAS and words. When James says the
way 20 govern the mind and morals of
| man is to govern his tongue. he plants
himself on the principle that language in
faences thought as truly a. thought In
fuences language. You do not think OF
this often. When YOU think of II now,
| you do not al first believe Il. But the
| more you consider 1t the more you will
| realize the truth that language exercises
| powerful moiding influence over the mind
aud morals OF 3 people
This suggests al important principle Of
education To teach child to think
clearly and correctly, you mus: teach IL to
| speak clearly and correctly. Speech pre-
| cedes thought. The child learns 10 think
while learning 10 speak.
Tn" Tongue Influence. the Brain.
| As the brain influences the tongue
| James is wiser than men give him credit
| when he says, what the helm Is 10 the ship
| the tongue Is TO the man. Control the
| language and you control the man. The
| language a man learns from his mothers
| lips does more ~ shape his character and
| destiny than he ever dreams of If you and
| had learned 10 speak the Indian language.
| we would have learned to think Indian and
| live Indian. TO civilize and christianze
| the Indian You must teach him our Ian
guage. He will be Indian In his ideas and
| habits so long as be is Indian in his Ian
| guage You must convert and control his
| tongue. If you want % convert and control
| him The fact that the English language
is grdling the globe is one of the most
| significant signs of the times. 1t means
that our Anglo Saxon ideas Of government.
religion, liberty, justice, are climbing to
| the top. Wherever our language is taught,
| there our Ideas are planted
| have said enough to show the mighty
influence that language exerts over the
mind and morals of people. Language
does more than express ideas. /. begets
| ideas. To govern men you must govern
| their tongue. Do not think lightly Of
| words.
| Words are mighty words are living,
| >erpents with their yenomUu- stings,
| Or bright angels crowdiny round US,
| with heavens light upon their wings
Every word has it, own spirit
| True or false, that never dies.
| Every word mans lips have uttered
Echoes In Gods skies
| | reminded YOU that the Rihle speaks