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

HolQ 1our Tongue.
\ sermon by Rev. J. n. siIcox of Sacra
m"nt". California. That should he Rea.
l., Everybody Who Possesses Tongue.
Following j. the full text Of sermon
on Hold Your Tongue." delivered at tn.
Congregational church last Sunday even
ing ht the pastor. Rev J. b. Silcox IL
announcing his theme, the reverend speak
eT said
Teach me aud viii hold uy tongue. Vt.
But the tongue can no man tame. II Il an un
tH'H "'l iuil Of deadly p"i-"n.--iamc> 49,,
Nautilus. a heather philosopher. invited
his friends Ia Il banquet. and ordered his
servant, -E-op, TO prepare a dinner Of the
best the market could supply. when the
guests assembled around the banquetiDg
board tie drst course ou the Bill Of fare
Astougue. The next course va. tongue.
Eyth course down 10 dessert was tongue,
prepared In various forms ana served with
Different sauces. when the host remon.
>trat,-d with his servant and laid Did |
not order you 70 provide the best that the
markets could supply" .F>op replied.
Have not obeyed you: l. there any
thing better Than the organ u truth. tie
prai~c:" The next day Nautilus, wishing
chang, of Diet ordered Fsop to prepare
dinner of the worst thing, the marke,
could Supply When the guests assem-.
blcd the second day, - their amazemeni
they found that the hin Of fare, from soug
10 dessert. was tongue. For. b" -aid E-op
the tonglc is the worst thing In ,hc
world II i the instrument Of s,fife-tht
organ OF lies and hIs,phrmy"
The Apostle James and -ESop agree In
their views on ihe tongue. E-op says II
is the organ Of truth and the organ Of lies
the insirumcn; Of praise and the ln-tru-
ment Of hlasphrmy. James SAYS There.
with We bless God. even the Father. and
therew IN curse we men. uut OF the
same mouth proceedeth blessing and ours.
ing"
When sat down % prepare this ser
mon and opened the Bible to fni what (,
had 70 say on the subject | WAS amazed a.
the almost nnumcrao!e passages bearing
on the us, and ahu>, II the tongue. Pco-
pie say that preach sensational sermon,
and select sensational topics In reply
have % say this | get my themes from
the Bible ami life around me and try tt
discuss my themes n the light Of revealed
truth | do not undertake 10 advance
single iirs that | have not iiist Learned
from the Billie All | know about Goc
and man j. what ! have learned from
this book lf il j. sensational for me tc
preach On " Hold Your T ongue." it + sen
sauonal for JOB and James 10 write oI
this subject first.
| Have Good Company and Tir-t-rlass Back
ing,
And don't care whether people call Ii sen
satonal or sentimental If they dom
want to hear This sort of thing. other
church-. are open and viii be glad 70 SEE
you.
The fac, j.. the Bible Is a sensationa
book. Wherever Its truths have been
preached with C!earnc~- and force they
have made a big sensation. When Pau
and his workers cnttrcd Il certain city
the enemies OF the Gospel cried out: "Tht
men who have turned The world upside
down are come hithcr also The preach
Ing OF Gods truth was not Intended to
hsve q soporific or somnolrnt effect OF
men. II the very opposite. II is s
declaration "f war against a.. that i
coarse, and base aud vile. II il 3 trumpet
10 arouse men. II wakes up mans intel
lect and reason and conscience to consider
things eternal Don't imagine that mar
i devout because he i dull
With plAinness OF speech speak to yot
tonight on the duty Of holding yonl
tongue, In making war on III. ns Of tn.
tongue draw my ammunition from tht
old ar-cus.-;he Bible lpropose that yot
shall hear more Billie truth on thj~ suhiec
than YOU have been accustomea to hear
| will quote extensively from the Bible t.
night, When am through YOU viii "a,
| that my words are tame and commonplace,
compared with the words Of the Bible on
the subject.
1t Is the Bible That 1. Bold
And sensational, not the preacher. As
20 along | want you 70 notice what th'
Bible SAYS Against the wicked words o
man hold up the holy word Of God
Against mans lying words hold up God
| true word. Against mans filthy word
/ put Gods pure word. | find great va
| rety Of tongues spoken Of in the Bible
/ read of a deceitful tongue, a forwsr,
/ tongue, lying tongue, a wholesom
| tongue, a naughty tongue, a pervers
| tongue, stammering tongue, q bsckbit
! ing tongue, an unruiy tongue. There i
truly diversity of tongues. | read q
| the tongue of the dumb, the tongue of tn
! learned. the tongue of the just. the tongu
| of the crafty. | read of tongues bent lih
| bows, tongues shot out like arrows an
tongues whetted like swords. | find tha
| the Bible compares the tongue TO the will
beast, 70 the serpent, to a viper TO q fire
| TO bGd fountain, to sword TO q maui, I
an arrow. | read of the hattery of tn
tongue, the iniquty of the tongue and o
the poison of the tongue | hear Davi
| praylng God to deliver him from
The Deeeitfui Tongue.
Ia Job | read Of being hid from tn
scourge Of the tongue. From Solomon
| Proverbs learn that Death and life al
in the power of the tongue" The Apostl
James declares Every kind of beast an
bird and serpent and things in the sea hat
been tanned Of mankind. But the tongu
can no man tame. 1t is an unruly evil"
These passages should impress us wit
the Importance OF the subject under di
cussion. The government Of the tongu
is one Of the highest religious duties In
posed on us by our Creator. 1t is dut
that needs TO be enforced on mems attel
tion with sledge-hammer arguments. III
power of man over his own tongue Is
good test of his religion. James says: -
any man among you seem to be religion
and bridleth not his tongue, but deceived
| L..
David and Job reached the highest ali
tudes of holiness when they held the
tongue, and sinned not with their lip
This point is made emphatic and clear
the Apostle James when he says ''If
man offend not in word, the same is pc
feet man and able also to bride his who
body" government Is the highe
form of government, and self-governme
is possible only TO the man who can go
ern his tongue. What the helm Is to q
ship, that the tongue is to the man. Co
troll the helm and you control the shi
The only way to control the ship Is oy .
helm. The only way TO control the nor
is by the bit So James says the on
way for a man to control himself Is
control his tongue. A disciplined tong
is the
Highest Evidence of Perfection
In goodness. The man or woman W
has the tongue under control so that
will say what they want it to say, and n
say what they do not want IL 10 say,
perfect. You can govern your appetite
your passions, your temper, II you
govern your tongue. What bit ana Gu
are to the horse, what the helm ls to I
ship, the tongue is to the.entire man.
you do not govern your tongue 70
tongue will govern you. There Is wol
of truth in that passage in Prover'
which says: Whose keepeth his moo
and his tongue, keepeth bis soul In