The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
ABUSE OF THE TONGUE
The Subject of DIR. Pritchard's BAG
caiaureate Sermon.

Inc SUBJECT Oh LIE. EFItCudFus DaC-
caiaureate Sermon.
The MoraYian church was densely
crowded Sunday morning with pupils,
friends and patrons Of Salem's Venera-
bic educational Institution, who went
to hear the Baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class by Rey.
Thos, H. Pritchard, d. D., one of the
South's ablest dlvines.
The services were opened with sing
ing hymn No. 662, announced by
Bishop Rondthaler. This was fol-
lowed with reading Of the beautiful
and impressive litany by the Bishop
and congregation.
Two lessons were also read by the
Bishop, selecting the 4bh chapter OF
ST. John and Luke IS.
After selection by the orchestra
and a choir OF male and female voices,
DIR. Pritchard was introduced by
ing the graceful introduction by the
Bishop, DR.. Pritchard said that he
ought to preach with great fervor and
love after such kind words had been
said about him.
81 come with simple message"
said DR.. Pritchard before announcing
his subject, 'fbut l fear hOaTseness
will Inconvenience me in delivering
it, He read the third chapter of st.
James, from which he selected his
subject-"Abuse of the Tongue" He
spoke Of the great endowment by
God in the power of speech, for the
purpose of imparting information.
The sins of the tongue are many
and dangerous" continued DR.. Pritch-
ard. Zone has said that there ere Is
sins of the tongue; another claims Sc.
The catechism gives more than the
latter number. 1t includes profanity,
Islander, lying, fault-Gnding and idle
words generally.
81 have heard young ladies and gen.
tlemen in an lrreyerant way exclaim
smerciful father, good heavens, gracious
| heavens, by George etc.
"God's commandment prohibits us
| from bearing false witness against our
neighbors-from using any words in
| the least hurtful to them. 1t is true
| that we are all inclined to think evil
instead Of good OF one another. 1t is
characteristic of the human race, a
| fact I am ashamed Of. 1t is also true
that we are all proned to exaggerate.
Whenever strange incident is told it
grows larger and larger as it goes the
| rounds"
The Doctor illustrated this point by
| telling the ladies to remember the
| story once told about man vomiting
up three black crows. In Investigate
| ing the story one man said that he
| did not say three but two crows; the
next said not two but Ene crow: the
| third one and originator claimed that
| he did not say that the man threw up
a crow, but something as black as a
| crow.
| ''Some people make true statements
but make them false in stating them.
In this way we often bear false wit
| ness against our neighbour" said the
| every man. A spotless character is a
| rich inheritance. Let US not Islander
| any one. Let US be careful not to tell
what we know or even think to be
/ false"
In speaking of fiattery DR.. Pritch-
/ ard said that many mistakes were
made by people who were given to
| flattery. However, he loved to say
and see good things. He thought
| fiattery was all right provided the
fiatterer told the truth A great
many people, he said, tell stories
| without realizing or knowing it.
DIR. Pritchard made strong points
in speaking of the Importance OF
| parents teaching their children to tell
the truth. He said several years age
his son came running into his study
saying that he had just seen ten
rabbits. After questioning him close
~ the father found out that his son
had only seen a few rabbit tracks. II
have tried to reform him." said Dr.
Pritchard, "but he still draws a pretty
long bow"
/ ssrhe Old Spartans taught theil
children to ride horses, shoot the ar
row and tell the TRUTH" said the
speaker in his words of counsel. He
L II. - f,,1 a,,.1 ,d co IN
that some people could not be togeth
er fifty minutes without finding fault
with something or somebody.
DR.. Pritchard does not favor thai
kind of religion which makes people
wear long faces. He don't believe
that is the best way to make one hap
py. He said that he made il
his business to be happy ane
to make children happy by telling
them stories. The children in Viii
mington and Charlotte" said he, "hol
low at me on the street and call me bl
some nickname gathered from some
story told them. / like the plar
of the Spaniard who said that wher
he ate cherries he always put OF
glasses which made the cherries lool
larger and juicer.
1.-THE tongue is not only an index
8 but it determines character. a
Il
that one-half Of the sins OF the wOrlt
were the fault of the tongue. How
q universal is it's destr lctiOn to boil
church and people"
DIR. Pritchard urged his hearers t.
avoid the society of tale-bearers ant
tale-receivers. He recommended tn
young ladies to read the third chapte
of ST. James once week and then re
view it each day. He concluded hi
discourse by saying: Let us be kint
to one another, for the night Is com
ing On when we must separate. Al
ways speak kindly and be charitable
to our fellow men.
1 THE MUSIC.
The music for the exercises was ex
| ceptionally fine, the first selection be
ING the notable and ever popular Hal
leiujiah Chorus from the Messiah,
by Handel, in the rendering of which
the regular church choir was assiste(
by members from the Philharm0ni,
Society, making chorus Of forty-twt