The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17

Ps., "a: 10. Kind words renew one VINO IS
wreck in mental torture. In religious sense
sweet words play an important part They
may interest one in his Doblest self concerns
They may bring healing to the very soul itself
" IS. There is call for research into the
reality of our status. There is room for illusion
aud deception. One may seem to DO going oil
right. when in fact he is on way to ruin.
Words may mislead. We may think the ora
tor. correct. aud. carried away by eloquenee,
find ourselves in distress. So there Is call ior
caution. Prov, IA: IL.
V. 26. One fact which may well reconcile q
man to work is that it is in his own interest
and qualification. Working aud eating are re-
lated. See 2 Tb., 3: 10.
v. "a. vicious man, in his eagerness to
gather data for scandal, will. if there be not Oh
the surface enough material. set himself to
spying out wrong; try to get at any reports
which have been covered up for years; 60 to
mans early home and try to dig up some fam
lily skeletons. He will even convert suspicious
and innuendos into actual truths. Then ne
speaks, and his words are set Oh fire OF hell
st. James, B 5, 6.
V.2S. Froward men, jealous vi the harmony
they notice between fast friends, husbands and
wives, partners in business, etc, insinuate very
compromising suspicious and report them in
confidential ways and tones, and try IN every
way to bring about separations.
V. 90. Evil is provocative. The perverse
man is not satisfied to be alone in wckedness.
Hence he seeks company, tries to get others to
join him.
V. 80. Shutteth eyes, When one wants to
give special thought to particular subject, he
tries to exclude all other considerations by
closing his eyelids. The moving of the lips,
COMPRISING them, biting them, etc., indicate
determination.
v. 81. Old age and goodness do not always
accompany each other. "Hoary" means gray.
Great regard is due worthy aged person.
Lev, 10: SO. In contrast, see Isa., 90: 20. Old
age is not necessarily virtue. 1t implies great
experience and much opportunity for intellect
ual Improvements. Accumulated culture is as
crown. Prov. 20: &c. While the aged person
cannot make much pretension to any athletic
agility or physical strength, he yet is supposed
to be well stored with that wisdom and pru-
dence that come from experience.
V. 81. To regulate anger is far better than
to be swayed by it. Selfgovernment is the
problem Of every mortal. Francis in transla-
tion of Horace (Od. 2 of lib. H. renders:
by virtues precepts to control
The furious passions of the soul,
Is over wider realms 10 reign,
Unenvicd monarch than II Spain
You could to distant Iibya join
| And both the Carriages were thine"
v. 80. The use of the lot for determining
very difficult cases seems to have been allowed.
Canaan was divided among tho IsraeIites by
| lot. The first break in the Apostolic College
| of the Twelve was filled by lot. Theologians
to-day hesitate very much % to approval OF this
method. 1t is granted. it should not be re-
sorted to save in great exigences, and then
| only after earnest prayer. One thing is certain,
the lot cannot make assignments which have
power in any way to make imperative any
physical law any divine plan. God rules
| the universe and all things are subject to His
direction. From the use of the lot, in snch
exceptional instances. as we find in the Bible,
we get no support for such chance operations
| as subject moneys or property to change hands
| for no valuable consideration. We must as
| Christians work for livelihood. We must ac-
quire 10 possessions through mere luck. We
must conform to all legitimate processes of the
| monetary, commercial and wage world.