Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for June q, 1897
Sim of the ronEuc-Jamcr a.I-Ia.


lArrsnged from Peloubets Notesl |
GOLDEN TENT.-Keep thy tongue from
sVil. end thy bps from speaking guile
Psalm 2ilG
PLACE IN THE HISToRY.-In connee- |
ton with James as the presiding ofiicer at
the conference in Jerusalem. y. II. g BE- |
tween the first and SECOND missionary
Journeys.
THE LESSON.
1. BE Not Many Teachers.-Ns. l. .. |
/. My brethren" james knew that
whatever his Attachments. he was "of
Ike passions" and subject 10 the same
temptations as other Christians. "Bc
not many mOsters:" Paul bids US ''covet
the best gifts" not houors, but fitness
for service Il Cor. 10 81; and this is
true saying. IL a man desire the office
of bishop, he desireth a good work"
Il Tim. ,: ~. But I is for Serv ice not
fer rule, and the desire is most for At.
ness, and not for the honor. Knowing
that We tall who would be teachers)
shall receive the greater condcmna-
tion:" IL we err. or make mistakes, or
teach wrong doctrine, or guide into
wrong ways.
2. For in many things we offend
all;" We all stumble or trip in our
moral walk; we err. we fail of the per
fiction of duty. We all do this, and do
il in many things.
IL. The Test OF Perfectiou.-V. =. III
any man offend not (stumbles not, is
not tripped up) in word. the same is
perfect man" One who has attained
full spiritual and moral development.
who is perfect and entire. lacking i'm
nothing IL: ~. able also 20 bride the
whole body" The control OF the tongue
is one OF the means 10y which the body
and soul are controlled and guided. as
| a horse is guided by his birdie EN-
pressing feeling increases, not the
emotion. but the source of the feeling.
Angry words cultivate anger, soft
words cherish Ccntlcncss of spirit, loN.
ing words increase love.
III. Two Illustrations OF the Power
OF so Small Thing as the Tongue
vs.. 3-5. First. 3. I'VE put bits in the
horses MOUTHS" ~ horses bit is a
small thing. yet when put in the uuruly
horses mouth, we can control him bot
ter Herewith than if he had much har-
ness fastened to every limb. and worked
by machinery.'-Decms.
Second 4. "Ships 80 great
fierce winds vet are they
/ ~
Great as was the contrast between the
ruddcr and the ship in those days, the
contrast is far greater in our day. when
we see our immense steamers. which
will held a small city fun Of people,
controlled by one man.
~. Two Illustra: ions OF the Danger
of an Uncontrolled Touguc.-Ns. as.
First. The Tongue Compared to y
Fire. "Bchold how great "a natter" y
forest, or any material for burning.
d. The tongue is a fire" CD H. can
! intlict burning pains. CO 1t can ltindle
a great amount Of evil. go 1t is a
destructive agent, destroying much
| good. "a world OF iniquity:" The
amount Of iniquity is vast, the kinds of
iEiquity innumerablc, as, for instance.
blasphemy, lying, profanity, scandal,
Islander, scoldiug. bacl,biting. hattcry.
obsccnliy, anger, Boosting, murmuriEg,
dishonesty, cruelty error suspicion.
THE tongue" is the fire of hell. "thc
devils ammunition"
1t dciilcth the whole body" This
flow Of evil from u means nothing less
than this. that we have made ourselves
IA channel through which internal
agencies pass into the world. Is IL
rossiblc for such "a channel t. escape
fcfilcmrnt?'' Plummcr. ''Setteth on
fire the course Of nature or wheel
OF nature. What is meant is that from
the beginning Of life to its close. the
torguc is an cver-prcscut uflammatory
element OF evil. And Is set on fire ~
hell" Hell is the source Of the evils
that flow from the tongue; they are the
H. prnHf a. f.f h,1 ..l. 4
what il is
Second. The Tongue Compared to- a
| Wild, Untamable, Nenomous BEAST
9. Every kind Of beast" j.. g. quad
rupeds of every disposition; as distiu-
! guishrd from the three other classes OF
| creation. BIRDS 'erpcnts:'
! Creeping things Of all kinds are in.
cludod IN the original term. "dnd Of
! things in the sea-" Nearly all the do
mostic animals. which We are ac-
customed TO see only when they are
! tame, were Cnce fierce and savage
faces.
X. but the tongue can no mon tame"
Neither his own nor others! 40 one
but God can tame the tongue. and that |
by changing the heart; 1T is an nm |
rulF evil Restless. uncomfortable |
Y. The Double Power Of the Tongue |
According 10 What inspires It.-Ns. |
e-i3. Any great power can be- used |
either for good or evil: not orIv the !
tongue. but mind, wit. education. M |
trdctivcUc-s.
o. "Thercwith bless we Cod" n our |
hearts are right. "Thcrcvith curse we
mem II our hearts are evil
10. "Out 81 the same mouth proceed.
rth blessing and cursinv:" Either the
SHINE kind Of mouth. or the mouth Of |
the s1mc individual. This rs possible. |
hc"1uec thu leurt that inspires fh
tongue is partly bad and parity good.
10. For while "a fountain" cannot |
'.rud forth at the same place sweet |
water aul bitter" set from the foun- /
tain Of the heart this uunatural thmg /
'#tcs place ard viii GU the heart is |
wholly good. and controls the whole |
man. ae ZOO -iute made perfect. or he. |
zones wholly bad. os in Owls