The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-26
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Rev. N. G. Cheney's sermon-The Use and
Misuse of the Tongue-weu Content
Whist Club-Irlsh Nationalist Leader in
IOwn-Other Items of Interest.
The monthly supper of the Ferry
street Congregational church will be
held this evening at $50. After the
supper an entertainment, under the
charge of Eugene S, Willis, will be
given, the following persons taking
part; Miss Nellie Scranton, the Misses
Bristol, the Misses Holbrook and Miss
jamie Davidson. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged and all for the
small sum of fifteen cents. Supper
and entertainment included, They ex-
pect large company and invite all to
come early.
Rev. N. G. Cheney preached at the
East Pearl street NJ E. church yester-
day morning from the text in Psalms
2, 3. and =. In the course Of his re-
marks, he said:
Il have chosen this morning SER
mon on a very pertinent subject, one
deeply interesting to myself and you.
1t Is very nice thing to know when to
speak and when to keep still. l do not
expect to enter into the subject spec1t1-
cally and in detail and can only hope
that the Lord God win give me grace
and you so that this subject will be
memorable and do US good in the Holy
Ghost. l may be speaking to a sWearer
here this morning. I may be speaking
to some man who has a heartfelt de-
sire to be righteous, but the time comes
when he will swear Inadvertently. The
swearer does not hurt the one against
whom he swears for the Lord will not
hear your prayer when you say damn
you for those words, if they are any
thing are an appeal to God to carry
out your wish There is no fear; God
Will not injure that person on account
of your words. You are the wounded
one.
'"The tongue has great influence.
Tender spirits suffer untold agonies
from the cruel use of words. Keats
died in comparative youth on account
OF unjust criticisms unjustly stated.
He died Of a broken heart One of the
strongest weapons of the soul is the
tongue. We can use 1t for or against
the Holy Scripture
'1f men swear they gossip; but wo-
men gossip. Men and women who
treasure up and repeat some story
which they have heard with sundry
additions and alterations, with a toss
of the head or with certain move
ment of the eye, are gossipers. Avoid
1t; it is injurious. 1t will come back
to you some day. Let us talk with
each other in a friendly manner on the
latest book, passages of Scripture, or
some wonderful deed of which we have
heard But when evil is spoken of our
neighbour, let us say Good morning.
Recall all the good things about a per-
son and set it against the alleged evil,
bringing out all the bright points.
"Now, I hope you will not look at
your neighbor and say this Is a good
sermon for him. Take it home to your
self; / mean you. I am more proud
Of the consciousness of talking for
Jesus and writing for Him than any
thing else.
"Be careful of what you do and say
in your household, for the home is more
of a school than the school itself. You
will be initiated. If you use slang the
children will improve on you. If you
have a soothing of religion, be sure thai
the children will not be slow in taking
up the same thought. Do not keep al
your smiles and cheerful words for out
siders and render the members of YOU
own household, even though you cher
fish them fondly, miserable by eros:
tones. There is no part Of physiog
nomy Of so surely tell-tale character
as the tongue. 1t is not the degree O
Information we possess as the f1nenes
Thereof We Judge stranger from the
way he talks. The tongue is like thu
vent of an artesian well, and We know
by the formation that comes up wha
the character is of the subterraneal
reservoir"
The All Content Whist club will NEE
Wednesday evening with Miss j. Z
Hemingway.
Lester P. Mallory and family have re
turned from trip to Alabama.
John Dewey, the Irish Nationals
leader, was the guest of F. w. Fole'
during his recent visit to New Haven
John Kessel and Robert Macarthur
IT.. represented Live Oak council at tn
recent meeting of the grand council
held in Bridgeport.
Frederick J. Smith of Hiram Cam
division has been elected sentinel o
the Grand division, Sons of Temper
ance.
The Easter music given at the Las
Haven Congregational church was re
peated last evening.
Mr.. Van Houghton and Mr.. Flipse
who are improving the celery farm o
John Coleman of East Haven hav
moved their families from Kalamazoo
Mich, having leased the R. j. Ale
and the E. T. Thompson places.
The Easter musical service was re
peated yesterday morning at 81
James church under the direction Q
Organist Russell Johnson.
Open cars were run yesterday by tn
New Haven Street Railway compan
and large numbers of persons Wer
transported to the shore.