Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-01
THE SIN OF GOSSIP.
REV. Or. TALMAGE DsNouNcES THE
WHISPERING OF EVIL.


~ 10 Chased Among the Worlds
Great NuIaInir- - More Harmful
Than Open Slan.; Dr-troSsnE
Good Names the Worst of Crimes.
ltopyti-hi i.aw. Sop
WASHINGTON. July = IN IL discourse
Dr. Talmarc vigorously aslaignS one of
the great evils that have cursed ia.
world and urges generous Interpretation
81 the characters of others: text. Ro-
mans i. 80. Full IT envy. murder. de.
hate. deceit. maligniiy whi.pcrcrs.'
Paul was here calling the long roll of
the worlds villainy. and he puts in the
midst II this roll those persons known
in all cities and communities and places
as whispcrer>. They are so called he
cause they generally speak undcrvoicc
aud ia a confidential way. their hand t.
the side 81 their mouth acting a. u fun.
mel Ia keep the precious infoi nation
from wandering into the wrong ear They
speak softly not because they have lack
of lung force or because they ar" over
powered with the spirit of gcntleneSS.
bur because they want to escape the con
sequences of defamation. III no one hears
hut the person whispered unto and the
offender hc arraigncd. hc can deny the
whole thing. for whispcrers are always
first class liars.
Some people whisper bccauS, they are
hoarse from cold or because they wish
20 convey some useful information with
out disturbing others. hut the creatures
photographed by the apostle in my text
give mutiled utterancc from sinister and
depraved motive. and sometimes you can
only hear the >ihilant sound rs the letter
- drops FROM the tongue int" the lis
tening ear. the brief hiss of I'd" serpent
a. il projects its venom.
Mhispcrers are masculine and fcmi-
nine. with tendency to majority On the
side Of those who are called the lords
81 creation" Nhsperers ~" heard AZ
every window pf hank cashier aud are
hsaao 10 ala counting rooms a. well a. in
sewing societies and nj meetings Of asy-
lum directors and managers. They are
the worst foes 81 society. responsible Tor
miscries innumcrablc: they arr the scav-
engcrs Of the world. driving their cart
through every community. aud today
hold up for your holy anathcma aud eN-
ccration these whiSperrrs
From the frequency with which Paul
speaks Of them under different titles
conclude that he must have suffered
somewhat from them. Ills personal pres
cncc was very defective. and that mad.
him perhaps the target "f their ridiculc.
and besides that he was a bachelor. per.
sisiing in his c,lihacy down into the six
ties-indecd. all the way through and.
some having failed in their ,unmubial de-
- him th.. lis st.s ftt5.
put under th. raking fire of these whis
percrs. lie was nn doubt a rare morScl
for their standardization. aud he cannot
keep his patience any longer. aud he lays
hold ~ these mi>cicant~ Of the tongue
and gives them very hard setting down
in my text among the Scounlrclly aud tn,
murderous. Envy. murder. debate. de-
ceit. malignity- whiSpcrcrs.'
More Harmful Than Islander.
The law of libel makes quick aud stout
grip of spcn Islander. lf | should in a
plain way. calling you Icy name. charge
you with fraud nr theft "r murder or
uncleanncss. tomorrow morning ! might
have pcrcmpiory documents served "n
me. aud ] would have {" pas in dollars
and cents for the damas, had done
your character. HUT these creatures Spo
ken of IN my text ar" small that they
escape the line tooth comb IL tn, law
They go On. and They go On. escaping the
judges and the jurie~ and the p"nitcntia
ries. The district attorney cannot find
them. the sheriff cannot lind them. the
grand jury cann"t tud them. Shut Them
of from anc route "f pcriidy. and they
start on another. lnu cannot by ia.
force 81 moral sentiment l,rr>uad, them
10 d"Sist l"u might a. we'll rri,i the Ten
Commandments Z" Hook ~ ,r"w>. "a
pecting them {" retreat under the force.
OF moral sentiment. They arr. 1" IL. found
everyw here. these whi>i,crcrs think
their paradise j. a country viliag" II
about 900 or 2.'Hn people where every
body knows everybody. hut they also arr.
"a Dc found in large quantities in all our
cities.
They have prying disposition. They
look into the basement windows ~ the
tables Of their ncighhors aud ,an tell
just what they have morning and night
to eat. They can see aS far through =
keyholc as other people can see with a
door wide open. They can hear CONVEX
sation on the opposite side ~ the room.
Indeed. the world io them is whisper
ing gallery. They always put the worst
construction on everything.
Some morning wife de>ccnd> int" th,.
street. her eyes damp with tears. aud that
is a stimulus tn the taitler aud j. enough
To set up business for tire" or four
weeks. Il guess that husband aud wife
don't live happily Together | wonder ir
he hasn't b-cn abusing her: lt'> out
rageous. lie ought to lee disciplined lie
ought TO be- brought up before the church.
III go right over to my nrighbor~. and
I'll let them know ahoui this matter "
khe PUSHES in all out of breath Ia . neigh
bor's house aud says: oh. Mrs. Allcar.
have you heard the dreadful news Why.
our neighbor. po"r thing. came down off
the steps in a flood II tears That brute
Of husband has been abusing her We'll
it's just as ! expected. ! SAW him the
other afternoon very smiling aud very
gracious to some one who smiles bacA
and thought then I would just =" up Ia
him and tell him he had better :" home
and look after his Wifi. and family. who
probably NJ that very time were up stairs
crying their eyes out oh. Mrs. Allrar.
do have your husband 20 over aud put
an end to this trouble. It's simply ont
rageous that orr neighborhood should b.
disturbed ia this way Its awful
The fact ~ that one man or woman sci
on fire 81 this hellish spirit will keep =
whole ncignD, .rhood al,oil. II does nnt
require any very great brain. The chief
requisition Is that the woman hav" e
small family or nn family ~ all. hecaus..
II she have large family then she would
have Co stay NJ home sud hook after them.
II is very important that she be- single ar
have no children Mt all. AMI then she can
attend a. all the secrets Of the n"ighhor
hood al the time. \ woman with large
family makes y very poor whispcrer.
Evil words Travel Fast.
II Is astonishing how these whisper
ers gather ny everything They know
everything that happens. There are tel
ephone and telegraph wires reaching
from their ears to all the houses in the
neighbour. cd. They have mo- taste for