The age-herald., 1900-01-28
THE MURMUR
 OF THE WORLD

 I love the Lord. because he both heard my voice and my supplicatons.
 Because he both inclined his ear unto me- therefore will I call upon him as long as l live
 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
 o Then l called upon the name of the Lord; Lord. beseech thee deliver my soul
 Sracious is the Lord and righeous; yea our God is merciful.
 The Lord preserveth the simple. I was brought low, and he helped me
 Return unto thy rest O my soul. for inc Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee
 For thou hast delivered my soul from death' mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
 l will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
 l believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
 l said in my haste, All men are liars
 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me?
 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Lord
 l will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints
 o Lord. truly am thy servant; am thy
 
 l will offer to thee the sacrafice of thanksgiving and will call upon the name of the Lord.
 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
 In the courts of the Lords house. in the midst of thee, Jerusalem Praise ye the Lord.
 This is not meant to be preaching, my beloved: it is only to call attention to some divine truth. It is well enough for all of us to know some things spiritual. As David sung thousands of years ago. so all honest men sing today It may be true as David said in his wrath that all men are liars; but even so it follows not that all men wilfully or willingly betray or de- celye. The world is made up chiefly of Launcelots, Romeos, Juliets, Penelopes Ladies Godiva, and so on to the end of the beautiful chapter of loving Surrender these facts, and you give up all the songs. the music, the birds, the flowers. the greening trees, the dogwood, the laughter, song; the loitoring at the gate, the swing ing in the grapevine swing where the wild birds sing; the fleeting, parting moments in the soft shadows where you and the good God witness the parting kiss at the very moment when the world rolls under your feet, leaving you in a perfect ecstacy of joy; listening to the hushed voice, reading the strident notes from the swinging vines o joy of joys!
 The psalmst said in his haste that all men were liars. Perhaps he was very near ly truthful in that particular. It comes to this, travellers to the sunset land, if ye know evil of any man and have cour- age to speak it, go to him, face to face, and say as old Nathan said to David Thou art the man!' He is the damnablest cow ard living who is failing in the courage to say, Thou art the man!r Old Nathan spoke the words to David when the speak ing was perilous. The significance of it is one of the noblest lessons of Holy Writ. If you know man to be guilty of theft, tell him you know the truth Do not talk about him when he be out of the reach of your voice. All men are liars the psalmist said in his haste. If you know a man to lie harmfully, go tell him what you know. Above all do not speak that concerning him in his absence which you would not speak in his presence Don't do that! It is not holy, not right, not brave, not man. 1y nor womanly And above all things, be- loved, if you have nothing good to speak of them you know speak not at all! The devil loves a slanderer: the devil adores a scandal-monger. God hates nothing but vice. God loves truth!
 Perhaps it is true, the Psamist said in his wrath, that all men are liars. It is true that many men are slanderers, scandal mongers, traducers, seducers In the hu- man heart there is forgiveness for all of- lenses save only that which betrays mans honor The gentle Emerson quoted a friend as saying that Mankind Is damned rascal" That is possibly true in the abstract; but mankind does not now, and it never will pardon the betrayal of woman. About woman is drawn the bless ed circle of the holy church, and within that sacred ground no man may step-not even if he wore the most splendid crown of the world All men are liars; doubtless so. They lie to their friends; lie to women lie about women and men-chiefy about men, for they get shot when they openly lie scandalously concerning women. They lie most of all about themselves, and to them that trust them.
 Yet there is more of truth in the world than lying; 0rore of faith than of unfaith; more or love than nate; more or the noble sense of duty than of that spirit which op- poses, or neglects, or wrongs. The fair lit- tie Lucille is worth all the world of it all Her music, her beauty, the light of her eyes, the gentle radiance of her gentle presence, her abounding life, her laughter, song, tenderness, infinite sweetness-she were compensation for all the ills of all the evil-mnded afflicted upon the earth. Ah fair little Lucile of the sunset the twi- light, the song! An, beautiful maiden of the gloaming, thy life were worth the worlds redemption
 An, beloved! the shadows are fallen deep in the far-spent night; but Through it all glows the undimmed the splendid light of truth, of love, of mercy, justice, hope, faith and all the virtues-yea, even the light of God! The greater glory of heaven is re-