Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-28
THE VALUE OF WORDS
SUBJECT OF DISCOURSE BY REV.
DORRiS AT FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH SUNDAY.
Source, instrument, Beauty, Value, In
fIuence. Power and Effect of
Words Discussed.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE SERMON

Rev. W. F. Doris of Camden occu-
pied the pulpit at the First Baptist
church Sunday in place of Rev Ross
Moore, who is visiting at his old home
full speaker. and a large audience heard
him. His discourse at the Sunday
morning service was in part as follows:
"a wholesome tongue is a tree Of
life, but perseverance therein is the
breaking of the spirit Prov. 1874
"a word fitly spoken is like apples
OF gold in baskets of silver" Prov.
25:11.
"Keep thy heart with all diligence;
t'for out of it are the issues of life,''
Prov. 4:23
''The good man out of the good treas
ure CT the heart bringeth forth good
things; and the evil man out of his
evil treasure bringeth forth evil things
- For by thy words thou shalt be
justified and by thy words thou shalt
be condemned" Matt. 12:35-37.
y We have under consideration a
fcombination of scriptures bearing up
on the source, instrument. beauty, val
ue, influence, power and effect cf
| words. If the "pen is mightier than
the sword,' how shall we measure the
power of the tongue-the force of
/ the living voice as it utters the sounds
which reveal the thoughts and intents
of the heart that has forged them in
II the furnace of burning imagery and
4 presents them with the living tongue
n aflame with the fire Of elcluence?
N What is a word? O, nothing. you say.
a But syllable or combination of let
u ters and syllables. They are very com.
ii mon articles of what the world may
n call literary commodities. "Talk is
# #cheap," they say, and so the world of
Mmankind have come to place little val
Mle upon words. But let us look more
Mclosely at this question. A word may
Rxbe composed of single letter-as
alEthe pronoun 81" Who will say that
That little word is insignificant? 1t
26may be in its make up, but o, how
great reality it's image suggests! If
SGou should employ it, it would reflect
your being physical, mental, and NOR
~. Should God employ it as 81 will
lever leave thee nor forsake thee" it
a adlates with scintillating glory, his
Sapelng, nature, essence, Omnipotence
81 |s1 P1hhlpresence, omniscience, eternity,
an s to existence, infnity as to space and
me; goodness, holiness, justice love-
A race, mercy and truth as to character
#a GU see the significance OF word de-
ehus upon who uses it, and what it
# intended to imply. Words are as
" IRE lndlces of character as pictures
re OF the physical form, since a
ora is the picture or sign of an idea;
= Idea is mental concept of a
efson, place. or thing, and can only
communicated to the mind of an
Elef by Or through the little vehicle
call a wcrd. Grouping these men
1aeas together into complete
Y ought is forming a sentence, which
Tue expression of a thought in words
oNeh cr written. One little sentence
soiutlonized this American nation.
atrlck Henry: "Give me liberty or
'e me death!" can't pursue this
OF my subject further. l leave
u 10 work it out for yourselves, and
iasten to speak to you on.
T. The source of words-the heart
mere, evidently, fer the character
disposition of the ndividual-"keep
heart with all diligence for out of
are the issues of life In other
rus using Jesus version Of the
nethlng: ga good man out of the
~ treasure cf his heart bringeth
- good things;'' also the converse
true. ~
ihe very first care you have is Of
n,'e moment to you: "Keep thy
~ etc. Oh! how much depends
: -, parents, teachers, preachers-all
pie, to teach the nlaStic minds of