The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-04

other county once, and he kept ours
ing in my presence, and it was about
the same way with every man that |
met there. Finally, one day asked
him if there was any church members
around there. why yes" he said
81 am q member Of the Methodist
church, and Bro. SO and So, over
there was leading member of the
Baptist church, and he called over
at least dozen men had heard swear,
and they were all leaders and pill
lars' either in the Methodist or Bap-
fist church. | said to him. do they
all curse like you do?'' IL the man
felt worse than he looked pity him.
Yes, it is sad but lamentable fact,
many church members belch out as
big streams of profanity as the vilest
sinner in existence. Let me put the
question fairly and squarely before
every church member that is guilty of
this great and high handed sin against
God, who may chance to read these
lines. Why do you do it? Can you
give one solitary reason under high
Heaven why you do it? If so, out
with it and let us know what it is.
No, you can't give any reason for it,
unless-it is that you are not what
you profess to be. and not living the
life before God and your fellow man
that you ought to live, and that God
is going to require of you in the day
of Judgment. That is putting it in
plain terms | admit, but it is the only
reasonable excuse can conceive Of,
and think you will have to admit
that this is true. We read in Gods
word of only one instance where 9
christian cursed-that of the apostle
Peter, and he was guilty of it one
time only. When he realized what
he had done, and the great sin he ha6
committed against his blessed Lore
and Master, we are told that he ''wen1
out and wept BITTERLY and we never
hear of his cursing any more. But
have never known or heard of one
single instance in my life where
church member went out and wept
bitterly after cursing. No, they keel
on cursing: saw one church mem
Der once that got drunk, and after HI
"sobered up went out and wep
bitterly over it. But that was not al
act Of as high handed rebellion agains
Almighty God as cursing, no, not b.
any means, as the swearing church
member. What would you think o
your pastor if he was to give vent tt
| his feelings in great outbursts of pro
family every time he became provoked
about anything? In all seriousness
!! what would you think of him? Woul'
you 60 to hear him preach again?
vow not. Do you think he ought t.
be allowed to preach any more? No
never! Well, the pastor has as mucl
right to curse as any of his members
No mistake about that, but no one
saint or sinner, 40 IL tolerate cur
sing preacher. No, yon wouldn't dt
that for moment; but if you had
cursing pastor, you would help rid
; him out of town on rail' and yo1
wou,dn't be long about it either
That being the case what ought to.b
done with you, Obi swearing churcl
member? What ought to be don,
with you? In all seriousness, viii
You answer this question between yo1
and your God to whom you must "giv
an account of the deeds done here il
the body al II you won't quit you
cursing let me make you this suggest
ion and pray God that you may hee'
| it: Have manliness enough, courag
enough, honesty enough, and respec
enough for the cause Of Christ, 10 g.
| to the church and confess that you ar
not fit to be among christian people
and to please have the kindness t.
exclude you from the church, for yo'
are bound to admit that you would b
entirely out of place in Heaven witt
your lips and tongue stained witt
profanity. That being true are yo7
not as much out of place in the churcl
of the living God, with gushes o
profanity flowing from your lips il
every day life as you would be il
Heaven? leave the question for yo'
to decide between you and your God