Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-25
Every Idle Word

that Error can g6t around the world
while Truth is getling It's boots on. oh,
the power OF q ealhbderous wordl Oh,
the power OF Hnxsinsinuationl Yea,
even Of shruE 1.-THE shoulder Who
does not know ~ Who ~ unaware OF
the fact thaf1kis Is the practlce Of the
world daily; and alas; the practice also
OF many OF Gods people processing
Christla anslt The bitter VOID Of sar-
casm or insinuation is shot out often
unthinklpgly, bnt the terrible poison
goes FROM heart to heart bnd fresh
roots Of bitterness are scattered
abroad. whlclrp .lifetIme OF holy living
cannot fplly-counteract.
On the contrary. what a power the
tongue has for good, using the word
tongue here In Its broad sense, repre-
sentlng not only words spoken. but the
words written aud printed. AS an H.
lustration: What speaker or writer has
ever done more to help poor humanity
than the Prophet David In the inspired
Psalms which he wrotey Truly. as
Solomon has said. "a word fitly spoken
is like apples OF gold In pictures OF sill
yer proverbs XIV. III. As for the
Church, the Lord has indeed agreed
that he will not judge the Church ac-
! cording to their words and their deeds
entirely but according TO their spirit.
their intention, their will. their energy.
| their zeal for him aud his Truth. New
ertheless, he assures the Church that
out Of the abundance OF the heart the
mouth will speak. and that they may
thus Judge or test themselves. II their
hearts are rlght-full OF love for God.
for the brethren, for mankind, for
their enemies, they will speak accord
lngly. munlfcsting their love and kind
ness In words as well as In deeds. The
good heart out OF its good treasure will
shower blessings fruits aud flowers OF
refrcshment and Kindness, while the
evil heart will send forth bitter words,
poisoned arrows. Injurious TO all with
whom they come In contact
Whoever. therefore. finds that he Is
continually stirring up strife aud
woundlng his friends should promptly
make an examination Of his heart TO
ascertain the trouble there. He should
not be content 10 say, IL meant no
harm" The heart that Is not fHH OF
goodness, kindness, generosity, love.
will likely not control the tongue prop.
erly. We must reach the place where
not only we do not will 90 do harm 10
our neIghbors. but where we sincerely
wish 10 do them good. Then that good
heart. out of its treasure of goodness,
will speak worls OF kindness, OF love.
Men Shall Give an Account.
hut now. considering the words OF |
our text as applicable to the Millennl-
um. how will the world render It's ac.
count In the future respecting the |
words OF the present lfei Not surely |
In line with the teachings Of the dark |
ages that, during a twenty-four-h hour |
day. the whole world could be ranged |
In line aud each Individual remember |
each pernicious word and evil act aud |
give an account OF the same to the /
great ludgeg Quite different will the
reality be- The Judgment day viii be
the thousand year period OF the NIL
lennlum and the account OF every evil |
act of every sinful deed. aud OF every /
pernicious word will be recorded In
the individuals own character, just as
towel bears the mark of every un- /
clean wash dried upon &C. In other \
words. the wrong doer not only in /
lures others. hut specially Injuries aud
marks himself 10y the wrong he has
practiced In evil speaking and evil
doing aud the more deeply hns he i
marked bis character accordingly II !
Is In line with this that the Scriptures
assure ms that IN the resurrection time
mary win comc forth 90 shame and
lasting contempt. Il Is a time In which
characters viii be shown up. How ter
uuy a.hautd some win he ~ their 1
shuWirr, Some who HOW appear 10 he I
hon rrlG'N luuvsd somc who now rank \
fairly hieh amugs. men. will then b" .
,ccn In trurr culors. Their shame and I
he contemnt IN which they will be /
nc'd hy mankind in GENERAL will he a I
I0rt AZ their punishment for their /
wrong course The shame win last I
until gradually they will he able TO I.
demonstrate more noble character. I
heir contempt will continue until un
tr the blessed upllftlng intucuces
~ the Mlilennlal Kingdom, they viii
lave attained the way ~ the Lord
more perfectly.
BY Thy Words Justified.
We are not 10 thlnk that this slgni-
lies that every man will be tustined
from the Adamlr death condemnation
hV nnv words that he could utter. Nor
are we 60 think of the expression, by
thy words thou shalt he condemned
that any man could come under a sec-
end condemnation untR hrst freed
Through Christi from the condemna-
iion ~ original sin. Nothing hut the
merit of Christ's sacrifice can Justify
any. Nothing hut the hlood 0f Christ
an Justify thoSe who come "a Nod
l,y faith, IN this Ace. or those who viii
an.aN.H