The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-25

and by thy words hou shalt be con-
demned" Matthew XII, 80, 81.
rrvaltd a.. Suur one has wisely said
that lrrur can got around the world
while truth is getting lis boots Gu Oh.
the power ut u SlandprouS word. Oh.
the puwer OF an i%nSinuauon. Yea.
even Of u Slrug OF the shoulder. Who
does not know IT,: Who is unaware of
the fact that this Is the practice of the
world daily; and ails. the practice also
Of many OF Gods people processing
Christians, The bitter word Of sar-
caSn or inSlnuatiOn is shot out often
unthinkingly. but the terrible poison
goes frOm heart to heart and fresh
roots Of bitterness are scattered
abroad. which u lifetime of holy living
cauno fully counteract.
On the contrary. what a power the
tongue has for good. using the word
tongue here Ia its broad sense. repre-
seuiing not only words spoken, but the
words written and printed. AS an H.
l~ustration: What speaker or writer has
ever done more to help poor humanity
than the Prophet David in the inspired
Psalms which he wrote! Truly, as
Solomon has said, "A word titly spoken
is like apples of gold 10 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 and his Truth. New
~ertheless. be assures the Church that
ont Of the abundance OF the heart the
mouth will speak. and that they may
thus Judge or test themselves. Ii their
hearts are right-full of love for God.
for the brethren. for mankind. for
their enemies, they will speak accord
lngly. manifesting their love and kind
ness IN words as well as In deeds. The
good heart ont Of its good treasure will
shower blessings fruits and flowers Of
rpfreshment 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
wouuding bis friends should promptly
.,.L, an combination ~ HE haort IN
ascertain the trouble there. he should
not be content to say. Il meant no
harm" The heart that Is not full OF
guOdness. kindness. generosity. love.
will likely not control the tongue prop
erly. We must reach the place where
not only we do not will to do harm to
our neighbors. but where we sincerely
wish to do them good. Then that good
heart. out OF its treasure OF goodness.
will speak words Of kindness, of love.
Men Shall Give an Account.
But now, considering the words Of
our text as applicable to the Millenni-
um. how will the world render its ac-
count In the future respecting the
words Of the present life? Not surely
10 line with the teachings Of the dark
ages that. during a twenty-four-hour-
day. the whole world could be ranged
In line and each individual remember
each pernicious word and evil act and
give an account of the same TO the
great Judge? Quite different will the
reality be. The judgment day will be
the thousand year period Of the Mil
lennium and the account of every evil
act. of every sinful deed, and of every
pernicious word will be recorded In
the individuals own character, just as
a towel bears the mark Of every un-
clean wash dried upon 1t. In Other
words. the wrong-doer not Only in.
jures others, but specially Injuries and
marks himself by the wrong he has
practiced 10 evil speaking aud evil
doing and the more deeply has he
marked bis character accordingly. II
is in line with this that the Scriptures
assure us that In the resurrection time
many will come forth to shame and
lasting contempt. 1t is a time in which
characters will be shown up. How ter
rlbly ashamed some will be Of thell
showing! Some who now appear to b,
honorable indeed. some who now ranf
fairly high amongst men, will then b.
seen in truer colors. Their shame anC
the contempt in which they will b.
held by mankind In general will be
part Of their punishment for theil
wrong course. The shame will las
until gradually they will be able Z
demonstrate a more noble character
Their contempt will continue until. I'm
der the blessed. uplifting influence
Of the Millennial Kingdom. they vii
have attained the way Of the Lor,
more perfectly
BY Thy Words Justified.
We are not 10 think that this signi
fes that every man will be iustide'
from the Adamic death c%oudemualior
by any words that he could utter 80
are we TO think of the expression Il.
} thy words thou shill De ctn lennri.
that any man could ome u'drr sn
ond condemnation until FIRST 'rceI
p through Christi ftom ihf ,nld mus
4 tipn OF oriuinal efr Nrfhine li Ih