The new South-news., 1909-06-05

Subject, The Power Of the Tongue
James 3;t-i2 - Golden Text,
Prov. 81 2s---Commt Verses D.
i0--tommentary on Lesson.
TINFs--A. d. 60. PLACE
Jerusalem.
EXPbttTtbN.--J BE Not Man,
Teachers. Is. James does not ssy
tha, no Christian should be teach.
or. but that the body OF believers
should not be multitude of teach
crs, every ono desiring 10 teach 9th.
"fs and no one willing TO learn from
Others. On the contrary every man
should be swift 10 hear SLOW 20
speak fch. l;is). God sets teachers
In the church q Cor 1899. Teach.
srs are ono of the gifts Of fhe ascend
- Christ 20 Nis church fEph. f.ff1.
Tho Holy Spirit besfowa the elf 81
tcnching upon whomr0eYcr He will
fi Cor ~ SID The position of
The teacher "a one no man has rlcht
20 take upon himself ~ tho Holy
Spirit beafoWs that gift upon ns We
are 10 exercise o. but even then la
All humility. and be- moro swift TO
loarn from others than to instruct
others. The true church of Clrlrf
will be multitude on learners fdir.
cipien) rather than muiiltna. -
frnfhnff. ready. n la true. 10 share
with others what they hsv. ther,.
relfco been taught OF God but oven
more eager in hll teachlbioncra To-
learn from others what God haa
tAuFni them fPhil. 2.a. There was
ieihapa never a day in the history of
'he churca when thiu word OF James
was moro needed than to-day. This
man, according 20 tradition. was one
who spent 30 much time in prayer
'hat hll knees were found to be cal
ionaed like those OF n camel by Ma
much knocling. yet this God-taueht
ana holy man puts himself rirht
alongside the rest ~ us and says. ON
many thing1 We all stumble How
nnilke the uiteranccs OF many to-
DAY who cali themselves holy" but
VINO, while they are quite ready 10
maintain that the most OF believers
stumble grievoualy. are not willing
20 confess that they themselves etnm.
pc In anything much less lin MANY
thlnss They do stumble all tho
same we all do tcf. 1 Klnra X.
90 Rom. $40. John 2tiO). This
however, - not saying that II is moe,
'ssnrr Tor ms TO so on day after aav
.inning, IN the sense OF coneelorelv
aninS that which we know when AZ.
inE II 20 be contrary TO the win ~
Cod. This mono OF na need do ana
none born OF God will do a rohn e.
y , The tongue ~ the hardest port
on the body to bring under control
ana tho last 10 Yield To the ron
'raining grace OF God. When that
member "a brought into complete ac.
cord with the will OF God we MAJ.
.eht assured that the grace OF Ia,
mas finished It's work A r,.',,s
words. not mcroly bis set rpcqch.s
nut his unpremCdltatoa uttoraneea ns
wen, show whas he ls In MIA inmo',
aoui fMatt. f2t3s). '"''''''
~. The Tongue l. n Tirc. , Vo,l1
OF tn'qu,ty, G-I. Tho tonene a. ,n'
d'ed hre. II innamea anger ana
families and societies aud nafjons ma
set IN connagratinn In conscone~ce
OF an untimcly word fseo PROV tss
u Judges 12:1-6: 2 sam. fa.4a. so.
Chron. 10.1S-ls. cr fa.t-1
nhe tongue innames lust ana withers
'ho purity OF the maiden and con-
snines the strong man phvaieati.
mentally aud morally prov 7soi'
~sl Tho tongue infiames ioalonsv
anu destroys the beautiful tfo tha,
nihus together man and vifo an,
ioaNes the home I'm ruins Tn
."neue kindles unbclief ,Tit IN.
s'h' dii-bl. and thus burma awav
.ne foundations OF individual charar-
VIZ OF commercial integrity. of social
putty and OF national security. The
.onsue indeed is flre, "a world of
..o'Vul.v among our members" There
80 ho'hihg mischioyous and vile that
'ne tongue cannot do. A little fre
VIII hindle vast amount of wood
~ i'''ie nro In n broken ,amp s,t All
.nieago ablase aud left ~ I'm ruire
~ nttie word has set many n home
city and nation ahlaze. and often
Times mat fire viii burn on throu.,
an eternity. The fires OF hell ara
hindled by the Idle words that sct
men thinking wrong about GOD and
snrist and sln and the Bible Ths
desuuctive critics TODAY bv ,hcir
proiefsedly scholarly but roailv nor
verse and sub,ersiye words are pins
Ing fires OF unhelief and sin e,c,
a.. Usually careful how they handle
I. 'tN"t "a Us are careless ahpnf
10" "e use our tongues. James tolls
US piainly the origin of this nre +,
N SCI on ere OF hell" Wherce
coine the words that inname The IN.
and passions. from Frenrh
iitefaturef No. hell. Whence come
,he words that are undermininr ne
feiih Ia the credihnity OF tho pihie
narratives. OF those who 90 not thi,i,
Tor themselves. but bow al Inc shrine
81 culture. from German scholarshinp
10 aell II any one onestions
James statement that the "tonrno
Can no man tame." he has evidently
never tried it himself But while m,
MAJ, man can tame the toncue. Cca can
INC pest thing any OF as can 10 Win
ms own tongue Is 10 bring n 10 cod
ana surrender It's control 10 Him
Low James heaps up Illustrations In
sho" The misunderstanding power ~
rae tongue ty. 8. II. VI. But Is
,neFe any doubt that he IS rlrhte
has ,i not sharp tongue poisoned Inc
ne OF many husband. wife or
'hiidf Has not the obscene tonrne
poisoned the imayination OF MANY n
'oN ana man. Has not the fn6del
toarEF lnfETnns sh. .......... - =