La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05

sensational sermon But pray God
II this is your motive in coming. that
before Wc are through this address
your curiosity wili be changed to a
strong desire to separate yourself
from evil and couseeTate yourself To
God and then concentrate your po~-
ers against all evil in this city
unfn Christ shall have control OF
each Individual. each home. each busl-
ness place and each church within
her borders
First, 4hat would Christ hear II
he cam" 20 this city In person. You
my friends. can answer this question
better than l. You know what Christ
would have heard tn your home yes
tardsy or today You knoN the Ian
suage you have used Father, ho~
have you spoken before your boy
Mother. how has your language been
before your family Are you as care
ful a. the mother Who said 4 am
a missionary In my own home Six
pairs Of little ears are listening 10
my words six pairs Of little eyes are
watching my looks and actions siH
pairs Of little feet arr stepping IN
my tracks and desire that my chill
dren see nothing iH me that they
may not initiate" May God help
Us 10 EnoV that 49, live asaIu in
Others. In may b. iu sgrd and Il may
b. in dsad How careful ~. should
b. in our language iu the home
Were Christ 70 visit some Of the
clubs in this city or attend some of
thr sessions Uf our Ladies' Aids. he
would hear enough gossip and SANDER
20 make h.s tender heart grow sick
How many innocent people have had
their lives wrecked by tho malicious
tongue ~ slandnr Several years aEo.
there occurred iu my home tD~u
terrible and disastrous fire Several
large elevators and one or two ad-
joining buildings were burned 20 the
ground What vas the cause Sup
pos"dly a spark from passenger en-
Eine So FIRE 90 tha chsff beneath one
of the elevator, Hos great mat
ter little fire kindIath'" Ana tho
tongue iS fire Half the Law suits
and half tho wars have been brought
about by th. tongue Husbands have
separated from their uiyss forever.
children have abandoned their homes
bosom friends have become bitter
foes. an 0n account nf tho fiery -.
rows shot by this powerful little
mrmbar
Buf there o. 9aH ru.u- Christ would
hear that would raus. his heart Co
bleed and hfs face "a turn pal" aud
that is rho way sHm. ~ you men
use Gods name n seems 90 me- the
man vho ls standing on 90. very
pavement ~ bell itself is fba man
who takes rha name Of our Heavenly
Father iu vain Have sou stopped 20
think whose name YOU are thus using
in such silr way pp you not
kHou God is your friend. that h"
loves sou and is not slillnr thar any
should 9. Hsh but that all should rr,
psuf and be- fursiFens Then don't
use His name as u a." Vrre some
....h..aH N.sE#sa d. a4.T4..H A.. 90.
pressing your thoughts DO this say
ny us.HE pr1aue language. you are
hslpIuE H8 one around you. yDl nra
NOT gl1rvIng rhe name N God bui
you are showing that y1u arc ono
0f the devils agents willing % bs
used aa thing iH curse me world
and IIr. usttad - being a bl.sslul
ard live
And HrH th.-a are some men IH
this town so HIr Boa thousht that
an tHey think u Is rsl rboy ar'
always rniuz some dirty. iHdsrau
story 90 their associate. Nhn. thousi
thry may NOT tsll any themselves. ar
N"' NNNhN Nf|Nfs ARH AIHNfNNIh m
these stories without a protest Nlr
are these apinusrs of Elle yarns 70
tha least careful Nho hears them f1
many q pure. innocent boy has sto1'
by and heard things that only satai
himself could suggest. and 10 tina
boys heart has come a knowledgc %
ell that has destroyed his purity an
made him profliEat. years after
wards II seems 10 me. n there IL
he'll II vill b. FOR these evil.mind-'
men Who deliberately poison M
hearts and lives Of IN" Innocent boy,
God pity such men and u they arr
fathers their "yil words wiil com
back 10 them uith a force that vii
cause them 10 suffer the panRs o' q.