The Detroit times., 1916-09-18
The Use OF Profanity

Thou shalt not take the name
of the Lord thy God in vain,
Il would not trust profane man
any too far in any transaction ono
Of the things that shows the founda-
tion OF a mans character To be rot
ten Is To hear him cuss and spew
"ud vomit ont caths What does
he want 20 cuss for? What would
you think OF n man who would
stand up and publicly cuss MS
mother or his wife or his children
Better than your mother. your wifN
or your children Is the God whose
name you take in vain and is the
Christ who died on the cross. and
the way men spew and vomit out
their oath5 YOU would think Jesus
Christ was wretch.
"Why, YOU might think cusslne
was taught I'm the public schools 70
L sal tho way kids swear and damn
slorG tho streets.
"Rcmcuncr tho Sabbath Day to
keep il holy How much Sabbath.
breaking We have in this country,
The trouble with this country TO.
day IS that we've lowered our laws
TO suit the bunch that comes over
from the other side. Again, we have
done II 20 elect some miserable poll
tician 10 office There's too much
weeping and CRYING In the pulpit
Come 10 Jesus. Tell the people
what's wrong with them, what IL
keeping them away.
ITO the Jews the Sabbath day was
the seventh day. commemorating the
Lords creation. and 10 the Christian
II is the first day. commemorative
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. anC
the fact that we keep the first day
Of the week is one ~ the stronges
arguments in favor of the Resurrec
tion that you can find
t"The best Christian WIN be IN,
best citizen. The man that has tn,
most respect for Gods law will hav,
the respect for mans law. and tn
man that has the least respect 70
mans law viii break Gods law.
HONOR THY FATHER AM
THY MOTHER. THAT THY DAYS
MAY BE LONG IN THE LAM
WHICH THE LORD THY Col
GIVETII THEE HONOR THY
FATHER AND THY MOTHER,
THE young man or Young woman
who ia ashamed OF his or her fathei
ard mother because the brllliancy
has faded out OF their eyes and the
roses have fed from their cheeks Il
fool
III your mother had thought a III
tie more Of herself perhaps she
would be Just ~ pretty as you thnl
YOU are now. for there was time
when she was just as handsome and
attractive as you are now. you little
frlzzy-headed Sissy. Say, n your
mother had thought more OF herself
and less OF you she might wear bet
ter clothes now than she does and
you would not be ashamed To have
her around when some OF your little
fCol dancing card.playing, wine
drinking gang comes to see you. But
she made her old dress do service a
year longer In order that there
might be- money enough TO buy you
dress OF the latest pattern and
have dresswaker make II in the
latest style and design.
And | want 20 tell YOU that the
wrinkles IN her face and the car,
lines in her cheeks. and that weary
tired look in her eyes. those scars
arc love marks for you, and vet YOU
pass her up. Say young fellow, per
haps your father doesn't appear a.
well rs you would like TO have him
and YOU blush just a little bit wher
you meet some of your friends when
van ara Nv ppmDauy with ypur father
and YOU geT uneasy when some OF
them come Co. tho house 10 see YOU
for fear that Your father might walk
into the parlor with his coat and his
collar of. and in his stocking feet