The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
SUGGESTS LAW FOR
CURBBING TONGUE

many of my friends ask me to write
often, and occasionally I hear Of some
one criticizing what l say. / have
So years of such experience since l
began to write for the press, and
when I write my last article here on
earth expect no better. I love hon
est, criticism. 1t always does me good
and can sympathize with those who
criticize through an unjust heart.
/ often think of that little men,
Der Of the body that gives utterance
to the soul-what power of influ-
ence it has either for good or for evil,
for God or the devil. Yes, the tongue
is a very small member, but one OF
the hardest things to control that God
ever created on earth.
We put bits in horses mouths that
they may obey US, and We turn about
their whole bodies.
Ships are turned and move through
fierce winds and storms. Yes, they
are turned about with very small
helm.
Every kind of beast and of birds
and Of serpents and things in the sea
are tanned, and hath been tanned OF
mankind. But that one little member
never has been and I fear never will
be tanned. It seems to be an unruly
member full of deadly poison.
With the tongue God is blessed and
with the tongue God is cursed. With
the tongue we command peace and
with the tongue we stir up strife.
With the tongue faces are made to
smile and hearts are overjoyed with
glsdness. With the tongue eyes are
made a perfect fountain of tears and
hearts are flied with sadness.
i, have often thought that there
should be some safeguard thrown
around the tongue by the laws of our
land. Yes, there is a certain line Of
filthy language that falls from filthy
tongues that stings more severely
than a blow from the hand. A wound
on the flesh will heal but wounded
heart sometimes never heals.
Kind words turn away wrath but
grievous words stir UP anger. May
God give us a more ruling power oV-
er our tongues.
,>aAmong the greatest gifts that God
hestSwed upon man are sunny dis
position, a. candid heart, and the in
stinet of fairness.
1T Is exceedingly hard for some
people b. be just. They are so full of
jssleasy suspicion, prejudice and en-
W thst it is hard for them to believe
ANYTHING good of others. They never
tell anything but that they put the
wrong construction on it. They suf-
Ter their prejudice to grind down to
the very bottom Of their souls and let
the; devil have clean sweep over
their lives. They are always boast
ing. over some good thing they do
and telling of some very bad things
the, other fellow does.
Just think for a moment. Did you
eYer know of person to elevate
himself in the least by going around
trying to behttlet his fellow man?
Nine times out of ten he falls in the
pit he digs for the other fellow.
Now Thanksgiving day is not very
far off, so let US put on new courage
for that which stands for happiness.
Let US get ready to pray that petition
Of the Lords Prayer which says,
Forgive us our trespasses as we for
give those who tresspass against us.
Just word or two in connection
with our financial condition. 1 don't
remember that I ever lived lin time
when there has ever been such fin
ancial depression among the farming
interests of our country as at the
present. We have been organizing
and discussing plans for many years
to better our condition. And it
seems that every time we make an
effort things get worse.
We are now like the keeper of the
jail when God sent the earthquake to
relieve Paul and Silas who were
bound in tn. stocks, and when the
earthquake caused the doors of the
cells to open and the shackles to fall
from their hands and feet >the jailer
cried out in the midst of excitement: {:
''Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Paul answered, eve are all here, do
thy self no HARM"
Let US with. "a smile turn to those
who are grinding the last dollar out
of our hands and say, "Sirs, we are
all here, do thy self no HARM