The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-04-14
ISLANDER
(By Zantha l.. Rimpson)

SLANDER-A false OF untruthful
report or tale maliciously uttered OF
told with the intention of doing injury
to the peace of mind or reputation OF
another; also the act of telling or
uttering such thin. s. SANDER in di-
rect violation of the commandment;
Thou shalt not hear false witness
against thy neighbor" 1t is a deadly
sin. since it often ruins character and
reputation. There will all ways be peo-
pie who will believe false report a
bout another, and even a rectificatlon
of the original report will never reach
all who heard it. The Bible commands
us not to SANDER our fellow men.
There is nothing which wings its Hight
SO swiftly as calumy, Nothing which
is uttered with more ease; nothing
w;ch is listened to with more readl-
ness or dispersed more widely. The
tongue of SANDER is never tied; IN
one form or another it manages TO
keep itself in constant employment.
Sometime it drips honey and some
time COLL Like death, it loves a shinn-
ing mark" and is never so available
ana eloquent as when it can blight the
hopes of the noble minded soul the
reputation of the pure, and break
down or destroy the character of the
brave and strong. No soul of high estate
can take delight in SANDER.
1t proves that some where in the
soul there is a weakness, waste, and
evil nature. Education and refinement
are no proof against it. When any man
speaks i'll of us we are to make use OF
il as a caution without troubling our
selves OF the calumny.
When people speak i'll things about
us, we should flee home to our own
conscience and examine our own heart.
If you are guilty it is just correction;
if not guilty it is a fair instruction;
make use Of both. That man who at
tempts to bring down and depreciate
those who are above him does not
thereby elevate himself. He rather
sink himself, while those whom he
PRODUCES are benefited rather than m
jured by the SANDER.
Dirt on the character, if unjustly
thrown like dirt on the clothes should
be let alone a while until it dries and
then it will rub off easily enough
SANDER, like other poisons when adj
ninstered in very heavy doses, is Of
ten thrown off by the intended victim
and must realize where it was meant to
kill. Never speak evil of another, even
with a cause. Remember we all have
our faults, and if We expect charity
from the world we must be charitable
ourselves. Hear no i'll Of friend nor
speak any of an enemy. Believe not
all YOU hear, nor report all you believe.
Be cautious in believing i'll Of others,
and more cautious in reporting it. So
let not the sting of calumny sink too
deeply in your soul. He who is never
subject to SANDER is generally oil too
little mental account to be worthy OF
it.
Remember that it is always tie best
fruits that the birds pick at, that
wasps light on the finest flower, and
that SANDER are like flies, that over
look all a mans good parts in order
to light upon his sores. So Blessed are
We. when men shall revile you, and
prosecute you, and shall say all man
ner of evil against you falsely for my
sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding clad;
for great is your reward in heaven;
for so prosecuted they the prophets
which were before you.