By words men are led to give up evil
habits, to reform, or a throng of peace
ful citizens may be incited until they
become a howling mob, taking ven
geance upon innocent mortals. ome
homes are very impure, things that
ought never to be mentioned are spo
ken of as if there were no lines to be
I drawn. The other day a young mar
ried lady said to me, "I would not
' want my little girl to live in such a
home and be obliged to listen to the
language that is spoken there." What
sort of children are such homes turn
ing out into the world? "We must
give an account of every idle word;"
although we may think idle words
that amount to nothing they are re
corded against us, and "by thine
words thou shalt be condemned and
by thy words thou shalt be justified."
It matters not what we say and how
we say it. James says "he that stum
bleth not in word is a perfect man,"
and "if he does not bridle his tongue
his religion is vain."
Be pure in deed not because you
expect to be applauded, but because it
is right. One young man said of
another "he is a clean young man,"
he was in a position to say so, although
he himself made no pretentions of being
gooa, irom ine tone ot voice we per
ceived that he had great respect for
the clean life of that young man. It
is the pure lives that leave effect upon
the world, and such lives are not lived
in vain. There are those who may
laugh ami sneer, but at the same time
they cannot help but admire the life
that can remain pure and good in the
midst of so many temptalions, in the
midst of so much that is impure and
stained and polluted by coming in
contact with the world. So again,
say be clean, be pure in thought, word
and deed. For the pure in heart shall
see God.
