The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . A YOUNG MAN OF THH \^oViX,V). — FroiH the Fainting by H. H~elmick come to the conclusion that there was some great advantage to be reaped from thehabit or custom. Blasphemy is all abroad. You hear it in every direction. The draymanswearing at his cart, the sewing girl imprecating the tangled skein, the accountantcursing the long line of troublesome figures. Swearing at the store, swearing inthe loft, swearing in
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . A YOUNG MAN OF THH \^oViX,V). — FroiH the Fainting by H. H~elmick come to the conclusion that there was some great advantage to be reaped from thehabit or custom. Blasphemy is all abroad. You hear it in every direction. The draymanswearing at his cart, the sewing girl imprecating the tangled skein, the accountantcursing the long line of troublesome figures. Swearing at the store, swearing inthe loft, swearing in the cellar, swearing on the street, swearing in the swear; men swear; women swear. Swearing from the rough calling on. A CLOUD ON HIS BROW, A CURSE IN HIS HEART. (203) 204 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. the Almighty in the low restaurant clear up to the reckless O Loid ! of aglittering drawing-room; and the one is as much blasphemy as the other. There are times when we must cry out to the Lord, by reason of our physicalagony or our mental distress, and that is only throwing out our weak hand towardthe strong arm of a father. It was no profanity when James A. Garfield, shot inthe Washington depot, cried out: My God, what does this mean ! There isno profanity in calling out upon God in the day of trouble, in the day of dark-ness, in the day of physical anguish, in the day of bereavement; but I am speak-ing now of the triviality and of the recklessness with which the name of God issometimes used. The whole land is cursed with it. A gentleman coming from the far West sat in the car day after day behindtwo persons who were indulging in profanity, and he made up his mind he wouldmake a record of their profanities, an
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