Slander and Defamation of Character; The Great Crimes of the Nineteenth Century Paperback - 2009

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884. Excerpt: ... SERA40N ON SLANDER, DELIVERED IN THE ORTHODOX FRIENDS' CHURCH, AV, Sabfeat Sug. 31 ft, 1884, MRS. T. J. BROWN. Note.--The following was sent in competition for the prize sermon on slander. We think so much of its burning and benevolent pathos that we gladly publish it. Should we give it a title it would be, UA Woman's Pkotkst Against A Slanderous Tonoue," It is the only sermon received by us that was preached "in a Kriends' meeting house." Among this people we have found less of the siti of slander than among others, hut we have ever found t hem faithful in their efforts to remove all sin that afflicts the human family. We are grateful for the help they arc giving us. Hol) us abolish this worse than African slavery--the slavery of slanderous tongues. Ex., XXII-lti: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" God is the author of law, and in His supreme wisdom has declared such laws as promote order, beauty, prosperity and happiness. He who created all things best understands how to govern all things; He who looketh on the heart best knows the impulses and purposes of the heart, ami best knows the restraints it needs. In giving a moral law for the regulation of the human family He has given or declared such restraints and enjoined such duties as are of general application. Nearlv four thousand years ago, amid the thunders and terrors of lit. Sinai, He declared to Moses the great moral law, written upon two tables of stone, to signify or symbolize its enduring character. This law-embraced man's whole duty to God and man. The first four commandments were written upon the first table of stone, and embraced man's duty to God; the other six were written upon the second table, and embraced man's duty to his fellowman. The ceremonial la w of the Jews...