October 13

Speak out

“Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace” (Acts 18:9).
“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit” (Prov. 12:17).

I find it impossible to avoid offending guilty men, for there is no way of avoiding it but by our silence or their patience; and silent we cannot be because of God’s command, and patient they cannot be because of their guilt.
—Martin Luther.
When men supplant the sacred page,
With errors from a darkened age,
And with God’s truth a warfare wage—
Speak out!

When men great saints would seem to be,
And ape the ancient Pharisee,
And judge themselves from failings free—
Speak out!

When men feel not affliction’s rod,
And shun the path their fathers trod,
And cast aside their faith in God—
Speak out!

When men live unprepared for death,
And give the world their latest breath,
And heed not what the Scripture saith—
Speak out!

Wait not until you are backed by numbers; the fewer the voices on the side of truth, the more distinct and strong must be your own.
—William Channing.

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