In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a rou-
tine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine.
The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman.
Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the brawl.
The warfare quickly spread to the grandstands. Among the fans the conflict
went from bad to worse. Someone set fire to the stands and the entire ball-
park burned to the ground. Not only that, but the fire spread to 107 other
Boston buildings as well.
The above story serves as a perfect example of “The Devastation of An-
ger.” When we speak and act in anger we need to realize that the results
may be devastating. This is the reason we read in James 1:19, 20,
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to
speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of
God.” The Bible also says, “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger
resteth in the bosom of fools” (Ecclesiastes 9: 9).
I’m sure all of us have said and done things in anger that we deeply regret.
Let’s remember “The Devastation of Anger” and be better and do better.
Ken Tyler
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