The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-29
81 WHERE DID He GET THAT
LAW 90

ri ia NOrIhern states. lived o lawyer 81
sminsses and talents. l do not know
msny particulars q his moral ehsrse-
81; ksi be wss noaofiOusly prolane.-
He had . Aegro boy. 81 whon his neigh-
h0rs used 20 hear bin swear with swlul
xiolsnne. 0ne day this gentlemsn met
o decided Christian. wha wss slsa .
lawser and said 70 him. !" I ~ish. SIR, 10
sxamine inta me truth Of the Chrislsin
rriiglon. What books would sOa adj
siss me 10 read on the sEidrners Of
chrislisniiyi''
The pio1s lawyer. surprised 81 The in
curry. replied: ''Thst is question. SIR.
which yog ought 10 haze se1Iled long
sse. You ought not 10 have pui OF .
subject 90 important 10 shis late period
Of hfe." ..... ~. m.*
Ill 10 too late" said The inquirer. 81
never knew much about IL: bot I always
supposed that christianity vas rejected
By The great m.jOriiy Of learned men,
I intend. however. noe 10 examine the
subyse, thoroughly myself. lhass np"n
me. % nv physician says. . mortal dis.
ease. under which I nav live . year and .
hall. or two years, bot mol probably Ion.
ger. What books. sir. would you advise
me % resdl" ~
The Bible" said the other.
"lbsliese you donct understand me-"
resumed the unbelieser. surprised in his
tarn: IL wish 10 inEesligals the truth
Of the Bible.
81 would advise you. sir" repeated
his chrisIian friend. ..lo read the Bible.
AMI" he continued. Il will give you nv
reasons. Most in6dels are very ignorant
Of the Scriptures. Nov. TO reason on
any suhjeeI ~iIh correctness. We must
understand What IL 10 about which We
reason. 10 the next place. I consider the
internal evidences oflke truth ofthe Scrip
iasmifapgsr Than The external"
afiA shsll ] begin," inquired
"a, the New Tesla.
NO." .aid the other; "a, The begin.
ning-st Genesis"
The in6del bought commentary, vent
hame. and sN dosn 10 the serious Study
Of the Serip,utess. He applied all his
strong and ssll Hplinrd powers Of
mind 10 the % n rigidIy but i'm.
parsi,lly ils ,rg : he sent On in
The perusal. be leceiVed occasional calls
from Ls professional friend. The ind
del freely remarked upon whai he had
read. and stated his objections. He lik-
ed Ihis psssage-he thought that touch.
ing and beauiiiUl-bul he could mol Gre
dn third.
One evening The Christian lawyer cali
ed. and found The unbelieser ~ home.
walking the room, with detected look.
HE mind spPareaily absorbed in ihougal.
His friend At length spoke;
"You seem, sir" said be. $40 be in a
brown study. or what are you think.
ing"
"Ihs,s been reading" replied The in
fd.l. "Ol the Moral Law"
"wsll. what do you think Of iI," ask
ed his Trend. ~.-.
Il oil islI ron what I used 10 think"
answered The in6tel. 81 supposed that
Moses vas the leader Of horde Of ban.
disti: thsi having . strong mind. he ae-
CURED great influence over q supersti-
sisas people: aud that 90 Mount Sinai
he played Of some sort Of fireworks. |
70 the smszemenI Of bis ignorant I"l. |
lowers. ~ho Unsigned. IN their mingled |
fear and superstition. that The sxhIb:lion |
sas supernatural"
Diet shat do you think nowy'' inter |
posed HE friend.
81 have been looking" said The inf. |
del ''into The nature Of thai Law. have
been trying 10 see whether can add .
ny Thing 10 il. or take any thing from IL.
50 as 10 make 10 betier. Sir, | cannot.
il 10 perfect"
"fhs fret eommandmesi." continued
he. .'direcIs ps 90 make The Creator the
ohjses oi our supreme love and reverence.
'Ths. 10 rigiri. n he be DOR Creator.
Pteserrer. and supreme Benefaetor. we
ought ues, him. and none oiher. az such.
The second forbids idoi,ry. That
certainly 10 righL
''rhs third Gorbijs profsneness.
"Ths fourth fixes time for religions
worship. lfihere be . God, he ought
surely 10 be worshiped. IL 10 suitable
thai there should be an onward homsge,
signiGcan, Of our inward regard. II God
be wonhiped. IL Is proper that some
TINE should be ss, apart for that purpose.
when all may worship him harmonious
W aud without interruption. One day
% seven is certainly not too much -
tmd 90 not know ihat il is too little.
The Eth defines the peculiar duties
sfisang from the family relations. .s.
"inlunes 10 our neighbor are then
elass.lief BY the moral law. They are
divided insO offences sgsins. life. cha,uiy.
property. and character. Aud" said be.
Supplying legal idea wi.h lie gal scu,eness.
u oo'lce that The erestest offence in
eaen class is expressly forbidden. Thus
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