Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-18
The Eleventh Commandment.

! "Why, we thought there were only ten
commandments" eXclaim several.
! You are mistaken, as we shall show
We will illustrate it by true story, an actu-
al occurrence.
About one hundred years ago, there lived
very good man in England, by The name
of Usher Tie was an archbishop in the
Church Of England; high Office. But, as
lac was II very humble man, il did not make
him feel proud. us do many ministers.
lie had heard that very good aud pious
minister lived in Scotland, by the name Of
Rutherford; and he so much desired TO see
him, that hc made arrangements to 20 seve-
raj hundred miles for the purpose. And
when within a short distance OF the house,
he put on some old ragged clothes, so as to
appear MS n beggar. For he knew, if MIR.
Rutherford was renly good man, thut lac
would be good TO tie poor.
lie arrived there OH Saturday evening, and
Inquired If he could stay there over Sun
day. lie was told that he could.
During the evening, Mrs. Rutherford cx-
ainincd her children and hired people ON
The catocllism and commandments. And
she asked the beggar man, as she supposed
him to be, how many commandments there
were.
! Eleven" he said.
J Mrs. Rutherford, like many others, sup
posed tint there were only ten. She told
her children how ignorant the old man was,
and that they ought TO pity him, and be
thankful that they knew so much more than
lac did.
! lie was shown to n sleeping room, direct
ly over Mr.. Rutlerlords study room. AZ
Ter being there awhile, he began TO pray
| As all the good love to pray, lac became so
engaged tliut Mr.. Rutherford overheard him,
imd went aud listened at the door, and was
aslOnisled at the earnesiness and ieTyency
of his prayer. lie never before had heard
any one pray so. And he concluded that il
must he tho good bishop Usher, of whom he
had heard so much. 60, when he had ceas-
ed praying, lac knocked at the door; aud
when il was opened he inquired ii Inc was
bishop Usher.
Yes" was the reply.
"You must preach for me Tomorrow"
said Mr.. Rutherford.
Mr.. Usher consented, on the condition, il
il could be so arranged that Mrs. Ruth
crlord should not know il. Accordingly he
rose carly, went into the field, changed his
clothes, and came into the Westinghouse
and Went into the pulpit, and preached from
the following words OF Christ:
"a ne'o commandment gira uaio you
TIM you iope one another"
In the course of tho sermon he said;
"This is the eleventh commandment And
Mrs. Rutherford was so excited that she
forgot herself aud exclaimed aloud, That
is what the old man said, last night. This
cannot be he" But ever after she was sat
isfed ilIai there are eleven commandments; /;
ten Of which were given by God to Moses,
on Mount Siuai, about 1000 years ago; and
the now one, or eleventh, Ly Christ, when
lac was oil earth over 1900 years ago.
This new commandment is one Of the
best of all. If all people loved one another
as they ought, this would indeed be happy
world. There would he 10 wars, slavery,
quarrcls, cheating or any harm done to any
body. But alas! there are only few that
keep il. Hence the misery that is in the
world.--.ddveni Harbinger.