The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-24

worship him every morning and evening, and yo.
will be taken up;
You ought deeply to consider the ten celestial COM
And not By your oolishness obscure the right priae
pies of nature.
The second command. Thou shalt not worship
The great God says, Thou shalt have no other spi-
rts fgods beside Therefore all besides the great
God corrupt spirits fgods deceving and destroy
ing mankind; they must ON no account be wor-
shipped: whoever worships the whole class OF COR
Heaven.
Corrupt devils very easily delude the souls of men
If you perveIssly believe in she you will at LAST %
We e1hort you ALL brave people, to awake from your
lethargy, 80
And early make your peace with your exalted hes-
The third command. Thou shalt not take the name
Of the great God in vain
The name of the great God is Jehovah, which men
must not take in vain. Whoever takes Gods name in
vain, and rails against Heaven offends against this
command.
The hymn says: ~
Our exalted heavenly Father s infinitely honorables
Those who disobey aud profane his name, seldom
If unacquanted with the true doctrine you should
For those who wsutonly blaspheme involve them
selves in endless crime.
The fourth command. On the seventh dav th<.-
day of worship you should praise the great God for
his goodness.
EARTH land and sea- men and things, in six days, and
having finished his works the seventh day, he
called it the day of rest (or Sabbath therefore all
the of the world, who enjoy the blessing of the
great God, should every seventh day, especially
reverence and worship the great God and praise him
Tor his goodness
The hymn says
All the happiness enjoyed in the world comes from
Heaven,
1t therefore reasonable that men should give thanks
At the daily morning and evening meal there should
But on the seventh day the worship should be more
intense. @F
The fifth command. Thou shalt honour thy father
and thy mother, that thy days may be PROLONGED
whoever disobeys his parents breaks this command
The hymn says
History records that Shun honored his parents to tina
= end of his days, t
Causing them TO experience the intensest pleasure
and delight:
August Heaven will abundantly reward all who act
And do not disappoint the expectation of the author
| OF their being.
Inc sixth command. Thou shalt not kill or injure
He who kills another kills himself and he who in
Jares another inju,es himself. Whoever does either
| oi Laese Dleaks the above command
| The hymn says
The whole world is one family, and all men ara
| brethren,
How can they be permitted to kill and DESTROY ous
| another!
The outward form and the inward principle are both
| conferred by Heaven,
Allow every one then, enjoy the ease and comfort
| which he desires.
| The seventh command. Thou shalt not commit
| adultery or any thing unclean.
All the men in the world brethren and all the
women III the world sisters Among the sons and
daughters of the celestial hail. the males are on one
side and the females the other and are not allowed
| to intermx. Should either men or women practica
lewdness they are considered outeasts having of
Tended against of the chief commands of Heaven
The casting of amorous gances the haboring of lust.
ful imaginations, the smoking Of foreign tobacco,
(opiu,a the singing of bidinous songs ali be
considered as breaches OF this command.
The Hymn says
Lust and lewdness Constitute the chief transgression
Those who practice it become outcasts, and the
objects OF pity. 3.
If you wish to enjoy the substantial happiness of
heaven, II
1t is necessary deny yourself and earnestly cplti-
yate virtue.
The eighth command. Thea shalt not rob or stealI
Riches and poverty, are determined by the great
God but whosoeyer Tobs plumbers the property Of
Others, transgresses this command.
The hymn says
Rest conented with your statisn, however poor and
do not steal,
Robbery and violence are low and abandoned prac-
tices
Those who injure others really injure themselves,
Let the noble-ninded among you Immediately re-
form.
The ninth command. Thou shalt not utter falsa--
All those who tell lies and indulge in devilish de
ees with every kind of coarse and Abandoned talk,
| offend against this command.
The hymn Gays
Lying discourse and unfounded stories must all be
abandoned;
| Deceitful and wicked words are offences against
Much talk viii in the end bring evil on the speakers
1t Is then much better TO be cautions and regulate
| ones own mind.
| The tenth command. Thou shalt not conceive
| covetous desire.
| When man looks upon the beauty of another's
wife and daughters with covetous DESIRES or when
he regards the elegance of another mans possessions
with covetous desires. when he engages in gam
| bling, he ohends against this command.
! The hymn says
In your daily conduct, do not harbour coyetous de-
| sres
When involved in the of lust the consequences
| are very serious:
The above injunctions were handed down on Msant
And to this day the celestial commands retain all
their force.
| fep rerses:
Repent and believe in the great God our Heaveniyr
@ @rather and you viii in the end obtain happi-
Rebel and resist the God our heavenly Father,
- and you will surely weep for it,
Those who obey Heavens commands and xorsbiy
the true Spirit God when they part with
the present world, viii forthwith ascend -
Those who follow the worlds customs. and com,,x
with the devils wishes, when they come 70
their end will hnd it hard to escape fyo1,, hell
Those who believe in deprased spirits will az Iass
-, become the slaves of dePrayed spirits.
Those who in hte get involved in the DEVILS neshss
will when they die be taken to the dsyips
clutches.
Those who worshp God are his sons and da,sb..-x
I .
will finally ascend TO heaven.
Hymn
God is the superintending Lord
Do not be agtated By alarms;
Rely on him with true heart,
And then you viii go 70 heaven.
Worship God in sincerity
Believe not in human fables
Abandon s worldly views,
And then you will 20 10 heaven.
Another hymn
The trae Spirit tGod, of heaven is one Gsx
lshgng-til
But men IN general are ignorant and walk In error:
When you bo" down to images of clay, wood and
stone, . T---e
We beg 20 ask how long have you parted with yosrr
Do not say that to comply with heaven Is to folIew
foreigners.
For the generality of mankind are stupid and dsobe.
Think Of the reverence for the Deity displayed By
Thang and Wan.
AND couraseously break through the devils barrier
Sompy with heaven and be happy dsebey ssdr
perish
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