Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-02-11


commandments from God; that these laws, like
ours, prohibited murder, stealing, falsehoo1s
ana cngT, and, Ike oars, epjoiDed love and
honor 40 parents: that all our niue laws vera
taught by his master, and especially the great
fundanental rule thas required Us to do 10 9TH
ers a. We would that they should do to as.-
His description Of the Ire, teachings, and suf-
ferines aJesus Of Nazareth upon the cross,
Eas the most impressive and touching history
have eFer heard lie then, with great tender
ness far my feelings, touched upon the terrible
sacrIfbses Of human victims, which were part Of
The religious ceremonies Of the Druids. These
he sad, we're not peculiar 10 the Druids They
exstea tmeng the Eastern nations, and ho had
no doubt that we derived them from our East
efn oesgia. But he declared that the great
oblsss Of bis master was to make cne final sac
rifles e his PleCiou life as a full atoueuent
fer tiie sus OF every nation who believed AMI
fepeassd: that this fnal sacrifice had put an
eEd tgail etleg sacriocs, whether the VICTIMS
were hninan beings or the lower orders of crn-
aiiOas had always looked upoG our human
sacrifices with horror. | never could reconcile
themso my iloas Of just and mercifui God.
L y true that the victims were generally per-
sons gnilty Of crimes, or prisoners of war; but
II taeSe we're not to be had, innocent victims
wefe sacrificed. | was impressed by the learn
ipg-apd faith Of the prisoner. had heard,
from persons who had come with him 10 Rome,
many Of whom ssere we'll kpown to Pudens, OF
many wondesful things which be had done, and
shicai, Il true, prvgel that be was Inspired by
superior power. Tia result Of these teach
ings and orr avn reHections,swas, that Pudeus
and Claudia became converts to the religion
taught BY Paul Of Tarsus
Soon after Paul had been tried and acqait
ted, and was at liberty to leave Rome, he in
formed me that Jesus, after his resurrection,
appeared TO bis disciples and commanded them
TO 60 and teach all n ,tious--le 60 iuto all the
wor q, and preach the Gospel to every creature,
TO preach repentance and remission IN his name
amnng all naious, beginning at Jerusalem.-
4 TITS command, said Paul, sscame nnto me as
we'll as TO the other disciples, but am especial
Ii commanded 0 preaeh TO the Gen.iies. As
faIflfu servants, we are bound to obey this last
esnlnana af eur divine Master. Your nation
has especially attracted universal attention.
The BritoDs have become celebrated through
cut the world for tue religion Of their Druids,
the philosophy aud poetry of their bards, aud
aud the arts and sciences el their oystcs. TIE
skill and bravery of ther warriors, their arms,
their destructive war chariots, and their en-
gines Of defence have excited the admiration ef
tha brafest and most Skii,fui warriors through
out tie Rom | E11..y;..rss, apl twice have they
driven FROM their shores he couqaering I7s;@ps
Of julius Caesar Daring a hundred years
they have maintained Their independence against
the power Of the most warlike nation on earth.
Ia tie nine years war, uuder lhe command Of
your great father, the sutterlngs and bravery Of
your countrymen have won tie sympathy aud
admiration of all good uion; ana yet no oDe
has carried the light Of the Gospel to them.
will, therefore, take passage in ship from
Tyre-through the pillars of Hercues--to Brit
ain, aud tae other Western isles, 10 DO the viii
oF my master" lie then thanked NE for lie
instructions had given him in the British
tongue. replied that he bad more than COM
peusated me by his teachings in Hebrew, and
in knowledge far more needful than either
He took letters Of comuleIGaiion TO some of
my friends ia Britain, and departed. He
preached in many places in Britain, and N tbe
adjacent islands. II was not his practice to
set himself with violence against the prejujiceS
AID customs Of the people. where he could do
more COED by miider course. Instead of at
tempting 10 extiTpate entirely The religion of
the Draids, he endeayored 10 reform and to
modify it. The modification Of their temples,
uuder bis preaching, is remarkable evidence
of tHis Tue circle OF stone columns constitu-
ting the temples cf tie Druids were, in macy
cases, changed TO the form of a cross This
was done by the erection OF rows of columns,
extending from ;ho outside of the circle in
soath, east, and western direction, and TWO
rows leaving an a7enue between then, extend
! = II hn n Inn VI
higher than the tallest mau, and the num-
bers Of those composing The avenue we're equal
10 the number Of communities who attended
tb.t particular temple. The columns compo-
sing lae circle were equal, IN number, TO the
twelve Apostles. Those IN the wings we're
three in each wing. The altar On which VIC
tins had been sacrificed was left standing, as
rostrum from which the people were instructed
In the new doctrine. All persons, who were
akin to each other within the ninth degree, be-
longcd to the same community. These temples
have generally been destroyed by the Romans:
bus, as they have not penetrated into the north
western isles-partcularly toe island of Seog,
where Paul was received with great favor II
is probable that the people N those islapds wli
be permitted to enjoy their religion, andisturo-
ed by the rude tread of oaT polished barbara
ans.
When Paul re,ul ned from Britain he went to
Corinth and while there, wrote to US an ep'stie,
/ in which he informed us that the preaching OF
the Gospel of Jesus Christ was now made mani
fest 10 all nations-that the Scriptures and the
nronho,s were also made known to all nations,
according to the commandment. In that epis-
lie he expressed strong desire to visit US again
in Rome, on his journey to Spain, that he might
be cemfortcd with us by our mutual faith. That
pleasure we enjoyed in good time. lie visited
us again. My house aud all had were at his
command. lie wrote many letters to the breth-