The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22

| his Objecti n. lie liked this passRoe-he
thought that Touching and beautiful, but be could
not credit third ~. ag j.,
One evening the elder called, and found the
unbeliever walking the room with detected
| look, his mind apparently absorbed in thought
| He continued, not noticing that any one had
come IN. busiiy to trace and retrace his steps.
| The elder at length spoke:
d" You seem, sir. 10 be in brown study. OF
what are you thinking? 's.f.
| have been reading, replied the infdel. the
NOR al law. I'D
Well what do you think of in asked the ell.
der '5
| will tell you what / used to to think, an.
swered the infdeI Isuppnsed that Moses was
leader Of horde of bauditta that having
| strong mind, he acquired great influence over
a supers;ItIous people; and that on Mt Sinai he
smszement of his ignorent follow ers,
who imagined, in their miogled fear and su :
, persttion, that his exhibition superna tu-
raj. .aIEsTU.
Bus what do you think nor? interpreted the
elder -,..a
| | have been looking, said the infdel. into the
nature of that Iaw. have been trying to see
lwhetheri eau add any thing to it, or take any,
| thing from Il =, 60 rs 10 make Il better. Sir
cannot. Ii is perfect Fa
b" The first c i,rnandnent said he, dir ects us to
make the Creator the object OF our supreme
love and reverence. That Is right. Ii he be
our Creator, Preserver and Supreme l}epefae-
tor, we ought 10 treat hun aud none other, az
isuch The second forbfrts idolatry. That GER
tainly is right The third forblds profanity
| The fourth fixes TIME for religious worship,
I and if there % God lie ought secretly to be
shipped Ii IL suitable that there should be an
| outward h"mage, significant Oh our inward res
gard. Ii G1d Oe wurshlpPed, it is proper that
some time shonlu be SCI apart for that put pose
| when all may worship him narInoniOusiy and
1 without interruptions Que day in seven is
certainly not too much, and do not know
lin 2 "a % II On daft, ha
liar duties arising from family relations IuS
liures to our neighb r then classified by the
moral law. They divided into offences
against lite, chastity, property, aud character.
Aud, said he, applying legal idea with les al
, acuteneSs, | notice that the greatest offence
in each class is expressly forbi iden. Thus the
greatest offence to lite is MURDER to chastity
adultery; to property, theft; to character, per-
l Jury Now :he greater offence. must include
+ the less of he same kind Murder must inclVde
every injury 10 lie, adultery every INJURY to
purity, and 50 of the rest And the moral c4dt
ding every improper desire in regard to ou
: neigiibors. ~ @ .la .atf.-.
. Il have been thinking he proceeded where
l did Moses get that law! the Egyptians and thu
t adjacent nations weres idolaturs, SO were thu
Greeks aud Romans; and the wlsest and pes
Greeks aud Romans never gave code OF NOR
ais like this. Where did Moses get this law
which surpasses the wisdom and philosophy .
I the most enlightened ages he lived at a peri
r cd comparatively barbarous, buthe has giVel
a law in which the wisdom and sagaclty Of al
subsequent time eau detect no flaw Wher'
did he get it O.? He could not have scared 30 faI
above his age as to have devised IT himself,
t am satisfied Where did ne obtain it? Ii came
e down from heaven. l I'm convince OF tn
truth of the religion of the Bible
The infidel-iufde no longer-remaIned t
his! deati frm believer inthe truth OF Christi
anity,-[ Presby terian.