The colored American., 1866-01-13
RELIGIOUS.

another. 'Dosyou know she often doc. =
and soF says third mentioning cor.
/ sain things to her discredit. The elarov.
man asked who it was. When told Se
said' OIL yes, she IS odd; she's ycr,,
ooo she's Tenagra ably singular. WIN
would you believe it p he added in - =
stern and impressive manner. ssJte s0as
'S me0er heard TO. speak Ill of 1nu o6se1t
Itr6endsp '''y t'0sS"'
4HE SHAKER BBLE.-This il q booL
not often allowed to te seen BY the
worlds people It is entitled "A HoIv
sacred and Divine Roll, from the Lord
uoo OF Heaven to the inhabitants of the
earth, revealed in the Society of Lebanon
county Columbia, state of New Yorb
United States Of America T. nre+ona.
to be divine revelation. and tbo Ysoa.;
nony OF eleven mighty angels is given
VINO attended the writing of the roll An |
EDITION was printed about twenty years
ag0, at the Shaker establishments At Can
1efDury' New Hampshire. The book
contains some passages from Scrintnre
altered, amended, enlarged or curts;IaS
witt original additions and amendman.a
as tney are deemed necessary to spit tho
peculiar notions Of the disciples of Ann
Nee' IL Is very curious volume evon
I inOre remarkable, though of less nreten
ueu antiquity, than the Mormon R;hIo
a a copy Is ordered to be sent to ovo.r
A'ng or potentate in Christendom
one sent to the Government of nsn~1o "1
'OtTo 'ime since was returned or refused
HE TOWER OF BABEL.-The toUo.
" DaOei' on which late accounts an
- nounOe "a;O 'nat cross was recently placed bv
a missionary, consists now of onIv two - 1
'ne eight stories formerly erected Tha G
remains are, however, visible from -no b
greA' distance. Each side of the ouad> il
fiangalar basis measures 200 wards in o
lengtn' aud the bricks of which il is com o
pOSeu n are OF the purest white clay, with v
; very slight brownish tint which il tho fl
'uu assumes wonderfully rich bne "
scarcely - to be initiated by the ra;n,as 81
Lne bricks, before being baked vSro m
covered with characters traced most anrs sc
Win the hand in clear and reonlsr u
'yle' Ihe bltumen which served for al
elnent was derived from fountain wb;oh 60
I'll exists near the tower. and which al
O"S with such abundance that Il aoon In
'rms stream, and would invade ~
river, did not the natives :.
oM 'lme to time, set FIRE to the stream .ls s
n,sumen, and then wait quietly until al
10 names should cease for want of ali. niS
ent GGIigmqas wa
The BIBLE OUR MALAkorr The We We
ueI battles fought some years aoo car
und the Malakof tower showed that IN tha
at fortress lay the key of war and on str,
depended defeat or triumph. So the -
lltlplied attacks, directed in our dsno no 4
alnst tie Bible, indicate that It Is y =
view of our adversaries, the tower az =
lch' above all, must bo torn down
no one, by an unhappy error ranco
nselt among those who assail the ed;6eo
Divine Revelation. The Holv Scr;U' r
eS and the cross are the positions and -
arms which God gives US wberew;.I III
gain victory They overcome him
Revelation, 'by the blood Of the
no, and by the word of their test;mo
Remember these words, my dear
thrn, students in theology now listen
and let not these well.tempered arms &c
their virtue in your hands. And all WV
people of God hear the cry of b;a w
ohet: TO the law and to the test;.
y; II they speak not according to
word' 1t is because there is no liobt
hem. DR.. Merle D'Aubagne. [Oknl
lLwAYs TELL THE TRUTH II; 27
OF Persian mother that, on giving -
son forty pieces of silver as his nor mn 4
} she made him swear never to tell = NVV
md then said: Go, my SON: I CON
thee to God: we shall not meet MI
o till the day of judgment Ire to inf
went away, and the party he trav, that {
Win was attacked by robbers One the pu
" asked the boy what he had, and for Il
LID Forty dmars are sewed up In daugh
'arments' The robber laughed, and day, .
sht ne was only jesting. Another of W.
him the same question and received Bapti
same answer. At last, the chief No
hlm, and asked him what he had to cell
aid, i have told two of your people sed bu
~ that | have forty dinars sewed up Ter
Clothes He ordered the clothes month
ripped open, and found the money. 28
how came you to tell this p asked -
aet. Because replied the child.
uld not be false to my mother, to
I promised never to tell lie, TIVE
said the robber, art thou SO i que
ul, at thy tender years, of thy duty on Gree
mother, and am I insensible, at "U0A o
.. of the duty / owe to GodP Give
hand that ] may swear repentance
lie did So His followers we're
'uck with the scene You have
our leader in guilt said they to HE'
N, O 'uO sam0 ~ tne pain OF firm Of 81
1ney Immediately gave back | . the pu
hAv had sfnlnn al lAI1... - | heat0Wad