Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-06-08
FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES.
CHAPTER III.


amazed at the great msllitudc Of his fol.
lowers.
2. And they took counsel together to
consider how they might rare themselves
and the spols that were with them, when
the truce should be ended, and the war
should be upon them.
3. And they that were renegades and
had counseled much sinching, saying, he
that is not for me is against me, muir.
mercd against Selucius, the babbler, that
he had brought them into travail.
4. And these spake unto each other,
saying: Is it not better that we should
deliver this man up into the hands of his
enemies, as Jonah was delivered into the
sea, rather than that we all perish ?
S. And when Petroleum had heard
these things, he was angered, and gather.
ing up bundle of picked rods, he gave
it to one Of those that had murmurcd, say.
ing, Break them.
6. And he tried but broke them not.
Z. And when they had all tried like.
wise, he gave unto another a piece Of
money, saying, What is this
8. Aud when they had looked at it and
read the superscription, they said unto
him, it is twenty shekels Of the coin of
Samuel.
8. And when they had returned the
piece of money unto him, he gave unto
them two parchments, saying, What arc
these?
10. And when they had looked at them
and read them, they returned them to him
answering, one is q commission for an
Office, and one is contract for measure
ing land.
! IL. And he spake unto them saying,
can yc see these things and fear the mum.
bers of those that are against you! With
these shckles and these parchments will
l divide them, and they shall be broken
thus. And plucking one'of the picked rods
from the bundle, he snapped it in twain
and cast it from him.
II. And when they saw that he spoke
in parallels, they marveled at his wis.
dom.
ID. And whilst the truce was upon the
land, the emmissaries of Selucius, the
babbler, went forth among the tents Of
those that were encamped over against
them.
ii. Aud when they had come among
those whose tents were pitched midway
between the armies of Selucius, the bah
bier, aud Marshall, the headstrong, they
found much famine.
Is. And they went in unto Charles, the
tergiversator, who paid tribute unto Thorn
ton the assimilator, and said unto him,
take up thy catapult and come with us,
and thou shalt have meal, and oil, and
wine in great abundance.
16. And he answered and said unto
them, is the servant of the people dog
that he should feed upon mere parchment
and ink? Wheresoever thou goest there
will 60 also; thy friends shall be my
friends, and thy enemies shall be my ene-
mics. And he took up his engine aud
went forth with them towards the camp Of
Selucius, the babbler.
II. And when he had come to the en-
trenchment's, he was met by Thornton, the
assimilator, who said unto him, whittier
dost thou go?
1S. And he answered and said that he
was going forth into land flowing with
milk aud honey, even into the camp Of
Selucius, the babbler.
10. And when he had heard these
words, Thornton, the assimilator, said un-
to him, thou shalt not take the catapult
from this camp until thou dOst initiate
Zacheus.
20. And Charles, the tcrgiversator,
could not come down.
81. And Thornton, the assimilator,
sinched him. and prosecuted him, and
lead him back captive unto the camp.
%. And when the emmissaries had
come unto the tent of Josiah, the censor,
they spake unto him saying, why hast
thou turned thy back upon the affairs Of
thy fathers, to abide with usurers and
back -biters.
20. And they offered him silver, aud
corn, and oil, and wine, if he would go
with them and take his catapult into the
camp of Selucius the babbler.
"a. Aud he answered aud said unto
them, can just man dwell among robbers
and thieves. Have not the followers of
jeff turned the temple of Ham into n
brothel and made themselves high priests
at the affairs.
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Sodom and Gomorah is upon Chitwoot,
the bowels of her children are eaten out
with strong waters, and their bellies are
like bottles Of glass there are not ten
righteous men within the circumference Of
her walls.
rs. Her children are all numbered; of
males and females, of one score and one
years and upwards, all told, there are
eight hundred and fifty.
q. And Of the superscriptions Of those
who were in favor Of rum and ruin, there
were nine hundred and seventy counted
by the elders, and of the parchment upon
which they are written there are eighteen
cubits and two spans 10 length.
%. And he spurned them, saying, get
behind me satan, thy ways are not my
WAYS thv rods ara NOT NV GODS Ia il