, 1876-01-29

Now and the tosohlngs Of Christ, In tho first
place, tue Old permits polyEatnT and otlcr Bina
y in9n9a TO- A., so vov fs psS9 Gans
in sle lloxt world, do not At all tako ther fancy;
they rrcter tho temporal Judgements Of tho Old.
AZ tho precopts Of tho Gospel nro baec1 ispnn
patience md pardon, tlioy think tom worthy
hnvo no belief III tho Now Testament, bocaneo
thoy wish neitllor to pardon their oncnles. nor
TO giso charity, nor to have compassion gu thor
NOR to correct thor rulo aud
marked, In. pase!ng, M sign Of their
religious color, tbht they preactvo In ono o1
their rulo churches, ns their most sacred pos"
sors!op. tho iAonttcai table Of stone which was
ThIs tab!o was shown to Jcsna Christ onco iii
1erltsaton ard approved ty Him. ,.,
lloseyer, these Mozacs call thcmac!sca
Christians. aud thoy wage amonE thouaelyss
ssrQct points a. s'ibty as aver did zealcts In any
nro. Thoy aso divided into thten ntots, Rnti
Wl,onoyer n nc.ly-ap7oinsed bishop con,ra
nruoug tl1eul each one enleAyors to Ret possos'
sson y him; those wlo Ia'l to do 10 make war
upon linn. .-.,.........
THE ro1Hr OF n1FFEnENcE or Ts1EaE sEcrs
Ia lilo birth Of Christ. Tie I!rss profosscu two
births IN Chsst AMI tho junction Of tho Son tho
tho Holy Spirit tho third Two births IN ChrIst
aud the unctiou Of tho Holy Spirit. It is upncc-
ctsary to cutor Into al explanation Of thcsp dog
ruaB ; but re may add TINT tho reoplo aud clergy
arc too ignorant 70 know mich Of them or 10
cnro for them oncept rs thcy nro excited to fight
fur them by the Thephdera, sort Of acrlbcs or
mcn Of lottegs. who nro generally Of debAuched
lives. and livo by thes Wits In ntirrtng UP thco-
logic iro among tic Encss. ...
Tho aoyen sao,aments Of tho Church arc ncnr-
Iy ali In disuso. Thoy, however, hold to b.r.
t.sn and tic ritc Is administered three times, at
different determined opochs. COMBINATION IL
not y! p!ncticod, but circumcision Ia all tdispenBa-
ble sacrament. Confession and penitouoo arc
given up md communion might as we'll be !; not
Two In q hundred OF tho p0oplo commune md
THAI sacrament is chioily nm opportunity for
Eiutsony on the part Of Tho priests ana Clergy.
There xre. however three clssscs OF comtounl.
hypocfitea, who DO not renouuca tho world Until
they hayn had lively ruu at It'll vlcos mud pleas
uro begins 70 pail wath 1ccllnsng ago and
a.lougsh. Having passed. tlloir days In
wife. 60 to communion, aud houcefofth
conceal, rathor than reform. their unruly
PRACTICES. Their motive in the communion ia
porhapa fear. aud perhaps deHiro to got rcpn-
like thc first, lived scandslous lito. frequent
the communion. and boSiu 10 lead Tho life OF
anchoritcs IN public, hut only Tho better to con-
coal ther fu1usoraliEy aud obtain charity. Tho
mon OF this class arc caloa 4!bbG (fasAor), nild
tho women -in'ma5o tmothcr Of womon). 10
tAiB ciasa belong tho iilo yagabonds who arc sup
ported b. tho Armenian Convent In Jerusalem;
thoy aro both bcegaars and hypocIitea. Tue
Abbns iualntnin u dlBrcputaho Intimacy with
tho Annsaboy. to whom thoy tosch psa'ms in tho
daytime, and with whom they koep compa-
ny during tho night. TITO third commu-
| nicantu ato young chiidron. infants, babes,
uuwcancd. Their reason for taking tho COM
muuiou Is this: When they got older, and give
themselves to every species Of dobaucery, "a
they arc expected to do, thoy mtHt cuaae CON-
mtlnins, uul then, II tlloy should die, tho con-
munlon which they. have takon In their infancy
will oxpiaso thoir sins The priest, Tinloshsus,
'@''1'' " Titr SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Is entirely abolished, and this necessarily bT rea-
son OF tho frequency OF iIlcGitimase alliances,
no other baso but tho captlco Of each individual.
| Tla state Of society o1iHts hero In perfection
that some Of your refortnets have endcnyoro1
u establish in tho United States. It IL 1aro To
flnd legitimate marriage ninde oven by civil
contract. It would be useoss to ennmosAto
their barbariau eupcrslltlona and fetlchlsHs.
| Ono OF tl,a most profitable trades amoug thon
ID tho making aud selling Of alnalets.,
So much Tor religion. fllo morals nso not
Commandments Of which lhey hayo tho original.
thefo 10 not ono that rs not habltualIy violated
by the cntiro nation, The author naltes sau-
| mary Of tho msilnetB aud morals Of tho people,
! ind n'l tho conclusions he draws concerning
I sAotAA N"" N1n~~-|s5 Ne->'*SN - s>'" o~~SS~V'
THE PEOPLE,
without exception Of man or woman, arc With.
any o. pity ethGs fo5 shS ssranIG1 ~
fictitious, neypr Givcn without expectation oi
gaiu. They sll lIo and with the exception oi
stealing. mendacity is tho Chief national trait,
They arc adroit thiereB, but tle! sra the 1nog
habitnal NTH them Oh ull occasions md with
everybody. They never oven toll each othor ths
nows correctly, but hold baok or add aonleth!nt
in or1or to keep tho advantage. They arc read,
after their enemy is killed tuoy discharge !,
then upon his coroBe. Thoy mu.der also to con
cenl theft.
We might o1pcct TINT poopte With theBo vice.
no vicea known to men that they do not haye
and that as nation. ! suppose 1t IL nafo to ~,
that tloro Is not ohasto man or woman il
Abysainia.. II you would ina4ina tue corruption
Of Ino1aia before thu Dolugo. you have only to 81
10 Abyssinin. Mon and women without o1cop
ton. arc doprived even Of all shame; tho
scarcely differ lu tho publicity OF vieo from mi
mails. Il IN impoesl6io IN u public print 10 do
scrlbo the state Of morals, but 1t must ba adaet
that tho uniyersnlty Of indlscrimuato indul
genco has filled tho land with dlseaBo, every
whore Hpreau which las becomo 80 ho1nhse Il
to throGton tho destruction Of thu primitive typo
Tho men do not marry publicly I'LL they arc
M Nds@, S sbo did not marry iii III Sth yesr Mou
ever they do not up tu that tmo pay my reza:d t
tho chasto laws OF the Carbon Of Eden.
short, says our author, most Of tho pouplo pas
tlinir lives In dobaucharY; only 4 fow, in I'd
yanoed life, docida u publicly keep oue wite al
atton1 tho communion OF tho church.
; TLeso interesting peoplo ale not moro toupcl
ato IN drinking thaa Ia eating; they hold Il
useasure III ,ioir conduct; vhon they sit dow
It la ss ii they would never 1iso; whom the
open their mouth tloy don't know bow to ght
It; they 70 To sleep without thought Of waking
tl.oy acknowledge 10 dutles as tAey hGvo no VII
tuaA.
II had tlmo to spread ont their charactsl
and glye you Homo tlotaAof thelr daily iifu, 20
. would uoe wha. exceedingly pleasant Clrlasial
they Aro, aud that they differ from lib nnly i
"lRngunge, education, and tress-" O+D.W.
THE SABBATH.
wnT IT alloULD NOT De observed.
1 r. IL tka.k ssof IL Tain