The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-01-27
THE DEATH PENALTY.


M EDITOR: lam sensible Of the
fad fhas ahe subjecs under consider
sticnts ode Of serious importance, and
sheuId be handled with care and pru-
dencs. Therefore, | am not surprised
that oilers shoald take up their pens
10 treat upon II but ! am little sur
prised to see the kind OF an attack
made against our side of the question
that appeared in your journal under
the signature OF j. Shinn. | desire to
help my friend out Of tie difficulty,
into which he hiunelf, has fallen BY
noe Faithfully studying The relation
between the law and gospel, sad
MACS relation to both.
He FIRST makes dash Al my pro
position, By . reflection upon the
Leyitical STYLE Of civil laws. ] ask,
do not Oil civilized nations scknowl-
edxe the excellence OF the Mosaic
e3des And are they Of s',he book Of
Lesl,icus," not the grand fund from
which in the main our common laws
are drawn. | presume nv friends
will not objectto proper Iudicaal Cal ?
from What Is said ca swearing IN
ire ..sermon CT the mount ! under
stand that the Lord 10 the Il say IN
a. you. resist not evil, does nol
mean 10 sanction the idea that evil
should be unchecked In The lsni. anc
triumph over laE and order, bui that
men should not eoadecend 10 mob
lar. violence, aad personal revenge
He himself taught Obedience 10 civil
law.
Nv friend talks a. II he sosPel lad
superseded all laws il this CHRISTIAN
dssre1sassoa. having death annexed
- lie penalty. ! vii admit that the
erscsrorlt an execution ot cicas Tar
ksa gore oss 81 the hands Of the Jew
isa eaurch sreu before lie SzFlours
time. AID noae The less - Tor TIE
earis..sn church fer a. probationary
tire. hear tie JeEs-~it Is 70. law
f4I Eor u to put any Tasa 70 death.
ESa. Il wzs ttwfui ~ thai tf7ss, an
e. ssreat -Ees. nc-e than sixty
years info ire gospel 3.sF,rEsztao1. ;ot
the civil au;aoeisses 70 put men icI
death whea tier we're agrfhg g
9aeE. 11. = .-l1z but as citizen
Ebo TAI forfeited as lie. ! lse5
Q II cal 10 nv ali witness G ~
"a settle this s8es1soc. Psul appeal
ct 10 tie civs! authcE7ty Ter h. life.
Hsar hsz. -FC9 II / 6e a. cEen3er.
!. Ears s.s,.sa.E3sss{ gyE.ksag s-1yths
a. essaah, ] ge.ase got 10 de, 4c.-
Act ~. On tie oiherhall, n+aE the
eavil power: Bat WHEN | found tat
he aad committed nothing SaIihy Q.
Gszth. ac.-Terse -. ae Tad pe
rhs 70 put him 10 death. Again il
Romans ri. Paul speaking Ct a q q
l3zGe or crimes szFs, ihst those thai
do such things. t&moeg which Is mnr-
dsr) are wcrthy Of death. Would Be
glxl 10 have ny friend read Pau
again IL Ron. XII. . follows: "Tht
p0wers thzt be are ordained Of God
sThesoever therefore, resislstn the
gsrer yesIsteth the orai1auce 0.
JoI. and they that shall resist sbab
receive 10 themselves dsmuatiou.
For rulers are not terror to gooo
works tut to the evil.
For he is the minister Of God to thee
for good: bat thoa do that which il
evil. BE- afraid for be JsareH eyt m.
srord ia rai.; for he is the minister
Of God. reyenger 10 execute wrath
upon him that doeth evil.
In regard to .'the old and new COW
uant,- have only to say that the
lavi TIE fundamentai basis OF both.
Ia relat! on 10 his flourish OF names,
] would only say, that we in this age
need men a. Judicial, and executive
officers who will sanction only whole
some and just laws, and who have
tue manly nerve to enforce them, anc
thus save much of "the a0aanatioal o.
helt'' upon tie presumptlousIy wick
Ell. Bonaparte, | think his name de-
serves a better association. Many Of
the laws which lie inspired have lived
while many other men and the books
have gone down to oblivion. In an
sset to his questions may only say
|. Whatever the cause NAV be.
the eject must be deal with accord
ing to the nature 70 tie case.
2. Whatever is inadequate in th
nature Of things to answer the end
of constitutional law has no right
4 ssfair trial"
;. This, that is time for repentance
is usually given before execution;
tia, is Gods plan for all but fragrant
acls-see Mum. XIV to xxx. ! do not
say tina, every case deserces death.
t. No. empha'icslly