The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-29

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The Ele,euth Commandment.

In the e ycntecnIk c~sn,Hrs. h nsia'
is,er OF n retired parish IN ths -Nsls os
Anworth, On the shores ol Gsiinsas.
Scotland. was tho celebrated Samasl
RuihrTfort-ihe great rrltgsoa. oracle
IL the C~oyrnanters and Their sdhcrvn,-
ItNas. - all readers ot his letters vii
remember. the spot which he fnnsl
loved an earth the VERY swallows aai
| spsrrow. which found their ncs, in The
church ot An~0rth wsrr. when fsT
AWAY, the objects of has aacetionatc en-
w. It's hills and valleys were witness
IS al his ardent dsyot'oa when hsins
they still retain his memory with nn-
shaken hdelity. IL II On. ~. the tTatl-
tioa. cherished on the spot that GA a
certain Saturday evening. Al one oi
those family gatherings. thence. In tie
language OF b great Scottish poet,
Odd Scota's glory springs. hsn
Rutherford was caiech xng his chtl.
dren and servants. n stranger knocked
a, the door of the mansc. Ike the Young
English traveller In the whseh
has given fresh life ~ those hills tn
our own day. aud begged shelter for
the night. The minis'cr Kindly re
ceived him. but asked him IN take his
place among the family and assist At
| their religious exercises II pchancci
that the question in the catschtsm
which came To the strangers turn
was that which asks how many com.
mandments are there. and he nsssTed
eleven. .'Elcycn"' exclaimed Rnther-
ford; 81 am surprised that n person II
your age and appearance should not
know better. What can YOU mean
The stranger answered "A new conn.
msndmcnt | give unto yea. that We hove
onr another as | have loved you that
We also love one another. By this shall
all men know that We are ms disciples.
il We love one another" Rutherford
was much impressed by the answer. aud
retired To rest
The next morning he rose. nc, oriing
to his wont. Ia mediate upon he ser
vices Of the day. The oil n 81
Anworth s,ood-i,s place Is still po nted
out In the corner Of a green Ted
under the hillside. aud thence n long.
winding. wooded walk. still called
Rutherford's Walk. leads Ia the parish
church. Through this glen he Was
passing, and. as he threaded his way
through the thicket. he heard among
the trees the voice 81 the stranger nj
his morning devotioBs. The elevation
Of the sentiments and ot the express
sions of the stranger = PRAY CT convinced
Rutherford that he could be no com
mon man. He accostei him. and then
the traveller confessed to him that he
was no other than the great divine and
scholar. Archbishop Usher. the primaie
Of the Church 81 Ireland one of the
oest and most learned men of his age.
who well fulfilled the new command
ment in the love which he won and
which he bore TO otbcrs-oBe 81 the fes
links of Christian charity between the
fierce con,ending parties 81 that sgc:
devoted To King Charles j. In his Ire
time. and honore ! IN his grave by the
Protector Cromwell He u Wa who.
attracted by Ruiherfords fame. bad
thus ON in disguise To see him in the
privacy OF his own home. The stern
Coyenanter gave come To the
stranger prelaic. side By side they puF-
sued their way along Kuihsriord's
Walk Ia the little church. Of which the
ruins still remain; and In that small
Presbyterian sanctuary. from Ru,her-
ford's rustic pulpit. the Archbishop
preached 10 the people 81 Abworth
from the words which startled his host
on the evening before "a nes CON-
mandment ! give unto you. that ye love
one another A. have loved you; that
We also should love one anotbes."-
Dean Staaky.