Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

Ear from the tlffllOlI Iuu UlC diS
or weary hearts that watch and weep,
He giveth His beloved sleep.
Rest. rest. He saith, thy race is run,
The battle fought, the victory won,
Henceforth there is laid up Tor thee
Love, Joy and immortality
-Ann1 HOlyOke H0lCd'd, M Charch Ch'eo".
TEACHING OF THE TWELVE apps.
TIES.
The following is the full text of what
is known as the Teachings of the
Twelve Apostles which, at the pres
ent time, is occupying much thought in
the Christian world. The translators
and editors of the ancient document are
Russell ID. Hitchcock and Francis
Brown, of the Union Theological Sem
mary. The manuscript was found in
1876, by Bishop Bryennios, in the
library of 3 monastery in the Greek
quarter of Constantinople. The manu-
script is dated A. ID. 1856, and the
work is supposed to have been COM
posed between the year 120 and 16O
A. ID. 1t consists of one hundred and
twenty pages, and besides the "Teach-
ing OF the Apostles contains Chrysos-
TOMS synopsis of the Old and New
Tcstaments, the epistle of Barnabas,
two epistles of Clement, eight epistles
of I%gnatius, and the epistle of Mary of
Cassobel@. There is little doubt that
the work is one Of the first documents
of the Christian religion:
CHAPTER 1.
Two ways there are, one of life and one of
death, but there is n great difference between
the two ways. The way of life, then, is this:
First, thou shalt love the God who made thee;
things whatsoever thou wouldst not have be-
fall thee, thou. too. do not to, another. Now of
these words the teaching is this: Bless them
and fast. for them that persecute you;
for what thank ave We if We love them
that love you?, Do not the nations also
the same? But love them that hate you and
ye shall have no enemy. Abstain from the
| ficshly and worldly lusts. If any one give thee
a blow on the right cheek. turn to him the
other also. and thou shalt be perfect: ii any
one compel thee to &c one mile, go with him
two; if any one take thy cloak, give him thy
tunic also: il any one take from thee what is
thine, ask it not back, for, indeed, thou canst
ask not back; for to ali the Father desires to
give of His wv gracious gifts. Blessed is he
for he is guiltless; woe to him that taketh;
for il, indeed, one taketh who hath need, he
shall be guiltless; but he who hath no need
shall give account, why he took and for what
purpose. and coming under arrest shall be ex.
amincd concerning what he did and shall not
go out thence until he pay the last farthing.
matter: Let thine aims sweat in thy hands,
until tho1 knowest TO whom thou shouldst
give.
CHAPTER II.
Now the second communicated the teach.
ing is: Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not
commit adultery, thou shalt not corrupt boys,
thou shalt not commit fornication, thou shalt
not steal. thou shalt not practice magic, thou
shalt not use sorcery, thou shalt not Stay q
child by abortion. nor what is begotten shalt
thou destroy. Thou shalt not lust after the
things OF thy neighDor, thou shalt not
tllyself, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou
shalt not %rcvile, thou shalt not bear malice.
Thou shalt not be double-minded moi ouble.
tongued; for Il snare OF death is double.
tongued. Thy speech shalt rot be false, nor
empty, but filled with doing. Thou shalt not
he ccvetous, nor rapacious, nor a hypccrite,
nor malicious, nor arrogant. Thou shalt moi
take evil counsel againstthy neighbor. Thou
shalt hate t., no man nn,n, but some on thou shalt re
thou shalt love above thy life.
CHAPTER Ill.
MY child, flee from every evil thing. and
anger, for anger leadeth to murder; no
jealous, nor contentious, nor passionate, TO,
OF all these murders are hegotten. My child
tom; nor 1oul-mouthed, nor lofty-eyed, for o
all these things adultcries arc begotton, NJ,
Child, become not all omen-watcher. since i
leadeth into idolatry; nor an olchanter, no
an astrologer, nor Il purifier, nor be willing t.
j5a; II is begotten; ny ehild, become not
nor vainglorious. for OF all these things thief
are begotten. My child, become not a mur
murer, SINCE it leads to blasphemy; nor pre-
sumptuous, nor evil-mindcd, for Of all these
things blaspbemies are begotten. But bt
meek, since the meek shall inherit the earth
Become long-sutfering, and pitlful, ant
continually at the words which thou has
heard. Thou shalt not cxalt thyself, no,
permit ovcrboldness to thy soul. Thy sou
righteous and lowly thou shalt dwell, Tht
things that bcfall thee accept as VOL
wrought, knowing that without God nothing
occurs.
My child, him that speaks to thee the Wort
OF God remember night and day, and thol
which pertaineth to the Lord is spoken ther.
the Lord is. And thou shalt seek out dali,
inc races OF the saints that thou mayest be re-
division, but shalt make peace between those
who contend; thou shalt Judge justly, thor
shalt not respect persons in convicting fol
whctherit shall be or not. Become not on
who for taking stretches out the hands. bm,
tor giving draws them in; if thou hast any
fer thy sins. Thou shalt not hesitate t to eiye
nor when giving shalt thou murmur fo,
taom sha at * know who is the Good Dis
turn p1raet away "a, the the re Sesd%s Set They ihe'3 shalt no
things with thy brother, and shalt not not say a,
they arc thine own; for if We are partners II
that which is impcrishable, how muct. more r. i
me perishablc things? Thou shalt not take of
tiny hand from thy son and from tiy danrh-.
ter, but from youth thou shalt teach them ena The
lear OF God. Thou shalt not lay
IN thy bitterness upon the slave or handmaid
VINO hope in the same God. lest they per
charce shall not fear the God who is over vor
both; for He cometh not to call men Us acc9 9ul
my TO the appearance. but to those whom the
spirit hath made ready. And We, slaves. We
shall be subject to your lords. as to God's' i'm H.
age, IN modesty and fear. Thou shalt hate
every hypocrisy, and whatever is not Meas
sax lafe 10 TIN, the Iord: T cnm9m shalt By NJ %ssns for
guard what thou hast received, neither s add
i ihe 20 s IL nor taking from it. In the churci
snalt not come forward for thy PRAYER w;ti
an evil conscience. This is the way Of lif"
CHAPTER v.
NOW the way Of death is this: First Of all
~ ,s eVli and full of curse; murders. a5niL
magie arts, soreerics, robberies, false ss't testi
galce. vice. presumptuousness, greed. TOTO ~
speech, jealousy, ovcrboldness. iofitiinneess.s roul