The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-08

crease; but fear thy God, that thy
brother may live with thee. (37)
Thou shalt not give him thy money
upon uSury, nor lend him thy victu-
ais for increase.
Elk. @: 2l-If thou lend money to
any Of my people that is poor by thee
thou shalt not be to him as an
usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon
him usury. ely Thou shalt neither
vex stranger nor Cypress him, for
We yourselves we're strangers in the
land. (22) We shall not afflict any
widow or fatherless child. (23) II
thou afflict them in any wise, and
they cry at all unto me, will surely
hear their cry. (24) And my wrath
shall wax hot, and [ will kill you
with the sword; and your wives
shall be widows, and your children
fatherless.
Eccl. "a: 21-The bread of the
needy is their life: he that detraWdeth
him thereof is a man of blood. (22) He
that taketh away his neighbours liv-
ing slayeth him, and he that defrad-
eth the laborer of his hire is a blood
shedder.
Prov. IA: 31-He that oppresseth
the poor reproacheth his maker, but
he that honoreth him hath mercy
upon the poor. %: 8. He that by
usury and uni ust gain increaseth his
substance, he shall gather 1t for him that
scill pity the poor.
Luke 6: 34-And if We lend to them
of whom We hope to receive, what
thanks have We? for sinners also
lend to sinners, to receive as much
again. IS. But love We your enemies
and do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again, and your reward shall
be great, and We shall bencalled the
children of the Highest, for he is kind
unto the unthankful and to the
evil. q A~
Mat. 5: 17-Think not that 1 am
come to destroy the law or the pro-
phetS: l am not come to destroy but
to fulfil.-Words of Jesus Christ.
[Note.-Read the 18th chapter
Ezekiel -
Neh. 5: land there was a great
cry of the people and of their wives
against their brethren the Jews. 3.
Some also there were that said, We
have mortgaged our lands, vineyards
and houses, that we might buy corn.
4. Others said, We have borrowed
money for the kings tribute [taxes]
and that upon our lands and vine
yards. 5. And 10, we bring into
| bondage our sons and our daughters
| to be servants, and some of our
daughters are brought into bondage
already; neither is it in our power
to redeem them, for other men have
our lands and vineyards. g. And I
was angry when I herd their cry
and these words.
7. Then 1 consulted with my
on1 7 rah
said unto them, Ye exact usury
every one of his brother. And [ set
against them. e-io. Also, said, Il
is not good that We do. 1 pray you
let us leave off this usury. II. Re-
store to them, even this day, their
lands and their vineyards, their
oliveyards and their houses, also the
hundredth part Of the money, and
of the corn and the oil, that We ex-
acted of them. 13. Also shook my
lap and said, So God shake every
man from his house and from his
labor that performeth not this duty,
even thus be he shaken out and
emptled. And all the congregation
10 LOT tn the people, said amen and prais-
Lev. Is: 23-The land shall not be
sold forever, for the land is mine;
for We are strangers and sojourners
with me. Is. If thy brother be wax
en- poor, and hath sold away some
of his possession, and if any of his
kin come to redeem it, then shall he
redeem all that his brother sold.
"a. But the fields of the suburbs of
their cities may not be sold, for it il
their perpetual possession. IA
Elk. %: 26-If thou at all take thy
neighbours raiment to pledge, thou
shalt deliver it to him by that the
sun goeth down. 81. For that is his
covering only; it is his raiment for
his skin: wherein shall he sleep?
And 1t shall come to pass when he
crieth unto me that will hear, for
l am gracious. -: