The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
A PECULIAR CREED.
4 Dunkard Farmer Not Allowed ia
Take Back a stolen iiurse.


CHURCHTOWN PA. Sept 1.-THE re-
fusal Of a Dunkard farmer 10 receive
back a horse that had been stolen from
him has created great zeal or discussion
in This valley where nearly every laIihel
belongs 10 a religious seer. Inc FARMER
whose horse was stolen made no enOrt
al AM 10 recover the beast lie did not
make his loss known u ms nel2hD0fs
until they had inquired what had necolhe
Of his big rUan lheh ne saiu thaL 9ic
night somebody broke open his stable
door and took the horse, but nothing else.
The news soon spread. ana TOWNSHIP
constable captured the animal on the
Welsh Mountain but the thlef escaped.
When the constable took the horse Dack
10 the owner, the farmer san.
Il DO not want the horse. The man VINO
took IL must have had more use for the
animal than / had. or ne would not nave
been driven to steal Give IL PACK 10 MN.
If he wants my harness ana wagon Jet
him have them also
The farmer was man Of his word, and
the rse was led away ana - sun III
possession Of the constable. Slrahse
enough. nearly every man bsonging 70 his
special sect heTeabouts approves MS ae-
tion They refer 20 the BlOle as thelr
authority. one passage cited is Matthew
VI 40: "And IL any man Will sue You at
the law and take away my coat, iel nm
have thy cloak also. As hSse sSets
never 20 to law. they simply believe mat
If any man takes their coat they should
also freely give their cloak; or II any one
takes their horse. they should aiso let
him have their wagon. once 'nlils -
stolen from them they VIII never receive
10 back as their property. .,.A ..
The same thing holds good win Inc
women folks 4 hey would not thihh ul re-
ceiving back again any property slOieH
from them. nor 90 they want any one ~
n,,rsue a thief or TO have any hand IN
his punishment No matter how mHSh
farmer NAV owe on his land. he Will bear
his losses By theft without nlurmur, tne
farmers u these sects sometimes 20 lnso
debt when buylng land ,b Ia @ ea e'e's
The question as TO receiving BACK a
stolen horse has created a division IN
some OF the other sects hoNeteI ~.
people who favor RECEIVING pdSh me s'olen
animal argue that the Bible does not say
hat where a thief steals your properly
you shall not receive IL back, tnat not 70
take back stolen goCds ana NOT 70 PUNISH
thieves is simply encouraging ana lhNltlhA
such crime. and that IL i wrong Tor
mar, tn deht NOT To take back stolen prop
ertv which he cannot altord 10 lose, and
which may interfere with MN III the pay
ment OF his interest money.
A recent sermon by one OF the bishops
sets forth the belief OF those who would
not receive Lack stolen property. lie
aid. our Saviour always likens His peJ-
pc TO sheep. lie Is the Good Shegherd
.0w. the Lord had purpose In view In
picking out sheep as type Of submissive
character that is most remarkable TO those
who are thoroughly Informed on the sub
let. OF all the animals that represent
The true Christian character the sheep
have referred TO the lambs and the young
sheep You farmers who are sheep-grow-
ers. you understand this. Did you ever
handle an animal that resisted less?
mpdiately give in2 n never lights you.
never resists you. Even the little rabbit