The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

would not tell a lie for his farm or
ssfor the world Oh, Deceit Eve
speak in judicial sadness), thy name
is Head! 1t was under such circum-
stances, and after worming his way
into the esteem, and sowing seeds of
confidence in the bosoms of these un-
suspecting people, that this trade was
made on Heads representations Can
equity grant relief? True, at root,
the object of all trading is gain, and,
while putting and dealers talk is al
1owable, yet there is a boundary that
may not be crossed. The vehemence
of the master passion, GAIN. must be
cooled and curbed by the law; for
not only is s'the love of money the
root of all evil" but another wise
man, who summed up ultimate truths
in grave and short sentences, saith
thus: GAS the nail sticketh fast be-
tween the joining of the stones, so
doth it stick close between buying
and selling (EccIes, xvii, - Relief
for plaintiffs is decreed.
Legal Status of Member OF Quaint
Religious Sect.-An unusual subject
for litigation appears in Ruse We.
williams, 100 Pacific Reporter, 8s7-
Plaintiff with many others, formed
themselves into an association called
the Spiritual Glass" the object OF
which was to aid in circulating GER
those relating to the communistfc
ownership of property. Their aim
was to live such a life as Christ liv-
ed, and the mode of life described in
the Acts of the Apostles was the foun-
dation stone upon which was to be
erected the arch of a. high ideal In re-
ligious belief. When the plaintiff
joined he gave up all his worldly pos
sessions to promote it's objects; the
understanding being that the class
was to live as one family, and the
money he then had and the proceeds
Of his future labors were to be used
for the support of the class, under the
Apostolic doctrine that all things were
to be held in common. No stranger
or any person who was weary and
heavy laden, was to be turned away
without food and comfort. AS to
how many of the class had worldly
possessions to SELL and, having sold,
placed the price thereof in the COM
mon fund, is not clear, but quite
number of them did, and others had
nothing wherewtth to replenish This
however, was their faith, that the
poorest in goods were the richest in
spirit Thus equipped, the Spiritual
Glass started out on their expedition
to make converts of all such as were
disposed to look upon individual am
billions and the separate ownership OF
property as selfishness to be eradi-
knowing and serving God. Quite a
number were thus attracted and con-
verified, and, of course, fed from the
common table, which caused some
isolated feelings of discomfort among
some of the older members; for it
does not appear that any of the new
converts were possessed of goods
wherewith to augment the treasury.
However, these high ideals of se1f-ab-
negation and the crucif1xion of such
desires and appetites as tend to divert
attention from God were at times
tinged with just little corruption and
bitterness of spirit. 1t began to be
noticed that as many as thirty hungry
strangers sat in one day at the COM
mon table; that some of the members
of the class consumed more of the
food and of the better quality than
was considered their portion; that
some were less inclined than others
to outstrip their brethren in the Sc
verer and less attractive tasks of work
so necessary to repIenish the com
r11issary. Along with this professed
sitting Of desire and self-abnegation
the members persuaded themselves
that by the faith and mode of life
they would each, in time, be given the