The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-24
CHRISTIANITY AND LAW.


there is close between divine morality and the ad
of Justice arising the that the people throughout
believe the beginning the laws not only for their spirit
temporal guidance directly from God or were sent
rough His messengers.
law which man was commanded obey when God placed
garden of and said unto him. Of every tree OF the
mayes freely eat But of knowledge of good and
shall not eat of it, that thou east thereof thou
3 die"
ward God not only delivered Moses tablets of stone, upon
had written the ten commandments gave the people through
de of laws for guidance secular affairs and told him
should be rendered when its provisions were violated
arkabe discovery 1901 An expedition under the
while making the site of Susa the
which was the capital of Elamite monarchy
k which had been broken in three pieces but when
they monument nearly eight feet IN height IN
h columns of the Babonian wedgeshaped herogy
inscription purpors have been made by Hammurabb who
out $500 years B. The upper part of the monument
of Hammuabb standing before Shamash the
supposed the god of law his right hand at his mouth
clothed in long tunic hanging down in folds
ted cap upon head Shama with founced robe and swahed
ing seated upon raised da In his left hand wheel
blamat of the sum- behind his shoulders
right object which has been variousy regarded as
STYLUS This representation has been generally and probably
intended indicate the sungod at the inspiring
The code the monument which have been
and in existence
ws of the sparans which by the
curus believed by the Lacedoemonan themselves to be
! by Appollo.
me- earlier customs, it Thought formulated by
further they dictated him by the goddess Egera
Who restated Civil claimed that he enabled through
from God, to write his pandects and Institutes
eeved while Mahomet the of Hra engaged in
edtations the angel Gabriel him night he slept
open bound in silk and and compelled
he could not read to recte text which written therein
which Gabriel thus taught him. remained deeply craven upon
of long series of revelations brought down
~, &bo Mo-
e wrte but the words of the Divine revelation
by his disciples palm leaves and shoulder
nuon and the without order connection cast
the custody of of his wives Two after his DEATH
vounmethe collected and published by his friend
Abubeker and subsequently revised by the Caph Osman
claim that angel of God down from heaven
h golden plates of which the workmanship
appearance and that the writings these golden
translated code of laws for their spiritual and
lance.
ws interviewer with the laws made by in
justice Archbishop Norton who chancel
Henry VII rendered decree which he said 81 know
every should be consistent with the law of God and
ds that should indulge in disposition ne
of the testaor and he doe and does not make
he abe he shall be damned in hell Let hope that the
find necessary enforce his judgment by
the body of the executor
thus his judgment in the Earl of Oxford
The law speaks for the plaintiff. Deut XVIII (2)
good conscience speaks wholly for him. 3 Nor does the
speak against him. but that and equity ought to hands
restraining all extremies and hardhips By the law
builds house ought to dwell in it, and he that plants
ght gather grapes thereof and the
they should build houses and not dwell in them and plant
md gather the grapes thereof. Deut. XVIII, 80.
here in this such the conscience of the DOCTOR the
would have the gardens and orchards which he
planted but the chanceors have always corrected such
sciences, and caused them to render qud pro quo"
George Sharswood in his lecture the subject of the Relation
fora Science, thus speaks of the divine law:
ourselves ministers at the altar of divine law
however triing, there performed will in be
Then shall feel what is absolutely
that there department of human divine knowledge
important relations practical well theoretical jur
fancy which yield flowers adorn its chap
of science however, Deep from whcih the precious
to enrich it.
pry of the human heart and become well
with world that may discover the abstract
laws Till this happens the profession of law will scarcely
be ranked among the learned professions
lowing prayer was composed by Chief Justice Ryan of Wis
found among his papers at his death:
of ali TRUTH knowledge, and Judgment without Whom moth
wise, just Look down with mercy upon Thy servants