Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-03
TEN COMMANDMENTS
GUARD DUMB ANIMALS
Presbyterian UpIift Board Has
New Decalogus for Guidance
Of Girls and Boys.
BY Anrocia ted Pres. TO Every Evening.

By Associa ted Press 10 Every Evening.
New York, Dec. "A new table ~
Ten Commandments, designed to trait
boys and girls TO Kindness TO God'-
dumb creatures, was issued today bv
the Presbyterian Board OF Temperance
and Moral Welfare.
In IL, hunting. fishing and the rob-
bing OF birds nests for sport are con-
demned as are attendance at all
bloody sports. such as cock fights, live
pigeon shoots, dog fights and bun
lights. Coveting Of furs and the
plumage Of birds also Is prescribed.
Supplementary rules OF conduct, is-
sued with the Commandments urge
children to refrain from going to cir
cuses or other shows where trained
animals are exhibited, asserting that
such animals are nearly always cruel
| ly treated and must live life of mis-
cry"
Here are the commandments"
which were drafted by william r. H.
wcntzel. director of the Boards de-
partment of humane education, and
were adopted by the board as guide
to children--and to grownups too;
1. am the Lord thy God who made
every living creature after his kind
and gave man dominion over my
works. wherefore thou shalt be guar
dian over beast. bird and cattle. and
to them thou shalt be in my place.
2. Thou shalt not delight thyself in
craven images but rather in tender
mercles to those who depend on thy
guardianship. Thou shalt not lay
blame or punishment unwarranted
upon them who know not wrong, who
cannot speak for themselves and who
have no means Of asserting their
rights. wherefore thou art 10 them
the ndiudicator Of righteousness in their
midst. for | the Lord thy God am q
Jealous God remembering thy un-
faithfulnoss and thy cruelties to all
my creatures and visiting the errors
of thy way upon thy children down
through the generations, in that thou
!, hast set n bad example unto them and
hast by word and by deed led them
to disrespect justice and mercy in
dealing with my defenseless creatures
| g. Thou shalt not curse thine cattle
nor infiict vengeance upon any Of
Gods creatures for the Lord will not
; hold him guiltless who disregards his
: creation
4. Remember the sabbatical rights
: Of my creatures and practice then
D sacredly. Every beast of burden and
: every animal In thy service shall have
{ its day and fitting seasons Of res
= whereby the drudge of toll in thy ser
q vice may be comfortably mingled witt
r the 10y Of living. With reason ant
1 consideration thou shalt assign thei
tasks and with equal care thou shal
\ provide food. rest, succor, mercy ant
q those things which make for the ma
: tural joy Of living.
: 5. Honor and respect thy guardian
i ship over the animals which hav'
been thy faithful servants and deser
them not In an evil day; for by so do
ing thou mayest prolong thy day
and increase thy joys in the lan'
n which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
8. ThouShalt not kill, for the Joy o
killing: for sport in hunting; for con
'' test In skill; or for selfish gain. Fo
. the righteous man regardeth the lif
" of his beast.
e 7. Thou shalt not commit thyself {
: the Iusts OF bloody contests nor see
= to look upon the cock-fight, the liv
pigeon-shoot, the bull-hght and a
/, such atrocious acts.
s. Thou shalt not steal. destroy, c
:, take unto thyself seIfishly or wantonl
W that which belongs to the comfort an
needs OF thy animals.
= Q. Thou shalt not bear false witne'
|. for paltry gain to thyself wheret
Gods creatures suffer hunger. al
guish or torture. Let the testimony
~ thy guardianship be above thy lu
Z, for gain.
- 10. Thou shalt not covet the bird
ie pIumage, nor the animals fur; tho
s' shalt not covet the robins nest m
her young by her side. nor the pigee
the freedom of the air, nor the de
E the Joy of his lair.