The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-27
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD
PUTS BAN ON HUNTING
NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS
BAR THE TAKING OF ALL
ANIMAL LIFE.
TO TEACH CHILDREN KINDNESS
Denomination Urge Youngsters to Re
frain From Attendance at CTcuses
Because Wild Creatures Are Usual
w Cruelty Treated.


Because Wild Creatures Are Usual
ly Cruelty Treated.
NEW YORK, n. "a new table
of 10 commandments, designed to train
bows and girls to kindness to Gods
dumb creatures, has been issued by
the Presbyterian board OF temperance
and moral welfare.
In it hunting, fishing and the rob
bing of birds nests for sport are con-
demneu, as are attendance at all
bloody sports, such as cock fights, live
pigeon shoots, dog fights and bull
fights. Coveting OF furs and the plu-
mage 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
" treated and must live life OF
misery ..
Here are the Commandments" -
which were drafted by William F. H.
VENTED. director of the boards de
partment OF humane education, and
were adopted by the board as guide
to children-and to grownups, too:
/. | am the Lord thy God who
made every living creature after his
kind and gave man dominion over my
works. wherefore thou shalt be guard
ian over beast, bird and cattle, and to
them thou shalt be in my place.
,. Thou shalt not delight thyself in
craven images, but raher in tender
mercies to those who depend on thy
guardianship Thou shalt not lay blame
or punishment unWarranted upon
them who know not wrong, who can
not speak for themselves and who have
no means OF asserting their rights,
wherefore thou are to them the ad-
Indicator OF righteousness in their
midst. for | the Lord thy God am a
Jealous God, remembering thy I'M
faithfulness and thy cruelties u all
my creatures and visiting the errors
OF thy way upon thy children down
through the generations, in that thou
hast set a bad example unto them and
hast by word and by deed led them
to disrespect justice and mercy in
dealing with my defenseless creatures.
3. Thou shalt not curse thine cat
tie nor infict 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 them sa-
credly. Every beast OF burden and ev-
cry animal in thy service shall have
its day and fitting seasons OF rest
whereby the drudge OF toll in thy SER
vice may be comfortably mingled with
the Joy of living With reason and
consideration thou shalt assign their
tasks and with equal care thou shalt
provide food, rest, succor mercy and
those things which make full the nat
ural JOY of living,
5. Honor and respect thy guardian
ship over the animals which have been
thy faithful servants and desert them
not in an evil day, for by so doing
thou mayest prolong thy days and in
crease thy days in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.
8. Thou shalt not kill for the JOY OF
killing. for sport in hunting, for con-
test in skill or for selfish gain. For the
righteous man regardeth the lite OF
his beast.
7. Thou shalt not commit thyself to
the lusts OF bloody contests nor seek
to look upon the cock fight, the live
pigeon shoot, the bull fight and all
such atrocious acts.
8. Thou shalt not steal, destroy or
take unto thyself selhshly or wantonly
that which belongs to the comfort and
needs Of thy animals.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness
for paltry gain to thyselt whereby
Gods creatures suffer hunger, anguish
or torture. Let the testimony OF thy
guardianship be above the lust for
gain.
10. Thou shalt not covet the birds
plumage, nor the animals fur; thou
shalt not covet the robins nest nor
her young by her side, nor the pigeon
the freedom OF the air, nor the deer
the Joy of his lair.