The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-03
OCALA. FLORIDA SATURDAY DECEMBER 3. 1921
SUBJECT FOR SUNDAY
New Table of Commandments Issued
By Board of Temperance And
Moral Welfare
(Associated Press)

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ten commandments, designed to train
boys and girls to kindness to Gods
dumb creatures. was issued today by
the Presbyterian Board of Temper
ance and Moral Welfare.
In it. hunting, fishing and the rob
bing of birds nests for sport are con-
demned, as are attendance at all
bloody sports, such as cock fighting,
live nigeon shoots. dog fights and bull
fights Coveting of furs and the plum
age of birds also is prescribed.
Supplementary rules of conduct,
issued with the Commandment"
urge children to refrain from going
to circuses or other shows where
trained animals are exhibited, assert
ing that such animals are "nearly al
ways cruelty treated and must live a
life of misery"
Here are the commandments, which
were drafted by William E. H. Went
eel. director of the boards depart
ment of humane education, and were
adopted by the board as a guide to
children-and to grown-ups, too:
l. / 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.
2. Thou shalt not delight thyself
in craven images but rather in ten
der mercies 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 to them
the adjudicator of righteousness in
their midst, for l the Lord thy God
am jealous God, remembering thy
unfaithfulness 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 bad example unto them and
hast by word and by deed led them
TO disrespect Justice and mercy in
dealing with my defenseless creatures.
8. Thou shalt not curse thine cat
tie nor inflict vengeance upon any of
Gods creatures for the Lord will not
holm him guiltless who disregards his
creation.
A. Remember the sabbatical rights
of my creatures and practice them
sacredly. Every beast of burden and
every animal in thy service shall
have its day and fitting seasons of
rest whereby the drudge of toll in thy
service 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, sueeor, mercy
and those things which make for the
natural joy of living,
5. Honor and respect thy guard
ianship 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 increase thy joys in the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
6. Thou shalt not kill, for the JOY
of killing; for sport in hunting; for
contest in skill; or for selfish gain
For the righteous man regardeth the
life of his beast,
| z. Thou shalt not commit thyseh
to the lusts of bloody contests nol
seek to look upon the eock-fght. the
Ilive pigeen-shoot, the bull-fight and
all such atroeious acts.
i 8. Thou shalt not steal, destroy, OF
take unto thyself selfshly or wan
ltonly that which belongs to the com
fort and needs of thy animals.
i 9, Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness for paltry gain to thysef where
by Gods creatures suffer hunger, an
guish or torture. Let the testimon,