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The Decalogue is 
greatest in other codes.” 
“the greatest of all codes, and the basis of all that is 
Blackstones Commentaries. 
/\<2ate 
Agate is said to derive its name from the river Achates, in Sicily. 
It is usually white, with a red or green grain like sea-weed. It is common 
in the East. The Arabic equivalent means red , whence some have thought 
the Oriental ruby to be meant. 
True Happiness—How to Find It. 
E ARTHLY goods, such as riches, honor, pleasure, cannot by themselves 
make us happy; for they cannot satisfy our soul; they often only 
make life bitter, and invariably forsake us in death. 
Only the Gospel of Christ is capable of giving us a partial happiness 
on earth, for he who folloivs the teaching of Christ is certain to have peace 
in his soul. 
Christ Himself declares in terms clear and precise that His yoke is 
easy and His burden light, and that those who bear them find rest to their 
souls. 
“Art thou weary, art thou laden, 
Art thou sore distressed? 
‘Come to Me/ saith One, ‘and coming, 
Be at rest.’ ” 
— St. Ephrem the Syrian. 
It is, therefore, a truth based upon the word of God, that a Christian 
life is indeed a happy life, and that there is no true and solid happiness 
but in faithfully observing the law of God. 
