Show WILL SWEAR NOT AT ALL wealthy west virginian refuses to take oath as banker huntington W va because ol 01 his scruples against taking an oath col H sudduth forbears prominent in the coal fields of southern west vir ginia has refused to become the dent ot the first national bank at welch to which place he was recently elected sudduth who has been one of the chief promoters of many of the lead ing bushness busl ness ventures in the southern section of the state has religious scruples of a most pronounced char acter I 1 would neither make oath nor at arm he said and was considered unqualified for the office no other reason thank god only that I 1 would not disobey the commandments of the saviour matthew says but I 1 say unto you swear not at all neither by heaven for it Is god s throne nor by the earth for it Is his footstool neither by jerusalem for it is the city of the great king neither shall thou wear by the head because thou canet not make one hair white or black tut let your communication be yea yea nay nay for whatsoever is more than those cometh of eail |