The National Register. — London, England, 1814-09-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SEPT. 11. ON THE DUTIES OF THE SABBATH. " Keep the Sa 'bath day :o auctify Deut. Chap. 12, T. 3. At a period like the present, when luxury and dissipation are making rapid inroads, with giant strides, int ► the pracd cat exercise of morality and religion, I ho s e this feeble at tempt will be excused, of endeavouring, by a short remon strance, to re laim those who may have inadvertently and unhappily involved themselves in the labyrinth of forgetful ness, and hither to neglected the mos: iinpoi !ant of all duties, a due observance of the . Lord's Day. Extremely happy should I have been bad this subject fallen into alder hand - 4, vet trust that weak as the arguments Iflay appear in the eye of the ci itic, or to the more learned of our reAders, it will not, on that account, be deemed unwor thy the notice of those whom it is the earnest wish of the write; to recal frim their deviated track, and In ing again into the riv;ht path of rectitude and religion : for whit can be more pleasing in the eye of a merciful Creator, titan a strict observance of the one day out of seven, set apart more particularly for public and private worship ? This due re spect is not (lily enjoined by the Christian precepts, l ut even by the codes and forms laid down and adopted in heathen countries. Yet the attention to this sacred day, and the re gular attendance on public worship must not simply be an external appearance of performing the necessary and esta blished forms and customs received among Christians, but an internal temple must be erected in the heart, and dedi cated to the only true God, temple wherein he will delight to dwell and " choose to place his name that e." (Dent. 26 chap. 2 v.) Yet religion is not possessed of those austere features, nor ate her paths so rugged and difficult to pursue, as many sinful and wicked characters would insinuate, but a path strewed with fragrant flowers and embosomed with fruit ful vines. The Lord does not require of his followers that they should be immured the whole of the Sabbath, for when the duties cf the day cease, the votaries of religion may freely and cheerfully converse on those topics more suited to their im mortal habitation, a dwelling, not erected with hands, but eternal in the [leavens. Should the beauties of nature invite them, they may in Ler In escnce observe and trace the hand of an Almighty power, through all his works, whether in the kitchen or flower gardens, the grottos or the fields, all contain folio vu. 'utiles of his excellence. No sooner the summons for appearing in God's House an nounces the celebration of this day, than it becomes the duty of all Christians to he prepared in their hearts to meet their GOD, for he has promised that where two or three are gathered in his name, he will be in the midst of them : what a consoLtion to the hearts of all true believers, when they consider under whose wings they repose: yet it is not the form of entering into the sacred (tools, or of being constant attenders at church that will prepare a believer for his latter• cud, this being only erected and consecrated to so ike the Christian with reverential awe, hut strict observance to the explaining and develpoing the sacred word of GOD by clergymen adopted and regularly outlined, also adhering to. ieceived forms of prayers essential to the sal►•ation of the souls of mankind, by which our voices are raised in nniton with the angels and archangels above, who are continually praising the King of Kings for all his a►crcics vouchsafed unto all, and imploring his benedictions on all PM' works, begu►►, continued, and ended in his most holy name. To neglect this most important part of our duty, is to keep 581 our souls in utter darkness, and prevent mat salvat ton so kindly tendered thmugh the deiith of our Lord and Aaviour Jesus Christ, who is recorded to have risen from the grave as I n this sacred day to accomplish our reception to the hap piness of Heaven. It is, therefore, the first object of all Chi istians, whatsoever their ti et or denomination may be, to celebiate this holy day w,th prayers and thanksgivings, and a solemn attendance in his sacred temples, to bow the knee before him. " To love him with all our hearts, with all our mindi, with all our souls, with all our streugth, and to put our whole trust in hint." (Catechism.) I. C. Chapel•strcet, Salford, Meld. 1, 1814. THE ILEBDOMA DA RT. SEPTEMBER. Come, Sons of t;tyruner ! by wlrtse toil We are the lords of Kite and uil ; By whose touzlt lahoors, and rough We first tip np, then r:.4-tp our huds; C rowii 'a w ith the ear% of corn, now come t And, to the pipe, vest Mute 11. Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.—Morning "Assorts are front Jeremiah :i. Matthew 12; the E,eniiig OP' from tH, :Hirt Romans I-J.—Vetiiis will he in cotijiinctiuti with the Moon, 'at twelve o'clock this Fvehitig. 12. Mintrfify.—S;hirti gets at 34 minutes pavt 1 in the morning. 13. Tartiley.—Merciiry will br in conjunction with the Atom', at 11 its the worsting ; and hittiter w ill Art at 30 minutes past 6 iii the after. noon.—New Moon. this day. at 14 minutes past 11 at night. 14. Wednesday.— Ilnly Cross .I)ay. Cosrocs, King of Persia; having plundered takeii sonic of the Cross, which !Mena had left there, I lernelins,the Emperor, defeated Jilin its battle, reeoetred the same, and carried it back in triumph to Jerusalem ; commemora. lion of which its prerii; festival was instituted, anno 613 of the chris tian era.--0111 Sessions mill beg ill this day. 15. 7hursday.--Mbus will rise at twelve tuitiotes past five o'clock irt the tuoriiiiig. 16. Friday.—Venus will rise at 16 initiates past 3 o'clock this morainq. flollings and Mitchell will to-day be tried. each for the Murder of his Sweetheart ! ! 17. Saturday.--St. Lambert was educated by throchrd, whom lie succeeded in the Bishopric of Maestricht, and who, as eventually hap pened here, was assassinated. Lambert was t 'welled from this see, ott the death of Chiltleric LI. in 673, and continued for seven years in the monastery .t Sta,ela. Ile was, however, restored to his see, and was conthictiog the affairs of it nil great lien he was u nhappily murdered, as his preceptor had bent, ut le-ige, Sept. 17th. 708. Sun rises, tint, dlv. at 41 minutes past 5 iu the tuorning; and sits ut It) minutes alter ti in the evening. NATUR.II.ISrS CrILEND.IR. Bulbs of all the s:aly tribe., taken tip since they have flowered. should be planted this In , nth, as thry will not keep lung out of the around without lo.s Ut strength. Ammo. suc h b u lb s , are th e w h i t e unl strine-leaved lily, niartagon, orange lily, and crown imp-A . l4:s. It will, therefore, he proper to forward the digging al vacant beds and borders, on! 01 hand, fur the recepttoo of bulbous roots. Finish the so+sing of Indiums root seed ; and have earth spread thinly over the sto face of last )ear'% seed beds. Chrs sant ',commit may t,e propaiv.tr4 by cuttings or slips of the young shoots fi%e or rIX inchei long, , il , ll.ting, several or tautly the eth?r, ltl largilli pf.ts, to soave to shelter in ‘‘inter: tle-y will prcseutly strtko rout, and furnish plants for next summer':: flowef HIGII-WATER AT T.ONI)ON-BRIDGE. Orrl . l.:llni:it. Dayv. :110- ninn , ~ Aft rr wlng. 11. 11 13 14. A 2h. 27 io• 15. Iti. 17.