The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-24 00:00:00

OitSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.

(A.

Am, hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine
own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out
the mote out of thy brother's eye."—MArruEw, chap.
v., verse 7.
The Directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway, held a meeting last week, to take
into consideration the propriety of not running
carriages on the line, either fbrithe royal mail
or for passengers, on a Sunday, and after mature
deliberation, the motion for. "not running" was
negatived. The Directors deserve credit for this
straightforward manly conduct in a country so
priest-ridden and so excited at present by-
the harangues' made at every meeting of a
Church Court about the heinous sin of trans-
gressing the 'DiVine command, to keep the Sah
both holy. SynodS had addressed them on the
subject; Presbyteries in great numbers followed
the example; th'tnaniti at Edinburgh was at the
J.W.lt. z yet, notwithstanding all these
tAreatenialg al%eavanees, common sense and true
preyalle& This subject is now arte. of
#aal hnportance to the community, The inter-
ference of the Chum. with the liberty of the
people, in allicAß4 ii.ey transaction of ordinary
11*,112,.404 hec•olcae 90 insupportable that we (am-
Aka; it only just to the Directors a Railroad
Companies, to the oppresva members of the
Church of Scw,lvidy, and to the Christian 'p l_
purest, most benevolent, tv,l4 kkAcs,t cha-
ritable ever presented to the human race--to
point out the wielficklies,a, the blasphemy, the
:51F1.6§11 4Q*411'4, Awl the hypocrisy of the men
whq arc 1.1.01 - moving heaven and earth to cowl-
tervt tha glorious reform which our SAvwun,
effected in the Jewish relivicl, AA the warship of
the SUPREME -410AN91, and the moral duties
qt.
.1119thf,k1.% The dominant portion of
11P. 9WcIA of *Oland, and a certain number of
the members of the Church of England, as
well as some of the Dissenting I,pdy, have
within these few yeara tit or? do.ctrine that
tit; pbvai.v.anc Of the Sabbath is of
tutitority, and that it is the duty of the
if,egislature and the Executive to carry their
ordinances into effect by tialtia aa4 p4aualties.
In England, ltqlmq„. Ouetrines only par-
gad we, shall, therefore, direct our
-cemarlia entirely to the system adopted in the
sister kingdom. Any clergyman whq Asserts
that the observance of the ks,,atiaackv., as defined
by the ficiiittwV-i clergy, is of Divine autho-
qtyi cailier grossly ignorant of the Holy
Scriptures, or guilty of stating what he knows
to be a direct falsehood. On this poin.t, thwe-
fore, we are at issue wiAlt the Agaewites. The
4V(4 11A is kept by the Jews now
ag it I;TAs q.l.;tT keen, since its first institution by
the command of the ALMIGHTY, is abolished by
the universal consent of all Christians. The
Jews alone were enjoined to observe, it„, w the ex-
press ground that it ayaa a sign between GOD
;VA W.§ ciNsan people; nay, it was instituted
to oommemorate an event which had reference
to them only—namely, their deliverance from
Egyptian bondage. When Wav,,a. descended
from Metwt, lioreb, he called all Israel, and
(qfear, 0 Israel, the statutes and judg-
ments which I speak in your ears this day,
The LORD our God made a coyealaw, with us in
Horeb." He thn wahluigated the ten Com-.
thandrnent;, and at the conclusion of the fourth,'
added these remarkable words—" And remem-
ber that thou wast a servant in the latir,lef Egypt,
and that the T,6l.at brought thee out
thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched
out arm; therefore, the Lord thy God COW
included thee to keep the Sabbath riTs,' We must,
therefore, look isp, the *ew liestament for that
lilvine ialthority which is constantly preached
up by the clergy of the North, and it is certainly
remarkable that our SAVIOUR never egmthanded
the Jews, much ix the Heathens, to observe the
Sabbath,' but, on the contrary, was at
constant war (if we may use the phrase
in conjunction with such a sacred name),
with the priests of that day fgr their. Ili‘r4ateo ad-
lw.rOwe. uA uit which Wits to pass away under
a new and a better dispensation. He lost no
opportunity of reproving them for their hypo-
crisy. When they asked why his disciples
plucked the ears of corn, ancl why they did
on the 4abbatb-day that which is not lawful,"
what was his answer? " The Sabbath was made
for man, and not man for the Sabbath." His
habitual disregard of the Sabbath was their
Pqrl§l4o OPIPP of ciisPlsSion. They followed
after him—,they appointed spies to watch his
movements; and were anxious to convict him of
some extraordinary breach of it, in order to put
him to death. " And it came to pass also on
another Sabbath," says ST. LUKE; "that he en-
tered into the sYnq'o.oo ettA Wight, and there
was a man whose right hand was withered, And
the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether
he would heal on the Sabbath-day, that they
might find an accusation against him, lint he
knew their thoughts, and said to the man which
had the withered hand, Rise up and stand forth in
the midst. And looking round about upon them
all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy
hand, and he did so, and his hand was restored
whole as the other. And they were filled with
madness and communed what they might do to
JESUS." When he healed the man who had
an infirmity for thirty-eight years, and said
" Wse, take up thy bed and walk,". the Jews
exclaimed against this desecration of the Sab-
bath, " and sought to slay JESUS because he
had done these things on the Sabbath-clay."
Well might he exclaim in turn to these Sabbath
worshippers," 0, generation of vipers, how can
ye, being evil, speak good things?" On several
occasions he was asked what were the command-
ments he enjoined them to obey? To a lawyer,
tempting him, he said, " Thou shalt love the
LORD thy God with all thy heart, and all thy
soul, and all thy mind. This is the first and
great commandment. And the second is like
unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy
self. On these two commandments hang all the
law and the Prophets." Not a word about the
Sabbath. On anothor occasion (we quote from
ST. MATTHEW)—" One came and said unto him,
Good Master, what good things shall I do that
I may have eternal life ? And he said unto him,
why callest thou me good ? there is none good
but one, that is GOD : but if thou wilt eater into
life, keep the commandments. He saith unto
him, which? JESUS said, thou shalt do no mur-
der, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt
not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness.
Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. .The young
man saith unto him, All these things have I kept
from my youth up : what lack I yet ? JESUS said
unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven : and come and follow me.''
Here the commandments which CHRIST said
were binding are all enumerated, but not the
slightest allusion is made to the fourth on this oc-
casion or on any other.' We defy the Agnewites to
refute us. Let us come to the first day. of the week,
and ask what " Divine authority" they can pro-
duce for the observance of that day as a Jewish
Sabbath? We answer, absolutely none; but we
can produce on the other side the highest autho-
rity, after CHRIST, St. PAUL, the great Apostle,
sent to teach and convert the Gentiles. On re-
ferring to his Epistles we find that he preached
on the last as well as the first day of the week.
On the former day we find that he preached five
times, and on the latter only twice, so that if
this circumstance has any weight, the balance is
in favour of the Jews, and against the Agnewites.
But, thank GOD, this Apostle did not leave the
question in doubt. He followed the example of
his great Master and denounced these Sabbath
worshippers. To the Colossians he said—" Let
no man judge you in meat or in drink, or in re-
spect of' a holiday, or of the new moon, or of
the Sabbath clay," all rites and ceremonies pecu-
culiar to the Jews. Nay, he goes further, and
expresses fear that these worshippers of particular
days are not real Christians. Speaking of the
glorious change introduced by the Christian dis.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Nov. 24.—Wind this day, W. to S.W.
DEAL, Nov. 23.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd. the
Victoria and Cottingham, Quebec. Arrd. from the River,
London, New Zealand ; Diadem, Australia ; Emma,
Eugenia, and Canada, Hobart Town ; Hebe Ceylon ;
Grecian, Mauritius ; Hopewell, Scotsman, and Amity,
Hill, Jamaica ; Munster Lass, St. Martha ; Sperhiod,
Trinidad ; Mediator, New York ; Thalia, Sierra Leone ;
Jane, River Gambia ; Isabella, Ellen, St. Mary's.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Spring-
field and Anne, Quebec ; Cero, Trieste ; Devon, Galli-
poli. Arrd. off, Mary, Smyrna ; Sprightly, The
Harkaway, from Virginia, did not arrive, as reported
yesterday. A brig, with heads of fore and mainmast
gone, steering up Channel, was seen 21st inst. off Wa-
terford by the Mary Ann, arrived here from Oporto.
STANDGATE CREEK, NOV. 23.—A. vessel dismasted,
supposed to have been in contact, apparently abandoned,
was passed 19th inst., off the Start, by the Pegasus, ar-
rived in the River.
OFF THE WIGHT, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Scaleby Castle,
Johnson, Macao, sailed 20th June, Anjer, 7th August,
St. Helena, 7th Wt.
RAMSGATE, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Martha, St Übes for
Gottenburg, with loss of topmasts, yards, sails, &c. ;
Caledonia, steamer, London for Corruna, with pump',
choked.
LITTLEHAMPTON, Nov. 23.—The Minerva, from
• Gloster to Shoreham, is on shore, six miles to tl',e east-
ward, but is expected to be got off next tide.
COWES, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Emile, Husqed, Buenos
Ayres ; Terraniva, Gottenburg for Miarseilles, with
loss of bulwarks, &c., having been stro ek by a sea, and
has come in to repair ; Clemence, Havre for Guadeloupe.
The Mercurious, from Marseilles tr, London, which put
in here 20th inst., has come in to ti:lscharge. being leaky.
POOLE, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Robr.rt, Dundee for Oporto,
with boat stove and sails split.
Tonnas, Nov. 22.—Arrl. Tropic, London for Ja-
maica ; Apollo, dial for Grenada; Norval, Hav-re for
Bourbon. The Nouvelle Loire, Greatroin, got foul of
the Edward, of Penryn, on the night of the 17th ; the
mate of the latter got on board the former, which put
in here.

PLYMOUTH; NOV, 23.—Wind variable.---arrd. Mary
Elizabeth, Liverpool to the Cape of Good Hope, with
sails and foretopmast gone ; Margaret, Thomson, Lon-
don for Madras, with loss of lower yards, a ochor, and
chains, and topsails split ; Hero, Shields for Marseilles,
with decks swept ; Johanna Cornelia, Rot terdam for
Batavia. • .

SALCOMBE, Nov. 22.-A vessel is sunk ne: sr the Bait
Tail, the mast-head api?earing above water, crew sup-
posed to lie drowned.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind W.S.W. W.NW.,
strong and squally.—Arrd. Charlotte, Cephaloryiu, with
loss of bowsprit, jib and main-booms, topmasts, sails, &c.;
Albatross, Messina ; Arab, London for Van Dieman's
Land ; Mandingo, ditto, for Jamaica.

PENZANCE, Isttiv.22.—TheAchniral Lake, Greenock to
Antigua, put in hereto-thy, making 2 feet watt or per hour.
FismatrAnn, Nov. 22.—A. small sloop, name unknown,
is sunk between this and Strumble Ilead; p art of the
mast is above water.