Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-15
PUBLISHERS & PROPRIETORS.
TUESDAY, Is JUNE, 1871.


Of man Is humbed, the poor raised from the dust
and the Lord alone is exalted in the courts of his ho
Here, cleanliness and decency of apparel are
TO be and human nature appears both IN its phys
ical add its moral grandeur. Here, oirity OF depor
moni, and kindly affections generally displayed
Here, we feel ourselves in the immediate presence of
Him before whom all nations the drop of buck
ct feel guilty aud dependen, character, and
stand supplians for mercy pardon and for grace
to help us IN time OF need. Here, knowledge oil the
most important kind Is communicated 10 assembled
mulii,udes amos, without, money and without price
Here, the poorest beggar, the youth and the man of
hoary hairs learn the character Of the God
and Of Jesus Christ whom he hath semitic way 10
eternal happnessthe Of consolation under the
Affections Of life-and the duties they to their
Creator and 10 all mankind. In word, here the stu
ne in the midst Of his unhallowed courses, is AROUSED
TO consideration and here the saint is animated and
encouraged in his Christian journey, and enjoys fore
Of the blessedness of heaven, and of
the delightful intercourses and employments of the
saints in light
Let US suppose, for moment, that the Sabbath
and its exercises universally abolished from the
| civilized world What would be the consequences !
The knowledge Of the God, which the institution
of the Sabbath, than any other means has tended
perpe,uae, would soon be lost, his worship abandon
ed and religion and moral principle buried in the dust
true God is never adored the soul of is debased,
and prostrates itself before the and moon, and
before demons, monsters, insects reptiles and blocks
Of wood and stone. In France, where tho Sabbath
was~tor Season abolished impious phantom, call
ed the Goddess Of Reason, substituted in the room
of the Eternal God the Bible was held up rdicue,
and committed to the flames degraded To
the level of the brutes his mind assmilaed to
piece Of clay, and the cheering prospects of immorta
A..
Atheism, sceptcism, and fatalism, amos, universally
prevailed; the laws of morality trampled under
foot and anarchy, plots assassinatons, massacres
and egazed plumber, became & the order of the day.
With the loss of the knowledge ofod all impressions
Of the divine presence and all sense of accountable
ness for human actions, would be destroyed The re-
sirains Of religion and the prospect of future judg
ment would no longer deter from the commission o
crimes and nothing but the dread OF the DUNGEON tn,
gibbet, the rack, would restrain mankind from The
preparation ofnjustce and deeds of violence
No social prayers from assembled multtudes would b'
offered up the Father of mercies voice of thanks
giving and praise would ascend to the Ruler Of tn,
SKIES the work of creation, displaying the peec
lions of the Deity, would TO be admired and com
memorated; and the movements OF Providence, ant
the glofies of redemption would be overlooked and dis
= regarded. The pursuit of the objects of time ant
y sense which can be enjoyed only for few 1eetinl
years. would ABSORB every faculty OF the SOUL ana IN
realities of the eternal world would either be forgotten
: or regarded idle dreams. In short, the Sab
bath abolished the law which enforces its OBJ
servance to be reversed would be doomed spen
his mortal existence in unbroken series of incessan
labor and toll his mental powers would languish,
It his bodily strength would be speedily wasted. Habit
c of cleanliness, civy of department, and decency O
y apparel, would be disregarded and the persons an
habations of the laborng classes would soon resem
BILE the lthiness and the wretched objects which
IF in the kraal Of IIottenot. Their minds woul
neither be cheered with the prospect Of Of
$ ed repose in this world, with the hope of eerna
b. rest and Joy in the World TO come.