Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-25

be illcd.-.hoJiie Herald.
To The Ministers of the Gospel and all
other friends Of the Christian Sabbath IN
the State Of South Carolina.
A,apuhlIc meeting. held in .hc Went
worth.sreel Baptist Church, Charleston,
on Sunday evening. October S,h. John
Robinson. Esq, in The Chair, The fniow.
ins Resolutions were unanimously adopt.
cd:-
''Resoircd, IS the sense OF this meeting.
that II is highly desirable. il practicable.
that Convention Of those in this State
who are friendly to united clIorl TO pro.
mole, by moral means, better observance
Of The Lords Day, be held al Columbia.
in the FIRST week of December next, for
the purpose Of dc!ibcrariEg uPon and a
DOPING such measures as may seem best
adapted To advance the important ohjcr,
referred 10.
''Resolrsd, That The Excuire Board Of
this Society," be requested 10 take into con.
sideraion lie ahnve subject, aud, il deem
ed practicable, forthwith 10 lake measures
for obtaining as general an attendance as
possible al The proposed Convention.
"RtSoired. That The conductors Of tho
secular, bur esrcialy Of The religious press.
be respectfully solicited TO co operate in
extending. us promptly and rs widely as
possibly, Throughout, The State, the intclli
gence of The above proposal"
The meeting al which these Resolutions
were ADOPTED was composed Of members
of different dcnuminaiions,- and the gen.
,lcncn who participated in The exercises Of
the evening belonged respectively To the
Baptist, The Presbyterian, the Methodist
aud The Episcopal Church. And we doubt
not That other branches Of the Christian
loh! are prepared 10 unite in this call Of
Convrnlion lnr The aibrcsaid purpose.
The call fJr united action upon ifis sub.
ject arises from iis.vnst intrinsic aud rela
1--WE importance, aud from The prevalence
of opinions aud practices conceived to he
al war with the obligations of The Subhal-
cal law. Did il co:npo'i with The object
Of this Circular, il could be shown that
Gay ofrcsl was not only an original enact
inenl Of God, designed To be uninterrupted
and peTmaGcur, but that il is essential 10
the welfare OF man. whether considered as
physical. intellectual. social, moral, or re
HgiouS being. The experience Of ages al
test that icnoraucc, crime, aud misery are
the concumIlants Of Sabbath desccraIion :;
aud that religion. with all lis salurary in
1ucnces is elevated or depressed, rs the
Sabbath is honurcd or pro!ancd-whilc the
joyous Church, The city of our God, is turn
cd into mourning an dcsolation wherever
there is lurse'lulness or Disregard of llie
Sabbn,ica! institution. The appeal, then;
muy be confidently made TO every Chris
Iian, Patriot, or PhiIaulhrops,, 10 guard,
10y his inilncuce md example, this palIa
diam Of all That is pure and elevated aud
heavenly in ChrlstIaniIy-of oil that is be-
nign aud cndcarine, aud tender in patriot
ism-and Of all that is lovely and noble.
aud enlarged in philanthropy. For u5ol.
isi the Sabbath, and certain result, uot
merely one. but all the iuslilnlions oil reli-
giun, with ali their bearings upon The wei
fare Of society aud Of tho world at large,
will TALL with il. The Billie will be for
eo,ien-lhG social worship of Gud will
ccase-.rclisious knowledge and feeling
will Immediately derhrc the reign Of is-
uorauce, vice and barbarism will return
and the nischievous elfec: will be fell by
man in all his social relations. in families
ishborhoods, larger communities and
nations.
These are some Of the consideration:
which have prompted US 10 invite your CO.
operation in the object proposed. Ma,
we not ask, then. that you would take The
subject into serious and prnyerful conside
ration, aud should it compori with your
views Of Christian cxpediency. Will you
not endeayor 10 hive appointed from youl
ncieh5orhood one or more suitable Dele
gates to meet IN Convention, at Columbia
on Thursday the 7th Of December. do con.
Ter on The best manner of promoting. by
moral means. The due observance OF the
Lords Day! The evil to be rcmedied i;
too apparent 10 need comment. II ha:
uvar;ce for lis chief advocate, and apollo
sirs without number are made for the in
fraction Of the Divine law. by those who
nrc bound by religious profession 10 sus'nr
it. We forbear enIerins into detail-they
are familiar IN you all. May We not Iher
ask the Ministers of the Gospel TO lay .ht
subject before their respective Congrasa
tions. and contribute their efforts towards
the promotion of an Object which cnr
scarcely fail 10 commend itself to The wist
and The good Of all Christian denomination
JOHN ROBINSON, President.
C. EDMONSTON,
NJ. r. MENDENHALL, 3
G.. BURKMYER, ES