Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-10

the Savior was the unity Oi The Spirl', WHEN
led nen Ia concur ~ The great lnn'iiuiehtal
doctrine of tho gospel. aud 10 60 operate
Notwithstanding diff FENCES on minor points.
IN a concerted rifr' 10 glor'v God ana
bless mankind by dlff'islng The knowledge Il
of them aud thus To 1--we aud work 'ose'her
~ the bond of peace. lie trusted that even
as ~ the B. BILE and the Tract Socl"iy, CHRIS
tInns ot all denominations had labonred mar, |
monlousy together, so this society won'u
form another pedestal upon which another
moral uninn would be erected. ) 'ch STATE
! of things he believed would promote CHRIS
tan affection, banlsh prejudice and DIS
tuusi. aud induce the plous of all names !"
make use Of the moral telescope in''ehd ~
the microscope To take large and expanded
views, instead Of lllte aud narrow gItnpses.
lie concluded by wishing success I" 'he
cause aud soliciting the active co o."Pe'"'""
OF all present i
The Rev. DR.. BRAyrLy then addressed
The meeting. lie began by sIaling frank
| ly that he had not deemed II lns duly,
| when the society was formed, /" unite
himself with II. aud that even n"w was MOI
| "A member but as the general ohIct was
! good one. and those engaged IN II, organIza'
| ,on brethren for whom he felt respect, he
! could no, withhold hl- corporation 80 Tar II,
! the advocacy of the Cnu-tiaE Sabbath was
/ concerned lie would be understood Then Us
| speaking more ~ 10 the general subject ,'hhh
as 10 This particular mode nt promoting II
4 winch. however, lie was by no means dis
posed Ia find fault with. lie avowed his
belief that the Lords day, ani the ParadIsia-
cal and the jewish Sabbath were, however
different in circumstaurIals essentially me
same. Az agreeing IN setting apart one
seventh part of mans ilme-a "seVenih Gay
li-asa season of holy rcsl-an inttTVal pc-
ltwlxt The days Of Ordinary labors ana pursuits
To be devoted To The great concerns of th'
SQUIRE fltcion upon lis trnesl welfare, ana
the worshp,of It's Maker aud God.
4 The topic which he discussed, was The
Il adaptation of the Sabbath To the nature oi man
as rational and moral belng-and we DOUBT
not few who were present retired, without
having higher aud more comprehensive views
Iof the subject than before. lie opened the
discussion by referring to The declaration ol
the divine founder Of Chrstlanliy-"Ih he
II Sabbath WAS made for man."-ThIs lie con
celved, int.maled that tins day of holy rest
and devotion was hot appointed tor the jews
only--ur Cor one particular race OF m"ii-or
II for the inhabitants of one coun'ry-Out toi
man, wlienrvcr,nnd whatever and howsoeVcr
(; Il he might tXlsi-tur man, IN all lands, ages
and clrcumslanccs--ior man universally con-
sldered, ~ 10 place, time ana condition 81
4 existence. lie viewed the Sabbath rs orgy
nally appointed 10 Paradse-and conceived
that it was designed To remind man OF Ms
creator, and thus restrain hun tom a'helS'h
|, lie ascrbed the Atheism at the AnlldeluNhi
age much To their loss OF the Sabbh,h ah'
though no direct record WAS made "l W
observance by the gody ot those wlcRe'
/ generations, vet hc thought ~ Common VIII
many of the mos, learned aud JnGicI"us men
that there were traces sufficient To Jnslli.
, \ our persuasion ihht however rnperieclly
still the Sabbath always continued to be oo
n served bv the servants at Jehovah. In mus
iratlng the adaptation OF the Sabbath 10 TN
nature of man, he happily selected one q
/ the intellectual faculties which was unVef
sally admitted TO Distinguish our race, VIZ
Rehectiou-ihe pow OF recalling past event
), actions, thoughts and feelings. and Inak'1!
h them the subjects oi present cnnsldera'l"h-
II the faculty of srtling IN judgment upon o"
4. past being, and bringing the result to Oea
!, upon our future course. lie traced grnphl
=, cnllv the influence of the Sabbath upon TIN
=, mental power in a community and shewe'
:. thnt the recurrence nt the day OF holy rest
which bptnre the Christian dlspensalIon, al
. most constrained nrn to reflect upon th
- work of creullon aud lh" great creator, wa
A. now admirably adapted lo lay lis hhnc up"
- hs busy or carrlrs, mind, and bid h'm r.
: fec, upon redemption aud the great redee"
:, or Thus he exclaimed, Every Lords ia
is II little body OF divinity"
r In illustrating the suIlabeness OF the sat
rc ba,ica institution. TO the moral nature al
" necessities of our race, Dr. b. inquired wiz
would be thought OF a system ot moral ph
ed losophy which omitted altogether the duty
,u observing the Sabbath. Would not such
- code be a, once pronounced defective IN
e most important artce He here noticed I
passing an objection OF lluncs to all the sy'
tens OF morals Of tins day, that they were ;
We deeply incturrd with theology. The ID
= " insisted that they ought to aud must be 81
"' since true ethics and sound theology are
u reality so intimately united together at
,e many points. aud lend each other such lmpo'
~ :, TAM reciprocal aid that 1t woIld BE d'lhcu
" to keep them wholly apart. But he urge
:. the fact that almost all, not only Christians
" but even those who were not, would excIalt
:, against The novelty and effectiveness OF
~ system of moral science which should strlk
" ont the observance of the Sabbuth-as clca
'e admission of the necessity q! this Insthuuo
- to man as a moral being. The last point
w. view. IN which he presented The SUBJECT wa
" the sultableness of the Sabbath as type {
" heaven to the spiritual views and desires
=. man as the heir Of immortal blessedness.-
>; lie insisted that we must all be conscious
hopes and expectations which could not
~ completely answered by any thing earthly
- " and that we all stood III need OF Joys 10 con
of heaven. This was typehed,-adur
9o bra,ed in the Sabbath, and those who emo
70 ed the Sabbath IN it's true designs, had tor
w w tastes Of heaven. Ia tins view, he exclalt
"y ed, with fcrvor-"We all need the Sabbatl
- we cannot do without IT. need 1t, and "
Oh need 1t, and every human being under u
- sun stands ~ need Of 1t, for we are lmnort
~, beings, who neither have found nor can n
III any thing short of that heavenly rest WIN
w the Sabbath shadows forth To satisfy iu!
- The lungngs Of our spiritual natures.
:, wait Tor The rest which remalneih Tor Z
~ n people or God-which shall never be moie'
~ ed by the noise and busile Of earth, n
w w',n profnncd by the sin and folly OF those W
m ..i are still living in feshly state" DR..
49, then concluded by expressing feryent d
n% ,,% sire that the Society would attain the exec
no lent objects it had IN view.