Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-16

Efrect OF sabbath breaking.

Terrible Erect OF Sabbath Breaking.
BY statements recently made to us by
n gentleman from Massachusetts, who
derived his information from a resident at
Fall River, It appears that the whole
terrible calamity, that has recently fall
en- upon that village. was the result OF
sabbath breaking. The fire was kin
died by some idle boys, who we're anus
ing themselves with India Crackers
But this is not all. The mills there
were furnished with hose, attached TO
force pumps, operated by the machinery
Of the mills, by which water, in any
quantity, could be thrown upon any part
Of the village, at a moments warning;
and the fire when first discovered, could
have been extinguished with perfect
ease. But the ponds aDere drGton of, so
that the machinery could not be put in
motion. This fact has been publicly
stated, but it has not been publicly stated
qchg they were drawn off. The fact, as
stated to us, was, one of the companies
wished to make some additional excava-
ton in the bed Of the pond; and, as they
could not afford to have the mills stand
still on week day, the pond was drawn
oft afford them an opportunity to do il
on The sabbath; and a company of men
were actually engaged in blasting rocks,
At the time the fire was discovered. But
The innocent suffer with the guilty,
therefore we hope the fountains Of public
sympathy will not be dried up;-but the
event has taught lesson, by which it is
hoped that sabbath breakers there aud
elsewhere will be prohtted. - Washing
tOaiaB Journal.
Here we have it-a powerful argu-
ment against Sabbath breaking! The
Editor Of this Journal, and the author OF
this consummate logic, is the Rev.
Thomas Adams of Portland Me. Ihave
been acquainted with him for number
Of years, as the Editor of the Maine
Temperance Gazette, published at Au-
gusta, and very much admired his edi-
torial tact, and ability, in managing that
paper. That, and another paper were
merged into one, which is now called,
Maine Washingtonian Journal, and
Temperance Herald" and is published
at Portland. / would not now have no.
ticed his argument, had not frequently
seen the same process Of reasoning
adopted by other editors, and contribu
tors to different journals. The same
playing with the India Crackers OF
any other day Of the week, and in thu
same manner, would have started thu
fire, the same as on that day; and hat
that company drawn off the water, SO a.
10 excavate the rocks, when the boys
played with the crackers, the engines
could not have worked, and consequent
ly the fire would have destroyed the prop
erty, and according to this editors argu
rnent, the drawing of of the water, AM
the playing with the crackers, woul
have been violation ofthat dag, in
stead Of the FIRE being natural efec
following natural cause. For the pur
pose Of showing the faliacy ofsuch reas
oning I will copy another account of a
occurrence that took place on the SAB
bath, in June last. It was truly a starr
ling one.
DEATH BY LIoHTNIHG.-The Miltc
Register, Of last Saturday. relates the 70
loving very affecting incident:
A few miles from Williamspori, Lycou
ing county. family, consisting Of a fail
or. and mother, ard four children, were e
gagged in family devotion on the Sunda
evening preceding. The father and mot
en- were both killed by lightning, viii
the four children were preserved unharr
ED. s. Gazette.
Hero, according to the first logic
deductions, i is violation of the Sa
bath for a man to pray on that day!
Can you get away from that Mr.. Adam
read an account last year, oftwo M
isters in Connecticut, Think, being pre-
t,atod by Lightning, on the Saba
while engaged in administering the 81
rament ofthe Lords Supper. Was 4
q violation Of the Sabbath? Ihave re