The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-12-12
NATIONAL IORD's DlY CONTENTION.


Aslipfram the Baltimore Sun farm shes
- vi,h iull proceedings Of The N.,ion.l
Conrrstion &c the FIiends Of The Lord.
Day, nov sitting u Baltimore. The pro
rredIngs Of Thursday were principally
The adoption Of ceI,aia resolutions srd
reading 1.-THE Address to The people Of The
Uniled s e..
Tie following sddilionsl resolutions.
prepared BY The Slsrdisg Cummn.ee,
weIs then read by the Rev. A. 4. EDDY,
and we're sdOpa d:
Rssol'ed, That public men. Who are
tsissd BY the srfrsg,s Of free people 10
tlaces Of cilicisl dignity and pawsr, are
lard Under peculiar obligations 10 SCI an
exsmIlr, with regard 70 The LORDS dsy,
which shall be sale and sgluisry 10 Their
fellow nier, and ~hIub shall tend 20 rem.
der the due observance OF Tia, day uoi.
,enal.
Resolved. That 80 but six days in a
week Lave been made or given 10 men,
Tor secular pursuits, they have no right
u i,ke any mufe Tor that purpose-no
more belong 10 them, and il men take
mare, thy ,ske that which is NOT theirs;
and though II msy sometim,s promise
some temporary good. IL will no, be like.
y 10 end ~ell; for the Sabbath Law was
e"gra'en. not only on the tsbles Of stone,
but on the bodies and souls Of mtn. and
- armed With a penalty ~hmh no cont.
nusd siola1or VI 10 can either snnul or
resoks. ,
Resolved, TIA, bodies o. men, By be.
ing incor psraied Tor private or public OBJ
jrcts. have no more right 20 destcrste The
Ssbba:h Than individuals; aud that The
members OF such bodirs are az really
bound to observe Itin iheir public aud Of.
fetal acts a, they are in their individual
aud privste Transactions amcng their Iei-
low msn.
Resolsej, That We recognise in the
public satisfaction the repeated instances
IN which bodies OF men, in their pfficlsl
capacity. have oi la'e manifested their re-
gard Tor the Lords day, and their d,spc.i
ton 10 assist Those whom they employ 10
svsiling themselves cf tie rest and the
prI,ll grs which that day vas desigued
~ afford.
X solved, That the Sabbnh 10 pecu.
llarly the freud Of tie laborer. and comes
as N angel al me'cy to give him rect from
h's ,",,. IL point him upwards, and help
hun to risc ~ anticipation OF aud ia pre-
parstIon icr ",ha, rest which Rename h
| for the people IL God"
Resolved, That it is not only the pri-
vilege but the RICH, Of the Iaborer to res,
on Tie Sabbath, AID a right Of which he
rsnnot be deprived wllhou, great EVIL
TO ims,li, T. | is lsmIly aud TO his fellow
mn.
Resolved, Th as i, is proved By facts
that On The whole more labor eau be per.
turned by norking six days in wtek
and resting one, than can be performed
bs working seven. and tina. II can he
done in q better manner, the pecuniary
int r, st "f men, no less really than thelI
moral duties, urge thru TO respec. thai
law OF their nature and Of 'ture's God
which requires day Of weekly rs, and
oil desoul acknowledgement OF h,m as The
Maker, Redeemer and Governor Of the
| would.
! Resolstd, TIA, as the dissemination oil
knowledge of principles aud f,cts with
regard to the Sabbath is one Of the mos
powerful means Of securing its obser-
vance, il Is recommended to sll to supply
themselves with interesting publications
on this sutjpc,, ana TO circulate them, ia
suitable Ways. US extensively as possible
Resolved, Thst should some good Sab
bnh manual he "bla'ned by every family
that ali the children aud youth may un'
derstand the objec. of the Divine Being ia
the appointment "f The Sabbath, aud The
rea ons why all should observe 1t. they
would, II is believed, greatly promote no
only th,ir own interest, but al The int
rests Of mankind.
Resolved. That the effJrts that are
male By ship-owneIs. merchants aud OH
ers, to give the rest and privilege of The
|. L rd's Day 10 seamen, mus. lend 10 tle
.sate Their character, increase their useful
|, ness. and p omote The good Of all.
Resolved, That the connection be-
tween the Dissertation Of The Sabbath anc
the use. as a beverage, Of Intoxicating Ii
auors. and the traffic 10 them for that pur
pose, and The aid which each affords Ia
The promotion Of The other, should leat
the friend. Of Temperance. as we'll as o
the Sabbath, to persevere 10 their jui'ci
ous efforts to cause each Of those evils Il
be decreasing.
Resolved. That in the sentiments ex'
pressed by the New York Sta.e Sabbatt