New-York daily tribune., 1844-12-02

Wait Ciafkson, on cur sor.o~-trodjen sphere,
Until her ciiuies wat, promise TO thine ear,
How each Thy proud renown viii have in trust:
Then called, at the lite;judging Throne appear
On the righthand, svouched Loving and just. A &
National Lords Day Convention.
ADDRESS
or TIE NATIONAL LORDS Day CONVENTION PEOPLE
OF TIRE UNITED STATES.
The Convention Of Delegates assembled IN
this city from various parts OF tie Union to con-
suit OF the means of promoting rnora general
observance of the Christian Sabbath, would re.
spectfuliy solicit the attention Of their fellow.
citizsns to the suhjsct Of their deliberations =
Were an apology necessary for an appeal 90 wide
as this address cun'emplates, il is fosnd in ths
fact that the object concerns ali--whetber they
dwell in the crowded city or the scatte ed ham.
let; in the palaces Of the rich or tie cottages Of
the poor. Tney believe that the results OF the
decision which the naton shall aaturels form as
TO the claims of this institution will reach far
onward in its history. and that we are dealing
with the elements Of The future veal or woe Of
the hundreds of mi il ons eho are to inhahit the
land when we and ours will be remembered only
by the healthful or beneful influences we have
eyerted upon this forming pe.iod of our career.
That our means Of safely are as peculiar as
our psrils, is In admit ed troism. We have
parted with many of the prescriptive safeguards
of other countfies. The popular ignorance,
upon which the monarchies of the old world rave
so greatly relied for saiery, we dcprecate as our
danger. The evation OF the masses in inteui-
gence, which they fesr, is our hope. Taey arr
building ciedels of defence from their own peo-
pie. We are seeking 10 awaken IA ou-s higher
and higher cstszl ,te of their power and Their
riehs. Their restraints from violence arc ex-
~ z.f .l.x
sense of Justice the power of conscience snd the
fear of God Such our tru>ts; if they fat
us. all is lost Our mistake is fatal, and there is
no remedy.
It's wi h reference to considerations Ike these
that we desire 20 fix the attention of cur feor-
citiz rs upon the Sabbath, as moral safeguard
rendered TO us by cur b4Gehcent Creator iof just
such exigeneics as ours AID rs nstions are whist
individuals are tenteJed t. US Il nation, 70 each
of US as individuals, with ell its blessed infu.
enccs upon the hfe that is aud the neyer.cnting
life to come. Were it q human device, We might
well fear lest evil should be mingled with its
good, and could justly question its claims upon
our unlimited confidence. But II is a law of
God-coeval with crestian. 1t is one of the Sc
lected few, the Ten Commandments, that brief
but comprehensive expression OF His will Among
these it stands, and we may not say that il is
secondary in importance or obligation 10 any
For ought we know, it may be the very keystone
Of the arch.
This should be enough. There ia no higher
sanction our reason can ask or conceive.
But were there no such revelation, and were
we compelled to trace back FROM fleets to causes,
so manifold are the Sabbath blessings, 80 CON-
plete its adaptation to our physical, social and
moral necessities, we could not fail to refer its
origin to Him who made man, and who knew his
wants as his Creator alone could know them
That it WIS made for man as man, is proved by
all It's bearings upon all his wants.
AS perild of rest after six days continuous
toll, it is indispensable TO the la6orer. Without
this gracious interval his health and visor pre-
maturely decay as certainly, elihough not as
speedily, as if debarred from the rereshmont Of
sleep; and health and vigor are the poor mans
capital. The statistics now SO greatly accuinu.
lated that we CEASE 10 gather them, showing the
fearful waste Of life in those employnentS which
knew no such suspension, are full OF warning
and instruction. Sad indeed is the lot of the
laborer without this jubilee Of the week to re-
crut his exhausted escrgics; when nc may wipe
the sweat from his brow and liiG up his body
and lift up his spirit, alike bowed down by daily
toll.
NOl - uliS lhleANdi VI lePOsc, oo 81 idV Vi Oui
physical na.ura less necessary TO Intellectual oc-
cupations. The mind must be stately unaden
of lis cares. as the body of its burdens, or simi-
lar penalty must be endured. The ordinary ef-
fec,s of sy stematic violations Of the Lords Day,
by men of business or professional men, arc less
olearness of perception and power of discrimina-
ton, aud soundness oil judgment, and generally
by elimination of intellectual vigof; often fol-
lowed by sudden breaking down of the over
tasked mental faculties; In other instances the
result is unacy or self.murder. In snort, moral
and religious considerations epart, nothing is
gained by q violation of the Divine command-
a truth often learned too late. If man would
make the most OF himself in all respects he Will
do well 10 remember the Sabbath day 10 keep il
holy.
But the demands of our moral and social na
ture for the blessings of sancti6ed Sabbath are
still more imperative, and take hold of higher re-
suits. We cannot dispense with this pause from
the ceaseess pursuit of pleasure, gain or dislinc-
tion-we need it to moderate our passions, 10
chasten our cesires, to putty our motives, 10 ele-
vate our aims, and 10 seek the salvation of our
souls II Is here the Sabbath chiefly dsclosts
the DIVINITY of lis origin and the beMevolencc of
Its parpo'e.
II speaks in Gods name to the tide of wol9li
ness" III Us IT slalt tnOu come, but 40 'artoer
and commurcs wi MIN OF c'eIn Al retr buttons
points his burden conscience to the only Sav.or
and to that Htaven whose eudcSs telicities nune
shall KIN W but the pure in heart and TIE pure III
life In lis Legitimate observance 1t rs a So, son
of hushed p ,ssions and of tra"qu erjp, ment,
disposns the heart to S,none>s and good will
season for the attc ,,lonats instruction of the
youog ia ,heie du ICES 10 God a,,d thei fellow be-
ings-for theprvleges Of privete aud social wor-
sh'p-attendsnce upon the instruction of al in-
telligent Christi IN ninStry and OF deVoulS read
ing the inspired words of truth and love in the
hely volume The subjects OF thought and con-
vers4ton are pure and elevating In their nature,
and it would be strange ioSeec, If The Sabbath
sun, az it sets upon family or community who
thus had halowed its hours of light, die not leave
them happier, wiser and better then when he rose
Can any doubt the effects of a day thus spent on
mental and moral character. or the power of that
restraint which throws over The conduct? Near
ly three entire years, or one-saventh OF The te Of
every young man, who lea. cs his home on reach