The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-25

i he decree Of Heaven with regsrd 10 the
obligation Of lzboE. And experience has
SHOWN. ihzi without one day Of absolute
reel in seven, lheTe cannot he an adequate
compensation Tor tie fatigue and exhaus-
lion Of the body. To labOr foF longer
period Than seven days. without an inter
val Of TeP0se, Is 10 tar beyond lis strength
the constitution bolh Of body and mind.
Nor ean il be urged. that the labOIeF. ind-
ing himself iaiigned, may II any time res,
from his tolls, and then resume them again.
without regard 10 any fixed period for
tia, purpose. II has been said that eve
~ man j. Al liberty 10 chose his own Sab
bath, whenever he finds one convenient.
Bal il has not been frais said. The great
majority Of men have mol the control Of
their own time. Phe great majority are
operatives, or soldiers, OR servants, or in
sumo way under the direction Of eOnirae-
tors. superintendent, or overseers. Aud
such is Ofenlimes the cupidiiy Of men, or
their disregard Of the rights and feelings
Of others. that IL would not be safe 20 must
The Sahbalhs Of the multitude 10 The hands
Of the few, who might consider their inle-
rests promoted in Withholding what God
has bestowed as the precious boon Of the
laborer.
The reports Of the many committees of
investigation appointed both in Europe
and in America, have uniformly tended TO
the establishment of this truth, that even
had the Almighty mol commanded one
day Of rest in seven, il would be the duty
of every government 10 do SO, as mere
matter Of policy, in order 10 secure the
greatest amount Of successful industry.
The mind, too, requires its intervals Of
repose, as well rs the body. One Of the
most eminent Of statesmen has declared,
that the only thing which enabled him to
bear up so long under such weight and
pressure Of labor, was the precious week
ly repose Of tie Sabbath, which came in
among the waves of worldly care, like the
smooth path Of the Israelites, through the
swellings Of Jordan A distinguished wri-
ter has remarked, that he never knew a
man who continued TO study day after
day, without the relaxation OF the Sabbath,
who did not soon either kill himself, OF
Kill his mind. All who have observed,
and written most. upon the subject, have
been urgent in their exhortation to sena.
tors, public officers, and all professional
men whose pursuits require severe mental
application. to rest on the Sabbath, no
only out of respect to the Divine auihori
ty. but 10 preserve unimpaired the vig0
I Il their own minds. Thus il is demon
strated that the Sabbath is not mere ar
binary institution, but founded on natu
raj law, and is a physical requirement al
well as Divine.
Wherever the attempt has been mad,
TO abolish the Sabbath, and to subsiitut,
for it the decade, or any other period, III,
change has been found as unlavorable IL
all the interests Of private and social life
as it was TO the purity Of public morals
and to the stability Of national govern
ment.
u must be remembered also, that none
Of the creatures of God are beneath his
notice. lie designed that those laborious
and useful animals, which we employ to
assist in our tolls, should enjoy weekly
season Of rest. lie designs them for the
use, but not for the abuse of man. And
in his command concerning this day, he
has not omitted to mention their priv.
lege.
"The Sabbath was made for man." for
" man born Of woman, Of few days, and
full of trouble" as season Of refresh
ment and solace; for man doomed 10 toll,
as a season Of repose; for man in his ply
sieal and mental constitution, as season
when his wearied limbs and exhausted IA
culties may obtain their necessary relaxa-
ton.
But the Sabbath was made for man in
a higher and nobler sense-for man as a
dying yet immortal being. Ii is not now
necessary TO argue the question, whether
there b. any virtue or morality, indepcn-
dent Of that enioined in the sacred scrip
lures. Ii viii be sufficient TO assert what
all will admit, that no better system can
be found than that contained in Gods ho-
" word. Now when shall these princi-
pies, so essential TO the well-heing of every
member of society, be explained and en-
forced?
That all should worship God, and en-
deavor to obtain bis favor, is dictate both
of natural and revealed religion. That
when men are thus employed; their eyes
should be turned away from beholding va
uity, their ears closed against the noise
of folly, and their minds unembarrassed
by worldly cares, is dictate of reason.
But from the proneness of men 10 prefer
visible and temporal concerns, to unseen
and eternal realities, it is certain that ve-
nv few would. of theiI own accord, employ
sufficient time in religious exercises. 1t
is therefore an evidence both of the wis
dom and goodness of him upon whom we
depend for moments, weeks and years,
that he has set anart narticular norton