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

Then Is Il that he voice Of Gnd il heard.
proelaiming thai he is King Of kings. Ihzi
he Is The reEan1er Of them hai dilligeni-
lly seek him. and lhai he viii one Day
come 10 Judge tie World in righteousness.
And were The Sabbath universally haliow-
ed rs IL should be. this voice, though sill
and small" would 90 throughout all The
earth. and there would be no speech nor
language where il would not be heard.
The influence or The Sabbath thus obser-
Sed, would soon be seen and iels through
out al he departments oi life. The great
mass Of mankind m every country. have
not enjoyed those advantages Of education
which are within the reach Of the more
favored sons OF fortune. IL il from tie
instructions which they hear on the Sab
bath. that nearly all their knowledge Of
moral and divine truth Is derived. Obi
ged BY necessity to toll during all the Sc
.cular days Of tie week, with few oppor-
tuniiies ofimprovement-andp perhaps nn-
allie 10 rcad-where would they derive
their sentiments OF virtue, and Of the obi
cations which bind man To his fellow, and
man 10 his God. but from the instructions
of the sanctuary! Let the Sabbath be-
come generally disrcgarded--let The doors
of our churches be closed-and soon a
very large class IN the con munily will be
converted into a lawless ungoyernable rab-
bic, ready 10 trample upon all order and
right and principle.
Those whose business il is TO give tone
TO public sentiment, cannot be guilty Of a
greater inconsistency, than when they
come forth before the people with fine
sentiments upon their lips, and al the same
time by their example,, discounIenance that
public worship, and those divine insIitu-
lions, which have ever been the strongest
bulwarks Of public virtue, and the mighli-
est barriers against popular Proagacy and
outrage.
In closing this address, we beg leave
respectfully and earnestly TO appeal more
particularly 10 few classes in our COM
muniiy.
I And first, we call upon all who profess
the name Of Christ, to pay due attention
to this subject--and to endeayor 10 show
BY their teachings and example, that they
at least, esteem The strici observance Of the
Sabbath as Of paramount importance
and that no calls Of business or convent
cnce, however urgent, can induce them 10
violate the sanctiiy Oh the Lords day, by
travelling or otherwise.
We especially recommend 10 those
Judges, lawyers, and other officers Of our
courts Of justice, who are obliged 10 attend
courts which are held on Mondays, and
who are seriously Inconvenience by hav-
ing to leave home on Saturday, or take
long and faiiguing rides on Monday morn
ing, to persevere in their exertions to get
the days of the session changed from Mon
day, to some other day which may suit
the convenience of the people.
They have right 10 indulge the expec-
tation. that the Legislature will not be deaf
even TO the prayers of minoriIy--who
are suffering serious inconvenience rather
than violate their consciences. Nor will
this minority be found so small, when it
is remembered, that this attendance upon
Monday courts affects the following class
of citizens--lst, Lawyers. I'd, Witnesses.
Sd, Jurors. ith, Tavern keepers. 9Th, She
riffs; and 9th, all Others who have BUSH
ness at court, and who live at such dis
lance as to be unable to reach it by leay-
ing home on Monday morning. ~~
We would invite all who are engaged
in forwarding goods by wagons--or in car
rying produce TO market--all connected
with canals, railroads, and Steamboats,
to examine the reports which have been
presented to the public, on the superior
advantages of six day lines, and judge for
themselves, It is gratifying to state, that
none of the steamboats, which ply on the
lower James River. run on the Sabbath
and that the beneficial effects of this ar
rangement is admitted by all connected
with these vessels, while it is not COM
planned of by the travelling public.
As citizens of the commonwealth of
Virginia, it becomes US ALL 10 remember
the language of its modest son-the bra
vest among the brave, and the best among
I the good--ihe immortal Washington.
'.ut all the dispositions which give pros
perity to nation, religion and morality
are Indispensable supports Let every
patriot, then. sustain an institution, with
the proper observance Of which religion
and morality are inseparahly connected.
let The mothers. the wives, the daugh-
tiers Of the Old Dominion, give their coun-
tenanee, and the virtue of their influence,
10 this good cause--a cause so intimately
connected with social and domestic hap
piness. *o.:.-..-
Let the press and the pulpit, the officer
of the government, the private citizen, and
every well-wisher to his native state. and
to his fellow man, join with united heart
and hand in the fhrlherance Of this noble
end. Let all resolve never to cease from
their exertions, until it shall be the charac-