Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-01-08
WHOLE No. ISl.
~ From the New York Organ.
The Working Mans Day.

Hall Sabbath. thee hail, the poor naa's
day; -
HIS day Of rest; embosomed in his home.
tie shares the fogal meal with those hs
loves;
With thuse he loves be shsrcs the heartfelt,
joy,
Of gisiog thanks 10 Cod
II is strange that any diversity of opiaioo
or practice should exist regarding the value
Of the Chris,ion Sabbath when we consider
the clear and sbundsot testimony Of exreri.
ence, 10 say nothing of the Requirements Of
religion. Apart from iis moral and relisio Us
uses, The Sabbath s of incslculahle value ia
An. economical and temporal view. To an
industrious population, so essential is its ne
riodIc rest that when the attempt was made
In France TO abolish the weekly Sabbath, IL
| was soon found necessary 10 issue decree
snspeuding tabor one day 10 every ten. Mas
ter manufacturers have stated ia M they cod
perceive an evident deterioration ia the quail
ily Of the goods produced a. the week diew
near its close, Just because the tact alerlness
and euergy OF the workers began 10 expert
eoce inevitable exhaustion.
IL has been truly said that the Sabbath is
Gods Rrscions present 10 a Working world.
and II we refuse In accept il fo' that purpose
we soon pay the forfeit. The mental work
er--thc man Of Business or the man of let
iers--fuds his ideas coming tutbid aud slow;
the equipoise Of his faculties is upset; he
grows moody, f'ful and cspficious. aud is in
danger Of settled melancholy or Madness
The manual worker, the artisan, the engineer
Ioiliog os from day To lay. and week TO week.
the bright intuition Of the eye gets bIunted,
and iorgetiul of their cunning, his fingers no
longer perform rhei, feats Of twinkiing az iii.
"; but becoming conscious, gloomy drudge
his life's blood ,hickens and stagnates, his
spirit sinks. and the boItle is iesorted 10 for
IT'S reanmaling influence.
Considered merely with reference To tenn.
pnral advantage. the neglect of the Sabbath
IS a shocking waste; waste os health, buoy
sDcy and enjoyment in work-and in the long
run much less will DO accomplished 10 suy
department of labor, either mental or Gian.
uaI.
We have been forcibly struck with the les.
iimony OF Mr.. isaacs, sn intelligent Jew Of
London, Defore committee Of the British |
parliament. He states that he attends 20
business but five days 10 the week, observ.
iug Saturday, as Jew, and retaining from
work on Sunday, out Of regard to the opin.
ion Of Christians. He is 10 favor of bill for |
preserving Sunday hon desecration, and says
he is satisfied he can do better IN The long |
run in five days in each week than heeouId |
six or seven where noSabtsth was honored |
still more striking fact is this. Ia seve
raj districts Of London, years ago, a few IA.
paclous trsdesDen engaged in Sunday trade |
Others soon followed, until at last nearly |
all the shops were opened. The last year
ninety seven Of every huudred Of these ira
dcrs united ia petition TO Parliament to for
bid Sunday trade. They declare that i, is
every way disadvantage0us to those engaged
~ II. aud having tried iL vain among them.
selves TO stop they appeal for aid To Parlia.
nen,.
Thus far we have considered the claims Of
he Sabbath on the score OF its humanity 10
he ,oliug members Of society, and on the
ground Of its temporal advantages. These
alone Should win fot it The regard and rever-
snce OF every working man. He should say
o every temptation TO forget or desecrate il.
Nay, this day IS the poor mans friend-the
working mans renovalor--his protector a
,alnst all erasping avarice; and all powerful
,apital-and | cannot. most not yield il.
But man is not merely toler for the
read ofths life. He is an heir of immor-
ality. This is bat the vestibue ofexisteuce
he infancy of being. Yet the cares and
emp,a,ious and false lights that distract.
would ovetwhelm him, did not this day $50
aim, so beautiful. so bright" shed it's sweel
Influences upon his heart, and allure his lhots
nd affections TO higher and better things
Jet no man be ashamed to confess that he |
las y sOdl, which needs Sabbath Tor tho'i, :
~ prayer, Tor worship, for preparation for !
he skies and never, 10 never, let him fai!
2 employ this day for the attainment Of
hese ends.