The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-03-26


institutions Of our country, to behold the most
opposite and varied denominations pouring
E0rth their praise to the Most High, undistoTbed
in their religion privileges BY the fear Of cruel
persecution. The Jew, the Quaker the Pro-
testant, and the Catholic, follow each their Pc
euliar dictates and dOgmas, eonfiding ia the e.
iicaey Of their teueh for salvation. govern
ment Of this kind surely depends upon some
thing more than the mere 0lii Of the governed.
This may Oe truthfuIly said Of the religions
classes; but Of the individuals, bow dhisfenu
All are striving after heaven, ana qussrolnus
| about the road hithef. We 40 not "ouoS' ~
| those outside the pale Of any religious taltb'
nsu,e long and hesitate to enroll themselves
| with ckTistiaHs, auKioas to exterminate eaen
other. because ali do not see as they. Such ev :
| licences assuredly do not tend to impress ths
uuiuitisted Drofoundly with the bensvolence
and good will to mankind they 90 loudly and
frequently preach. II one sect be wrong, let
another pray for its soificaion; not tear out its
eyes that it may behold the light. The cripple
does not mend bis pace when You fell him TO
the earth with blows. Their mighty Master
spread bis mild doctrines BY milder words and
soft persuasion. Bloody tyraHts only employed
the rack, the gibbet, and the sword. Why,
then, should Christians daily petitiOning Hea.
ven for the conversion Of the heather and the
salvation Of the world, llsnder, abuse aud vll
lily their neighbors, because they, Ia their
own persons, realize the efficacy ot their Pray (,
ersS Are the former fearful the blest abodes will
be too crowded by the admission Of thtir breth'
reni If their Creator Judged them BY their
own narrow aud partial views, the space sllot'
ted for the righteous would be contracted, IN.
deed. But, as We cannot regulate error letua
attempt to describe what has existence.
The Churches, being but empty tenemeutG,
separated from the Sabbath, must Oe considered
in connection with the holy day, to sttord tn m
vitality aud iutereAt body without soul II
uot more dull and desolats than Church with
out its congregation.
Sunday comes upon a large city, ito tumultu.
ous thoroughfares, itS hurrying crowds, It's busy
marts, Ikea luminous sky upon atempsst-rivel
sea. The dark cloudS disperse, the bowling
winds huah, the waves repOss, aud all Is calm
cain upon the surface, though whirlpoOls snC
death dwell beneath the unruifled deep. Sun
day, blessed are you as q sacred period and out
Of rest, as q divine and human institutionl--
Your ouiet falls upon the wearisd spirit and ia
tigued body like the night dew npon the parch
ed flower, reinvigorating its life and yielding
it strength to bear the heat aud burden Of th'
morrow. The world gathers power from you
! little sojourn to continue ,.s iaujrs and supper
its cares. Tranquil dayl you are the presage o
| that universal Sabbath which must settle upon
| the soul, when the lightnings OF passion anc
the thunders Of discomfort are QueDched and o.
| lent in the tomb! When the twelfth stroke o.
| the clock that utheB in your being has died
away, q deeper stiffness seems to mingle With
The midnight hour. The watchmsn's cry and
the bacchsnRlian's sOug break hsrsher upon TIE
ear and nature appears to hsve fallen into
heavier sleep.
The morning dawns, ard guistude, where yes
terday the din Of struggling thousands ROSE
Comparative tranquility is every where but in
the minds Of those whose lives srs misery, and
who boqneath misery to postsrity. Upon this
day the dust has lost its wings and the heavens
ore brighter than before. The workshop, the
counting room, thO banking house are vacant
now. The sturdy laborer see pc far into the NOR.
ming for he feels and dreams this iss day Of rest,
The merchant and the clerk yaWn and sink to re
pose again; no sales nor entries TO be made; bars
1nd bolts are the only customers to. day. The
banker forgsts his stOekS and his depOsitOrH -
the one caunot fluctnate, the other cannot
EUcGht Oh OuuuAys iub ualA- up AGutVt
too, starts in his dresmsi be has gone to protest.
He leaps mp and, passing his hands across his
brow, collects mis- bewildered faculties: THANK
Heaven" be murmurs, "this is the Sabbath
No mOsey TO raise, and nOtaries are dethroned
to day; aud he sinks back upon his pillow
/ wishing time we're made Of Sundays. The
streets are deserted; no hurrying forms nor rat.
| ting vehicles remind one Of the turmoil OF or.
diHsry life. The spple-women at the corners
the tCh.boys aud pamphlet. .peddlers have
vanished; and even the mOngrel ours aud mud.
lururiatiug pgS appear to have slowed them.
selves away ln some unseen corner, TO preserve
the dreamy stiffness Of Sabbath morning
/ But, az the morning advances, the Slsepinl
city sWakes and comes forth. People never risl
early on the Sabbath. When the eternal Sab
bath approaches, their sleep will be deeper
while celestial dreams, visiting their troubled
souls shall clOths them 10 bright aud neyer-end
lug youth, TheG the church bells ring out thei
pescg-iuspring summons Tor Sunday school; au
groups Ot children palter With their tiny fee
upon the paVsments. There Is a music 10 thel
pratLling Innocence 90 Italian opera eau equs
--Lhe music, that, waiting memory back
happier days, comes rpptlug upon The hear
as mooubeams upon beauty. How Joyous thei
! smiiesl how radiant with true glsdusss thei
pretty faces, as hand 10 hand they hasten OIL
} now TO p,essure--then to w0el The care aD
; pride Of the mother are observable in their nes
and handsome apparel, their sleek and Shiuin
locks, the hundred little notblugs, a mOthe
only can ConlrlVs to render her child q "lilti
angel" Who can look upon them and not fee
better, that they are 80 pure aud ursophistics
ted; or worse, that 90 rough ana thorny pat
aps slts them7 The bells are hushed aud th
children gathered together to listen to the teach
] ings Of virtue. They issue forth, happier be
cause they are better.
Again hundred steeples are melOdious will
sWeelly solemn psai5. Children Of a large
growth" Ihroug the sidewalks, and beud he
! steps cburchWard. All are arrayed 10 their bes
hsUlliments and wear pleasing aspect-more
| perhaps, on account OF their elegant exterior
than Of Christian sentiments within. They
hsve put ou their brightest lDoks as we'll as thei
brightest apparel, and stream forth to the hous
OF God "a 10 a mart 10 expose their rSiments
wares. How opposite are they 10 appearance
aud iu dressl Are all church. goers Christians
If they are, this should be better world. Alas
few among their number repair to the Lord
sauCtuRries with the true spirit and proper in
teuliOuS. Half Of them hear not the word
0 of wisdom and others that do, profit not by tn
instruction. They go thilher wrapped in th
thick mantle Of their own pride, through whic
. not the language Of sacred eIouence nor tb
3 repetition Of Gods blessings can pierce
: See those two dashiBg bellies, burdened wit
rich lace and dazzling robes! They trip ligb