The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-14

The Origin and History Of the Sabbath.
The Reverend Doctor Asa D. Smith delivered sermon
upon this subject last evening in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, Jane street, near Eighth
There WAS crowded and most respectable congregation
The reverend doctor assembled the pulpit at half
past seven O'Clock accompansy the Reverend Doctor
Burchard and the Reverend Mr.. Little.
The Reverend Doctor Smith said We win commence
the services of the evening by singing the twenty
psalm. Ee then read the psalm, which was afterwards
sung by the choir the congregation joining with ex-
cellsnt effect and much fervor. Doctor Burchard
then offered up fervent prayer, beseeching Almighty
Ged to bless and direct the congregation that he would
incline the hearts Of all his people to more due observ
Of His Sabbath and bestow the JUNCTION of grace
upon the speaker who about to address portion OF
them upon the subject.
The Rev. Mr.. LITTLE aaid-I will detain the congrega-
ton one moment, until read short notice During the
winter several meetings Of clergymen held at which
the subject ofSabbath Dissertation discussed 1t has
been deemed advisable to give series Of lectures to the
inhabitants Of the west side Of the city Of which the
Of this evening win be the 6rs upon the necessity of its
sacred observance This notice informs you Of the
order Of the sermons subject and preachers upon each
successive Sunday from this The reverend gentleman
then read the list Of proposed sermons from number
to number eght-the concluding one-as published in the
HERALD Of Sunday morning.
The Rev. DR.. Smith said-Ay hearers, will base the
ming upon the twenty seventh Of the second clap
ter Of the Gospel Of St Mark, which will read
and not man for the sabbath Il is living God Coz who
dispenses such blessing for so DESTROYS 1t is
not given to all men to possess symmetry of FORM
vgor of intellect, beauty and grace Of demeanor;
full Golfers not given to all, man, in every
instance, freely breathe the pure air of Heaven but
amongst the natural bestowments given BY Cod there is
gift which be participated in by all without any
regard to difference Of cline country, absence pos
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rest for his fragile body and weary soul matter how he
may turn away from it despse it. That the sabbath
cal institution intended is easy of proof but
deal this evening with its institution only, leaving its
philosophy and ethics for another occasion. We
| in four different divisions of its history, viz
| the Paradisaical the Patriarchal the Mosaic and
when made 1t signifies rest and in the second
chapter Of Genesis read" And on the seventh day
God ended his work which he had made and he rested
on the seventh day from all his work which he had made
And God blessed the seventh day. and sancedt
that in it he had rested from all his work which God
purity that the mind should be for day entirely
cupied with the contemplation Of divine things. am
Sabbath as institution by of modern
biologists great deal has been said Of the duration of
the day and the ordinary term of twenty four hours but
they do not interfere with the commemoraton OF the
seventh natural day instituted. Archdeacon Paley
the Coryphous of ali lay writer's united upon this subject
says that not instituted in Paradise and that the
words quoted above do not say that the Lord blessed the
seventh day institution to be afterwards observed
hs to Be n
logical and not chronological light He asks that if
strange that there mention of made in the Scrip
lures to the time Of the departure Of the Jews from
Egypt q period Of yearly two thousand years, and
said unto Moses how long refuse We to keep my COM
mandments and my laws; See for that the Lord hath
sixth day the bread Of two days abide you every in
his place let no go out of his place the seventh
day So the people rested the seventh day." The ST.
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