The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-28
DIS, on.se OF DE-. pnrcs.a,a on t,,c sahha,h.

Bisf Gn1se OF DR.. Bnfcs.aHd on the Sabbath. !.
To the series OF able discouyses delivered each sun
day by various iynes for weeks past DR. Bur,hard
added his quota last eening treating of the Temporal
Advantages OF the Sabba;h. They were, ne remarked
N his Introductory address TO view the sabbath in its
relation to q creature Il earth The ORIGIN Of the
day-its hstory-its divine author its spiritual ben.
chtc-,hc manner OF lis obrerva ncc-the guilt aal
sin Of its vio,ation--welc hah moral themes which
did not lcgitimaiely fall eilhin the province Of
HE discourse. If the theme ,I.otad to him we're
not ethical Liat Of o.hcrs--if IL did not
make ioid appeal 10 the conscieac-s Of men-if it
did MT TO b. readers f'cih'ei with sanctions so
oh ionsy div met was none ,he less purs practical
ard, he trusted the less effective in i waking an in
nence to preserve and perpe:uSte the Jay which the
Lord bad made Ia the first place the reverend gentle
took the position that fragile bodies pcedea rest
and repose, ard the Sabbath inestimabe ttu
on for supplying this REQ aste n'ernis, of iabors
and the true definition of the Sabbath was "a
day Of rest " III the second place, he vie red
i. With reference to business. Many persons
considered putting God ami religion out of the que,
,on altogether, that the Gay lost and that in obrv
ing j., they we're sacrificing their business This was he
cons cred a bad feeling aud cited many instances to
show the fallaey OF it That who in business had
always observed the Sabbath had invariably prospercd
He returned to bis place Of business Monday perfectly
cool and collected and With his mind reinvigorated for
the abors Of the ensuing week Whereas the neglect of
the Observance led 10 crime poverty and suffering Ia the
third place. he would addre them nelec,l being
The mind W, the body needed rest and variety
| and those who worked against this principle injured
0odv ana soul ana world sooner or later find Gods Pro-
vdsncc working against them In connection with this
branch Of the subject he might safely appeal to their ne
cunary interests AS of intellectual i'm
men also. the Observance of The Sabbath Of eat
Importance Again In the cal relations much
indebted 10 the institution OF the Sabbath Where it
OBJ eryed morality regned and where il neglect
ed the contrary was the case Compare France said
he, with good old Scotland. lie instanced that
according authentic statistics hat OF $50 criminals
all but two habtual Sabbath breakers The Sab.
bah pre- eminently orland for man in this re
public, whore Tie people thc' Of power it
peculiarly duty 70 incucae and practice its
observance, intending TO purify tht We needed
seminary Tor moral and intellectual culture and the
Sabbath rightly observed, would make good citizens
In ccncufan he onld remark that Christianity could
not live without tie observance Of the sabbath
and that the neglect OF the killing
OF the other All rational hopes were connected
with -ss pilgrim fathers had fore cen and a. was
evidenced by france, The Doctor concluded by giving
notice that he d. on for hcomiDg sundays coptinu.
the discourse other and porant branches of
the subject independent Of the regular course Of which
this a