The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-09-12
For The Hills5orough Recorder.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
No. Y.

Sir. EpIToR The bulk Of working men
have little time for reading during the six
days Of labor; and the brief intervals at
their disposal are 50 scattered, and occur at
seasons when the body is SO latigued, and the
spirits so spent as to be intellectually value
less. Indeed wherever the population is
dense, rs in cities, for example, the tcmpta
ton 10 devote them to excitement and sensn-
ality is too strong 10 be resisted except by
men Of fixed principles and firm purpose.
How beautifully dues The Sabbath come in TO
the laburer' relief, aud allUt PORTION Of time
10 the culture OF his mind. This beuelicent
provision rcdcems from secular pursuits, and
consecrates to mental Improvement iiitytwo
DAYS in year, or within very small irac.
lion of ten years Of the three score and ten
allotted to human pilgrimage. What intel
eetual riches may not the working man thus
hoard in the course of all ordinary life time !
Shall he repine at his lot: Nay, rather let
him thank God for the opportunities afforded
by the Sabbath for vlc,atlng his condition,
enarging his dignity, Strengthening his yir-
tues, aud lifting him tor usefulness and happi.
ness. "Wherc shall we find the pioneer Of
liberty, the wrestler for human rights, the
social Regeneration, the original thinker, the
conqueror Of science, or the preacher Of rcli.
gion, who, in surlnounting his carly disa,l
,antagcs, las not jealousIy husbandcd the
precious hours OF the Sabbatli"
Again: the varied instructions of this day
tend to inform aud expand the mind. These
Gil up the whole circle Of knowledge, from
tie simple elements, to the deep mysteries
that not only tax but transcend tie power Of
human intellect. embracing mortality and
immortality. humanity aud divinity.
Brethren in toll, let Us not by our indiifcr-
ence and apathy rlsk the boon bestowed by
Heaven, valued by our iOreiatllers above all
price, aud guaranteed by our glorious con.
slitutiOn. Let tusglard with jealous vigilance
against every insidiuus assault upon the bal.
wark Of our social, mental, moral. civil and
religious rights. whether coming 10 the hypo
critical guise OF intellectual philosophy, ,
or winning its way under the more rongenia
eolors Of active enterprise, energetic spirit
and associated capital. God fotbid that ",
/ should proclaim war against the spirit u hu
man advancement that marks our aye and na
tion; bat lei Us see TO il that IN it. ardur ant
recklessness il shall not 90 beyond the limits
oI safety. The shipis lreIghted with our owf
aud Oai ehildfrn's wealth, with the wealth o
! tie successive generations Of our posterity
/ let Us see IL II that it be not wrecked upoi
tic shadows u present prosperity, allurcd |,
/ the quicksands Of ungOtlly gain. lullrd {,
sleep by the spcciuus music Of time.seryin.
pulley, or steaithily swallowed up 10 th,
n,aelstrOm Of sell.agsrAndiLins monopoly
Does the note u The stage horn rcllO upon Ia
stiffness u tic Sabbath lnurning Does tn
merry peal 81 the steamboat bell ring III sou
ear. does the shrill dissOnanrc ui tie sicau
whistle, aud the mu;llrd thunder ol the ra,l
rad car break jarringly upon tue solemt
quiet Of the day. Let them rouse YOU Iroa
your lethargy 10 the assertion aud miintc
/ nance u your sacred rights. Divvst your hUl
christianity Uf III, SabDath, anil it, main pil
lar is gone, and with il your liberty, civil a
| well as religious, is doomed TO perish.
i The following extract happily exhibits ih
value Of the Sabbath 10 relation to siSD.
"fhe machinery uf sunday schools, sin
pie ID is construction, nuisclcss Id its upc
latiuns, j. nevertheless wonderful aud ial
reaching il il resalts. The thousand it'll
trcamlet- glide unseen alone tic brl Df =.