The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-10-17


still more, the glorious fellowship which the
pous workman then holds with heaven-the
delight Of then looking forward to his eter-
nal condition, aud realizing that land where
'there shall be no curse = these things, be-
sides being delightful in themselves, are Of
infinite service in giving yigor and energy
to the mind
These are the fountains, graciously provi.
dcd at short intervals over your wilderness
journey, from which you may draw refresh
ment and strength for your tolls. Whatever
employment needs constant activity-What-
ever mode oflle needs constant sell l-denial-
for that employment, and for that mode Of
life, nothing is 50 indispensable as a weekly
draught from the well spring of hallowed
Sabbath.
A well spent Sabbath promotes domestic
affection. The members Of the family have
the opportunity on that day Of being all to-
gether, and of oultivating one another's ac-
quaintance. Neatly dressed in their Sun
day clothing, and cleansed from the dirt that
begrims some of them during thy week,
their very appearance is better calculated TO
beget respect and affection. Ii the Sabbath
did nothing more than encourage cleanliness,
it would be an important blessing. Self.re-
spect is greatly promoted by the workman
being able To turn out ot Sabbath morning
with his wcil-dressed family, and fill their
pew in the house of God. The respectful
feelings OF others is attracted to such taml-
". The workman feels that TO be able to
appear thus on the Sabbath, is something
worth exerting himself for. His industrious
wife does the same. Both are reluctant to
squander money, and squandcr time, because
one of the first effects Of such extrasagance
will be to prevent them from appearing at
church with their children. Its remarka.
Bile how closely the loss of Sabbath. keeping
habits is connected with tie loss Of seltre.
spect. When man has no desire to appear
decent with his children on the Sabbath, il
may be presumed that his self-respecti is gone,
and it will be no easy matter to keep him
from degradation and ruin.
A well spent Sabbath furnishes moral en-
ergy against temptation and vice. The i'm
mense proportion Of crimes that spring from
neglect to the Sabbath is a we'll known fact
Many criminals, when under sentence Of
death, or Of transportation, have confessed
that their career commenced BY Sabbath
desecraton. The painter Hogarth, so re.
markablc for his minute acquaintance with
human nature, in his series ofpictures illus
trating "'rhe Rakes Progress" which ends
at the gallows, introduced him as an ap-
prentice playing at marbles upon tomb
stone during divine service. The Commit
tee Of the House Of Commons, appointed
in 1882, TO investigate the subject OF Sab.
bath desecration, remark in their Report,
that 'Sunday labur is generally looked upon
as degradation and il appears IN evidence
that in trade, in proportion TO IFS disregard
or the Lurd's day, is the immortality Of those
engaged in it," One Of the witnesses ex.
ahmed, a respectable baker, declared that
be would hardly train up his children to Tie
business, because he was afraid Of their
morals being corrupted, through the Sabbath
dcsecralion required by the occupation, as
practiced in London. The jnumeymen ba.
kcrs in London, amounting to eight Or ten
thousand, are very seldom il church; gen
eral loosencss of moral principle is the con.
sequence from this very circumstance they
feel that they are degraded; and not less
from regard to their character than TO their
health, comfort, and spiritual welfare, peti-
toned Parliament in body, to devise means
for relieving them Of sabbath work.