Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-11-06
SAVING SAP, BUT LOsING SUGAR.

The Morniag Star tells good story of a man
who overreached himself in his anxiety to set aside
Gods ordinances and gain extra time for labor FROM
the day which God has set apart for worship. Will
berforce 6 nd Sir Matthew Hale said it was good
economy of time less than religious duty, to OBJ
serve the Sabbath as day of rest and the experts
ence Of many, besides the sugarmaker, would indi
ca that Sabbath labor generally worse than lost
few years ago, two were discussing the pro-
priety of laboring in extreme cases the Sabbath
Ono thought il siderable in the time of sugar
making when there was great run Of sap ON Friday
and Saturday and there wasa prospect of a oontinu
cd run on sunday. "Surely, - continued the speaker
tive ought 70 save what Providence has given u.s.
even If It does conflict with the establi shed rule Of
that day" Said another, 81 think that in the time
of harvesting, when the weather is catching and
wheat is growing, that, If Sunday brings q fair
day, we ought to improve it, even though 1t does
leave seats vacated at church" sit is Of NO USE
continued the tempted man, sit Is Of no use for Pro
violence to bless us with good Gro unless we take
care IF it."
1t was not a great while AFTER when two other men
were discussing the same subject; hut they took lit
tie different view oft Neither of them believed it
right to violate th al solemn commandment, "Remem
Der the Sabbath day to keep it holy" One related
an instance Of relative who boiled sap on Sunday
He had boiled all day on Saturday, and yet little
sap was left still In the buckets and going out on
Sunday morning, he saw the sap running fast, and
he feared that it would run before Monday
ing AT first he queried as to the proprety of set.
ting such an example for few quarts of sap,
the whole of it
But the question was soon settled and out he goes
with his fire and begins his boiling Atsupper time
he had poured in his last paful OF sap and boiled il
nearly to syrup, when he stirred up the ERE and left
for hts tea On his return, he found that his syrup
had boiled to sugar and burned his kettles tina
he lost itan. Monday morning, some time was spen
in cleaning his kettles but he had NO sap to boil til
another. He felt conscience. and he said I,
himself, 81 saved my sap, but I lost my sugar.
The other man related circumstance OF his own ex
perienee, which terminal ted in the same way; name
y in the saying Of his sap and the loss of his
And the conclusion Of both that there was moth
ing, on the whole, made by Sabbath desecratisn-
Men might be rich who WORK ed on Sunday but this
did not prove they were any better off, or even as well
on as they would have been without Sunday labor.
Those who rich with Sunday labor would be rich,
er without 1t. Moreover, God has put his finger en-
these "e1trenie ttaae which men use excuse fol
laborng on Sunday, and told them to rest sSia
days shalt thou work, but on the seventh day thou
shalt resti in caring time and in harvest thou shall
rest" Ii ever men need to rest on Sunday it is il
haying aud harve ting,
When hear man making pleas that the wealth
or is rainy, his wheat is growing and it will spoil il
he does not attend to it the Lords day, think
saving the sap and losing the sugar When see !
man lettering at the store, the place where idler
meet during the week, and then when Sunday 9 1me
make the plea that it Ia Of use for Providence t.
give us a crop unless we saveit, Mink that'he i
isavt'sg his gap aid fbSing his sAgaf. 49, -
a.