Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-09

iof the SIN and the demoralizng effects of Sabbat
violation. propose in this to do little more tina
to compile such facts as can find at hand l
suostantiate the former. Of 1892 coavicts com
mitted to the Auburn State prison previous to tn
year 1888, only 90 had been Sabbath observer,
vi l45O committed to the same prison preyiou
to 1889 only 81 had been Sabbath Observers. O
ito3 committed previous to ls4O, onlv % ha
observed the Sabbath. A very large portion O
these we're canal boatmea; who as a class wer
required to labor on the Sabbath OF 2Os com
'hitted to prison IN one year, about one-half wer
OF these boatmen. 1t was made plea agains
giving TO them the rest of the Sabbath, that the,
would congregate in large numbers and becom.
more wicked than if kept employed The exper
| imeut was tried on the Deleware and Hudson
canal. upon which large numbers were employed
and the result has been that since the boats have
been stopped on the Sabbath, the men have be.
come far more moral. and more healthy, and the
interests Of all parties were promoted. OF 100
men committed to the Massachusetts, State pri.
son in one year, SO had been habitual Sabbath
vioators. - -.s.
A gentleman in England, who for more than
70 years had daily visited convicts, states that
almost universally they pointed to their violation
OF the Sabbath, and lamented it as the principal
cause Of their nin. He has letters almost innu.
merabie. ne says. from others, proving the same
thing. haf fbnv Id
Sabbath the great cause of their ruin. He has
attended $50 to the place Of execution for their
crimes; and nine out Of ten attributed the foun.
dation Of their vicious course to violation Of .be
SABBATH Another gentleman, who for more than
So years has been conversant with prisoners, SAYS
that in all his experience, they have referred to
The violation of the Sabbath as the chief cap.e
of their crimes; and tnat this has been confirmed
~ all his opportunities of examining prisonert-f
Another gentleman. who has had charge of more
han lO0. prisoners, and has taken spec;al
'ains to know the causes Of their crimes, saws he
ioes not remember one case of capital crime, |
There the party had not been Sabbath breaker
md many told him Sabbath breaking was their
i.zt step in vice In reference to prisoners of al,
iasses. be says, 9 cut Of 10 Asre n<sleeted the
SsbbaA and stAer erdiasnees Of religisa. And
many. about to expiate their crimes BY death have
arnestly enforced upon othen the necessity of
bserving the Sabbath. and ascribed their course
crime to disregard Of that day. The keeper of
ne of the largest prisons, says, ss nine temsAs of
~ erim,sais s.e those ,eAo DID sof rsl.e the
ssbbas1. sad pers net IN tie AaSa Of ssteadinp
ubtie rorsAip." The Secretary of a Prison
discipline Society, who has long been extensively
with prisoners, when asked how mapvI
srsons he supposed there were in State prisons
tho observed the Sabbath and habituslly atten-
ID pubic worship mp to the time of their com.
irfiag the crime for which they were imprisoned,
piled, :" do not saPpose there ara any," Men p.
no keep the Sabbath and attend on the worship
God, experience His restraining grace. While
ey keep the Ssbbstl God Keeps M>m When
~ reject tAe Ssbtssl, He rejects tken; s.d
- gises tie. to est tie Jrait if tleroea psy, ,
I'd to Be filled rish their ern clicked deriees.
distinguished merchant, of most extensive OBJ
rvation and experience. and who had gained an
knowledge of men, said: When I I
one Of my apprentices or clerks riding out on a
e Sabbath. on Monday dismiss him. Such an
. cannot b traAed." And 4 multitude Of $
'ss echo this declaration. He may not b slrsa- q
dishonest, but he puts himself in the way Of
. adversary, he casts off fear and rejects the 9
.ans Of Divine protection. e He that trsstesI q
lis ors hesrt = fool" There = no man,
wever stross his character, q firm bin Standing,
n knowingly and presumpt,ouay Triangle upon :.
Sabbath, devoting il = worldly business, tav-i
ug, pleasure, or Amusement, and not debase his !,
aracter, increase his wickedne1, and enlarge
. danger that he wll be abandoned Of God, and
rem up as well to present immortality. as to fnaI
penitence and ruin. Many man, who has :,
ym by setting At naughs Ged's command il :
ard - the Sabbath, alu,sst before he was
sre, has found hiuself abandoned Of God, and |;
the hands of the enemy. chained asd fet,ered II
sin. and sinking from depth to depth, till he !,
. suddenly destroyed, and there was no REM 4
,. EattsA94 20 FEEEia5sg oh
A father, whose son was in the habit Of riding .
for pleasure on the sabbath, vas admooihed =
Z be did lot stop it, his son would Be ruined.
did not interpose, bat sometimes set the exam. n
BY doing the nms himself His son grew to f.
. man, vas placed in responsible station, and S
Eussed With large amount Of property. He fu
n became n defaulfer and sbero,A>d In an