, 1859-08-09
4 W0rkiaEmun'a View Of the Sunday
Question.

4 WorktaGman'a View of the Sunday
Question.
Editors Pres and Tribune:
believing in 1lc beneficial effects of the Scrip
tural observance Of the Sabbath upon the tenn
poral condition Of mankind, nm grateful for
The signul good you are comforting upon the
community, and especially OF workingHen, By
the opportunity afforded them Of information
through your columns upon subject so vital
to the interests Of all, as Sabbath observance,
now undergoing the ordeal Of public opinion
You may rest assured that the PaEss AND Tn1B-
rNE will not be loser from being the only
paper in the city that would admit the discuss
ion Of such question in the present crisis.
stand you have taken by the sids Of the friends
Of the Bible, and eleTgymcn {aga'nst whose
united influence nothing can foutish(. supply
ipg field of herring denied them BY those who
isnorantlv and hlindly prefer fstiguiug Sunday
trips To Cottage Grove to hearing Of Heaven
aud Learning the way, and resting at home, or
10 % an saes
Of this, and believing it no exceptional instance.
though 50 situated by my employers as
to huve glance at all the papers published
in Chicago, and many elsewhere. hare
bought, Ut the news depots and some at your
own Office, a copy Of tie daily PnEss AND Tn1-
pending, and herewith hand you one quarters
subscription for the Pass Axp Tn1ncSE. To
the class Of Chrisiian-nomina1 or real--woRk-
ING rEs Of Chicago, there is, hope, little need
to urge the duty OF supporting the press that
takes such side with their siibboleth aud prln-
cjples notwithstanding their being well posted
on The subject from Sabbath to Sabbath by their
respective clergymen. an not going round
with cap in hand but sar il 6ttSmts you, If you
| take any paper At alt, to take that which glres
no uncEstaii. sound on the matter dear to you
Nut TO you fellow workmsn Of Chicago belong
/ ,1n nF ipFAn1;tr aud ind
l appeal 10 deny yourselves the indulgence Of
| al nascotics-Cottagc Grove Sabbath species
| and others-and purchase what is being said on
that in which is involved your interests Of time
! and eternity. Get informed 10 detect on which
side the contendsug Philan,hropists belong the
| win you enable another to realize that
hep<, which allow nc here to s<eond, cx~
| pressed by your correspondent E., OF Tues
| tav's iss"e, that Jon may SO continuous
" agtate tue questiou as to arrest the attention
| and convince the most inaccessible OF our ciu-
ces ara being mored to action agsinbt this giant
scandal. We need them MI, and may create
| more il needed, and let there be no truce till
conviction Of the right Or wroug-whethet the
plain commands Of The Dibic on the Sabbath as
day Of rest and worship. are binding and
rervade sad mould the entire public mind.
Witt,.the confidence inspired By the fact tint
auti.Sabbaih writer's and thinkers hnye against
them ths best Of men, the best Of books, and
| the best Of uations; you may henceioEth place
tho standing watchword or challenge If We are
wrong convince us; you arc wrong. concede
to us The opportunity. ut least. of convincing
you," legihty and aggressIyely before the eyes
of the molly hos. Of Sabbathbr breakers, and
stake big odds that the orthodox Sabbath keep
ers will hold the championship.
or course, the complaint that the question
has not bcen fully grapIlsd in Ill points is t1ne.
cussiou rreclnded the possibility Of presenting
complete view Of the question. But do MOI
despair, gentlemen, the Pres ard 1'15une will
fag and satisfy al before II ceases-
There haTe, if I'm not mistaken, becn chsm
pions already in the field, who have and ean viii
tongue and pen. upou the platform and through
the Pres AID 1rsbuaA, expose and shatter te
their gaseous elements &hese wretched, ltal
digested, half truths Of these amateur theo
atfiplinRe. Enough, however, las already ap
peA1ed IN your columns to eonytnes any Be
lever in the authenticity OF the Bible that wha
Christianity. Is exempl6ed BY clergy men
churches and Sabbath worship and holy resting
| is the tsue liberty creator and mA,ntAlnef, III
| truc ciyizer and hum2nixer; and al other pa
| nAceo4 Orc counterfeit that will not bea5 LOG Ns
Of this eternal Bible standard. Has 1t not SCENE
, 10 you = presumptaops Inconsistency 1oF me
who vill brook no inainuation OF want Of aki
. | md understanding N their own Gns OF bus
mess, to 70 ve1y rssdy question, tbs logic Of Ii
besd and the feelings Of the heart, the aeumen
industry, natural and seau'red attsinments Q
. religious instsuclora.- They will spurn VIII
ever would venture 70 question their ahility I
ahip, engine, or plough builders, bat ill allo
: ! no Difference 70 = clergyman, whoss meme,
i | tims, apd Industry hsya bsen conseeraAsd foE
! lifstiupS to bring III science and human ksoy
lsdgs 70 bsaz nPeo hia spsetsi calling. = qua
/ ~ Elm for = workman that nesdAta not to
= ashsmad rightly dividlae ths word of truth.
eonstss&nt, eso:ssn3, !, aad coaesas 70 hem.