, 1859-07-26
THE. SUNDAY QUESTION.


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11aa or hody Of men Ca create d right. oI
cha1rc riShf into vrusx- anr n1nr. th., ~ :,
m, c7c,te a nsrxo, n ,,,;a- :. - 4. 1 W.
sa.. ~ '5 "'os cnaoge nmf
.n1o ~ oeas.. lne f,ghts which God has given
Mo u'nn '1ay .ake a"ay; MANS enjoyment o
.ne gn;;s oesto"co at US creatlon-his life, BIZ
we. As 1aooE and 1ts fruits, and bis Sabbath
-tea.-a'a! 70 INVADED ious. h1. rlEhe-to them
canaot cease 1of an instant, till they nrc re-
e:A!lneu y l.'n VINO gave them. Every invn-
sien o. taese r1ehta constitutes 9 wrong.
-. .4Ais aostrinc Il !ndispntahle by any Who be-
'ieEe in amighty dod, the Creator Of hearcn
and eafth. Az the moral authority Of ciril Inv
rests upon 1t. Especially and authoritatiyely is
It INSERTED as self-eradent. axiom, sufficient to
pear the weiEtt Of = naaion's rights and iber-
Ies, u -tao i1naamesh ~ document By which
toese onaea ot.ses we're constituted free and
lnoepenaent-' tnat a.! tnen are created equal
.nat .oey are enao.ed ~ their Creator with
eerIala loanenao'c n&nts. These iuallenabIe
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Goa nohe May purchase Of pluader them uu-
ger pam o. reoeillon against Almighty God, and
nign treason againss the commonwealth OF
mankind.
Ihcse nights are recorded in the same volume
Wn'en WV. contains tae record Of our crcation-tle
bioie-and @oieh contains the Inv OF God d.
Fectlng us no" 10 use them. It Is not necessa-
Bibc; that must be gantcd, inasmucA as the
whos structure Of Our government, tnd Of the
common and stututc law Of the land, Of our pub
lie schoss, aud pf our social life, rests upon its
ackno"iedgement. We shall neycr conoede that
tue discussion Of any question Of public morals
Is to DC conducted upon lntidei principles. At
present. noTese5s: ne eoens'es Of tie sabbath
aPpea! 70 me h!9Ie to prove ITS abolition j;
'nousn II IS aolte es1oent tney mare forgotten to
rc;,d the page winch records ITS institution.
Nothins can oe plaiher than tue record Of the
ihs'Nuuon o. the oaooatn At INC creation,ln the
secono cnnp'sr .! uenesls. ana uoo rested on
TUG sesenth Gay IRON ~ his WORK which be had
uaue aIu >, oq Q1essea INC eeventh Gay and
sAnctl1eu II; Geeause taat On II he had rested
IRON 81 his "o1A "a!en toa efeateo and made
10y U9a ners !ecotos us own c9haoet as an ex-
ample TO man: End tnoreoFer BY formal insti-
tuition hc olesses and sanctit1es the day Of week
~ resi-. b.essed oar Il day on Which bless
:ngs ere enjoyed ~ men. Mhen God bIesses
tnt seFeath day nc declares 1ls iuteutlon OF be-
SOWING blessings upon mankind on that day.
10 sanct'iy ANYTHING is ITO separate, set apart,
GI aPPa'u. 70 no!y, sacred. or religious use:
!, IVY esseu 1ua, 'oe egsenlu oay aha sanctlncd
H.. ~ ~ st eostes. 1oos example ana institution
.nen gase 70 aoam aaa all has descendants, tue
~ 1.. Au1 uut.soI 1esta6 W 1u1s o1y 9som .ne'r
- u4se e"n1':on .An'ot' aIao ol spcuolng II Us
ay My =. r Mu1smp !" .ue'I 1sea'ot'
da.,.aJ ~. s,..t ~ as uunau ooot ana soat
hun,an c%rt+ dss, 70 .ne t o.
ba,i. 49, IVY. ~. oeTas e! tae oeo-
oa.n ;sa mas Maae 'ee nan. 4ne "A" o. pef1odlc'ty
.,a ~ .a.5 ~Iauen ~ .ae oones ana stne"s and
ne!.es VI aaus III IN tne 1lslne and setting sun,
VI ~ tue eooins anu 4o"1nh Haest or IN the
"a1ins OF waning moon. IheIe u no maxim
q Pnyslo'ogy better atcated by experience
tAaa lhis-that tae human frame cannot endure
continuous taoof-and that the nightly repose is
noI same'ent % Ecs!oEe the exhaustion Of con-
tlnnous oaiy !aooI. Escn lie omnibus horse
loses oae-third OF hls LIE y worked scsen days
IN the week 1ae man VINO WORKS seycn days
IN me Wcek Is eommlitang suicide. II Is no
uat.er whetnee ne "orks o. tae desk OF the an-
W, ~ lne paiPlt OF ~ 'ne par, II he does not
Iake ms weekly rest he "lla most surely fall
victim 10 nervousness, dyspepsia, paralysis, IN
sanM!, OF some ol 1he otnel dlseases which lie
~ r. x1'e 10 sprlng uPon tne seseo oeJ drudge.
GOD has SO mnde tue body ana the mind Of man
that he must e!thce resi- On Tue oaooath or die.
hu; the ooaE Is not the 'yhole OF man be has
soul Also 10 work, and eat, and drink, and
play, does not include ~, oil. The horse thut
draws him can do ail that. Nan can know his
Creator, md his obligations to him. He feels
that Le ought to acknowledge them, uuless be
would be moFe ungratelul than the horse or the
ass which acknowledge tho hand that feeds
them. Man can worship bis God, He ought 10
do SO. This worship demands time for lis per-
formance. 1t demands, moreover, intelligence.
Man must learn the character and perfectious Of
tue God he adores: This process Of education
demands time. Worship IS not special duty,
peculiar to some mcn-to the Jews, or to those
who ieol religiously inclined-it is the duty Of
cvery man, OF ali mankind,
1t is not 1onough that men vorship God in
their hearts or in their houscs He 1dcn,ands
tla, our Acknowledgements be us public as his
benefits. Public worship il m acknowledged
some common time for its observance: and
this common time n1ilst be dcsiennted br xome
compctent authority. AZ Thanfsu;ring dev i
designated br the governor of the State. Tho
observance Of one particular daY of worsh;n An
far from " "ceasipr 10 be considered n r;taf "a.
quirc,ncnt Of Christianitv." ia yita1 rror7rs.
men. Of any system Of public worsbiD-Jewisl.
necessary for public worship. il si,np1y tn ~.
fuse the worship. and to deny The Odd WIN ;s
10 be adorcd. II know not fbe Lord nc;tl,sr
will / let Israel Co." las ever been the exnret-
sion of the consistent connection between
wortdlincss and impietY. Almighty God desir-
nuted every seventh day as the time which f.
required TO be devoted 10 his worship wben he
tdHc9i6ft the seventh day, set it apart and con
secratcd it to religious uses, The SABBATH
therefore, is necessary to mau as social reli,r.
ions being, whose dutv and privilege it il nub.
;cty to worship God. Neglect Of Sabbath
Worship murders the soul.
The Sabbath, then, is no local or temporary