, 1859-08-04
Plea for the Su de1 Ing Poor.

Plea for the Su Tel Ing Foor.
Editors Press aat Tribune:
Allow me through your columns, to speak
upou the Sabbath question, in behalf Of the H.
boring poor, who tiuve not among their peers.
tic ''songucs Of orators, uor the pens Of ready
writer's" to plead their cause. The opinions of
men, who lived many hundred years aGo, con-
strued to suit the conscientious scTuples Of scc-
tarians Of this day, with all the arguments that
eau be brought to bear upon the question. can
ing people; and beside, upon whom will this
coercion be binding! Not upon tue riotous,
debauchcd men aud women, who are the break
ers ofeyery good moral 1aw, not only On one,
bu. seven days Of the week; for these. mostly
hare money, and will 60 aud come nj their pleas
ire. They abuse more beasts, and make lar
more confusion by running horses, and tue rat-
tling Of vehicles than il accustomed by the horse
cars. But the poor iaboring class will be
reaehcd-thcy via have man7 hardshps 10 en-
dure, md comparatively few blessings TO enjoy
they who cannot take holidays during the
week, because they must hare all they can earn
to make their wre.c!lcd homes even tofcEab!c,
If ther hare holiday il must be on tue Sab.
bath. But who are theF who would stop the
peoples train. on the only day poor people hare
for rest and recreation, when they may eofurth,
10 1nhalc tue pure fresh air, and find enjoyment
iu their own way. in the beautiful Groves wlicl,
nature ot1srs alike free, to 1or and rich. Cap
bath day coEscicnce as scctarian as the Church
desires, they ride in their own carriages on the
:sabbatb, aud take holidays during the week.
Little tlu ther know how much of the health aud
happiness Of the Children. Of the poor, depends
upon the decision Of this question.
faced little creatures in large cities, who during
the loug summer months, never look out upou
aowery lawns, nor frolic beneath green trees,
stretching their weary limbs upon the soft
swect-scentel grass, they could not, mn sure,
desire to deprive them Of the cheap luxury Of
Sabbath dag s ride and stroll. Many poor pa
rents, who caunot spare IN hour from toll dur
ing the six working days, will gladly 60 forth
with lit.c encs rejoicing, from the nserably i'll
thy dens which they are forced to call home, on
many blessed Sabbath morn, II tue cars run on
that dar-into the bload aud beautiful "Tcmple
not made with hands,"
.The wondrous world which II. mn,=if created,
Is the ft Trnpsr II GTea:iou's Lusd;
And praises poufd.
sa,. aoe1 % aad stass Inc la@is thas Eive It Light,
1s,p!eture. bright.
"1,. eho;s i! sosal th'nss xhose E,ad s dsyos'on
ltsozEin drea1
-The f.eo Of nature !, Gods written nlhse.
Whieis Ill uIsnkln1 may gu ty and eLplore.
II. living lo.e.~!
Here, The poor may worship free; and as sim
cercly. rs rcveseu,iy, US the rich in costly
du,r,ss--and 1t the same time, bless the eyes Of
their little ones with the sight Of natures
charms, while they breathc pure air, aod exer-
| else their limbs nhroaI, for q few short hours
| eac we+k--lnauy fcverish little ones greatly
need tl.is privilege. Vile men and women will
wausouIv riot Ia all sorts Of wicEedness, whether
in city Or country-whether the horse cars RI
fff7fF In
| comply with lbc srctariau WISHES Of some cram
| selral christians. are the poor 10 he forbidden
! 10 look uron nuture III her spring, midsummer
and autuc,naE beauty: Shall their children be
shut up iu wrelcled abodes where no beauty
and little real comfort is found because The cler
.v are gricscd that all people do not rest on The
Sabbath according to evangelical faith in, and
Interpretation Of the Bible: During summer
spent IN Que Of the hills Of Ksutucky, in tlit
v,einity Of Cincinnati, mr. heart was made glad
on each succeeding bright Sabbath morn to set
the ,nu'tituds Of family groups sitting, lying
rud ssrollius beneath the quiet Shade Of thost
.'grand old forest trees. Many puny infant
WHO would doubtless otherwise have been shu
IN in tic narrow house" before tue close q
summer; WIS by this pure Sabbath airing
strengthened and enabled 10 live on. shor
walk brought hundreds Of the poor Of that cit!
to the ferry boat which, for three cents laudet
thcu, near the quiet shade beneath the grovea
on old Kentucky s shore, aud this privilege va!
blessed by .uau5 IL toilworn pareut and inralis
Child 1'llere too, NE sometimes had r1otou
psoceedings-for every large city is infested b,
Tue iu,empc.ate and the liccasious, who lit
ouIy to crafty their selfish passions, but shoulE
the petty annoyance which quiet, order lovin,
people may endure from there BE- put in compe
fit0n with the luxury TO The poor, Of b!issta
retreat for few hours each week from ID
sitting mir, confusion and crowd Of the city
Shall the hard working poor, the suffering liftl
ones be deprived Of 50 rich u blessing becaus
the drunkard, the debauche and the harlot VIII
run their race Of ruin, all the week and feve
still en- the Sabbath, and for this shal! the poo
mans convcyanc during The only time whe
lie can afford to use it, he wrested from him y
| class 50 far removed from him in tocial pe
si,ion as not to know his needs, nor have they
righj to judge ip matters Of conscience for bin
Shall the poor Of euE city be deprived Of ta'
; eheap luxury, before they have learned to ap
preciate tue blessings it should bring them, b
cause some people are terribly wicked, but NOR
because others are dreadfusly bssoted
| Snlaricd cleryymen can keep horse and cal
: ritcc. Or afford the luxury Of an occasional bi
| ii lie livery stable, aua % their pay is prime
pally for Sabbath day services, they can W
, afford to take t"etr holidays during tae wesl
; Capitalists can also take gala day among u
, tr,rs and flowers, with those they love, durin
dc veek-such csu afford to be sectarian, an
obser1e The Sabbath to keep il holy, nccordin
10 their own interpretation; but the poor, vt
:. have but the alternative Of enjoying the coa'
!, try. looking upon nature in all her loyliness 6
lie Sabbath day on the five cent CATS, or n
+ 1t ajl-cauno, afford salvation, which costs
- | n,rch-a salvation 80 tectasian and contractc
= that it eau como to then, only within chnI.
= walls aud through the preaching Of mel. 1T
!, poor man eau better understand and recei'
: | that broader faith which Christ taught the y
= man Of Sam.ria: "Woaaan believe nc, Il
+ tue hour comc,h when ye shall neither in tt
= mountain, nor Jet At Jerusalem, worship Il
K Father :" The true worshippeKs shall roEsh
"a tie Father in spirit and in truth, fur the Faith
= eceketh such to worship him." ":God is
:. spirit, apd they TINT worship him must worsh
q him ID spirit and 10 sruth,'-he is no respect
!. Of persous nor Of places. Christ sal
!. .+NhcFe two Or three a1e gathered toge'
% eF in mY uame there HM I be in III
q midst" and it no human voice Is hea
j. wc may listen to sor1uons from birds, u
~ trees, snd running brook, If We may onty
n blessed with 4 cheap convcya yauce thither.
~ il those who prefer 10 worship in costly dom
ID and who can adord that luxury, shall have 4
r use the power 10 oPpress the laborins poor
"a the few hard earned privileges which the p<
~ san claim, must be abridged, because those v
"a have surplus e[ Gned things, and need
ae 10 his Sabbath day blessing, and cannot app
le m ci.te its yalue to the poor-because they eho'
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