The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

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rarried SsDhsfn ,nem every where, Soi as ms
ssnbsb upS - 10 Amercs that act aae you'd
be suc'ent ROT # any we're needed, thai toa IVA aud
Iposus were ct nuu1ct origin
cong ifou the Awe,,osu mine ., sba ,ssds
sea stu sesrch 10 vso 90 racs o. S'pteosS 'o'a
tutoDs. Neither Il poy Dess or Ausrals DO we dad
tn primitive sod upivrfsa Ssbnaio Z"
The opiy o*"pie ~ aapqutg among -nou tae woes "
eeve' Gays ex's eI sh ,oe came nam - sinprs tns
Hebrews, are sne Asbs roes al sue fsys@ tar refs
ono Gay two cay e'c But tue Afs"s sod deofess :"
stock .ld sshomeds nlein is bdl s'' "o ia
GA run; beuc. ~ se cot sarOriseo rs this cool
Wherever Hs0o Gedsriso hss spre.h. ne a-' n'nso'
ca,ore has gone wi ~ 10 the exc usoo OF 'aer
3ut 10 remote time. toe Arabic Sers 1ifereut
from bey now are Iesos os 90 Ne coocos'on
that bs Hebrew s,e a'so 81 oomp,rsNves re'ea'
cate; cosDss proosDy to0s pass "o,n soseS 81
tere ta caepns ana ,be lsraeites u regard
their Exodus from Eesp as The commencement OF "eS
era
Bsyp. ..icx nts shall be uaso ycu tbs beginning q
mlnin. be The frat OF tho >ea, MO kiod
rne mop'b referred ~.s Abb, or aarco, aud vas
Teckuoed IN 'h4 nst bes moon near sne Se,ual
equisox. The Eypsisn commenced August, sin
tbs hst spseerA 81 sunrise VI sous, toe Dog star.
roohpg sao aosus sltors 100 OF ~eexs; OUT
ere lien ub-ei Vel, change ,ssos-0 olnoreaoe ~
The uroe, u ber soccecD and the festive Of Pass
peceesiated tue pr.cce OF counting .ae what
ever mgn, have bsen sbev ns0es Toe geek OF sne
Passover 20 ccD.ac- TIE iita of Marcia
IL hsppeneo TO ta s~ss, Ah1sD, Juosr. or 90 ia,
dee epsted by ANY otD tsr0; ana
ibaI the Jews ia .betr o<a land. ugd,turped oy ibe
rssg,s Of other psauns. souib ,ensbty fail the
ham, o. couotrk the dsys tbroos hout tie year.
S~psepaTy cvisioos OF TINE, therefore, 30 far from
having been ODvers EXISTED ooy among the pso pie %
IDdia and toe Az Alb Ds1ps, among these only
Connected wish ss.rooom,ca computations All The resi
Of the world nsd oifereas systsus Nor it
co WITH this division up OF Moses Carougn
ospess Of aud tbs spread Of Naho soisIn
ana Christianity toe of Saoossh has beso widely
sp cad rot may b. uov bed ~D-,ber II Is Oh
sersed ~ one tn'rd of tas poposuca Of tue gane
all We fuen lis svor vi niian myLoJOgy AID OF
the Je -sb soG tnrIsSsn Refugees.
-e 10 a hs y Further, snd how far SaboAtos, IA
tbe e ~sn senee OF The sore so oy other rasions
~e sha lean an PERHAPS vita sons surprise tn4s the
aDsoi te kbtuiDers 81 Jfk >aoo-tu Us docsraa
CbIis'isp word ~hco sooouods tbe JeHisn rtaa
vito cbriss,so taj,h WIN all tns reverence OF
tbe INDUS Tor ,be number seven, they do
be incumbent upon 'nttn TO abstain from ~ok theis
eevebtD day fesuvas ~betber they sundays
Frioass Labor ~, Of course, suspended during tas
oouys 81 prayer; but after prayer of
wteK 10 resumed sno usass devoted objects vi
h fair market. la NanomDe1ao countries, where
prs,ese sao vines evs,y day, wae,e during tue
yunsaddn the ~boe poyuisuoa FAST durDg entire
nonla, es,pe ON al or Annset, aaa where t1e tis
their rel goo 10 otner respeo's exceedingly severe IT'S
yet not heo 10 Or soul 10 attend TO ou-n
on tbeu Saooath (rro-y) between the intervals Of
ship Nor, posea lie tnis opinion entertained or CHRIS
r's1s and their AMERICAN Sunday fairs sa1
markets CUSTOM tDrous Europe soo
Ergsna befo'e Toe time OF Con~ei Neither zoe
Catholic Protes ans Greek cburcoes OF Continent
bsist upoo toe hsobDical SabD.tn As Christian ord
nance. The ScusAy soroad s usually divided oet~eso
the pervcek y, reig0o duties or laeor, aud
jscts OF resre soD, and even the Guy OF GAVIN
GsDeva-t6e tbtatre Is open oU a sunday evening
That he heDsoDsGsl week orignst iuoar Fest
vRis there Can ne doubt We have &c = uui
vefsa institution, because festivs's OF the
horned moon" we're less general TAU tnose OF
nj Nttf
pe~ moon Gay hosever rendered tue observ
day she snc'egi Sorio IN ali uncv,hzed regions
tbs preeent Lme universal institution the srctest
sebse o. the Foeo Next 10 tDp,rtsoce as c,nnscted
with tse serious business II i'e toe day OF
moon. New moon DAYS soo fai moOa days days
sni Tie S1 p'es'oeo ano ~ere, therefore, SABA, or
Sabbsh days ana woep toe s ibg oegaD assemble
the Intermediate peroos marked BY the nornod noou
those p.rioos became, have setu tu periods
or weeks; the BeDre~ for .'Seess" being boih
Sitd, which meaIs Also seven, aod S,tdh
We oase thur inocaed tne gin Of eDary divisions
OF time, ard snoSu ,Dat it neithr uai
versal, but astronomical circums sribsd Bat viii
~ once be objected by those who the
week that their belief and and wnat they
require from o hers mainly II not exclusively on
tn ebis snd the injaucscDs Of God aud HIS prophets
Bot such the fact and the oocrine of toe sabbath
obe OF the teachings OF christ, and law under shs
oispepsstjoI7 Les ur see
OF sABBATHs AS OBSERVED BY THE JEWS, AND OF
THE AUTHORITY OF THE JEWISH SCRIPTURES.
The S6d osss, or septeoAry Festivals OF India,
CbAicea and Eey2 we're pubic hoydsys-taai is they
were GAYS ca which lefs work performed than on
other days. because sl customary so,r then
rupted BY tie convocstons held for religious
or general objects, and the celeo' alton Of
religious rebss, when DOT connected Sth uaefes
pes, we're more frequently toAn otnersse o.
rejoicing BeDce the ~ord Soda 5soDsto acquired
secondary sisDf alton, only seventh day but
day OF Gay cease labor or leave of work The
WORD booay s therefore, the proper English equivalent
for the Hebrew term
TIE septeLp0ry ssbbatba, or weekly boidays of the
Egg psiaIs ought 10 have BEEN holidays for their
slaves siso but the jews oppressed by task
masters were doubtless made 10 aork hard holidays
as on other dsSs Of the week snd hence the sluess
win which they induced 70 observe Sabbath add
taught 10 observe Tor others, after they mad escaped
from the LAND OF bondage.
oppr might not in their turn become the
oppessors, IL w>s very mnuely and specifically euoined
that neither son nor . daughter, q man servant
nor . maid servant, an OK ass, q
stranger guest, should work the Sabbath day
That thy thy servsn, may ,es. as well
ss thou And remember that thou wassa servant In the land
OF Egypt-Deut 10
The words IRENE mber the Sabbath day to keep It
holy, strengthen the conclusion that there
veity In the institution at the time the decaogue
vered Il Institution the Jews had known before,
but which they had Dot before sept, been allowed
keep holy; that is, sepsl ate from other Gays
The word hoiy has nov become associated 10 our
minds with purshcA idess Of self modification and With
moCerD religious forms Of worship that naturally
msieo by from the meaning Of the ogni. Many pious
persons suppose that the command TO keep the Sabbath
DAY holy equivalent 10 I'M junction 10 attend
rIsn church. hesJ !wo the course OF
the Sunday and during the rest Of the day keep in
doors Bible TIE Jews no wever did not do
position (which would have wanted texts) could not we'll
be preached Nor does appear r. om IN the
books of hoees that religious sdnontions
OF any KIND formed part Of the Tsbernscle service.
Nor is even prayer mentioned important part
o' public worship. The religious worship OF the
Jews at the time OF Moses consisted wholly of toe
ceremonas OF offerings and sscrhces; which we're D,
confined to SAbtans bat were Contnu
week, aqd throughout each day Of the The pubic
service OF the Tabernacle the daily and evening
sacrifice Of iso,b Of the ara. year. without beraish
~ burnt Offering. On Sabba!hs TIE service was the
Same, with this difference only that instead Of lamb
two srobs were then offered The tabernacle, sever
Gas subsequently the Ternpe) always open
ceptor Of gifts 10 the altar, the tinss for presenting
which depended upon crops and seasons and the
venepce OF individuals. The ceremonial for tness
have been short, from the muttudes who attended and
II YVES probably Confined in each case, short nvoca
ton and blessing The books OF Moses prescribe with
great minutenees the nature Of the offerings made
adapted TO the circumstances both poor and RICH but
there not word OF reference in the Penateuch 20 Of
eripgs or sacrifices, or attendance upon peculiar
Bapbaih duties
As before observed, tbs word holy signifies separate
The Hebrew In Kadosh, o oct apart Parkhurs. rem