New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-28
THE sABBATH COMMITTEE.

tn. "Ssbbatb Committee" az association Of gen.
tlemen 10 secure the Observance Of the Sabbath by
such mesIs az may be in their power, held pn2hc
meeting last evening III the Cooper lnstt1e, which
W0s nearly half nl-d.
Mr.. N6RMAs WHITE, the Chairman Of the Com
mtee presided and ct ated the circumstances o. the
formation Of the Conu ittee.
MIR. Russell S. Cook, Secretary Of the Committee,
detailed It's operations, especially its success IN pnttoS
down the crying " uewsp 1pers or the Ss-batn. Inc
metropolitan pIets, he sald-ard espsGAhJ s!nSi ~
PAPER which had circulated ljOOOO OF copies within
ihs v6ar past-hed given THE effort IN secure the
peace OF the Sabbath cordial seaport. lie denounced
Sunday concerts only Sunday thearlcals ar1 SAD
that could not afford % allow the foreg ners VINO
sought the protection of our Government 20 pun II
down over onr heads. He reviewed the statistics OF
the Surda liquor traffic The funds necessary for the
printing Of the documents which the Com nittee dis
iIibu,ed were furnished by private hberalty Tneir
great object was TO secure heaithf1l, manly ChEs-
tian regard for the Sabbath, when pablo sentiment
WOnld taBe ample care OF its Observance.
Mr.. WN. T.. DoDGE spoke of the enorD'ty Of he
proclamation Of Gods holy day by five tho1san1 Sunday
liquor dealers Before the Close of his speech he said
that fer long time il had been supposed that blast
furnaces must be kept in operation every day IN the
week because the at macs OF molten iron would DC
spoiled allowed 10 cool Bat on late VisiL u I'D
rope he had found in S4fordsbire six furnaces which
were not worked on Sunday, and which had made
more iron than any others in England. An attempt OF
this kind had been made IN tins coautry anu u
promised success. Another Eoglsh ironm6steT, wn)
lad been so successful in business that he mad Just
paid $50 600 for country seat was, on taking pos
session Of il struck with spoplexy, because he haf
spent his Sabbaths in his cOunliDgrOOm. Mr.. Dodge
concluded with story Of e1-C0nsGl Buchanan, WOO,
on setting up one of his sons as farmer, gave h II
the advice to remember every sabbath tlese three
things that it was Gods day, who his parents We're,
end that he was a Chrstisn gentleman, and must
dress hmseG though he was expecting 10 20 into
city pailor
CHAs. TRACY, esq, spoke 10 favor OF giving TO
working men Saturday afternoon for recreation, in
oeder that they might have excuse for no: keeping
Sunday. He itoUght that the cigar shops atd liquor
shops ought TO b, IT up. The town ought a. Least
TO be as safe on Sunday ms sry other day. Christian
m4n we're entitled 20 this tribute to their co1scences.
The Government needed 70 be warmed up ~ such as
semblsgos as this.
The Rev. DR.. ADAMS made the concluding speech.
He said that the Christian Sabbath was the day OF
God. BY worship, 10y reyerent speech, AMI by the
Observance Of sacred time, were to show our love
for God. And the law written lot only IN the dec
aloeue but also in the fibre OF the muscles and the
arculat9ns of the joints man and beast required rs
cessation from labor. He concluded by commenting
severely OF a passage from Hallam.
The singing of the doxology closed the meeting.