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@AB8 8AT&9 READING,
Proper obse-Yanoe Of tho Sabbath.

L uC SdDDdJIl StlOul(l Dc hcpJ Dy tne attcnu-
ing to the exercises Of divine worship and the
religious Improvement.
by many it is spent in iudolencc and listlcss
inactivity not to speak of gross intcmperancc
and sensual indulgence. There is a natural
and necessary connection between the right
observance of the Sabbath and attendance on
the sanctuary; 3" Ye shall keep my Sabbath
and reverence my sanctuary: | ann the Lord"
Whis appears likewise from Isaiah wi: 6, Z,
where God declares that 4" every one that keep
eth the Sabbath from polluting it," will be
brought by Him to his "holy mouutain,"
and be "made joyful in the house of prayer"
In the prediction Of the glorious state of the
Church in the latter day, contained in Isaiah
Xvi; 23, the Lord says that " from one Sab
bath to another, shall AL flesh come and wor
ship before Him" In Luke iv: 16 we read
that "as his custom was" Jesus went into
the synagogue on the Sabbath day; that he
then read the Scriptures publicly, and preach
cd the gospel to the people. And the facts
are stated in Acts XX; Z, that "upon the first
day of the week, when the disciples came to-
gcthcr to break bread, Paul preached unto
thcm;" and the mode in which this fact is
stated, shows that it was the habit of the dis
ciples to assemble for religious purposes on the
Lords day And all who are lkcmindcd
with them will pursue the same course, IL gar
ding it as an invaluable privilege to enter the
house of God and {" the place where His hon
or dwclls." If when the work of creation,
was finished, the morning stars sang togeth-
or, and all the sons of God shouted for low"
how much more incumbent is it on man. in
stead of "forsaking the assembling Of them
selves together, as the manner of some is, to
show forth untcdly in songs Of gratitude and
holy JOY, and other acts of religious homage,
Z" the praises of Him who hath called them
out of darkness into his marvellous light" -
go magnify the Lord with me, and let us cx-
alt his name together" And besides the OK
crcise of public worship, those of a private,
domestic and secret character, must all be at
tended to, and suitable religious instruction
should be impaired to children and house
hold.
Preparation should be made for the roligi
Gus service of the Sabbath. Secular employ
ments should be broken off as early as posi-
bic on the preceding day, so that all nccessa-
ry arrangements may be made for entering in
becoming frame, both of body and mind, on
the season of sacred rest. Alas, that society
should be in such a statc--that from the hab-
1t of paying the weekly wages OF artisans aud
laborers late on Saturday evening" combined
with the cupidity procrastination, improvi-
dcnco and intcmperance, which prevail to so
alarming an extent, the business of life should
not be allowed to cnroach on the hours of the
Sabbath, so that instead of being astir early
In the morning, multitudcs are found in a
state of drowSy exhaustion, and wholly unpre-
pared for the religious duties and privileges of
the Lords day, either in private or in the
house OF prayer. The Saturday half-holliday
if wisely appropriated, would doubtless prove
an invaluable boon and its sestablishmcntshould
be aimed at as an object of vast Importance
by all philanthropists and social reformers.-
1t would, at all events, furnish an opportunity
to those who are 80 disposed, for completing
their family arrangements at scasonable hour
for beginning the Sabbath with God, and for
occupying their places without any difficulty
In His house.
The Sabbath is a beautiful type of Heaven
The inhabitants of that better country arc en-
gagged in the worship of God and the Lamb
They are before the throne Of God, and serve
him day and night in the temple" Such as
have no enjoyment in his worship here, can
not be supposed to have any ftness for it here
after Theyarc far, very r,jfrom being pre-
pared to stand before the throne on high, and
in the company Of glorifcd spirits to render
the tribute of everlasting praise to Him who
redeemed His people by His blood. Those
WIN opcuu IL III cdIlld1 pciSuTc, nave IN rcati-
ty no other prospect but an eternity of dark
ness and woe Having Stunned the society
of Gods people on carth aDd the place where
His name is recorded, when they depart they
must go to their own place; for the ungod-
ly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sin
ners in the congregation of the righteous"
THE BATTLE OF LIFE.-The battle of life,
in by far the creator number of cases, must
necessarily be fought up hi! and to win it
without IA struggle were perhaps to win it
without honor If there were no difficulties,
there would be no success if there were no
thing to struggle for, there would be nothing
to be achieved. Difficulties may intimidate
the weak, but they act only sst;mulus to men
of pluck and resolutions All experience of
life, indeed serves to prove that the imped-
mcnts thrown in the way of human advance
ment may for tho most part be overcome by
steady good conduct hosest zeal, actiyitype
severance, arid above al by determined re-
solution 70 illlieplties, and up
manfully ogais lAre. q SCI
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