The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15

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Prote,ian, priest who was also driving ms team and
the greater distance Of tue two nom home "A they
ps,es The holy man putting WHIP 20 ms eo sss pre-
he sabbath day, 70 keep holy" The difference In
their work ~ss the aimonshed man was on ms w.y 70
market, while the admonlsber his way home from
market, where he had sod hs wares at mucn better
proit doubt than the other coci realize The conse
Grafton OF Fridays has measure OF the same binding,
rarvcfiing, deuoralzirg effect the Catholics. The
writer has known Catholics whose consciences would not
allow them 10 the table OF their employers
on Frdsys but their would prevent their
stealing eggs and posaoes from their neighbos and drink
ipg whiskey % drunkenness on that consacrAted
day. Protestant Christians the folly and deu-
sion OF the Friday superstition Philosophers can zee no
difference In favor OF The Sabbath superstition.
slaughtered between the fear OF the Bible command
the hand. and the influences of developing ntei
gence toe Other the modern sabbatarians have got
themselves labyrinths OF difficulties that lawyers
lead them out Of and enssneements a con-
sciences that priests can never cxEicase them from
| dernoYeizipg They forced 70 fabrcate excuses
FOR their violations " their divine commands. BY
charscterizng them as works OF neceasity But what
Sans-,nS =, nessars rom he Bible reauIrements
Herein rs the Generalization. lu preaching 70 others
.hoy se up the Bole requirements - o. dvine authority
In practising for themselves they reduce IL 70 an al r OF
dollars and dimes Sspst deacon and nis sons IN Yer
moli, owners end operators OF blast n'rnace
During a blast seore OF hands employed
much the Sabbath on any other day OF the week
Ths Baptist meeting house wa within hearing distance
the furnace horo When this blew for ronring metal
was call clerks deacon and ooys 20 Aid In
operation The writer has repeatedly these clerks
ana descon's boys the Sabbath nfec,nr 10 the
midst Of sermon prayer praise, IN obedience 10 this
The conscientious fearful who in bust
that has generally under The designation
az necessary work though more important 10
them than the other 70 the otheys-are often forced
\ by the sabbath isjunction 10 make great sacri.
| nee OF labor aud property Tuis - especially
| the with farmers IN seet time and harvest
In sessons ~ unavorabe weather miilionr, tens OF
millions Of dolGrs worth ~ property In Chrssentom, Is
in his way allow I'd 70 TO waste In single year, IN
sacrifice a. this superstition. Tnen there Is
the constant mcaculable injury to business from the
suspensions and irregularities Of mails the waste OF time
and money delayed travellers the against
developing sciences. and interference IN various ways
with pursuits Improvement in kuoglecse Take
instance Of It's arbitrary Intervention, nazrdog vital ia
| tere.ts - SCIENCE
Ga the slh or December, 1899 there q transit OF
Venus u vas ~ event OF no ordinary Importance 10
astronomy and OF slight interest 10 astronomers II
the OF these tsnss taken observation Of 50 far
records show Keper had predicted sncn event FOR
1881. But u usnspired while ,he sun vas below the
osophess OF his day then said there would not be
another OF these transiH TIL lT6is time when all the
cyes OF his generation must be asleep In death. Bot
Jeremiah Horror young Englishnsn detected errors IN
keper and IaOsherg. and satisfied himself that Venus
would cross suns dss the of December, 1889
II sabbath b. he greeted the rising through
his Telescope there he sood, with ready for
making the momsntous measurements, watching till
church time Now came the struggle between science
and superstton between ardent love for nature and
had taught that to "fear God aud ke.p his com
mandmcrts is The whole duty ol man. that "iho fear Of
The Lord tina, wisdom and that &c clear OF The Lord
the bosknng foherwise translated principal part)
| Of kno~leage." II VS. the same Lord And Col
day 70 keep II holy" Now, What thini,l1g bioy, with
manly heroism enough entertain two ,tfSa
vstve, ration thoughts, must not nsvi,, y sivs at
the conclusion that ", 10 his supersoss fear iorrJx
lad failed IN This great acquisition the world know
edge, it would not been wisdom in hin knrS
csms--tore him from his cherished shrine IL tn t,1pe
of nature and dragged him 10 the altar Of bs tea l
natural idol HIS reluctant task sg,uzsd ttrr n eil1,
nastened back 10 his rational de prl
grathed In his most enthusiast desire. tia ~
Before the setting OF the sun bis longing were hssed
with sight that 10 other eyes hal ocen biessai si'ha
discovery Of transcendent importance ~ grnld AID en-
| no9iing department. OF science
II s,.licept condemnation 81 tho Sabbath tn. IL
'bss upoo science aud pris such DISCO erea
aIt neres.s In peril II was tn Gntb,r Of TITS uaasii
I'll tuition who said 10 have stopped tho 'e,ca.
whoe day" while he displayed himself ~ mar .
w." and "fougat for Israel" suca ts Y ~ depot
| would iddle win the world on hre--~,nlt
! lei earth unbalanced from her orbis ay,
lsuets aud sung rpsn agless .Lro-ga tho sky.
brta1rg he yrfe :. lae te and ollsng universal
| Goa ~. &c u1as
ne foregoing .gst.,'v tens ar far rep,ecn.i,,s
ar ~. general state Of taisgs gsnGos ices OF tie
sentiments ard ths Interests sacr1sed by THIS
sti.uiiou The observpnce IL a. u1altrany cornnand
irena rg the mammer,s In ccGnso,lon together with
Tie et assurance ina the acceptors boiler thaa
snss - a,oneaen, N them for their immoral acn
box sarL e.a IS them with sabbath and other SUPER
ao.s Ia passage Ia deuteronomy, already alluded
Il, reads "Ie sh.l 10; cat o! anything that Gien or
ils 4. thou shall eve . the straag-, that 10 within thy
gates, That ne may en- or thcu yect sell It unto an
sen for thou art holy people unto .ne Lord thy Sol ~
saacied peo2s 100 hoy TO CT c-rriln, bat not 100
holy . sell \ 20 'ssir reigabors IA colsacrated DAY
EoisNc'b''A UNITS M' hi' " DC otsQpled
With teaching the rsts anc sclclces tns. make men
| practical, T0iaau al uscfci, srs.roas and noble,
genial rcincd ann AZ c9lsts asrcirAb q associate,
companous AMI parents bfothcSs Bd glsi II would
be pollution, pfoiarAus sss t"To Icy re c3nsecraei
70 teaching things 70 DO wrhas aIouI With littlc aud
illue words tenes taat enyeN-e tls ui.irAsi Aad
IA Wiz things that breed insoGef nad hate tnngs inst
separate frenis uat fever Gal, aoJisi "a u al Rpi
hiis tbs; n Iss g. f.no-Ath = .he Euserrsarh an!
unah.nrd faith n acc iefts, Lta, puiiculr Prov
dence, 's.h "a iaReces i~n m prayer for inTacr 80
niofs enhons Jun g'oi 20 Do moved by iEterces
sica To- Tor al tnc oiacr leasac faith IN
Ssss4h Seepu, rnf Ifi pfsach,ag fab IN aNay -
nShV ~ tnss Wv ~ eNh iao, 'atn w 1tAV.Hon
that 1s not keep IT, a fun poas suls, eoas pfssies
and othas Wffngs ss"us uc- utisn 1rs '.tt IN Tue
competency % A.sr ea ,,efa I, .nntaen .tze a. thhs
who teach ~ vail C. WIN taca IL lse iatns and ~
damn AL those who - nc. eceFe wh.i hey d.es,o ~
them-n WORD, iait 2 'he nneehnaoie iAtn thes hs&