The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-09-13
THE CALED ON IAN.
The Sabbath in the Army.


That there were no Sundays in the revo
luton" has passed into a proverb, whether
the statement be true or false. We are IN
e!ireI to think. however, that our fathers re-
vtred the Sabbath too much to feel at liberty
:. make il a day Of unnecessary labor and
>.perhlous parade, either ii the army OF
OFT ot i. Their sons are less sensitive upon
t.ls subject, and the religious presses Of the
country are talking pretty seriously about it
We confess to 10 little sympathy with the
tone Of these presses. We are not among
those VINO hold to the application of rigid
and unvarying rules respecting Sabbath day
ob>eryances. There are works that are very
pvoncr to be done on Sunday. We may help
brute in trouble, and We may certainly help
aman. for the Sabbath, as We are particular
II informed. was MADE Tor man. and not man
tor the Sabbath. The Sabbath may, there
fore, be .c..t:m.tey day on which, if ne
ct,sary to be done, the highest patriotic duty
NV be done. We have never condemned
the lighting OF tie Bull Run battle on the
Sabbath, because We have never known
whether. under the circumstances, it was con-
s-tnt;ously deemed necessity. We have
no doubt that circumstances may occur in
which, TO d. human appearance, the tight
in. Of battle on Sunday may be entirely
just.H.o.r.
Leaving the !ght.nS Of the battle at Bull
Run on Sunday. - matter which we do
not feel com; c;sr; 20 pass Judgment upon,
w come to other matters which the simplest
waytar!ug man may critcise. Ii is notorious
that many 0. the more prominent movements
Of The army have been made On Sunday, ard
tat The creates, parades have been on that
DAY. TINS !, true, CT the correspondents lie.
Now. while VT ale not the keeper of the ma
,ioual conscience, and 10 not aspire to keep
any MAJ. ) conscience, We are free to say that
J; IS hot :: GIT that SO many conscences
should he wounded as must be wounded hv
these Sunday movements and parades. In
our army Of ma. d million. there Will be at
l.,., ON. Irr.j,.d ,Lous,rd n,rSors-nroba-
b.y three times that num0eg-who are either
members of churches, or graduates Of Sun
"a, ,ctools ~ nenbars of Christian fami-
t;r> Bvry,rv unnecessary army moyemen,
,.,. cou,c.euces Of these n,en.-or many Of
.3.,n are wounded and troubled There
... o,e,- many reasons wby the govern.
men, cannot atFn rd fo in+fict tbi, injury on
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