Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-03-02
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For the Journal.
THE SABBATH.
What a precious day the Sab
bath Is, to the true Christian; and
what a display of the wisdom OF
God IN the arrangement of that
holy day, designed not only for the
rest of both man and beast from their
common toll, but is set apart for
His people to meet together in the
solemn assembly, ana mingle their
voices together In the celebration
of His praise. The farmer quits
his pillow, the mechanic lays aside
his hammer, the merchant closes his
counting room, mothers and daught-
ers retire from their domestic en-
ployment, and promiscuously come
up to the temple of the living God i,
where the great Shepherd deigns to
meet with His flock. "As true as
there is God, He surely ough: to
be worshiped. 1t is suitable that
there should be an outward homage,
significant of our regard. If God
be worshiped, it is proper that
some time be set apart for that pur-
pose, when all may worship Him
harmoulously and without inter
ruption." Our minds are struck
forcibly with the following words
of the Apostle: There remaineth,
therefore, a res. to the people Of
God" These Sabbaths are only
temporary resting places for the
Christian, while on his pilgrimage,
that he may renew his strength and
courage, 50 that he may perform his
journey heavenward with much
more vigor and delight-that he may,
by the grace, love and power of God,
more fully cut loose the mooring Of
his little bark, and leave behind
him the ripples and breakers, and
launch out into the great deep Of
the broad river oflife and salvation,
In the midst of heavenly gale
that he may be waited gently and
swiftly on, till ne safely arrives at
his destined port--the fair haven of
eternal repose-that everIastipg rest
10 which the Apostle referred,
which extends far bev0nd the starry
regions; the saints will join there
with the angels, near the great
white throne, where the four and
twenty elders cast their crowns, and
Of millions of heavenly
beings bask in the smiles of their
great Creator, and sing anthems
and doxologies in praise ofthe bless
ed Savior, whose melodious songs
ily, and others catch the sound, till |
all the heavenly regions echo and
re-echo with praise and glory to
Him that sitteth on the throne and
llveth forever and ever. There
God is obeyed and is pleased with |
all that is done. No toll, pain,
nor sorrow is there; but an eternal
round Of JOY, peace and friendship. |
The heavenly feast is spread, the |
banquet is free, the angel of love is
there-yea. love flows as n mighty
stream from the bounteous throne
through all that heavenly land; it
fills every mind, it is interviewer
with every thought, snd swee.ens
every word. OH what a heaven OF
sweet repose-lields ever dressed in
living green - spring-tide never
ceases. flowers forever bloom-no
achlng heads nor scorchIng fevcrs
no burning sun nor waning moon
no chilling blast nor dwinGling
blight, in that pure atmosphere OF
pure delight, where pleasure grows
brighter and brighter, and the sweet
buds of JOY swell, and burst, and
bloom in all their radient splendor
and perfume. DER all their beautiful
plains. WILLIS e.. WILMoRE.
The above article was publis he'd
some years since, in the Western
Evangelist. Will YOU be so kind as
to have it.republished in your paper,
which is read with much interest by
myself and family, and no doubt is
welcome visitor in many other fam
lilies, and should be in many others
sill in Randolph county? | pre-
sumo many parents do not consider
the great advantages and the
amount of education which children
derive from regularly reading a
good county paper, especially one
that contain, the moral principles |