The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-04

and the more grateful do / feel toward
those who impress its importance on
the community - Daniel Webster.
In a general gorder. issued Noyem-
Der ID, 1852, President lincoln CON-
manded that Sunday labor in the
army and navy. be reduced to the
measure Of strict necessity. The dis
cipllne and character of the national
forces should not suffer. nor the cause
they defend be imperiled, by the pro-
fanation of the day or the name of
the Most High.
Attorney General Bates of the
Cabinet wrote: 1.-THE religion char
acter of an institution so ancient, so
sacred, SO lawful and so necessary to
the peace, the comfort and the re-
spectability of society, ought alone to
be sufficient for its protection; but.
that failing, surely the laws of the
land made for its account ought to be
as strictly enforced as the laws for
the protection of person and property.
If the Sunday laws be neglected or
despised the laws of person and prop
erty will soon share their fate and be
equally disregarded."
1T 01nDc-bA AetSct W OOoO1 WI a.
a day of rest. This / do not state as
an opinion. but knowing that it has
its foundation upon law in man 5
nature as fixed as that he must take
food or die. DR.. Willard Parker.
of Nea0 York City.
As day of rest, / view the Sab
bath as a day Of compensation for the
inadequate restorative power of the
body ander continued labor and ex-
element. One day In seven, by the
bounty of Providence, is thrown IN as
day of compensation to perfect by
its repose the animal stem.-.Johss
Richard Fare, III. d.. of London,
England.
So far as my observation extends,
those who are IN the habit of avoiding
worldly cares on the Sabbath are
those most remarkable for the perfect
performance of their duties during
the week. / have a firm belief that
such persons are able to do more
work. and do it In a better manner,
in six days, than if they worked the
whole seven. john &. Warren, NJ.
d., Professor IN the Medical College of
Harvard University.
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reform has just been begun in Paris.
The principal shops-including those
of nearly all the linen diapers.
hosiers, silk MERGERS, and vendors of
ready made apparel-will henceforth
be closed on Sundays. The merchants
have taken this step of their own ac-
cord, and the employees appeal TO the
good will of the public to aid them IN
making the measure general "--NetC
York Times, jane 8, 1869.
Il have long been of the opinion
that it is to the interest of the railroad
and steamboat companies to suspend
operations on the Sabbath, as it de-
moraiizes the men and makes them
reckless, and so IS the cause of many
accidents. i believe railroad compa-
MES would be much more prosperous
| If Sunday running was entirely sus-
pended. / suppose there are en-
ploVed on tho railways of the United
States, on the Sabbath, thirty thou
sand men. IS. Ruth, Superintend
ens Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad.
Many years experience and OBJ
servation more and more convince me
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economic point of view there is nc
more profitable rule for US to follow
than remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy "-G0loneI George a
Merritt, Superintendent of the RutldRd
and Burlington Railroad.
From experience L know Shai
laborers, mechanics, managers, etc.
will do more work, and do it better
in six days than In seven. Further
if we habitually ask our men to break
Gods law by a deseeration of the
Sabbath. it will not be long before
| they will break His law In other re-
spects by defrauding, &c. III p.
Farley, Superintendent of the Dubuque
and jSiol1 City Railroad.
In nearly thirty years experience
| on Western and Southern Railroads,
/ have never found it necessary to
run Sunday trains, except where con-
Meeting or competing lines rendered
it so. think men perform more
work In six days, resting every sew
enth, than when they worked every
day. l also think men are more re-
liable and trustworthy on roads where
the Sabbath is observed than where
the day of rest is ignored. e. g.
Barney, Superintendent Selma, Rome
and dalton Railroad.
Il do not believe the running OF
Sunday trains is profitable to the
Company; and that it is a positive
violation of Divine law. none can
doubt. Hon. Abrdn1 Murdock, Pres
ident of the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road.
" It is for the interest Of the COM
pany to allow our employees the rest
of the Sabbath. "-E. q. Phillips,
| President of the Michigan Southern d
Northern Indiana Railroad.
1.-The want of cessation from labor
on the canals, railroad and steamboat
lines of the country on the Sabbath
has tendency to degrade the tone Of
morals In the community; yet les:
censure can attach to those men who
are compelled to labor for their daily
bread, than to oa0ners and employees
who require the service to be perform
ed. -. Dwand, General Superin
teadent Of The Little Miami, Columbia
and Henid Railroad.
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