The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-25
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pliers, and men of wide reputation in legal,
medical, literary and commercial life, bearing
on subject attracting considerable attention
at the present time, may not be uninteresting
to our readers
eff Sunday had not been observed as day
of rest during the last three centuries, have
not the smallest doubt that we should have
been at this moment poorer and less civil
lied people than We are. Lord Mdcautdy.
''There is no religion without worship, or
no worship without the Sabbath. - Count
Montdlembert.
''The more faithfully apply myself to the
duties of the Lords day, the more happy
and successful is my business during the
week. Sir Mdttheao Hale.
"A corruption of morals usually fol-
lows proclamation of the Sabbath. "-Bgdck-
stone.
'The Sabbath as a political institution
is of inestimable value, Independently of
its claim to divine authority. Adam Smith.
''Sunday is day of account, and candid
account every seventh day is the best pre-
psration for the great day of account. -
Lord KemeS.
81 can truly declare that to me the Sab
bath has been invaluable. - William WI
de'Jarce.
will find religion has no strong hold of the
other. Sir Walter Scott.
"Where there is no Christian Sabbath
there is no Christian morality; and without
this free institutions cannot long be sus-
tanned. "-Justice Mclean.
''The longer live the more highly do
estimate the Christian Sabbath, and the more
grateful do feel towards those who impress
its importance on the community. ."-DanieJ
Webster.
In general order, issued November Is,
1862, President Lincoln commanded that
Sunday labor in the army and navy be re-
duced to the measure of strict necessity.
The discipline and character of the national
ferces should not suffer, nor the cause they
defend be imperilled, by the proclamation of
the day or name of the Most High"
Attorney General Bates, of the Cabinet,
wrote-'The religious character of an insti-
tuition SO ancient, SO sacred, SO lawful, and SO
necessary to the peace, the comfort, and the
responsibility of society, ought alone to be
sufficient for its projections but, that failing,
surely the laws of the land made for its ac-
count ought to be as strictly enforced as the
| laws for the protection of person and pro-
perty. If the Sunday laws be neglected or
despised, the laws of person and property will
soon share their fate and be equally disre-
garded."
''The Sabbath must be observed as day of
rest. This I do not state as an opinion, but
knowing that it has its foundation upon a
law in mans nature as fixed as that he must
take food or die. "-Dr. Willard Parker, Of
Neao York city.
Gas day of rest, view the Sabbath as
day of compensation for the inadequate
restorative power of the body under con-
tinued labor and excitement. One day in
seven, by the bounty of Providence, is
thrown in as day of compensation to per-
feet by its repose the animal system" John
Richard Fare, M. d., Of London, Eag1arad
= La Presse, one of the great secular jour
nails of Paris, has said, England owes much
of her energy and character to the religious
keeping of Sunday. Why cannot France
follow her, as the Sabbath was made for all
men, and we need its blessing ?"
The present Lord Chancellor of England
stated at a public meeting, 81 am glad to say
that our Sunday in London is not yet like a
continental Sunday. Looking at the question
from the lowest point of view, it is the
especial duty and interest of aoorkissg men to
discourage all attempt to interfere with the
seventh day as day of rest; for, once let the
| Partisan system come into vogue in this
country, under which the scaffolds of public
buildings were as crowded with workmen on
Sunday as on any other day, and they would
have to work seven days for the pay now re-
ceived for six.
who are in the habit of avoiding worldly
cares on the Sabbath are those most remark
able for the perfect performance of their
duties during the week. 1 have 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, M. d., Professor in tile Medical
College Of Harvard University.
ga very profound and wonderful reform
has Just been begun in Paris. The principal
shops, including those of nearly all the linen
draDars hosiers silk mercers and yenders of
ready made apparel, will henceforth be closed
on Sundays. The merchants have taken this
step of their own accord, and the employees
appeal to the good will of the public to aio
them in making the measure general. ~
Y. Times, July g., 1869.
81 have long been of the opinion that it is
to the interest of the railroad and steamboat
companies to suspend operations on the Sab
bath, as it demoralizes the men and makes
them reckless, and so is tie cause Of nadnS
accidents believe railroad companies
would be much more prosperous if Sunday
running was entirely suspended. l suppose
there are employed on the railways of the
United States, on the Sabbath, thirty thou
sand men. rs. Ruth, Superintendent Of TIL
RichnaOnd, FTedericks6urg, and Potomac
Railroad. '- -
: '"Many years experience and observation
more and more convince me as railroad
! man that even in an economic point OF view
there is no more profitable rule for us to fol
low. than remember the Sabbath day to keel
it holy. .'"-C0LOneL George a, MerTeH, Super
!, Sntendent of the Rutland and burlington
! Railroad.
'From experience / know that laborers
mechanics managers, etc., will do NOR
work, and do it better, in six days than il
: seven. Further, if we habitually ask ou
|, men to break Gods law by desecration o