The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-23

LIVING spirit Of any progressive age, we
would make the following comments and
suggestions concerning what is called
"scSek" day names.
HE Sun,-to us 50 prominent among all
existing luminaries, and, by its Light, it's
war nth and its magnetic, all-pervading
PoTer, the grandest symbol of the Supreme
BeIpg-stands most properly foremost in
ourpresent series of dsy-names and we feel
happy at being permitted, aye, even com
manded, by the system of names to which
we are here inviting the readers attention,
to Fetain the ancient and cherished +" S4,a-
dag" as the usher in of q new series Of
days.
The conservative element within rs
woPld fain favor also the retention Of the
" Moonsday;" but, the telescope and as
trohomical science having enlarged our view
of She little stars, streWn over the frma-
meht," and belittled our old, familiar Moon,
we cannot retain stand by the narrow view
Of ancient times, but must drop the
" Eloon" in the starry ocean above, and
give to all Of the night-side of the heavens
its due share of attention by denominating
tho second day as StGrdsy
AS to the third day, let Tuesco-with
Wbdan and Thor-sleep in his grave, and
wa. be buried with him! Mother Earth
hal far superior claim to the honor and
on our attention and we might properly
CAT this day EdrthdGy.
The names Of the first three days thus
embrace the Universe, visible and invisible,
or all of Gods handiwOrk, the contem pla-
tioa of which brings wildly before us the
Power, Wisdom and Goodness Of the
Supreme, the Creative and Ruling Being !;
ana it would seem natural, and Of moral
tendency, to induce to the attention of the
peeples, these attributes of Deity, by desig-
na+ing the next following three days, re-
sp4ctively, as Mightday, Wisdonday and
L0peddy.
Jas, in view of these Divine attributes, so
manifest throughout the Universe, rejecting
Man cannot but have Faith in the Supreme,
all,ruling Being, who "doeth all things
wei" the seventh day might properly be
ca1ed Fd:thddy.
We have so far designated the names
foS seven days, and most Of the readers,
Perhaps might think it proper here to stop.
Bat, aside from other considerations, soon
to jbe mentioned, we have come out, in this
article, for the incubation Of System Of
Principles, and are, therefore, not to be
liraited by any numerical regard. Conse-
qUently, we must 20 on, and hope the
re4der will kindly bear With us, while so
Doing.
In order, then, that man may feel indi-
vi@ually justified in his Faith in God, who
dchth all things well" and, as to life's past,
present and future, feel reconciled and in
haFmony with the Supreme Ruler, he must
seek and find the Divine, leading and rul-
ing principles, the highest possible Truth
the truth that shall make free" in godli-
nSss,-and to the day following that Of
Faith, we, therefore, should suggest the
name Of Truthdqy.
But "what prO6teth it a man." or a
world Of men, to gain the Truth, if, in
stead of inspiring corresponding feelings,
thoughts, words and actions, that truth re-
NAMED dead within the soulP As Truth
n5uSt manifest itself in righteousness, in
rlght-doing toward oneself and others-the
r;inth day might naturally be called Right
day.
Thus " weekly" contemplation of ~
tie Universe, (2) of the Divine attributes
and (3) mans duties toward his God, him
self and fellow-man, might be instrumental
ID bringing, more speedily, to the nations Of
the earth, the Millennium" Christ's
second coming" "the Kingdom come"
when the righteous shall inherit the
Earth"-the {" Universal Brotherhood" -
sad the last day Of our series, as Indicative
Of the eventful destiny of Man, might prop
eFly be denominated Brothcrday-a day.
which, when placed on dial, in its order
With the foregoing days, would significantly
border on the day that, in this system, SYM
EOlically represents the FdthsrhOOd.
s+aTday. Wlsdcnday. Trathdsy.
Aarthd,y. LOvedAy. Rightday.
BRoT RDAY.
We have thus endeavored to present
some weekly and yearly standard of living
and eternal principles, confident of their
Eower in guiding and aiding humanity on
lis onward march toward higher, diviner
life. And as shoe signO Uinces 2" was
Frophetically given to that Roman Emper-
Or, may not those be some of the signs by
which to establish a truly American 6 En-
bire"-an empire in Spirit and Truth, =
tnd by which to conquer the sCorld"f
In conclusion In preference to the heb
Aomadal division, we have here adopted that
IF ten days, which, if we did not look be-
gond the limits Of the Anglo Saxon tongue,
We might denominate Onety; but, our
system being designed for all civilized ma
lions, we should prefer a name formed
Erom the Greek word deka (ten), which
might be more universally understood-and
ale Anglo-Saxon one :-DEKONE. And, as
our additional reasons for this dekonal d.
vision, we shall only briefly mention that
we have had in view also the Eight Hour
System, as more in accordance with mans
spiritual and physical, rightful claims, Civ
ing him eight hours for work, wherewith to
supply bis mainly physical wants, eight
hours for sleep, and the remainder of the
, day for enjoyment of life to the building up
of his immortal soul. For, while this " de-
ikonal'' system annually transfers about fif-
+, teen Sundays into the ranks Of work-days-
! the eighthour system would daily leave
sufficient strength in the human system to
labor through the nine days, give the labOrer
more daily opportunity for selfculture, con-
sequently more independence of thought ;
and correspondingly lessen the so costly
and often so arduous labors of the servants
Of the churches, and more speedily bring
about the glorious state of things, prOphezied
of old, when no man shall teach his
brother-man, for" Al shall k'sOw the
LOrd"!