The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-20

as to believe that the father
and mother must put on such sanctimo
NOUS face Sunday morning that their
will scarcely recognize them, that
a smile must not be seen on their faces
till sun down, and the children not al.
lowed to 60 outside the garden gate. No,
no, but rather spend it in such a way
the children and rising generation shall
say,
''Tis a day of all the best,
An emblem Of eternal rest"
| am aware there are various opinions
ir regard to what constitutes a proper
observance Of the Sabbath. | am not
certain but person can keep the day as
sacredly in walking in the fields a por-
ton of the day, as the one who never
passes the threshold. If the heart is
right, it can commune with his maker,
whether at home, by the way side or in
the sanctuary. The trouble is. the grea,
majority of mankind do not attend pub.
lie worship ON the Sabbath They must
spend it as day of rest. They must
get recuperated for the duties of the
week, or they must spend it in pleasure,
or in devising schemes to make money,
any and erery way but the right way
n lawyer OF distinguished talents, on his
death bed, said to his friend, Charge ev-
cry young lawyer not to do anything it
the business of his profession on the Sab
bath. 1t will injure him, and lessen the
prosI ect Of his success. / have tried it,
! do not know why it is, but there is
something about it very striking My
Sab6ath efforts have almost always fail
ed. would tind unexpectedly that my
clients had deceived me, or the evidence
very different from what expected some
Of my witnesses would be absent, my
own efforts would fail, or the judge would
20 against me, or the jury could not
agree; something would always occur
which would make the result most unsat.
istactory. Tell all the young lawyers
that, if they would succeed, they mas,
mt take the Sabbath for business. 1t is
the way to fail. No sound lawyer of up.
right mind who has tried both methods
for course Of years, has, it is believed
come to different conclusion. It's per.
fsc,lv o,norort thcro i onn cons;dera.
t;on wbicb so,s this m,,tcr forcyer =,
rost Ind !, i this tbe dov boionrs -
God in n ncculior sense and mt to man
1t is to be devoted to his business and
not to theirs. cannot refrain from re.
latinc an incident I once read in a relic
ions noner unon the snb;ect Of min;ste
rial excbonoes 4 very rcsncc,ahlc and
worthv minister started one Saba,b morn
inc to ride to an ADJOINING town to nreacb
Aftcr nrocoediny abou. half wav he SEQ,
man at the door cno2ping wood II,
is instantly fired with holy zeal and turn
up his horse and says, Friend, have yot
forgotten thin is the Sabbath day? NJ
sir, says the parson, you must be awar,
you are doing wrong 1t is wicked t.
employ this holy day in chopping wood
And pray. SAYS the man, what are 40,
doing. iourneying on the Sabbath day
He does not know that the man i. "a min
lister, and the minister does not like t
tell him, for he might say, if a min'ste
may ride ten or dozen miles, and thu
occupy in this way two hours Of hol.
time, might occupy half an hour i
chopping wood. However, the parse
musters up courage aud says, | am goin
to the next town to preach the gospel t
those who would otherwise be destitute
ana l. says the man. am e,hopp'ng WOO
Tor my family who Will otherwise be de'
titu'e' but why 90 you not chop you
wood on Saturday sure enough say
the man. aud why do you not do you
r'd'Ry on Saturday
1t is lamentable fact that farmer
mechanics. merchants, bankers, day ];
borers, idlers, physicians, lawyers an
clergymen are all in fault TO greater c
less extent in this particular, in not keel
ing the Sabbath day holy unto the Lor,
That fear of the lord that leads ma
to Just observance of the Sabbath, wha
ever it may cost him will fud that it
,, not only the beginning bat the. perfectic
of wisdom. 1t is the surest way to ii
highest ultimate good. 1t is the be
policy in this world and will bring II
most glorious reward in the world
come. There is something in the s.cret
ness of the Sabbath, and in the effe
;; which the proper keeping of it has on II
minds of children which is peculiarly a.
apted in producing salstary results.
Children in their Young and tend
= wears are instructed to observe the Sa
= hath in ATTENDING pnhlic worship. roir
into the Sunday school. memorizine pa
sapes from the Bible, and thus observe
as n holy and sacred day. But a caref
observer will discover when those chill
rem advance in life, and reach the peri
= of youth, there will be lowering of tt
standard. They are not seen as punctui
= y in the house of God; their seats a
, more often vacant their minds are {
rected from proper observance of t