The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

| with horses Instead of taking the cars. There
was one along last week who h ad his women
folks with him, and his medicines under the
back seat
1--WE are not agents" replied; I'VE are trav.
| cling for pleasure
"For what z"
"For pleasure"
At this juncture grandfather appeared, and we
drove away, followed by the dull curiosity of the
pill'consuming boy, who even left his bench and
advanced to the middle of the road, shading his
eyes with his hand to gaze after the singular be.
ings who were travelling for pleasure!
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Scribner,s monthly.
Just at the time when all eyes are turned to
the national military academy, there is publish.
ed in the July number of ScraJner an admirably
written and profusely illustrated article upon
"West Point" Another timely paper is the one
upon "Woman as Smuggler and Woman as .
Detective" giving some of the revelations of the
most curious and suggestive branch of the Gus.
tom House system: Mr.. Warner continues those
princes Of magazine articles, Backlog Studies,"
and, if anything, surpaeses his previous efforts.
"Draxy Miller's Dowry," and Mrs. Oliphant
gives generous installment of AT His Gates.'
The other contributions, which arc too numer.
GUS to mention, are marked with unwonted mer.
it, while the editorial departments are quite FULL
DR.. Hollands portion Of Scnbner is especially
replete with good things, of which we subjoin
portion of
DIR. HOLLAND ON THE SUNDAY QUESTION:
Of the Importance of the observance of the Sab.
bath, in the vital economy of the American peo-
pie, there 10 no longer any doubt. With all the
periodical rest it brings u.s. We still find our.
selves overworked; and the wrecks of paralysis
are strewn around US on every hand. Without
it, We should find ourselves despoiled of our
most efficient and reliable safeguard in the dan.
gers which bese: the paths Of business enterprise
AS matter of economy, therefere--as q conserv.
alive of health and life and the power to work.
the Sabbath, observed strictly as day of rest
from secular labor, is Of the utmost importance,
We cannot atford to-day, and we shall never be
able to afford, to give it up to labor. either in
city or country. Experience has settled this
point, and yielded upon every hand its testimo.
MES to the wisdom of the divine institution. Az
measure of social, moral and physical health
as measure of industrial eccnOmy-the ordina.
tion of day of periodical rest like that which
the Sabbath brings US would come legitimstelv
within the scope of legislation If we had no
Sabbath, it would be the duty of the State to or.
dain one: and US we have it, it is equally the
duty of the State to protect it, and confirm to
the people the material and vital benefits which
it is so we'll calculated to secure.
There are certain other facts connected with
the observance of the Sabbath in America which
are quite as we'll established as the one to which
we have alluded, the most prominent of which
is, that the high morality and spirituality of any
community depends uniformly on its Observance
of the Sabbath. We do not believe there is
deeply religious community in America, of any
name, that does not observe one day IN seven az
a day specially devoted to religion. The earnest
Christian or Jewish workers everywhere are
Saobath.keepers, IN their separate ways and
daye. 1t is very well to talk about an "every.
day Christianity and better to possess and
practice it, but there certainly is precious little
of it where the Sabbath is not observed. The re.
ligious faculties sentiments and susceptibihties,
under all schemes and systems of religion, are
the subjects of culture, and imperatively need
the periodical food and stimulus which come
with Sabbath institutions and ministries. The
prevalence and permanence of pure Christian.
ity in this country depend mainly on what can
be done for them on Sunday. If the enemies of
Christianity could wipe out the Sabbath, thew
would do more to destroy the power of the reli.
gon they contemn than all the Remains aad
Strausses have ever done or can do. They under.
stand this, and their efforts will be directed TO
this end through every specious protest, plea,
and plan.
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