The New York herald., 1874-11-30

uiuis uoiu8 tutuo OWu WdyB, nor unuluR
thine own pleasure nor speaking thine own words
then shalt thou delight thysen In the Lord and
! will cause thee to ride upon the high
places OF the earth and feed thee with
the heritage OF Jacob. thy father; for the mouth
OF the Lord hath spoken It." These words said
Mr.. Beecher, were not intended by the prophet TO
be burden upon the people; 1t was q command,
but II was not to be o burden; IL was intended
tnat 1t should enable them to honor their man.
hood; IL was to be day not OF bondage but OF
delight. This was to the old Jews II was a
promise to them. II they would so use the Sabbath
as TO honor It. That Sabbath is gone for the most
part the saturday Is held by the Jews, and by q
small section OF the Christian people. The Lords
Day has taken the place OF this Sabbath BY the
Christian people, but the LORDS Day is no more
obligatory than the Jewish Sabbath. Paul
teaches rs we are not TO keep It.;
neither feast days nor Sabbath days. with
Christ and Christianity men came into larger
and higher power OF individual liberty of con.
science. We certainly did not undertake to make
point on . new day instead OF an old one. The
question OF the truth Of the custom is not detr-
mental either to the truth or the principle 1t
does not depend Tor its existence upon legis.
lauon, nor upon common consent nor upon pub
tic sentiment but the custom does. Justice hu-
manly. love, purity faith. derive no part OF their
SNshOAAg AoAA sAO osot0s AHc StdJ6 mdy FoCOR.
nixe them, they existed before the State existed.
No enactment can annul them. Custom sprlnglng
from any Of these principles may be variable,
them. 1nat man should reverence GOD Is a
universal truth, and cannot be annulled neither
saa or sI1e s own nature
constitution OF human laws How men are TO ex-
press that reverence they may themselves deter
mlne ANY given Church may determine il for 1t.
sell, or y community may determine 1t Ior ltseu.
THE TOPIC or THE DAY.
AS 1t regards the LORDS Day, which Is topic
just now much SPOKEN OF, much interest has been
caused IN consequence OF Q special movement to
augment the content Of sunday. do regard the
may be held to be matter Of discussion and
convenience. But what me tns people may do
the people themselves. 1t must hot not
be looked at textually or cnurchly. We are living
IN an age in which all things that pertain to the
Commonwealth DO come before the body oi tue
people; and II they are not able TO establish them
selves before this tribunal they must 60 down.
NOT QUESTION Foa CHURCH FOLKS
1t ought not 10 be question between the
church Iolks and the world oks. Altnougn The
though The Church should instruct It's members IN
this matter, 1t has no authority, unless the cOm-
munity should JUSTLY ~ IN taxing on airs Of author
origin; IL was made o national day by our lore
fathers; our laws make it one now. 4itwas in the
power OF the Legislature to give 1t This separate
ness and speciality Is IN the power Of the Legisa-
ture to put II back again. II 1t was IN the power
OF tue common people 10 make laws ior It's ODser-
non-ooservalce. me temper Of the times win not
tolerate bondage in any direction.
THE HISTORY OF FACTS
After reference to the homogeneous condition
OF our population, and the need there was that
not TO arouse any national preJudices Mr..
Beecher proceeded TO look az the question from
described the early laws in New England in rela-
ton 10 the Day the restrictions OF that time
and the gradual ,s enlargement ol liberty IN
the rights ana intelligence OF the community
demand the opening OF the drinking saloons
places that destroy manklnd-and that these
should be tolerated. the simple common sense
Of the people deny It, and 1t is the policy Of
the the people people, 70 saut = up suca places. And II
elements tend to animalize man, and are not to
be tolerated on Sunday. Tins was wise leglsla-
ton.
EXTREME VIEWS
1t is to be regretted, tnen, that extreme
views 81 should osar, be uttered All - extreme views
extreme views on the side OF the Church which
tend to tie men up; which tend TO ARBITRARY OBJ
servance; which tend to place customs III place OF
natural virtues.
l regard sunday, in the first place, as day of
rest rom labor. This was It's first origin. 1t was
the first stage OF a higher development. In the
@ h was a ua nx o o9a ress @ rne
Is q day that the poor man can Claim ior himself
ana no man can take II away rom him. Mr.
power the restraints OF q Puritan Sunday In v hat
ne called "a lat SAINTS" household. Nov, blessed
such harness as this. Next, the rest OF BODY Is
social education. 1t gave US one day OF the
week Tor social development. Social development
was one OF the best things to 60 TO cnurch IOr,
II men only knew 1t. Men should 60
into the parks, even alter attending service
On Sunday Ii tnat Is the best they can do with
themselves Tneie are men who live IN tene-
ments VINO should be rooted out OF them to the
parks, and you should keep them out. There are
10, coo men ID New York who are compelled TO vio-
late almost every canon 0 morality In their mousse
hold life. go Tor humanity, because 1t Is the glory
OF God.
THE THEATRES AND CONCERTS.
am asked n do not consider 1t good thing to
bring In concerts, theatres and such like places.
! say no, do not. Why should IL not be Why
have tney not the same right TO go inside OF pub
lie building and play Hamlet" providing they do
not interfere with anybody else They have as
much rlgnt to do that as have to preach about
Calvin. Why not strakosch give his opera, and
why not let him 60 to the Academy aud
give opera He may. At present the law says ne
cannot. What right have you TO make this law,
provlolng those people do not interfere with any
ore else's lDerty2 Why have they not the right to
observe sunday in their way do not see any
ground on which you can RESTRAIN tnem But SO
long as 1t is he law 1t las to be observed. But
have to say on the ground OF discrimination, Is
there any elevatlng iorce in them? AS under
stand tnem, their influence IS not In that dlrec-
tipn. Young men are uot elevated or improved
by IT, Ii 1t could be shown II had that enect unon
them or nallowing iufuence on families should
say let them have IT.