New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-07

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sdS - Chrs, Tnen would they become more than con-
,er ~ m partake of HIS riumphs, finally sharing
win Him In tao eterna' sioiS'
LIBERAL VIEWS OF THE SABBATH.
IN Per- CAor,. r. Ialr at a< Church Of the MeSsiGh Brooklyn
(Proesian. Episcopal,
The Rev Charles II. Baker preached yester-
dy I'm the Church OF the Messiah P'oestah EpScopaP'
at Cermont and Greene-aves, Brooklyn. Inc text was
And Jesus said them The Sabbath was hade ior
man, and not for the Sabbath '-MarR N.' 2''
There was nothing which more emDiuereu the jews
against Jesus than position which lie took upon the
Sabbath question. Its strict observance seemed 10 tne
the very center of their SYSTEM because nero the dner
ence between the JJw and the heathen was apparent
Although the Gentes tainted them with ther scrup"-
losity yet IL was most precious reminder thaI thoy
were children OF Abraham, and !uheritora oI 'no'o
special privileges which belonged to his seed Ihe DE"
has always nourshei most In the midst OF opposition
There appears TO he in i'm u OF what you might
cali per.istpncy. or II you please. obstinacy. WHICH
makes him deveOp his own views ana inst'Cu IONS
strongest when they In Ie most direct antagOnsD
with all about him. so now. when he was losing his
political importance, and al things an0nt MN Vert p'
coming Roman he was more thoroughly the Jew, ana
added to The strclneso OF the 1W ne earned No
military opera lions would he conducted on the SiDoath
matter how great the adyantag, TO DC gameo;, th
sick must bear his plin| uln 'e seoiS VI h nc
Sabbath for no physician Wouu 'sn ~ % p
The pilot mast drop the helm Win the neeinihg VI u
CAV, ana not Ike 1t again excep 10 prevent aDsnuo
shipwreck. This srctnrss extended 10 tne hoSS TIMING
matters which did not involve human labor, Inc moSs
rgld Jews stopped the press. 40 thIt me OH hlgl oc
run into watts during he SlbDath Tue lncIuent Wc
mad gwen rise text shows how scrupu'ous tney
w,re Jesus aud his disciples were going on the Slo-
ban through the fields OF grain and Dehg huhSry hev
had pucked the rIpo ncads by the NaIsd fuDnsd out
tbe krnels into their hands blown away the caf. AMI
eaten According TO the jewish teaching they were
thus giltv of rcapng. thresng ana wlnnowns Oh lne
SlD3ith, because these procrSsos "co uS, ~
u.Dg me growing grain Tor IOOi. IL seems strange
that men ever thoISnt orSuS . his d'inIes
the Pnari5ecs Considered him TO DO encouraging gross
tmrr"e from MIN in disgust incubator of loose
doctrine, who was catering To ne vices OF me
Lords estimate OF SIbJath altogether different
Humanity the center OF HIS Thought anu loves.
ne Divine Father wilcI above oil else that his children
should become holy aud trit Inc design oi All MS
laws was help them In this, and not 70 imp
buren Mercy IN His sight far better than sacrl-
n.e Human love WIS more precious than tlthcs. true
manhood Superior to tho Observance OF the SabDltn
day Tnis was the principle upon when Jesus acted
There evId III al HIS WORKS the conhdcnt freedom
IA enid toward father who loves mm ana Who VIII
appearances lie dd not hesitate {" offend the Jews by
me- ling Inc man with the wtIrrcd hand, curing the
dem ,niao on the Sabbath, when he knew that these
decd, Of rcy wOad delight his Father The real GiI-
ference heiw en- the jews and jesus was ms: lacy
believed THAR mln made for the Sabbath anu ne
believed the SihOdth WAS made to he p mn.
Ofcourse We on .h approach tbS subject In the spirit
of oar We should signt OF the letter OF tue
law for mat klieth and II Is tue spirit which Rveth
lie We oughc ct rId OF the notion ~ the dignity OF
moral law hccause is only one law when Is binding
on Chrlstlan and that is 10 love God with all his
might aud neighDOr az himself The purpose OF our
FlJhrr was not 10 Tor u, aud 10 get glory
IN our unquesonIng obedience 1t WAS to gah our
and tnen ave uS the liberty OF chlidFcn III inc
detail OF duty. We must Look as Jesus dd AT the good
o. humanity tne chief thing. ami az the Sabbath aud
all oter institutions only as appointed heps' ana good
solely in 80 tar as tney are such.
Now let us look at the Lords Day in this way aud
how it was made First, IL is day of res; from
LABOR. All those energies which are taxed In the week
ought to rest then Ihe tolls ana anxlees To provide
for the necessities or the MUIR or 20 accumulate
wealth. ought TO cease altogether; not because there
is anything wrong in thcn II the means employed for
these ends are honest and OPEN they are worthy
Every man who can make inohey owes II to God TO
make IL he can ana then 10 use II rightly. But this
direction OF all our enrIges to one OH ct uses up the
vitality fast Ii prevents our nature from expand
ing In any 10 makes us men OF one
idea IL spends all our force III getting aud when We
have gotten We cannot enjoy.
things looked on Friday and how black on saturday:
When came to Sunday, they sail we WIZ 10 TO
Wa-st" And Monday morning things began TO LOOK
brighter, because tho WORKOUT energies nad rested
SundIy il a time when All ambitions and strife and
euuatons ought TO cease, ana men shouid rest from
We ought not only to ourselves. but to give rest
TO all uner Ii OF the most pleasing features
of the OF eary Hebrew times that DOth master
ana servant and the beast, were free from labor
The participated i'll the sabbath rest and could chew
week OF toll There some men in our times who arc
Jealous for the strict observance oil the Saooa i
morning aud keep their man outside during the Whole
to take care OF their horses; ana, Wne inc
master worshlpng, there Is terrible Dlstle going
on at home In the kitchen. Three or four servants are
working with all helr might preparing ms sonp splitting
and basng his beef making MS rich graves concoc-
ing his pastry, aud thinking what hard day Sunday
ia
norfaile And when the master has ridden home com
fortaby and has filled himself with the good thugs or
this fc and drank his WINE. he IL ready TO sit back III
his chair aud make some touching REMARKS the
glorious rest OF the Sabbath day. This disregard OF
those who under him Is not necessarily wlllful
wrong Ii results from thOughtlessness. from
forco habit But Sunday ID made for the poor man as
well for rich Then perhaps Is the only time In
his life when he can feel that he is servant,
aud receives wages from no man. 1t Is the divine
Lords day, and he Is God's freeman
TnIs SABBATH rest is Designed for defnte purpose,
ami that u exalted one than mere physical recu-
audi Hav t.tfl ha otyn
sucn occupations will develop the higher nature
U.S. II should be an interruption OF the ordinary drift OF
thoughts and efforts. TIE mind should receive new
bent. The man only ceases from physical toll and
devOtes looking over his balances. to
projects the coming week, has received no real ben
eht day Then those parts OF us ought to
ters snail attain rOundness ana Completeness II your
business Is such that you are Obliged to look dstrus
fully on of men, that you Jog them in sharp
competitions you ought to throw all this oil the Lords
dy and cultiyate brothery love ess your cnarIctcr
viii get bad warp. II your labor Is very practical
poetry in 1t, with nothing to encourage such
speculative thought rs has no connection with what
You are to cat or drink sunday day TO bring
UP this Lack Oute OF the ewlri or ordinary activity,
ncre tina voice of conscience "a not al WAYS distinct
you should mediate upon tho moral character OF your
actions and determine to NIP false germs In the bud aud
Tuen the busy life which we lead is apt to make us
selfish, aud Implying and unrorgivng; we are
take notice OF others. Therefore this day for the
purpose OF cutivating mercy aud generosity. and OF
to fellows. This makes the Lords day rich III tho
fragrance of Christness.
IL Is day OF rest, for high and holy family inter-
course. Sunday Is home day. Husband and wife
ought cheer each other, and bear each others bur
deus Mako tho children feel that 1t Is the
best day OF the week Make them homesick
for II when they go away. Do not allow
the Sunday SCHOOL, however efficient 1t Is. to take away
this precious privilege from you. remember what
noble songs used 10 have at home Sunday With five
boys OF u.s. father ana mother IL seems though
we should the roof OF the house off, when sang
old cOrOnations, and then those fugues like LenuOX
Blow SO the Trumpets Blow" were glorious when
all got so mixed ID and yet came out unaccOuntaby
straight the end. Then af,er this came the expaDa
ton of the pictures in the great BiDe which made the
stories real. Every family ought To have picture
Bible. Then good Christian story, aud last
OF all the family PRAYER when each OF Us was remem