, 1875-04-05

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oh!oIcoment, snonlu bupycts ~ ~ ,,"s tho H.l,.
was'as1gnea 10 escon1Is @ a r.tIor tan
~. usso s.oua oSou" @ w !. s,,nrrI In lila piyno
WI n ni .est IA ,ot VIOLATED b7 worka
Mola tNIs oaop..m ,ar .ss' II ts rirht 10 do what
o. neesssiy ue n,tiue p.u lirrsslnn, waking, and
inAst 10 ttonc'-"SnKsttr .u.str Il ia rirht sso. to
,;'', .'s Wy ~ inv ont iutnb creature
,. v,Nls tho s'cH; !. H. ian w Into MI 10 for,,
INV IN i!"n i.',,,,+r nni snr, ot,er decds
.o ;1,ny rcnnirc. Ihr.o asitlo. nj labor
nn MesI ns. In s,ai,eued nud lila cn,irs dAy
Viva ,i"ou L, .oN. Yoi there IL danger Of putting
Srt,,r ,naninr ,,,,on rcBt Obsorye that It docs
t,"'s t,", !. fnr sIeo: onethtrd Of mans liz Ia
s.,eut In lie embrace of this twit.trotbcr Of
teslb. Uo WHO toxes shl ough these corsecrate.l
IouIa Of lbs Lords dny, rnuraIly, mentally, or
tx lawa of Nnt,,ra and uf tfod NJ lis ma, who
.nonja cham in Tho most lsborio,,s tosi. Tlore
aro ya,ioiY kinds Of rcak Tbs euergins Of
mind aud ls,dy may be recsoatea by ccastug from
lin rest AZ lin nnbbnth Ia fotluI II, tuyung Al,
oIort into new and, in tbs case, spiritual
vrnnye Iro ,ckt now. not IN tcs,stl,lH FROM
wurk. buk in working for God and III doing 40
We forcc lie Sabbath to sarvo ua in bringing 10
our nouls ali 1uauuor q! sniritual good.
TAis lauLs 1ue to. remark ti,.t tho Immediate
and nnsitjvo tlesirn Of tbc Sabbath ia to afypri
tLo enui ~ onuott tuu1ty for ealf.culturo In Lhe
worshin OF dui, Tho world, with all its work
aud wurty, must now bc laid inside, aud the
a.I,,,,, w. ~ ttoarcn Il Ia mr. r1rssnca tho
rolirio,ts tiav. Whatever task mill help tho sonl
In is sttiyitig atter noaruoss to God is now law
hi AMI npnrvnriato Int rhatever 10 mol relig-
ious w.,ethori il be tssk or pleasure IL puiul ai1l
oMt Of pIaco. lIo1o. then, IL \ safe ruio to fol-
Low Gu Tho Sabbath lot those thnga bs done,
pnd onIy thoao wlius, IN their nature aud ton.
dent tLat co1ntuou secular alnu.enie,ts a1o out-
iAwcd for. howoycr iuuoceut snoY may bo in
themselves. tlieY 10 not lit tho eout upward
townrti 1pi. cannot forbesr to say that, for
tl,s roasou, It In wrol,s to read what arc called
thc Il Sunday nowatanera.n An, wpIl arars that
fnary good nooplo afo In the habit of buying
aud reading them nevertheless boLh huvit,g
nud rrndins. .ro Ii, lagsaut violation Of the
apirt OF this divine Law. Thoso Sunday papers
tboy afo nuIY SECULAR suA all things secular s1o
uroh,bl:ed al cut Ut p,scs on tha Lords day;
pud. second, because they arc untuIiousy
INDECENT aud nrofano.
1ju 10 lilo reckless Abaudou with which thOy
nauasr 10 tho lowest passions and most shame
iul appc,ltes. During tho slk other days OF
tho week tho daily press is uontent to bu un-
throws OF iii conssraint, ana roYcia IN column
on column of tapes sud m,lriors. aud divorce
eAAes, and scan1a-uongeruE, aud blaaphonly
against Uod. I say il il hard to bolieyo that n
still tAst he would bring them into Ills homo,
| aad under tho pure eyes OF Lis wife and chill.
1eu. Lut har,ust OF ali that Ao should do this Oh
| Gods holy Sabbath day This sin among
church lnombers has gDno long enough uuIe-
| bukoI. Tho Sahbatl Was maaa fos nan shas
| he might 11no " lof nis spiritual aHA eternni
| Of lis Sunday 1ress cau DO made factor in Lis
| sauctiffcnt{on7
l trI'ss 80 ,thnr and kindxe1 ah,,ses ri t)n
holy DAY that used only bs spoken Of here 10 DO
| coutenluett. Ono Of them III the reading OF Sec
tiar books, novels. histories, sud tho like;
| all we'll III their place, but cut o. placo
on tue Sabbath. ANOTHER - tno vstag,, wtl..ng o.
Some people arc ln Tic habit ct hettlaE apart
portion OF oacn Sabbath for writing up their cor
1espousieueo. No shadow Of o1cusa cali 10
found forit. It's isgtane ssn. Another ja
preparation Of winch moro or less uunecessary
labor Is involved. Anothor is walking or driving
ont for mere pleasure. do not say L may not
bo right to walk o. drive upon the sanbath,-l
need TO 20 on pointing out these special cases;
thoy are MI included in tho rulc thak whatever Is
noti in itnelf OF III lts purpose ralsgloua Ia not
| lawful (sxcepting 6neh l'otka oi MERCY anu
nccsastty AZ haye already been indicateu): THIS
Is done one. upon pom tbs Lords dsy n,ust BE- done to
| shn Lo.ds glory. III. ,,.,,
Hut lexsing now tbis aleoafa1se, Yat .tuss
not unprohI&ole' mode Q. itsasng sno aao9ees %
aties wbieh I to ssbbah i poees uoon ths p"o
| try.
PIC Of God. f1rus. sho ssncsuasy aeT!ice. ms !:s
duty y very Plainly comtnenaei' "no ~ s'nafai'S
coacaaou anu tecoehlze"'
| Now pleased and 1iess rms
To hc4r tbs rcopls cry:
"come. lei n se;t our God to-day!
xef, WI, a eMest,at 1sss,;. h,1 ,T1es'
~, H. ''oo shoo, ~ M 1 vas. ~, ~; ,oro-, r,x
Anu 'ass0 ''f 'o"' Aao non"ss wv
Yet ohnrch.sosng ia daily which, 4 wrongly
done, bccotnoa q slu.. "isstlnS 10 zlon'a hill y
with a Mraus motive IL woyae than not goinK at
al. strong temptation is otfe, cd IL these days
| to visit tho sanctuary out Of win curiosity, 70
SEQ soma novci display, or to hear nrtistto music
Or sensational prsacAlnH. This IL not "o1sliI,
but peaHure-sesktnG. Then, Too, 1t Ia no un.
common thing for Christian, people to visit
churches where they know that soiuo of tho
most precioua doctrines Of their faith, auch az
tito Divinity Of jesus Christ, will 10 scontad
and ridiculea. Far better go 10 tho ballroom or
the theatre. Tbs elnglo oud OF pnbIio ~osship
IL to lead tho soul up TO = holy lilo and iuto
awces communion With God, aud tho ch',rcl,
whore tl,is is not done Or a1tncd at 10 no place
for Chrissian. The safa rule bore is to ATTIC I'd
our own churches, aud lot novelty aud Bensation
alou.,
Tho e,cond ia family worship. God said. Lo!