New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

bath; ana it would not be dhicut 70 ma cnuronus
where the ideal OF prosperity TO be continuous
whirI dvrng the SABBATH with the machinery OF Bioe
msetings Even leaving out tho sabbathsc schools and
prayermeetngs. where one attends, ass 50 Irsausntn
m s ess nd Sfes ne % day p9s orosy oScaed Now
need hardly that no question arises mere as W n
value o. al hesG tbs peTept Whether this
distribution Of the Sabbath hours Is enjoyed III uouot
fully enjoyed Tne only question Is Is the physical par
pose OF the Sabbath met by this mode OF spen@nng @ ~
bodies and brains by spending the entire day
In the sustained mental effort OF hearing Two OF ue %
sermons and OF teaching one or Two BDic CLASSES III a
ditoni Are they acting upon sound sanitary, comHon
sense principles by thus steadily keeping up moea
and nervous tension deceiviDg themselves INTO sco
OF relief the direction from which the strain
comes is changed do they go BACK 10 ,he,r me .aS
Of Gods sif, OF Sabbath resti Ii may be said, It
does not follow that because there are so many
speaking 10 who do attend them All or upon
of them and second that as respects te serr9f
of public worship, Is most demoralzng and hurtlu
thing for any clurch to he obliged 10 manain se
which its members feel themselves at liberty 10 nesei IA
at pleasure Tho rest which l. gained by such negee
purchased at the expense OF pastors ana Wy 'ne u0
teroration OF Che Churcn's moral influence. ,r.,,o
We cannot 60 further In this direction wltnoni ,
the second relation of this truth viz to Christan az n
structon. In giving us day OF physical rest e mo child
OF Godand we are concerned here only with such-lt
assumed that Thoughts OF God wil oe ns t viii lbs
thou ghs and that the relaxation OF the saopn VII VIZ ~
grateful him chiefly because OF lts % on,raI
ny Dacx w t lie viii be like child
who delights in the weekly holiday ch,ny poa so ,c ~
restores him TO the company of his parents hence ic
io"s Instruction has always recognized feature
Of Sabbath observance; and III thls 4 % 40 Thrist
goes 10 make us better acquainted with Gou III ChIs'
Shether nreaching private study, or personal cenh
mon with God. Preaching IL leSitinlte means "a
end but too much preaching is as bad as none ~ Is -
cutie easy 10 say that Ona cannot have TOO much OF 20
GOOD thing gospel preaching; Dull Iie uu'itn - ~
an crcat as TO maze it defeat any measure us own
end surely it is too much And that may very eas ~
be- For the true power OF scrneh ss ~ a,sh I've nnn
"A ffed and
the fiber lof his character. Au tna' MUD % at
thus worked RI Sak Sp m ssamSh AFTER aha
three in quick succession. one crowds out tne M
prevents The assimilation OF any And tnls tc rsons
slSwiy induced-the habit which makes many pers0nss
capabls of listening TO such an enormous aDs;an f
prracbnc-of relying upon the immediate mpfessOnn n o
iha sermon instead OF upon that which carelu ienrV
ton may draw of it, Hence the more tiS d u tbe
is supplied the camorous 1t becomes anu ,bep n
mo-r cjamorOus TOO for momenary sensation Talned
than for solid thought. The simple question 20, N ,ba
's"rav %eaecop upon sacred truth which is lhnspe-
sable TO its work ON the human sour Do '"''
Again it will not oe claimed that the mass mas ,,e Q, even
Christian people are oyer oyeranihar h~i M,' the remark g"
know nothing abOst the Ola les,uhen. oarfess,nn
read it, and many OF those VINO iahe on the New
would not stand very close exanlniono On ho s,udiea
Testament either. But the Bible cannot DO souu u,on
through the medium OF sermons aIPne: ,ne text Read
one often gets only partial view OF sinsu
ing in order to its best work, must DC M tSe
& sS } ms fact IN the face of conditions of our e
which leave so little leisure in the week, III ,e 49,,
d ao dsensnking into the Word how much oPpor,
tunity for do the present demands o, Pu t te n"st
service afford And when we add TO tDls tn , uo nr
thorough study OF Gods Word avais little without peif
sonal communion with God himself does ~, ~ S,.'a,h
the Christian reaps the full blessing OF uou n tor
eift If everything prevents him from getting 'u i n
study reflection. and prayer over tne whiab Comes
ta rho man who sits down alone with his Bible inose rose
words which come out OF tat f rohia u Tor ths time
There is none OF the feverish expectation tue restless
craving for novelty with which one TOO oileh W
char :
of the face in the mantle after the Whlriwnu 1u t o
fire have passed by to listen to tho sun sn,'sr v we
are fast losing all the restfulnesS out OF our d 10
cause we tail TO take our rest thus III me mod' hnn,"
not Uye If time enough to It's leaves oi he"iIus
upo our careworn spirits, ana mold them there un' We
get back chIlds heart again EYER tns sidn P
tends 10 the excessive development OF the actFc oC VI
life, and the corresponding neglect Oh nc n,tr
plative side. But they belong together anu s ,b M
claims at least equal portion OF the SaDoatn WIN M s
more stirring brother, and we slla "rouE ~ :, ~ ""
shall carry up the hurry and hustle o dne n wGe il pn
the higher calmer plane of that day, ana thhh III oul
zeal that we doing God service. we NAV jus,,
shrink from the moroldness oI the 9vrUns Of the
ljfe which happily mngcs contemplation WIN actlon
Bu, Ibis question OF Christian instruction goes si
fnrther AS # stands related to the work OF parental
teaching The sabbath calls OacK our miHas n ,s W
GODS covenant made with Christian parents any, i ,
children ana TO the Obligations which grow out OF ms
obligations to teach their children the sta'nee m ] a
ordinances OF God 1t is work wnleh cannon oe fas
ferred work which belongs Ill the very o,der oi na
ture no less than in the ordinance OF God to the pa
rent IL is essentially right that the moss vital or al
truths should be impressed at the age which is most
susceptible and by The ,eaeIeT , 10 o1ter Which n
mateiy concerns tie Church. The Church ana the
family! Why separate III our thought those Two whlch
God hath toined tOgotheri The Christian Church ana
The Christian family are not TWO, Dnt one, one
Church is the bohy Of families. Family training Is
Church training. The Church does not receive chl
dreu out of tho family as from another IOld
70 commit their training to set OF teachers They
are in its fold by virtue OF being in It's Christian house
holds and their training going on at the hand OF the
Church's agents ordained by higher power than the
laying OF bands-the Christian parent. And when
the Church Is stricken in its very heart II is not
enough that the child geis It's relSOus framing some
how III IL fails II In the family II loses some
thing which 10 other influence can supply. lhe pastor
cannot give it the Sabbath.school cannotgivc it,.
rerogutzed and accepted throughout the Christian
Church or whether the Sabbanschool IS not lnrnsted
with a work which ought 10 be done elsewhefe l be-
leve in the sabhath-schoo. l value its WORK; and as
things It's NECESSITY But say iranhiy that
wish the Obligation of parents the matter vi Christian
instruction generally recognized as TO set iree
large OF teachers to instruct those VINO nave NOT
order this matter, Is rot working WIN Rood economy
of power BE that it may. the obligation itsef is un
den.be and with This the TACT that there must be time
for family instruction. and If business presses so slim
gently TO afford little lime IN the week, II lhe chdren
az busy az school and with their studies, GOds day
brings with opportunity and the Church Is just as
bound 10 leave room III her edDDdtn arrngetnts
Or family teaching she IL 10 provide for preaching
Tne one cannot be thoroughly effective without the
other They beOug together. The most eloquent
ureacbng will be shora haf its power the parents
and children of the church fail TO meet over me word OF
God IN the seclusioD OF the household ony ask
the question ana leave Do the arrangements OF the
Churches and the ordinary Christian habits of Sab
bath keeping promote tDls END ~
The transition very here to the third relation
in which tnis question presents itself. Other influences
besides study worship to the making of good men
and women, ana preeminelt among these Is the nome
life Eut II is an Influence which III our American
ciety is sadly crowded and hampered by the tremen
dOs pressure OF business. Men see TOO little OF their
homes. To or them they are little more than
sleepuE places six DAYS in the week. Married. pre-
occupied overdTivcp. they ind cld's cares burden
and Inc cheerful chat Orthc family table an irritation
Now, in prOpo ion as IA man ID deprived OF such lh-
dueuces or rendered less sensible 10 then he tends TO