The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-12-02

either by kings, princes or pl tests, Wher
the Sabbath prociaims its immunities, o
insists on its felicitous observations. Tn
yoke of tyranny and superstition canno
bear the influence of the Sabbath. LIE
nation be composed of men who sacred
ly revere the Sabbath, and they are nC
longer the fit subjects of unlawful autho
rity or irresistible usurpation. Anc
what, think you, would become of thu
liberties of nation, where all its inhabi
tants were Sabbath -breakers7 How Ions
would freedom survive the extermina
ton of the Sabbath?
Nor is the influence of the Sabbath tc
be disregarded as it respects the means
of comfortable livelihood. To men anc
communities who profane the Sabbath
to say nothing of the cognate vices Of
this proclamation, and the waste of prop
erty in maintaining them, this day is not
only the most expensive of all the seven
but not unfrequently of itself consumes
the earnings of the six days toll.
Upon the poorer class of the commu
nifty, especially, the observance of the
Sabbath will be found to have an meal
culable influence in rescuing them from
want, and elevating them to comfortabl
subsistence. A poor man, an impoVer-
ished community, can badly afford to in
dulge in the neglect of the Sabbath. This
is not theorizing for you cannot find the
abject poor among those who pay seri-
Gus and reverential regard to the Sab
bath
The most filthy, starved, and wretched
of the human family, will be found
among those who habitually and always
disregard the Sabbath. Let man look
around upon the world with the eye of a
philanthropic economist merely and he
will see abundant evidence that the
Sabbath was instituted in kindness to
man, and that sacred and strict observ-
ance of it tends directly to promote the
temporal prosperity of mankind.
The Sabbath is an inestimable means
of keeping up the knowledge of true re-
ligion.
Wherever the Sabbath exists, and is
observed, /, there exists also the knowledge
of the one God, and the one mediator.
To this institution it is in a great meas
ure owing, that the knowledge of the
true religion has been. and is still pre-
served in the world. If you find spot
SO abandoned as to be a stranger to the
Sabbath, there, you may rest assured, is
no knowledge of the true God.
France in her age of her great moral,
as well as polical revolution, abolished
the Sabbath. and with it abolished her
but reason, and no hereafter except the
grave. The same results will invariably
follow the attempt, wherever it shall be
made
/. The nation that disowns the Sabbath
is, necessarily, nation of infidels and
atheists, the Sabbath being of Divine
authority; and of untold, yes, inconceiv-
able advantage to u.s. Therefore, it
ought and should be observed by us all.
But how2
Not by travelling, and visiting,
and reading worldly books , or
secular newspapers, and conversing on
everyday topics. 1t is easy to discrimi-
mate batween sacred things and things
secular. These things is no hallowing
of the Sabbath every one sees. What |
more secular things can one do on Mon |
day2 What is more purely secular than |
pleasure travelling, and visiting, &c? the |
things which men of business and peo-
pie of fashion, the young and thought |
less, are most apt to do on the Sabbath2 |
Is blowing or sowing more so? The lat
ter are, perhaps, more laborious, but they |
are not more worldly-they are not more
anti-Sabbatical
You may look where you will, either
among individuals, families, or commu-
mites, and if the Sabbath is disregarded,
there you will find gradual and certain
decay, from pure religion to infidelity
and paganism. Let the Sabbath be for
gotten for half century in our own fa-
Tored land, and in vain might you look
or single Christian church through
out our country. The existence of our
institutions depends upon
he existence and observance of the Sab
bath instructions. Our education and
'eligion depend upon the keeping up of
he Sabbath.
HE SABBATH is THE ESSENTIAL MEANS OF Ho-
Illness AND ETERNAL LIFE.
Not only does this day perpetuate the
of the true religion on the
.arth, but it secures the existence of vi
al religion in the hearts of men. Blot
will cover the earth, and gross
darkness the people. Blot out the Sab
oath, and, in one mighty crowd of pill
rims, the worlds population would
march quietly on to the gulf of remedi-
ess ruin.
If you would do away with this day, of
ii the days the brightest and best, i'm
Mortal existence itself would be curse.
10. would not be the witness of its
extinction. l would not stand by and
lear the dying groans of this day of i.
mercy for all the universe can give
Rather would 1 yield my immortality,
han hear the knell that tolls the depar- ;
ure of this great day.
II. Not by following the giddy multi ]
ude to do evil, by shooting. hunting,
ishing, sporting, playing, horse-racing,
,aming, frequenting beer-houses and gar {
lens, or any unlawful exercises or pas ,
imes nor shall there be any servile Ia
,oring or working, excepting works of
necessity, mercy or charity.
Alas, how sadly the Christian Sabbath
n this land of ours,-"the land of the
,ilgrim's pride"l
What sad sights meet our eyes every
week, forcing US to exclaim, "Oh, that
,ur heads were waters, and our eyes
ountains of tears, that we might weep
lay and night for the Sabbath of the ,
4ord our God'-'the Lords day. and
mans best day
III. But by preparation.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep
loly" ,
He cannot possibly be in state right
y to observe it, remembers it not until ]
is joyful light falls on his eyes. The
Example of holy men in every age is in
accordance with this view. The Israel
tes gathered mamma for it on the pre- {
yious day
Nehemiah, early the evening previous,
,aused the gates of the city to be shut
So also in the time of our Savior, the
tx days in the week were observed as
eason for making ready for the Sabbath
because that day was the preparation,
md the Sabbath drew on"
There ought to be all possible arrange
nents made for proDerly disposinp of