, 1876-02-14
The Charm and Value Of Biblical
Study, by the Rev. L, 7.
Chamberlain.
The Rev. W. W. McKaig WltldraWs
from the Ministry to Engage
in tho Practice Of Law.
What Trinity Church, New York, Has
Accomplished.
SUNDAY THEATRES.

thoatrea On Sundays:
Remember The sabbath day to krcp it holy, Exodus,
xx.,a+ .-
! believe that tho law Of the Sabbath WAS
ktyon 10 onr COMMON ancestors At tho beginning
Of tho TACO. Tho reaaon Assigned for Keeping
holy the Sabbath day ts that "God bloased the
seventh day, and hallowad (sAnctiflod) IT, be-
CAUSE that in It uo Lad reated from all His
work." This roaAon did not occur when
tho announcement was Grst formally male
known by Moses, but at Tho very begin
ming OF mans existence upon . tho
oa.ti,. It Ia pot, therefore, narrow. To-
cal, but universal institution, that Ia to bo
observed. Tho record appears to tcach on its
faeo that Tho Sabbath wns iust'tutod At tho crca-
tson Clearly tho Sabbath was observed bc&oro
Tho giring of tho Decaloguo. although the Is
raolitcs may have lost 1t during their bondage
In Egypt. Honce God may be said to have
given tho Sabbath. OF rnnlo 1t known. to thom
Vt tho beginning Of thoir history Al
\ distinct people. without ANY Inference
being conveyed that 1t was thcn given
10 Tho world for tho 0Tst time. Tho worry fact
That He thus "mado known tho Sabbath ID ono
Of tho strongest proofs Of itB previous exist
ence.
inidslity ouco endeavo1ed to make use Of tho
allegod fAct "that Moses wns simply . compiler
or ~ editor OF previous record rda agalnat tho
ipupirAtion OF tho Divine Book. a sast amount
OF critical erudition has boon displayed In tho
effort 10 provo that Seth, Or y Enoch,
or sone othcE ancient writer. or cveh Adam
hinIclf, wrote out aud preserved substantially
tho record Of tho creation, OF mana fall, and tho
earlier history Of the Iaee. This, Christian
writer's admit, may 10 tue casc. And yet no
cloud gathers In consequence about tho insp!ra-
- 1tn fnuk JttIf
taking this visw, 1t uou!d provo almoss to
dcmonntrat!on an antiquity Of tho Sab
bath cooval Will, tho creation OF
rau. The keeping of tho Sabbath,
tau people bee sesanso '.' hs h.d brought tham up
ont Of Egypt with mighty baud. It was an
additional reason why thoy hhoa!d observe 1t,
not tho primal roaaon.
lar ~ It rests upon positive enactment is pes-
pctual aud universal. .....
Tbs yeaaou given, ''1od reste,l, carl noscr
become obsolete. 1 know Wo s omstimos fpeak
Of she sabbash As typo Of The heavenly rest"
when the subatanco Ia giyen,-the sabbath
must therefore pass away. II NAV bo called IN
this WOW, ono OF tho " Bhalowa Of tho shlnGs to
comp," aud as Christ camo to fnla! tue law and M,
al Tho types inhere, tlc1efore ut Ills coming tho
Sabbath was abolished But tho Sabbath ~ not
a type. It III pori.iye institution With relation
to tho past hna INC pIesent, ano not W
monial law. Tho command to keep 1t
ls ono Of tho ten commandments. Com
msndmeuts givon In tho mont Bolcmn cir
cumstances. written by God Himself on tallea
Of stone. Those coinmaudments Christ came
not to abrogate, but to deepen and widen their
moaning, aud to 1mpress the spirit Of their
teachings upon human souls. II il Of these lio
says. II au como not TO destroy, but 70 fulfill,
Wo must distinguish botwcon tho moral quail
ty OF tho lar of the Sabbath and tts positive
enactment. Tie rcst of the sabbath 10 abso-
lutoly demanded by man. Il ia domhna writ
ten in lis nature; 1t nntedates every xrittc!,
law. Ills physical, mental. moral. and spirltual
bnt ono Jay iu so,en. The experience
Of mankind IL unanimous In IL confirmation ol
tie truth Of this statement. II H. evidently i'm
portnpt that particular day should TO set apart
ns this day Of rest that all may enjoy its
benefits. :.
Tie tirrt day OF the week has been recognized
by ChriHtisus in genethi as sho ssooati,-dny: a
posed conformity to tho ancient Jewish Sabbath
that day being n1no observed BY modern Jewa
II il not my purpose however, Tonight to dwell
upon tho peculiar claims the Sabbath has npor
Christians, based uPon tho ground Of tho high
est moral obligation, but TO mako an appeal to
al Who earnestly dcsi1e tue welfare Of society.
to iusisk. for tho sake OF that welfare, upon
decout observance OF The Lords Day.
thoughts. and American practice concern
lug tic Christian Sabbath hare Lee,
creeping In ainonE ia. Ihsa stealth
march Of theso foreign nut. .Amas'ean iaeas VI
haYo not fully considered. Agxin mud n.Aii
have va the confirmation OF Tie sentiment o
the weil-kuown veIse,~-
Vtes IL . ruonnter Of such hldeous miUn
That 10 b. hated needs but to be sern:
Hut seen too oft, familiar with heE face
yye frat oudufe, thEn pity, then sabEasc.
Tla dlrticst work the leTil ever did Vi
tho attempt to undermine the mots
principles Of our Sens aug d.aghss1
eyen In tho sacred sanctuary of our own home
by turing them With seductive descriptions 9
nAmelssaly vile publications. aout out by q
anaissaries Of tiIe hsc4-hond llmso!f from Na*sa
street, Now York.
Il waa known by educators and parents th
this work OF destruction Wsa going ou but not
ing Was done 10 prayont!t: 1t suomeu ~ thoa,
nolhiuR could b. dunc. The oxtont OF tho mi
chief wAa not fully compr1hondad. rathaps. III
whoa that revelation WAS made QUO IanruapE br
nfow years ngo, by thona who had tho coutag
10 attsmpt 70 stay the dark. .inmninG sido {
this sin, 10 tie clsrgymen Of Nen York, ~
wcro spread tho boohs. tue p'atost, tic impl
msn.s, that would Aays disgfaced the wilde
bacclanalH In the most abandoned hc4the
BaturnaliA had they thought at rr
ducluE them; and when tho tlnisant
Of Names in the Institutions Of learning all oy'
tho land with whom cott0spoudcuc1 bad boo
carried on, passoa III review bsforo tlloin ; thu
In ali its appalling and gigantic cnorlnity u
owl burst full upon tho astoniahed land. stealt
ity did our public prints Hteal = march upon u
moral seusibi!lties 10 their de!iueations Of VA
ton figures sn1 wanton attitudes uutlI in o.
most TspeotAbis nswsdsa uindowa iu our II
road eats Al we'll AZ on the slrees corners. Il
obnoxious aud dslnoEaIlzinA prints would me
OF bo thrust into ous fAees aud those Of o
children. Thank God there were some tuttep
euough to meet this seemipg al-cu
auorin8 foulness, and rouse she moral o.
tns1stian conacIonge Ut Tie people 10 suotssdf
efforts kKhlnatit.
Dut tho same foo 10 again marching upon ,
And Sunday theAtres, TO ssy nothing OF honu
theatres, are giving us in hso'slZa portrsttui
p1aca1ded on our walls. In tho uost abandon
xtti.udos aud postu.ss. The outward aud sis,'
signs of tho Inward corruption And H!c4ednf
within their inclosures. II 10 something
s4use our heada to d1oop with rortlncaton u
thsse Sunday thestrtoa!B Ne allowed to bo p
formed With scarcely sebrko. Thinks TO TIT
Of GU. public. Journals who have bEoksn t
guilty silence and spoksu out In clear. Flng'