St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-10-06


more depressing than toll Because he
is poor and hard worked, is that any
reason why his souls wants should he
overlooked Nay, the more ptiahc
his earthly lot. the more anxious should
we he to secure him blessed immor-
talitN. God makes often Il lowly lot on
earth an easier passage way To heaven
How sad that any should make it the
occasion of wandering all the farther
from the gate of the kingdom
My friends, this view of the sabbath
is the true one. This is the position to
hr taken and maintained. that this Sab
bath. Just Us it exists Theoretically.
at lcast) in our most moral New Eng
land communities, is an absolute nccrs-
>ity of mans spiritual nature The
Bible cnioinS it as such, the church has
ever insisted upon it us such, the ex-
pclicncc of this age abumdantlv indorSeS
it. This is the least that the great re-
li@ions interests of humanity demand
for their highest prosperity, not to SAY
representation. Can public opinion.
can legislation, can individual example
and prrccpt do less than unite to defend
the Sabbath from all emcroachmentS ?
ct many complain of the Li"otrV of
these views and ask that this institution
he ignored hy the law , But why ?
W hat Iea>"n can he fairly urged tol
excepting these cnmft>>cdly highest in
tcre>t> from that legal protection at
f"rded to education. to science. to
health do not say what amount. ol
what manner of legislation there should
he. But to take away all lis restraints.
and subject the sacred and loving
exercises of piety and of the sabbath to
the din ot business and the rush Of
pleasure seeking. would certainly hc
showing u degree of haI~hnr-> towards
the highest and mohle>t nature of man
such a> would i'll becomr II people claim
mg To hc highly refined nr civilized \
state that dcvotc> SAY omc-titth nt it,
revenues to cducariun. and requires the
attcndanrc OF it, whole population upol,
It's >cho"l> tnr nuc-tnurth OF their child
hood. certainly cannot hc complained
"t for defending its people in the oh
>erNance OF one day in seven To hc kept
quiet and sacred for religions u>,.> Th,
state cannot Ice neutral. 1t must com
NIT itself for oI against the Christian
religion. and the Christian sabbath
Most of these United States are com
United in favor of Christianity and tn,
Sabbath. Let lis hope that no tide of
lrrrlgion. or sentiment of mistaken and
mi>-callrd liheIalitN will ever commit
them against these. \ nation. as well
as Il man. may choose. it may Srrv,
God or the devil. But it cannot remain
neutral. any mulc than it can serve
both.
But public opinion. led 10y Christian
people. must after all hr the chief sup
port OF The Sabbath a> Il holy dal And
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