St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-16

with .iuster views. After nights sleep
men decide difficult questions better !;
let me sleep on it, men say. 1t is sound
doctrine. After il Sabbath of rest and
communion with God the mind is bet
ter fitted to solve hard problems. The
bow always bent has no spring. After
Il leSt-day with God the intellect comes
back to its duties with added clearness
and vigor. We are always to do works
of necessity, and works of mercy on the
Lords day. Good deeds have no Sab
bath, hut to he away from the roar OF
business and the clamor of the world
one day in seven, and alone with God,
is exceedingly helpful. The Sabbath
thus becomes Il compensation day for
the mind, gir,ling it with new and di-
vine force. Let us value it for what it
can give us. We need the Sabbath for
the working man. 1t is Gods special
gift to the sons of toll. We owe to the
MASSES IL good Sabbath. The Lords
day is the peoples day. Every man
has II divine right to one day in seven
foi the putting off of burdens. Let all
the days he secular, and yon take away
that Something which constitutes the
pfiNttll iilstii S'aiN =
Let capital steal from the working man
his day and his manhood is doomed.
| There are other riches for the working
man than money. Men are the great
est riches of the world. The Sabbath
is designed to make men. 1t is Il liner
ator. not IL iailer. \ man is in the
shackles of drudgery and care through
the week: on Sunday his tetterS fall,
as doves to the windows, 81 he may fly
to Gods house and people. a land
without Il Sabbath means toll, toll, tn
all employees, and -eighths of all
people are with no break in the dull
monot"ny of Labor, except 10y sickness
or misfortune.
The family needs the sabbath. 1t
cultivates home comfort and joy. Ii
strengthens the ties of affection. Ii Is
the guardian of all sweet aud sacred
human interests. Ii feeds the highest
and best elements of our nature. The
keeping of no law of God has been more
blessed to man than this the breaking
of none more cursed When the Sab
bath is constantly trampled under feet
everything beautiful and desirable in
society dies. When it is observed in
the spirit of love and cheerfulneSs and
devotion, every good thing revives
Make it for the children the day of all
the week the best. in the unfolding OF
Your love and sympathy. but not in
sunday excursions and picnic .inllity
We need the Sabbath for the soul. ID,
We get from it all that We need \
world without Il sabbath would he like
Il man without Il smile, Il summer with
ont ro>e. Il bird without Il song. With
ont the Sabbath day the Church of God
even to the Christian life itself. could
not exist. We need it all for the body
for the mind, for the soul. for the tami-
~. for God. We can not afford to give
up any of it. THAT Sunday is best
| kept which gives the best week"
| Let lis be careful of our influence. Ii
Is easier to let down than to build up
| We are set. it, Christians, tor exam
piles in this great city. Because Others
are lax. We ought To bc all the more
loyal t" God. instead of allowing our
selves t" float down in the common cur
rent with them. iS We are too apt to do
| Who can We look to To give right tone
t" this day, If not To Christians!
| This year is the most important one
/ III tH' tue l.
See how the European Sabbath has
fallen If we adopt their methods, We
must reap similar results; and We are
lett in II" doubt as to the moral and
social ruin To which Sabbath de>ccra-
ton leads. The verdict of history is
all one way.
If We preserve this Nation il will he
10y individual pain>taking each one
standing faithfully in his place. keeping
the Sabbath festival III the spirit of
| Christ
| The Influence of England and the
nited States closing them departments
of the Exposition in Vienna WAS very
powerful. We. as II Nation. NAV lose,
this Year, hat we may never recover
"r We may seize the hour to advanc,
Gods cause Us we could not otherwise
in Il century. Let the Christian intiu-
ence of the Nation he instantly and
powerfully felt. i'll strengthening the
hands of the Centennial Commissioner,
in Philadelphia. and in giving right
direction to the material thought and
example on this subject. Let Us b,
faithful t" God. He has given us few
distinctive things to do. IL token,
of our obedience and love. This i,
one. Let Us be true to him. aud her,
a. elsewhere. while we gl"rity his name
We shall most bless ourselves.