The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-25
KEEPING THE SABBATH nOLY.
Rev. DR. Tnylor'a Sermon Bclore tltt
SAhhaih Committee

Rev Wm. n Taylor, y u in tho Tab
erHAcir, by invitation of,be Sabbath Com.
millrc. uu The Sabbath Tho Secretary
ui The cumm.tpe, Mr. Ausrbufy. read n
statement about the work thHt this COM
miuoo were uuRasYed in IL Uns compos,
cd ut twenty gentlemen frsm different re-
ligt"ut organizations and from business.
and rcpfosuHteI large constituency Nhu
desired that thu Sabbath should ban civil
as we'll a. religious holiday. Twenty
years BF1 ththgs we're ln "a very bad way 40
Tar ne sbrrrvinE Sunday wac concerned.
aud II WAa clear that something must bu
done tu cure the evil SO thinyreighl
grhtirmer signed al address. calling a
meeting iu consider tie matter The
meeting was very largely attended. hud d
committee ~ lN yutY Nerr appointed, one
half 81 whose members stiil serve The
mode action adopted uas 20 direct pub.
It attention 20 The evil by means 90 the
luIpi and Ihe pTrss Thus il was shown
hat un sunday there were 20 per cent
more arrests FOR drunkenness than on
week dHys. From 1867 Il lh-p there Was
. strictly enforced Sunday Nv, aHd the
sunday urre-is fell of from - per cent
above the weekday average To 81 psreeut.
below Mr AltrFbury said that ,he clos
tug ui the Centennial on Sunday was
mainly due 10 their efforts Anera ahymn
lHd been sung. DR. TAYLOR preached
Tie took bic trIt iFptu 81 Mark. g.. =. -
During CLris., ministry he had been nc
ruscl 90 breaking the sabbath. H6 had
replied 90 these accusations 800 Two ways
tlr-I hy the right ui divine being. The
sabbath was ordained for the good ur nan
and TITS our duty 81 ole:t sn that or any
"tntg dhg uu- whole energy 10 help q frl-
COW mao iu distress The priests. in The
Temple pfaiuurd tla sabbath aud were
held hlaMelc.s O4tu and asses should be
'ri nHd wr should pull uUl II tho nit The
-brc' that had fallen IHtu It This Whs
'hv other way be bueWerrl lhcuUrusstI
II .s night aud d is our duty 10 do good un
ant aHy. The Sabbath Is amruHs and not
al end. Ii LEA aiytus Institution without
natural boundaries 3 r. is Eu, different from
other days Doe fact. thr night would seem
ID br Tie natural resting time uf the day
Tie claIEr- % The moon aye visible 20 the
most careless observer. from these come
thc division uf months from the apparent
motion 90 abe san come The division, oi
8 care sEd -caseus bar ailh the Neek il b.
aihcfW'f ga Je ls nothing that could
have sa--e-lrG IL o. men. sun tlis div.
lan Is found among the EEyplaas. the
Romans, tho AsIai.cs IL came from rri-
mvn.l times, from royeIsliou from & Cd 10
man. Among lae JoUs, the sabbath Was
covered alta L4riou,ume restrictions. but
when thI.s. came Ae threw them un, and
I stood forth Hu Us ancient footing As a
gli. ui t5ua go man II Was designcd as Il
barrier 90 keep man from SELF destruction
by Too much devotion 60 business or %
pleasure, and as sueA Was given rather as
a hlrdnv-s than rs caprice. lie who
comes home Tired aud dispirlcI on Satur.
day llghI, AUrF asuHday oil spent, starts
u' uu Monday with ErW strength Oi al
ylHssrs working wgn should keep the Sab
bath best, No human government has
/ ihr nights tu compel strict ,bstryHucc OF
iLas day hy Lae. aHi pua.s Ameal, but ey-
|cry citizen has the right % demand that
+ Ac should u,t be disturbed iu bis ohsery.
auvc 20 .l Il would be we'll it tlc lAu
+ should, oU purely civil reasons. order o.,
Z |crt-ailau ui business az on popular Lol.
.aayr There gu4'a ,re SEQ violation 90
Maa.s a.rry .a la.,. And there 80 shuu.O
leave d.