The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-12
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Everything in this world is comparative
Nothing Is positive not even that which Is
specially established by divine ordination
For example, the holy writ sets aside the
seventh day as a day OF rest. Not only does
it do this, but, poor, frail, weak, powerless
humanity is held to q fearful accountability,
and made to answer under heavy pains and
penalties for all failures to fulfill the require
ments of this law. This is one of the ten
commands on which rest all the law and the
prophets, to which all order and morality are
reduced and to which the Christian DISPENSE
tion has added but a single Injunction. The
commandment is positive and unconditional
all men must restapon the Sabbath day or
else incur the penalty of the law-breaker.
How the Sabbatliatiay shall be observed Is
mooted question, which each different sect
determines for itself The rigor Of the old
law was considerably relaxed under the new
dispensation, and several specific exceptions
to it were justified on the highest au
thority-such, for example, as the case
of the ass in the pit. Some of the
over-pious insist that the day should be
spent in prayer and psalm-singing and the
| taking up of collections, while others not less
Rest. however, and the suspension OF our
daily avocations are the universally accepted
duties of the day clearly imposed by the COM
mandment. The law, says the old maxim,
makes no vain commands, and whatever it
commands man to do he should do, and
there can be nothing wrong or immoral In
any action that it may become necessary for
him to take in order to obey the law. The
law is mandatory, and commands man to
| rest, and if he fails to rest he violates the law
and incurs the penalty. Another man may
disturb our rest without violating the law or
submitting himself to the penalty.
That which disturbs us may be his rest Or
recreation. His might be the sweet sleep of
babe, yet his snore might run us wild. To
play his ACCORDION might be his diversion
his recreation, his rest, and he might not be
able to fulfill the law without resort to it, He
commits no sin, therefore, in playing his ac-
cordeon; but it is quite different with us If we
fail to rest because Of it's ceaseless noise. If
we allow ourselves to be disturbed, il we fail
to rest, we are guilty Of a great sin and place
our immortal souls in jeopardy. Lea nil
| frustrn facN-the law does moth
ing In vain. If it commands us to
do a thing, whatever may be necessarily
incidental to full compliance with the law
is lawful and justiable. Now we reach our
deduction and we defy any man to contradict
it. It is this it is not only right proper and
lawful, but it is his solemn duty, for any man
endeavoring to lead a consistent, religious
life. whether under the Mosaic or the Chris
| tian dispensation, to kill every accordion
amateur that may disturb the peace and quiet
of his neighborhood on the Sabbath day
There would be no justification for law for
bidding the ACCORDION amateur playing on
Sunday. In 50 doing he commits no sin. The
sinfuness IS all on the part Of those who
do not rest because of his performances. II
he continues to play, then the entire RESPONSE
bility rests upon his victims, and it is plainly
their duty to put an end to him. This is a
beautiful illustration Of the marvellous unique.
ness and symmetrical adjustment Of the law
1t is not right to forbid the ACCORDION amateur
playing on Sunday, for il there were such 8
law he might be rescued from his legitimate
fate. 1t Is better to lay no prohibition upoI
hint is better that he should be encour
aged to play on Sundays, so that he may be
killed. Mind, he is to be killed only on Sun
days, but If we do not kill him on thai
day we jeopardize our souls. We are great
sinners If we fail to rest on his account, bu
no responsibility attaches to him. He goes
as straight to glory as if he had muir
dered his wife and been "gobbled" from tn
scafrold.
All, there is no escape for him-Selah!
There is one next door to us. He Is ou
meat An awful sense Of the responsibility,
resting upon us has suddenly seized us. Al
the darkes say-we are ''gettin' ligion"-
and getting it strong