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The Divine command 10 Remem-s
Der the Sabbath day to keepit holy.,'dS
The testimonials and experiences Of Il
statesmen and philosophers show 8
that the Divine command was not 5
without great and important reasons.sg
There il . wondrous restraining
power, in preventing crime, in keep q
ing the Sabbath day holy. It is one
Of the most important means, really
q necessary condition, of spiritual
growth. Read carefnlly the follow +
''If Sunday had not been observed
as a day Of rest during the last three :
centuries, / have not the smallest
doubt but that we should have been at
this moment aspoorer sAd less civil
lized people that We are. Lord
Macaulay. e..se ss.ss 4s.....s.s-z zfe.i..
'sThere is ne religion without wor-
ship, or no worship without the Sab
bath. Count Montaiembert. es 20
''The more faithfully / apply my
self to the duties of the Lords day,
the more happy and successful Is my
business during the week. Sir
Matthew Hale. % .1f5' 7' '''t' 53'" !s.
ga corruption OF morals usually
follows PROCLAMATION Of the Sabbath. =
Blackstone. ts.5 al, :
ssThe Sabbath as a political insti-
tuition is of inestimable value, inde-
pendently Of its claim to Divine au-
thority. Adam Smith. 1c58 g J-g-
s'Sanday is q day of account, and
candid account every seventh day
is the best preparation for the great
day of account. Lord Kames. l'''' y
ST can truly declare that to me the
Sabbath has been invaluable. -
William Wilberforce ,zg- 10 aai,',r;,
'Give the world half of Sunday,
and you will find religion has no
strong hold Of the other. Sir Wal
ter Scott. tF'5 = 'rz'E aEs17 s''
"Where there is no Christian Sab
bath there is no, Christian morality
and without this, free institutions
cannot long be sustained Justice
Mclean. -.
In q general order, issued Novem-'
her Is, 1862, President Lincoln COM
manded that "Sunday labor in the
army and navy be reduced to the
measure of strict necessity. The
discipline and character OF the natiohI
al forces should not suffer, nor the
cause they defend be imperiied, by
the proclamation of the day or name Of
the Most High"
i II have long been of the opinion
that it is to the interests Of the rail-
road and steamboat companies to
suspend operations on the Sabbath,
as it demoralizes the men and makes
them reckless, and so Is the cause of
many accidents. l believe that rail-
road companies would be much more
prosperous if Sunday running WAS
entirely suspended. l suppose there
are employed on the railways Of the
United States, on the Sabbath, thirty
thousand men. IS. Ruth, Supevin-
tendent of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad.
"Many years experience and OBJ
servation more and more convince
, me, as a railroad man, that even in
an economic point of view there ID
no more profitable rule for us 70 fol-
D low than remember the Sabbath day
. to keep 1t holy Col. George A.
8 Merrill, Superintendent Of the Rut-
9 land and Burlington railroad. O.
From experience, / know thai
laborers, mechanics managers, &c :,
e will do more work. and do il better
: in six days, than in seven. Further
if we habitually ask our men to breal
;, Gods law by desecration Of thu
Sabbath, it will not be long befoa,
they will break His law in other re
n spects. s. p. Farley, Superinten
e dent of the Dubuque and Sioux Cit!
4 railroad. ~
s'In nearly thirty years experience
!, on Western and Southern railroads
! l have never found it necessary I,
# run Sunday trains, except where con
Y Meeting or competing lines rendered
y 1t so. think that men perform NOR
!, work in Six days, resting ever.
I" seventh, than when they work ever.
day. also think that the men ar
}, more reliable and trustworthy o
d roads where the Sabbath is observed
y than when the day of rest is ig
nored. e. G. Barnes, Superinteu
dent Selma, Rome and Dalton rail
road.