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shoulders, but on account OF the spiritual free
dom 1t furnished and the opportunity it gave to
live within the holy circle Of their families, 70
the observance of tho Sabbath alone the Jows
owe their very existence, tneir beautiful family
at all times more cultivated among them than
among most other sects and nations.
Some propose to transfer our Sabbath upon
the Christian Sunday,-n proposition mest ear
nesty opposed by great majority of habtunl
Sabbath-brenkers. Such ,:transference is an
utter impo5sibility rs it dees an not depend On
Sabbath is the slow-gro'yn product Of centuries!
Tho fruit of soil, fertilized with floods Of teurs
and the hearts blood Of thousands and. thou
aands Of Jewish men, women, and children.
In this country the Sabbath question has ret
another aspect It Is an hopofable grab duty to use
81! our influence that every ~ stqte aw interfer-
science be abolished and especially every law
which protects ono tluy day OF rest in prefer
encn to any other day: Ths ,, W. but iatey accom-
later in this country if those who have the cause
Of liberty at heart would ST and together, and il
aS d IS IN theory
This, like every struggle for noble aims, Inn
poses sacrifices, but .intintlf grcuter ones were
ligion III ages Of darkness and Of persecution.
In Spain and Portugal. when public profess
sion Of Judaism was punished rs capital crime,
week, but kept the Sabbath in their families not
fearing the danger to which they exposed their
lives; nnd in that very period. amid the great
ESL 6uUEr10E, lSFHC1 leu u A1lC VI UNppluCSS-
When the Sabbnth was observed, children were
obedicnt to their parents; they honofed and re-
spccted thom, and they considered the parental
home the sweetest, the most comfortable, and
hnppiest spot on earth
DO We not wish to restore such conditions in
our midst? And should we not then desire to re-
instate the sabbnth in its P pristine authority? #
morality: let us lift ourselves above the narrow
circle Of everyday life. above the mean consd-
Grafton OF greed and guin; let US acquire taste
fora ar,uoh1v and fnr cninrtunDfC
befitting greater mind.
The late DR.. Elnhorn said: 1.-THE Jews Of
Amcriea Iads awn the fd S46oath t and ganbls
use that word in this manner: As soon as the
Jews of America would stop gambling On Sun
Gay they would @ again commence 1a t9 observe the
nothing more apt to oxtinguish every spark
Of idcalism in mans breast, than habltuai
gambling; and quit quite correct is the feel, eel
shrinks from coming in contact with gambler
and considers it below his or her dignity to as
sociate with him. and yet In this country
gambling hns gained some reSpectNbility, and
the Jews are infected, in terrible degree, by
this common vice. The card is the curse Of
noble might be accomplished il the baneful
practice ut card tables would not ensngo the
best time Of our men and women, and thus waste
away their energies and their talents!
Forsooth, American Judaism would produce
the richest and most beautiful fruits. such that
would attract the attention and deserve the
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habit Of spending all their leisure time at the
carG-tabe unfit to celebrate or to appreciate
Il genuine and true Sabbath rest. If their own
places OF business are closed they wander to
those Of their friends, for they do not under
though they literally keep the Sabbath, they
lose every benefit that might be derived there
FROM
The speaker, in referring to the mothers and
wives in Israel, deplored the fnct that they in
many instances do their shopping on the Sab
bath day, and in many cases the hardest part of
houscwork is done just on that dny.
In drawing to Il close, the Doctor iuplOred his
hearers to elevate their nor'l standard; to learn
to enjoy better and nobier amusenents than
that Of playing at cards; 70 attend service every
Friday night and every Saturday morning, and
to make the Snbbath joyful and happy fanly
reunion; then said be, you would regain the
TASTE for the old and tIme-honored Sabbath joy
which we remember from our childhood. You
would regain the respect Of your children. and
what at first would seem heavy sacrifice would
prove to yield rich fruits aud countless blessings
and happiness heretofore unknown would re-
dound upon you. You would gain in self-re-
spcct and in the respect Of your fellow men,
and the rays OF joy and prosperity would Bright
en- your whole lives md that of your children.