, 1880-08-02
tlny rs the pcopIc In New York or Snn Fran-

nr TIC ll,st day, M tint sabbail,, ttt IL !ota
forever tix one tluy IN seven to lin kept lI0iy.
~ ~, ~ tllis potlit, DR., Timotlty Dwight very
sS!!earty says II bly, disco,,rscs on the Fourth
commandments: " ltrnnnot cscnrH tho notice
q every READER Of this cDis!Ilsalit tllat tic
duty Of rpnIptnl,cff, Ing tho Sabbath tu keep IL
holy ei'3olMc.l al the lpEl'ninK And the bless,
2s iS @ nn iH''fefr"t f Tn '|s|" ssgs , II ths M v G
llNd tlIu blessing IL his command ftv;M n!'-
Ioxetl to TIC seventh tny 1t would probably
',avs & &1eGaslnrf a.. ln'n4yah!t. idrplcSlty 70
ih9 Grsi" ~ ,ja GrG" @ 81 tsIsiors WHILE @
the plnce ri the aid, It was proper thai the
sacrrttness Of the Sabbath Should be trans.
fcrgctl 70 TINT flay wl!fctl marked the healIl-
Il tn ess q @ nT @ stSa'cn sa s II as w 1eHT1sstS y st
dNy nf tile week !.as co,no down To- lis rs n
Cl,rlstian s11ny Goaes ln:en w!t a the
G4tscf Gtsa 9fy ad Is A. b1llns Mo, ~ nt the
with NJ TIC heart, and mind, md soul, aud
strength. There is n sufficient rcasol, WHY
tlle command 10 Keep holy tho Snbtat1 Is q
gefpcttne' tn roasa K"tie? enr AZ aye sad GhtIst
broad staten'ent: ".Tic Sabbath t Was IL 'nuds 5
for man," 1Io. toru from tho Fourtll
E1lnmnsitIt,lent the yeiieerlilg which n
,S MI fte1pfst9a, fr" r. fas M a rnt npGn + liz
md lifted It up before the eyes af men
TOUCHED will, new and rcsplel,tlent llgllf,
80 TINT IT might be more sacreuly named a,ltl
ioyea tf!!l1 before. lie til not say That 'lcil
ne work Of creation, hit ,becnusc Gnd nla,le
snftl the Sabbath Inns n re,lson for its exist
eileo n the sxistency. of man. 1t Is in.
st ~ 3 snG 1sss ass efs i srt Gt III sE a WEa ,rt
gain his highest Development. First, tI!en,
constitution q iaan; willie ot lI%sce! @ y 'i! "a'!
periodic rust, hn ca1l reatliiy see WHY this law
has been formulated by God; that II meets
the necessity Of his animal nature. Snfl-
Client evidence llas been gathered froul tho
tiata s' s S. snfess st ag goi is to ssn y
onc, Dr; Willard Parker, of Nuw FORK, than
a. tllts subject. "Tl'c Sabbath" lie says,
"'m,st bc observed as day Of rest. THIS |
DO not state US " opinion. hut knowing tint
1t ms It's foundation upon n law in n,n,l's
nature as fixed rs JIG must take food or ,lte."
SECOND, i Is no less true TINT tho Inv Of n
Sabbath Is ntcful for mai! in l,is intellectual
s!stcnt 1Acntnl lNbor depends on tho state Of
tie body" Says Dr.. Alnrk Hopkins: !" 1t
VIII follow that more such labor can l,c done,
md better done, by tllose who keep tho Sab
quotes sir Mathew llalc's testimony; III nc coli. IL
irnlntion: "1f lntl ut any time borrowed
from this dny any time for my secular et-
nloytnelts, ! found that tdid further me less
,tlnn II had let II talone, and. therefore, when
some yenrs' experience upon a most attentive
and vl9ilant observation had given INC this
over in ills kind to nale breach ,.1iom sG tlie
served for more than thirty years."
stu again, tho law Of the Sabbath was
Of men. II tero IS rel rcilsons iiat,,re I!esi1a IL
man, aud II that nature needs to be aroused,
nttff jr,fn
time Is needed III which to do ti,is work.
Man without 4 Sabbath might Eropo ntl
struggle upward for n lltt1e,-he has done Il,
gsfS en1fSs. thsn fall back faintand weary into his
But God Ind loving regard for Ills Bln-
blinded children when lis set apart olls
day III seven to bu "1lIs appointed school
tlay for the racr.n, In guarding this slny by
thu turmoil md toll OF life and lnok heavens
ward, III afTortttng us 0ppOrtj,nity for rest
not only, but for communion with Him,
1t cnn be readily see,, how exnctly suited to5
rns II SespnE s' II ay Se s M as e. yyd Sy 5 %est qW ~
tho soul Is cum.6lr md to tho pilrest cnjoy-
lments which II can crave:
have quoted, "ope, every tlay to tho calls of
society md subject to tic pressure Of com
petition III business the tide 0f worliliness
would becoms, reslstless. The Sabbatl
th tb5ss ,a the e. T9r ad t9 solsn pause ~ Hdcr
s MT ssss q Sd a ea e0fS ill., 2f h to m sb91 70 M
powGr OF living for tho unseen and the fut-
urG"
Of s a saS. n + the s g'sst en The nH s Eeasor o,
make him holy by his Keeping it holy, All
other reasons and ends must bend 10 tj,is
source.
have thus shown, first, that the obllgntlou
fnrra. md gt,cnn.l1y flint ttIuro IL ~ th, o,,t.