Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-02
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At the great Sabbath Convention Ii,

AT the great Sabbath Convention held
in Boston last October, the following
story was told. to show that even rail.
road officials respect the man employed
who loves the Lords Day too we'll to
consent to run Sunday train. We
give the fact as previously related by
the conductor himself, in the COngrega.
| tiondlist:
1t was the summer of 1878. was
running extras on the-Railroad. A
circus. travelling about the country,
came into the towns on our line. An
order was issued for an extra train for
Sunday morning. received notice
early on Tuesday morning previous. 1
read the notice carefully. It gave the
time OF arrival in our city at 8 A. N. I
looked again to sse if it was mot 8 p.
M. ~ 4 ~ >fil ~. ~ - L
was teacher in the Sabbath school.
I had bright class of boys about six
teen Stsrs Of q IL rgAt es0 to
wide awake when one arrived in town.
My heart sank. I, a protesting Chris
tian, and, withal, a Sabbath school
teacher, detailed to run circus train
on the Sabbath, and to arriveP too, in
my own city, where everybody knew
me, just as .Chris.ians were ready for
church. '''t'
What should l do? l had worked
haA nearly nine years as rabrakeman,
and had recently been promoted to a
conductor. Could 1 afford to lose oil,
by refusal to doras ordered Then
thought Of my family dependent upon
me, and l said. cannot throw away
all these years Of hard toll. to satisfy
conscience.
l had yet four days in which to de-
eide. How strange it was! Notices
did not usually reach us until the dsy
previous. What long, dreary days they
seemed |! And :" the boys, heard Of
the order, and were guessing what
would do. They knew what had said
in prayer meeting about desecrating the
Sabbath, for some of them were there.
"Would he go, or would he quit ?"
"No, he would not quit. for he would
not dare refuse to go" they said.
Saturday morning came. 1 must
notify the Office that day what 1 would
do. Sleepless nights and weary days
had passed. and I had thought and
prayed, but 1 was decided. Duty
| seemed clear, very clear, and it was
that Christian could not run excur-
sion trains on the Sabbath. .... -.
My father was deacon in the Or
thodox Church, and, just before going
to my work, I went to him and told him
the story, reserving my decision to
myself, and asking his advice what to
do. knew we'll what he would say.
What look went over his face as he
spoke "But," 1 said, "father. will
you help me to get something to do ? I
shall lose my place. I have devoted
| nearly my whole life to this business,
aud now must turn to something else"
Trust God, my boy" he answered
promptly, and 1 will help you, too"
I returned to the office, and walked up
to, the manager, as he sat, and said in u
respectful tone, ~ have been detailed
to run the circus train Sunday morn
ing, and cannot do it on the Sabbath"
Imagine my establishment, Us he
looked me full in the face and said, ,
"You been detailed to run Sunday
trains am surprised You 60 right
home, and don't you worry about Sun.
day trains"
have never been detailed for Sun.
day work since. But the men who
offered to do work for extra pay upon
the Sabbath have long since been dis
charged.