The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-12
The Sabbath 0ueSfi0n.


To The Editor of the Jackson Standard:
DEAR SIR: Through your permission L |
thought that a few lines on ways that are to the |
writer, m ysterious, would perhaps be read with |
interest by some of the many readers of your |
valuable paper. What brought this subject to
the writer's mind at this time, was noticing
the great interest taken by good people every
where this spring in regard to the enforcing of
the Sunday laws. 1 find that Cincinnati, Chill
rlicothe, and other cities, have made this an is
sue in their spring elections. and in both cities,
those that favored reform and the enforcement
of the Sunday laws were successful and also
learn that the Mayors of Cincinnati, Chilli
cothe and Portsmouth, are determined to en-
force the laws against Sabbath breakers, and all
good men say success. Not long since the wr1-
ter had occasion to visit your town, and had the
luck of staying over the Lords day; also,
had the pleasure of attending church in two of
your leading churches, and found the congre-
cation large, and apparently very devotional in
their services. The leading members at both
places being pointed out, and of course the wri-
ter had q social chat with some of those mem
bers, and in every case found that they approv
ed the enforcement of the Sunday laws in those
cities named and also expressed wish that the
Mayor of jackson would do the same thing. On
the Sabbath day the writer noticed three blast
furnaces in full work, and men and beasts
working just the same any other day. 1 en-
quired, do these furnaces Sunday same
as on any other day?'' My guide said,"yes SIR
On further enquiry, found that these furnaces
were owned and controlled by leading members
of the two leading orthodox churches of your
town. said this is surely mysterious, leading
church members running their furnaces on
Sunday. This surprised me very much indeed.
There must be something wrong some where.
Is it right to run furnaces Sunday? Surely
not. Then is it possible to successfully stop
| these furnaces on Sunday? 1 was told that
| there is one furnace in your town that stops "a
| hours every Sunday. Then if one can stop,
why not all? There is no reason why, only
| these proprietors are greedy, and crave more of
| this worlds goods. Are there no laws against
Sabbath desecration? The law Of God surely
says; Sysemenber the Sabbath fav to keen it holy.
| In it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter thy man-servant, nor
thy maid % nor thy CATTLE nor the stran
And these very men, in place of prohibiting,
compel their men and their cattle to work every
Sabbath day. This again struck me as being
| one of the ways that are mysterious, and 1 ex-
claimed, o consistency, thou surely art jewel
| what is done by leading church members what
can be expected of the publican and sinner !!
sabbath desecration, and what causes the world
to turn up their % nose at the religion re @ & Of the
think, that reform in this direction should take
place:
| mace is partly owned and controlled by the
Welsh that their President, Foundryman and
was was building, Mr. j. D. Clare and VIM Vaughn,
| two of the principal owners, agreed with these
ticable to stop stone coal furnace over Sunday,
good, and have kept their promise; and fur
possible to successfully stop stone coal furnace
every Sunday, for full "a hours. By the way, I
was further informed that the Welsh people,
with but one exception, are the first to intro
duce and to demonstrate the practicability OF
stopping the charcoal furnaces on the Lords
day. am further informed that they are the
most successful furnace operators in the State,
Ing not IN tne ahe furnace rD a
hour on Sunday, and has made more money
State If this is true, and no doubt it is. does ii
not speak volumes in favor of stopping furna-
ss has pn fully % demonstraed the pc possibility Of stop
ping stone coal furnaces, and that with success
She oGght to be held up as shining example
all stop? There is no reason why, only that
their owners will not: believe the ne day not @ fal
to stop on the Sabbath day. I pity church
~ d or % men tne Hda Pe tf
important command in the whole decalogue
And how can these reliGiousC?) people condemn
the saloonist, the cigar seller, &C., for running
their business on sunday, when they them
. selves do ,rorse? They, (the saloonist, do no
their helIish desires to deal with them bu
these professors of religion compel their serv
plain law of God, and also Of the land. Com
| pelling men to thus violate the plain law i
. worse slavery and deeper sin than the negrt
slavery in the Southern States in days of yore
and Just sure as there is a just God, his law
will be vindicated, and all transgressors hat
better stand from under. 1t is a shame ina
any one in this 10Th century should maintain
4 that running furnaces &c, on the Sabbath day
is a legitimate business 1t would be better 10
men of this belief, professors of religion ant
Sabbath desecrators who willingly, and aga1ns
) light, openly run their business every Sabbath
that mill stone had been tied around thel
t necl1s, and to be cast into the sea. The work
| moves CIVILIZATION and christianity 20 nam
t in hand, and hope and believe that the day
a not far distant when all of these furnaces, am
!, every other vice and desecration of the Sabbath
g | will have to give up their vocations on tn
e Sabbath: Every good man, every true chris
3 tian, and especially ministers, ought to com
out with all their might against this violat1o
ofthe Sabbath by their own members. My in
7 fofmant said, that as far as he knew, none
the ministers of your town ever intimate I
their congregations the evil of running furna
e drunkenness, card-playing, dancing, &C., bu
;, that from fear, or something else, they neve
: open their mouths as to this one question
T Z Week, the dsy is not far distant when they ais
e opinion, and with all their might fight sin |
: every form.
T 1 hope that these few thoughts will be pull
s lished, and that they may be the means of d.
ing some good-hope at least that they wi
n bring men to think, and that some abler han
= may take hold of this question. believe it
it worthy of thorough research. Should you fe'
: like letting it appear in your valuable per, a
{, right and If this makes its appearance, m1gf
: at some future day scribble something more VI
e on this subject; but if it does not suit, kno
where it will go, for suppose you have was
= basket. Wishing you and your valuable papt
! STRANGER.