, 1882-09-23
A Day Of Rest.
Extract frem q Sermon Preached ny Rev.
n p cohlstsh. Of the Congregational
Church, Waua WlIiA. September 1fth,

the discourse. lie .eAI MAS -AHu aV
said unto them, the Sabbath wss made
for man and not man for the Sabbath
MARI 2-27.
After very te,ss and logical argument
in favor of the Sabbath As physical neca-
sity showing amons other things, that
the man who rests on that day does more
and better labor thzn the man engaged IN
Ike pursuits, who does no; So rest, then
ths moral uses Of ihs Sabbath, Mr.. Cob
!eigh says; "The Sunday laws is the
question I wish next 10 consider. l
nigh: argue from the stand point that
ours is a christian nation, for tins nation
was from the outset chIistIsn nation.
We tolerate all forms CT religion, hut al
along the goverDmsnt has scted on the
supposiucn ,hs, ne are CHRISTIAN people.
rs proclama,ions for days OF ihsnksgiv-
ing and for seasons for fasting. It's appoint
ment Of Chap.sins in our army, all are Al
acknowledgment that christianity Is the
religion Of this Country. But i wish Il
argue from another stsldpo:n, a. this
time. For sanitary reasons We should
maintain and defend the ''Sund,y Law.
Why have law Cannot men rest when
they chouse without such law NJ,
they cannot Some are SO situated that
they might, but others are not. Great
corporations nigh, keep their men al
work every day IN The week if there were
no Law to peven: it. The greed and sill
ishnsss Of Men would rob the honest IL
borer OF his Sabbath, 50 thai many would
be alnos. strangers IN their own homes
leaving as many Do, early in the morning
aud coming back late at night. Cnless the
law protects TIE l.borer, hc Is at the
mercy OF the capitalist, Men have =
right, who are IL business, 10 be protected
in their business, and not he Obliged 20
lose in consequence Of Others keeping
their stores open on the Sabbath. Con
scicntioIs clerks ought not To be obliged
to give Up their principles or iheir posi-
tons The stats should throw the ;eCjs
Of Is protection about them. Commor
morality Itself lifts up voice IN clarion
tones in favor Of the Sunday Law But
it IS objected, DO We not interfere with
;he right Of those who keep Saturday f,r
SnuGayi Hive lhcy not right 10 he
protected ard not be obliged to keIk our
>.bhs.hl !: is impossible 20 have nioce
than urs Sabbath in week. Attempts
10 have tgo would spoil both. y, law
VIII work withou. disc7mmoding some
bcdy.
IN this world, :here ara a million 81
mcu employed On eur railroads. Laws
should he passed AMI carried ort rhat
shall prevent trains beng run on the Sab
bath. Railroad mer have = night 10 ols
day in seven. The petition Of the loco
motive engineers on the y y G. 4 II
r. L., no doubt VOICES the feeling 81 4
rnul;itads Of "ther4, ea:bodying as Is i 'ga,
tho desire l. res, on the Saota,h, and
a.ving the reas rs phy the pe,itiUf. should
be granted. The following !, tie reti-
non
To WM. II ViNpEEBiIr, Vice Presi
dent: ,Sr:-The undersi sned, locomotive
engineers in yoIr eiap!ry, respectfully
represenr that the custom u ruEnir-;
freight trains on ihc S,rtath on your line
ii road Las increased, trum the occasional
moving OF one or two trans on SUNDAY,
during some great press "t business, until
It has III fact become i regular practice,
and great hardship upon your engineers.
We have borne tins erieraace paternity.
hoping every succeeding Year that /.
would decrease. We are willing to sub
mt 10 auy reasonable privs;ions mental
or physicsl-but after long and " arr
service, we do not see aoy sIgns y relief.
AMI we are forced 10 cum. ~ y"r with
our trouble, and most respectfully AK
you 70 relieve us from Sunday labor, 50 far
rs it Is III your power 10 do So. Oar Ub-
Lotions TO Sunday labor are, frst, tins
nerer-ending tJii ruins our health, and
prematureIy makes US feel worn out Ike
I'D men, ana ". are sensible Of our ina
hili;y 10 perform cur duty as well = h T
Ne work to exctss- Second, That the Gus
toms Ct ali CIVILIZED Country, as vel as ali
iags. human and d!v.n-. rec2.H:z= Sun-
DAY as 4 day for rest and recreation and
Notwithstanding interval. Of fIest hat might
he arranged Tor US upou other days than
Sunday, we feel that ~ - u it.. W
should bo forced G. eycludr ourselves
f.oa. ali church: family, AID scclIi gr.si
leges, that other citizens enjnv. Third.
nearly all the undersigned haNe children
tha. rAey desire - have ein-a'ed il
everything tl'.L WI r-G!d ~ ..:-kc .lIeln
good mep and wrineu; ana ~ ca..ut
kelp br; s-e that oar - ample Al ignoring
he S,.Ds.L dIy fl..N4rr tiEma!ally ~
i!.ducic- upon them fomtA. because
NC believe the best ia!eTes. oi l..r com
y,a8y We se-ve vii be promoted thereby.
a wen as cUrs, and because ae U,i.e,-
], conceive engineers shagld oclupy Gs
Lisl sueI4i and religious POSITIONS = MeH
IN slv other calling. We knew that ;he
question vii re Considered, hgx clT this
SUNDAY work Ne avoided, ailh ,ie nm
mersa and constantly increasing ;r1fii.
We have watched ihis meter iu7 tie past
% years. and We d ngr hesitate III say.E.
tina. We 9I rs much v5rl; III six isys,
with the a svrpth ior rest, IS - rvv ,ue
The objection may be oder j, ,,Ia, if yoa!r
lines stop, the receiving POINTS ilom
other roads will be b!ocsei u. Ia reply
re would say that when he NAN liUes
are not run, the tributarI.s would be only
TOO glad to follow The god example T.,
qIeSrirn might aiso arise, !: .s.ific is Eus-