Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-30

The Evening SESSION was spent in list.
euing 10 the R~prtS from the Churches
Report OF the Oxford Conference Mission
sry Conn itter, and the X port from the
Delegates To- the National Council.
"Wednesday morning until > 80 O'Clock
was devoted - routine business and devo-
tionsl exercises, At Lslf past nine the
Sunday question was discussed. To Rev.
c. Dame OF AudOver, was assigned The
topic Of "its Divine authority" We did
not arrive IN season 90 take notes Of hi
was discussed by Rev. Gilman Rice OF Sum
ner Rev. ID. Garland Of Bethel, vigor
Gus old gentleman who has long been
known 10 our readers, spoke OF Its Clsims
upon mankind" lie claimed that mankind
need the sabbath; the human frame l. like
a timepi,cc; Il must be wound up at sisted
Intervals, AMI The r - oi a Sabbath was
the winding ~ process. Those who Oh
serve the Sabbath live longest aud have
The best health one man remarked TO
him Il hsve learned by experience that
nothing i gained nv Sabbath dissertation :;
teams will 30 more in six days than they
will Z worked seven" E~erything done
on the Sabbath. i - much stolen from
God The sabbath was made for the
whole wurlt. not for Christians alone.
Keeping the sabbath Is a benefit external
H.. internally sni e,erusl!y.
Singing ~ congregation.
Rev A. wi,wall OF Norway, spoke OF
sabbath Dissertation. Remember the Sab
ls'h dan 90 keep il holy; that j. sacred
Iou't d.>rcra;c the day. Some one has
vel said IL j. a day ia which W. should
no, 30 our own works nor think onr OVID
thoughts |; j. not = day simply for phys
zeal rest. - some now seem % think. This
"a, ro' the case rftscn or twenty years
$50 soon - W. lose sight ~ the char
qct.r " The DAY We shall become a. France
was I'm N, days OF her revelation, from
which -h@ hs- not VT recovered The
Queen 81 Enslard said that the Bible was
The foundation ~ Enslani's greatness; II
We lose our Christian Sabbath, We shall
los. the foundation OF our nstionsl great
ness.
C.p. II. Y Bolster from The committee
% resolutions PR scented the following;
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED CONCERNING Tux
SABBATH
WHEREAS. There seems 20 be sn increas-
ing Z, nd-ucv on the part Of the people OF
our State AMI County, .tokargeiy Ignore
and pervert the force Of the teaching oil
that part Of Gods command 10 the Children
OF meu 20 Remember the Sabbath day To
keep 10 holy" We instead or doing this
and thereby making IL r day OF holy rest,
ar the rather Inclined A. people 10 make
10 iay of recreation aud sinful anuse-
meut aud thereby perverting The Intended
sancritv Of the day, violating Gods known
and positive command. aud also doing
sscrilrge 70 the better teachings aud
pruiuptingS ~ our own cOnsciences.
WHEREAS. We believe that the preva-
lence % these evils that exist IN our whole
country. growing ont OF the practice OF
deSecratihg Gods Holy Day, IN various
wsyS. i really chargable 20 the slniul ten
denotes Of the people, and that the only
way 10 remove the evil, Il not merely 70
tax away the opportunity 10 DO the e'li
hut rather the INCLINATION, and disposition
20 siu against God. aud break HIS known
commands; therefore,
Res5ired, That We, the OXFORD confer
euce OF Congregational Churches, louuiy
aud strongly protest, against the doing oy
the members of our Churches, anything Oh
he Sabbath day, that shall have tenuen'
cy 20 destroy or break in upon the sacred
ness Cf that dsy. and that we ministers
and laymen. will in all proper ways lncui-
cate il upon the minds aud hearts oil the
people. That Gods command TO ne,
member the Sabbath day 20 Keep IL holy
still stands intact, aud In full force, 10 tha'
HOLY Word that He has given Us, to gulde
aud direct ~ 10 life's journey, ana 10 Tue
proper discharge of the duties placed upon
~ and that we will throw the whole iOrCe
OF our influence upon the side OF Coo aho
right by endeavOring 10 fully obey Ills
teaching in the keeping OF this day.
Can't Bolster said that he had read many
resolutions passed by various religious
organizations, but none OF them quite met
bis views. a. they threw all the blame upon
railroads sud steamboat companies lie
thought the trouble was that the people
had got into such low state that they de-
mand Sunday travel, aud patronize the
Sunday trains and boats so well that II
pays these corporations TO run them. II
church members failed to patronize such
excursions. he believed they would soon
become Improbable, snd therefore be dis
continued.
AMER the resolutions were presented the
discussion became general and was partic'
mated in ~ Rev. Mr. Rice OF Sumner, Mr.
Garland. Rev. Mr. Burbank of So Paris
Methodist Church, Mr.. Butler, Rev. Mr.
Bowler Of Bethel, Rev. Mr.. Jerome Of Cor
ham. \. II, Mr. Sewen OF Sumner Dea'
s,etson of Sumnei and one or two others
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. A. ". Valentine, Scribe OF the Con
ference. presented greetings to the Con
ference from Massachusetts, societies which
~ -acaotlv Waited