Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-07
AYaeht Stranded.

The Starlight, of she New Haven Yacht Fleet on the. ROcks-The Crew Taken
 or by a snflboat-Not n Total Wreck.
 Yesterday the Starlight, one of the New Haven yacht fleet and owned by Merrill White, while sailing through the Sound ran upon ledge of rocks between the ight- house and Den Mansfeld's place at East Hav en river. A large hole vas stove in her bot tom and she rapidly filled. Those on board took to the yawl and sailbost from Mans fields came of and picked them up. Word was sent to the city and MT. White, the own CT, hired tug and went out to the wreck. If the weather continues favorable it is thought the yacht. after the hole in her is closed by canvas, may be pumped ont and repaired. The Starlight is one of the best boats in the fleet and 1t is hoped that she will be saved and again take her place in line
 Shall the Sabbath Go?
 Rev. s. H. Bray Says 1t is Slipping AwRy-He DepIOres Sunday Trains and
 Don't Believe ia Christians Who Wor-
 ship at COney IsIand-What Working
 Men Should Do.
 The enthusiastically arranged seats of the Humphrey street Congregational church were we'll filled last evening with congrega- tion that had gathered to listen to the ser mon of the pastor, Rev. s. H. Bray, upon Sunday in New Haven-ShaIl it be 8 Holy Day or a Holiday2" The text was from the commandment in the mosaic law which re- lates to the observance of the Sabbath; 8 commandment which the speaker said does not command us to remember Sunday to make holiday of it, but holy day. We need to remember, too, that it is 8 whole day, not half day. We are accustomed to hear men say that the Sunday ordained in the mosaic dispensation was temporary institution that has passed away. The com mandment is still as binding as any other. We might as well say that the injunction not to steal, or to commit no murder, was not binding now.
 The obligation to keep holy the Sabbath day is based first upon divine right God has right to command his children to give one day out of the seven to him.
 Again, the basis of obligation is in human gratitude, or should be. Get man to re- peat that text "Every good and perfect thing eometh down from above," and he ought to feel in his soul response to that emotion. pity the Christian who goes to Gods house as matter of penance. It Is privilege to join in the worship of God. If it were a matter of penance with me I would preach my farewell sermon right away.
 Thirdly, the Sabbath is sanitary matter. Man needs a let-up. There is something in- vigorating in the Sweet, quiet hush of Sun- day morning. Take a horse that works se7ens day week and one that has one day for rest and observe the contrast. Compare men in the same way and we see that God is wiser than men. Yet, such is the greed of men that Sunday has to be imperative to some extent. The work of breaking in on the Sabbath has come about gradually. can remember when no Sunday trains were nun except in case of accident. But the milk trains, the fruit trains, mail trains, cattle trains, paper trains and finally the passenger trains have been added gradually, and now Sunday is the great freight day on the rail roads Little by little public senti- ment has been broken down, and to day Sunday is largely gone. When we protest we are told that the new order of things is to be permanent. If we could take birds eye view of this country and could see Co ney Island, Long Branch, Glen Island, Long Beach and up the rivers and about to all the popular resorts and see the hundreds of tkous- ands of people giving themselves up to pleas ure we would think that indeed Sunday Is no more holy day, but is become holidar. But it was only few months ago that the authorities in this city protested against Sum- day concerts, Sunday excursion boats and horse cars The cara may be necessary in Brooklyn and New York, and possibly here.
 Where is our help? How shall we prevent Sunday from being holiday in the City of Films? I doubt the propriety of enacting laws to interfere with individual liberty, because it won't do any good If an individual chooses to go out fishing, or boat ing, or riding, it's his own affair. He can do those things as an individual and there's the limit. The province of legislation is to curb traffic, to prohibit Sunday trains, excursions, men were to go out and play game of ball they would be arrested. Is that any worse than for two or three hundred people to go off on an excursion People coming from foreign nations say ''Give us our rights. They imagine they need greater liberty than we give them. If they don't like our ways let them go elsewhere But am told that many Germans are falling in with our i6eas of Sunday for rest. The question of rights is tWo-sided one. Every man has a God given right to lay down his implements of labor and rest one day in seven. No body of workingmen has a right to demand that a few others shall work on Sunday in order that they may recreate. The workingmen of this country should under stand that it is for their interest to protect the Sabbath or it will slip away from them and they will have to work every day in the week, as do the Iaborers in shops iu Paris, Rome and other European cities.
 The responsibility of Christians is great in this matter. Dr. Buckley, one of the most learned editors in the ranks of religious papers, SAYS that Christians are largely at fault for the breaking down of public ssnti- ment. Christians go to Coney Island on the Sabbath, put plaster on their consciences by listening to sermon on & hotel piazza in the morning and then listen to the band con- certs in the afternoon and evening and then go home and say they have been worshipping God by the seaside.
 The sermon closed with strong protest against the prevailing tendency among churches to shorten hours of Sabbath wor- ship.
 West Haven.
 How the Fourth Went OR-The Rush to