Daily Republican., 1888-11-23
THE SABBATH.
AN ExcELLENTLEcTuRE YEs.
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
Eev. W. L. 3. muTrAy'S Lecture Before
tho wilmington Uommer oIaI college
Upon the Proper Observance
OF the Sabbath Day.

Every business mAn who naakes
money is considered . suocess; he who
does not 10 failure, whether ne kseps
the Sabbath or breaks IL.
The obligations 10 observe the Beb.
tA.h, however, neither rests upon suo.
Gers nor failure, but often divine al.
pointm0nt TO meet the necessity OF man 3
thTeef0ld nature. Man must both labor
and rest 10 iill the measure OF bis re,
BoonBibility 10 himself, 10 his fellow
man and 10 his God. For these ample
opportunities arc afforded IN the dlvi
sions Of time into day and niRht and
also Into the sRbbAtie periods. Tho
business man ought TO sleep ct least
ona third Of every twenty four hour
and keep wide awake the remaining
two thirds. This would seem to be
anfhoient rest, but the One who knows
our frame hes commanded that one day
In Boven ehould be given to rest.
He who spako As never mRu spake
said man WAs not made for the Sabbath,
bat the Sabbath for the man. This is
admitted by the whole civilized world
That men who labor six days In q week
will be more healthy aud live longer,
other things being equal, than those
who labor seven.
II 10 also claimed, according to ihg
Fourth Commandment, that Animals
used by man should have this hebdo.
ma1Al rest, and, Es tbs result OF II vi I'll
show, live longer, keep in hner oondi.
tion and do better work. This was
illustrated by . New York street car
compsny, which annouroed that they
had discovered RstRt law for incTeaa.
Ing horses usefulness and also OnG
which would add years TO his life The
company arranged their stables in
groups OF seven, so that each horEe
should have oEe days rest in seven.
As the busln ness burdens increase, 20 in
proportion does the need Of the Sabbath
rtsF. An employe recognized this fact
and refused to work on Sunday. TIE
employer kicked him out "Wh6re did
you fAli?' asked good bishop. "Iu to
the lap of -ProVlieuo0," answered the
disobArged man, "a place Of honor aud
blessing"
Professor II. Goldsy, your honored
principal, says that . good business
man must think clearly. He must be
all the time on the qul vlve. This be-
ing true. he needs Whist the RJmAns
meant by "mens cans In corpore sAnA, /"
q sound mind In a aound bo-y.
To bO able to meet the business re-
qulremonts OF this nge the brain must
be kept In the best possible condition
for iis work, In 0 great mercantile
house, In large oar shops, in great ship
yards, % we'll as in great commercial
inttrssls Of every kind, the mind muat
keep the run OF the market; it must
know men, their valuation and stand
ingi IL must know when to buy, and
what and where, when to sell, TO
whom, and for what price. In fact, the
brain must carry the whole business OF
the Arm aud everything pertaining to
-. BuslIe men every week almost,
like very BuocesBfal banker in New
York 'eE ytAts ago, by ovsrWoEk and
exposure ATesuddsnly 'zsd with brain
diseases, and in deliFlous condition
suddtDly paBs away.
Daniel Webster, Rn intellectual giant,
wbs atriot observer of the Sabbath.
While We hsv0 In this city some busi
ness me1 who opsn their mail aud dis
cuss contracts on Sunday, there are
others who will not open q bueintAs
letter on she Lords day. One of them
told me a few days ego that he had
strictly refused 10 open = business let.
ter or t. diIouts business plans on the
Sabbath, stating at ths same time a.
his reason, II lhe letter oontAined good
news 1t would keep until Monday, II
bad news h0 did not want TO be de-
priyed Of his subday's rest.
The seventh days rest 10 . neot ssity
10 tte business man for the cultivation
Of his higher nature Man is q religious
being. He will worship. In view Of
this propt Bltion Of human nature phi
losophers in seeking generic appellA.
zion for man have denominAt0d him q
religious animal. The characteristic lr
true OF him In Whatever part OF the
world he may be. Then how necessary
II 10 for man TO have time to learn Of
the true God lest he should substitute
for him objects degrading and idols do
mOrAlizlng. The Sabbath cessation from
business gives time and furnishes every
man with an opportunity TO oultivats
his higher nature that it may exert lite
power ana influence In sustaining the
whole man.
A fish dealer some years ago, VINO
bought large quantities Of olAms on
certain island, said that the oOunt
always fell short until \ mIssIonAFs
was sent among the people from whom
be puTohRted. The merchant seeing the
advantage he derived through the mis-.
siopATy's work made liberal donations
10 bis support.
Lot me say 10 you, young ladies and
gentlemen, that VIII IL Sabbath deseora-
tion has ard will sgAin keep young men
cut OF position, and in some cases
causes, to lose those which have already
been secured them; remembering the
Sabbath Day 10 keep IL holy Ia always
Il av,G -
A young man got position Saturday
night through his Sunday school tea her,
and lost 1t Monday for beiug out sailing
on Sunday. An observing merchant
saw q cashier riding on Sunday with =
sporting men and the next day closed
bis account with the bank Wh6Te the
cashier was employed. Blk employees
of . city bank were all out on q lark on
Sunday, and we're all very soon dis
missed for a breach OF trust. Men who
90 on such sprees mast have mOnsy,
YEA, more than their salary, and embCz
Elements and defAlcAiions follow.
The following story has been pub.
lIshed conoorning o millionAiFe's hrst
step. He landed In New York ON 5aIur
day night, q stranger aud peuniless. Ga
Sunday mtrnibg he looked rouGd for 3
church He found the Old Wall Street
House OF Werahip. near Broadway. He
stood on tho steps while the gay thron9
passed In. Ho WAS not faehionably
dressed aud no knew Il, Tne grandeur
Of the place appalled, him Robert Len
OF, q prominent member Of tbs church,
WAS always on the lookout for young
msa, He saw the rustic lad and welt
Up and spoke to him.
"Are you . stTsngsr In this olty2"
"Yes, sir; arrived last night "so
you came Of once to the houSe o! GJcY
''Yes, sir; my mother told ne net to
forBAks The God Of my fathers,
SWould you like . sEAt7" ~ would,
and the bAshful lad WAS uhhered to Mr.