Telegram-herald., 1889-07-22

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The Rev. Canrhel Far devoted las
sermon Yesterday morning 10 lhe Son-
d.y olsersanie Question Which Il c.A.m-
iug tAe thoughts and attention oi tne
people 81 ii Marks ehuIch quite CA
ieas-yeiy lasl a. present lie iook his
text from Genesis IL, % 'And on tae
seventh CAY God ended he woIk which
lie had made; and he rested oa the
seventh day from az A-s worA Hhieh Ae
had made'
sAn5 Cod blessed the seventh day,
and sancfifed a. because thai n Il he
had rested from All hls work winch
God created and made"
Mr.. Far SAID that tie Bible opens
with a description Of God resting on
earth after having accomplished iAe
work cl The creation lAe h-ilv closes
with a description Of man resting lu
Heaven after the the work ot Iodtnp-
ton has heen accomplished.
III were searching FOR one word 90
express tie whole Christian religion j
would select tAe Wcrd rest. God
rtl igi0n i religion Of rest. But the
one nd OF rest 10 which / wish 10 call
yOuI attention THIS morning Is sunday
rest.
MI Fair SAID that bui few mentions
OF the Observance of sunday ale found
n the llhlc. Now there j. ln tie Bible
ara authority for sunday Observance,
and there !, an Obligation Tor rest
There Is biblical authority, national au-
thoAtv. personal obligation and sPlr4t-
usl Obligation.
There can be no question that when
God ended las work he rested. A. We
are commanded 10 labor, 80 We are
commanded 10 rest one il the cause.
the other the effect. Because We labor
we are entitled 10 rest. and because We
have rested We are better prepared for
labor. When God lad down the jew
ish law lie incorporated ~ u a day ot
rest. He made i a political and
moral Obligation for them 90 rcst one
day in seven. When there II true law
there Is az observance OF sunday.
When there j. true morals there wlL be
sunday rest"
The minister spoke Of the significance
of the Jews resting on the seventh day.
and of the Christians resting on tie
first day, but did not go lnto any
explanation or discussion OF tie man.
ner by which the change was made
from the seventh 10 the first day.
"The Jews worked SIX DAYS and
rested on the seventh. The Christian
rests on the first day 10 reparc hlm-
self for the labor of the other sx days.
"In the Old Testament YOU find ire
qucnt mention of the seventh day a. 4
day Of rest, hut when you pass 10 the
New Testament You will find the first
day more frequently mentioned. Tho
apostles rested always on the first day.
"Now. IN regard 20 the national
authority for Sunday observance. one
of the first acts after the signing Of the
Declaration OF independence, and n
Jess than one month after that was
done. George Washington sent out an
order 10 have the troops OF has army
attend divine services, and 10 he er-
cuscd from duty a. far a. possible On
Sunday.
He also spoke Of similar order
issued by Lincoln for the Union afmvs
Lincoln believed that the whole success
depended and was based on the obscr-
vance of those principles OF religion
which call for the proper obscrvance OF
Sunday. Every State, except Gallon"
MA, has a Sunday law, and person
can not be a good citizen unless he
obes the laws OF his state and Nation.
IN regard 10 personal Obligation. he
said that we are 20 constituted that the
human frame, no matter how strong,
can not stand unceaslng labor We
need and must have rest. and q has
been shown that the proper proportion
of rest 10 labor is one day out of seven.
The atheists tired 10 make the proper
ton one day IN ten, but they found i
not sufficient.
He SAID that as far as the spiritual
obligation was concerned. there was no
doubt that our religious faculties need
proper physical faculties. IN the
muddlo and rush of business Il a im-
possible for the religious faculties % bo
/ rroperlv trained. Hence day ls needed
/ Tor this purpose. On the Lord r day one
! can get the necessary religious training
I 10 keep bis religious faculties healthy
/ during the week Woe 20 that man :
religion. and woe o. that woman =
pieiy. who does not give one day each
week 10 rest and religion
sunday .s FIRST a day Of religion IN
which 90 study Gods word, second Il 4
q day of h0me-llfe - spend with the
/ family. third It's day ~ charity r
spend among the poor and The desti
/ tuic. fourth i j. day Of kindness ir
which io speak good words and %
F KIND deeds. fifth IL IS day - nature n
/ spend in the woods and the fields
Honor Gods day by attending
church. Nv knd words 81 home, ~
charity abroad. A sunday d.sh0norec
sa sunday profsned. Toftering and
/ falling VIII to the condition Of ths
naf ora which ds1accs sunday and
/ desacratae 4 %