The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-19
KEEPING THE SABBATH.
Why Sunday May BE Rightly Termed
Labor aud Capital Day"-How 1t
Should BE Observed.

Why Sunday May BE Rightly Termed
s"Labor and Capital Day"--How IT.
Should BE Observed.
Industrial friction is chiefly created
by lack of clear-cut Christian con-
science. Therefore conscience has in
calculably great cash value. The
Sabbath is to man in commercial rela-
ton what the daily meridian is to the
mariner. 1t is the time to reckon moral
ATTITUDES and longitudes, aud to correct
mistakes of position in the voyage. The
moral character OF wage-earner is
large element of his value to tho wage
payer. The moral character of the
wage-payer has similar value to the
one contracting tafurnish his labor to
capital.
BY parity Of reasoning, the Sabbath
is Labor and Capital Day." Fl is the
time, if wisely used, when the laborer
and the capitalists are made more trust
worthy, and consequently of nure value
to each other ia business point of
view.
The two points most needing atten-
ton are First and chiefly, pressing on
the hearts and cOnsciences of 3lergy and
iaity tho Importance of better Sabbath
observance on their part; secozd, bring
ing weM-known facts to the attention of
business men which go to prove con-
clusicely that sabbath dissertation in
railway, manufacturing and sther secu-
lar interests is financially unpr0ftable.
One great railway and stearlboat man.
ager specifically says: Running Sun
lay trains and boats makes the men
reckless, and 80 is the cause of many
accidents. Accidents ofte R,cost compa-
iies.a million apiece. Thesenot only p
olete dividends, but somsaimes ban T.
'up5 the corporation.
Jesus did not teach His own divini y.
ven, with more clearness than He did
tho startling truth that 1anny-preaeh-
ers as we'll as people-who expecte'ato
.o,get to Heaven would nat do so.
The white light of the,,Juagment Day
will show Individual Sabbath DIES era'
ion as the coint, where more souls .who
sad once turned Heavenward, veered in
heir way till they went straight t.
outer darkness, than AL other points O.
departure combined.
| If those who complain of being un
d able to see how properly to emplo,
Sabbath hours would simply do IS mucl
? of Chrisis work as their own spiritua
strength and life demanded, thay woul'
, find no. trouble on that score.
Nearly every church suffers from Ifs
!essnoss because the laity leave paste
and officers and Sabbath school worker
t to do the duties their own spiritual if
demands that they should do them
r selves. If they would put she time an
' effort they are worse than wasting j
Sabbath dissertation into self-deayfn
a Carist-work, they and thechurches the
|, aominally belong to would have re
: life leases. Buying and reading SUI
S day papers, Sunday travel and rides an
S visiting, Sunday negotiations of bus
+ ness matters and writing of busine
d and other letters-these aud such
J. these are the means by which the pa
g lor Of spiritual death is being spre;
o. over the faces of vast numbers
1t churches and their individual member
a Some Sabbath Association could VIC
- afford to concentrate its entire effort
|. this central citadel of Sabbath desecI
)tion.-Christian Statesman,