Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-22

Was the Subject at the Presby
terrain Church Last Night.

that the people Of false religions in some
countries are adopting il as their sacred
day This Is true Of many in India, now
under the government of Great Britain.
This is a significant sign OF the times,
when false religions approximate the
Christian religion in this way. It shows
that the observance Of a sacred day is Of
great consequence, and that men need
just what God has ordained for our good
In all ages day in every week has been
held sacred by Gods people, and when
the people failed TO observe il, the penal
~ came in some form, as the word of
God will show.
In modern, and as well as in ancient
times, a sacred day has been observed
and penalties of serious character have
come through its neglect Blackstone
says: "A corruption of public morals
usually follows PROCLAMATION Of the Sab
BATH During the time that France OBJ
served one day in ten, instead of one day
in seven. the women became so degraded
that they took their needlework and set
20 witness the executions as a morning
pastime. Il was remark of Judge Hale.
that OF all persons convicted of capital
crimes, while he was upon the bench. he
found few who did not confess that they
began their career of wickedness by a
neglect Of the Sabbath" Then the bene-
fits Of Sabbath observance are Just as
conspicuous as the evil consequences in
case Of misunderstanding. Macauley
the historian, says. Hence it is that we
are not impoverished, but. on the contra
~, enriched by this Sabbath day, which
We have for so many years devoted to
rest. While the machinery is stopped,
while the car rests on the road, while the
smoke ceases to rise from the chimney
Ct the factory, the nation enriches none
the less than during the working days of
the week" DIR Hodge declares: The
Sabbath is TO the nations what the Nile is
TO Egypt Count Montelawbert says:
Impartial men are convinced that the
political education by which the lower
classes ofth English nation surpass other
nations, that the extraordinary wealth of
England, and her supreme maratime pow
er are clear proofs of the blessing Of God
bestowed upon this nation for its distin-
guished Sabbath observance. Those who
behold the enormous commerce of En-
gland, in the harbor, the railways, the
manufactures, etc, cannot see without
astonishmens the quiet of the Sabbath
day"
Another writer has said of our coun-
try; "0ur observance OF the Sabbath is
the only thing truly national and Ameri-
can; and for this cause, If no other, he
trusted that it would never lose it's hold
on our affections and patriotism. En-
gland and the United States are two ma
tions that stand coEspiciously forward in
the observance of the Sabbath, and other
nations are beginning to see what the
Sabbath has done for them and are striv-
ing to secure the same blessings for them
selves. France, we are told, is making
determined effort to secure . better OBJ
servance of the Sabbath. In Austria
laws have been passed, recently, prohibit
ting many kinds of work on the Sabbath
day In some parts OF India the people
have protested against the dispatch of
the mails on the Sabbath, and some of
their best men have spoken in defense Of
the observance of the day. The Parsees
have declared that 1.-THE people of all
classes and creeds would be affected by
the loss of an institution which had con-
tributed 20 the moral and financial wei.
fare" In every land where the Sabbath
is observed, christian and heather, the
testimony is that it has brought blessings
to nations and communities. The bene-
fits to individuals are just as conspicuous
as to communities Wilberforce, tho lived |
to the age of eighty, declared that his
prolonged usefulness was to be attribu |
ted to the observance of that day. Isaac
Taylor says "A Sunday given to the
soul, is the best of all means for the re-
freshment of the intellect" Gladstone, |
speaking at the end of laborous public
career of nearly ifty-seven years, said: II |
attribute in great part to that cause the |
prolongation of my life and the preserva-
ton of the faculties that may still pos
sess.p Wilkie, the artist, says: Those
artists who wrought on Sunday were soon
disqualified from working at ALL
In the olden time when wagons went over
the plains TO California, those who kept
right on seven days in the week were a
week behind those who rested on the Sab
bath and came to the close Of their journey
with loss of horses and cattle. The
owner of an extensive car establishment
has testified that he could work horse
eight miles day for six days in the
week to better advantage than six miles
day for seven days in the week. Many
facts can be given to show that there 10
no gain to the individual. to the commu-
nifty or the nation by violation of the
fourth commandment Mr.. Gladstone
says that the working class in England |
are in favor of the Sabbath, and opposed !
not merely to its avowed abolition, but |
to whatever might indirectly tend to
that result = Our best interests for time |
and eternity, for home and country, are |