The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-18
SHAH We observe the 8sabBathq


What shall we, do withthe, ,sabbath?,'
This is question which is occupying a
good deal OF attention among the people
OF our country at the present time, and
on the proper settlement Of which very:
much depends. Indeed so many and
such vital interests are at stake that
this can well be called one OF the burning
questions and living issues OF the home.
Shall we preserve the Sabbath OF the
pilgrim forefathers? Or shall the day be
given up to merrymaking and worldli-
ness? Shall we assemble at the sound
OF "the church-going bell'' forunited wor-
ship OF Almighty God, or shall we con-
ltlnue the commerce of the world, the
round OF pleasures and frivolties which
are so often prominent part OF the
general average citizens life, and make
no distinction between this and other
days OF the week or month? These are
questions OF vital Importance, on which
there is great diversity OF opinion.
Ii there is any truth in the revealed
word and will OF God, if, indeed, there is
a God OF might and OF righteousness, ii
there is a Supreme Ruler of the universe
who takes cognizance OF the deeds OF
mortals, who makes recognition OF faith
fulness or unfaithfulness OH the part OF
his sentlent creatures and with whom
obedience ordisobedience has any weight,
then this question OF the preservation.
and the sanctity OF the Sabbath assumes,
vast Importance and looms up before us
in giant proportions, and it's proper SET
Element is one OF the most important
notices which can command the thought
care or activities of any human mind.
Judged from the most material and
selfish standpoint OF success and we'll
being, the evidence is positive and sub
stantial in favor OF a strict observance
OF day OF rest for man and beast,
simply and wholly on the basis Of profit
and loss, as it Is well and fully proven
that people, ANIMALS and machinery ac-
complish most, endure longest and, as a
whole, give the most satisfactory results
i'll labor performed with regular and
stated periods OF rest and cessation
IRON activity, and this from purely
physiological and mechanical stand
points OF observation. Add to these
wcll-known facts in the natural world
| the proofs and facts which might be
brought to bear from moral and spirit
ual and religious considerations, and the
matter OF Sabbath observance is lifted
at once into IA position OF supreme i'm
pOrtance, worthy our most consciell-
tious considera ton and positive support.
| Who are those mostin favor OF care
ful, thorough observance OF the Sabbath
day as Il day OF rest and worship? On
the other hand, who are the opponents
Of the sancity and, Observance OF this
| day? In commercial circles the business
men who desire this day OF rest and
| freedom from business cares and secular
employment are very largely engaged in
the higher and more honorable grades ol
business and are very often the leaders
in the special lines or departments oi
trade, often large merchants, heavy
| financiers, energetic, successful business
nent, who honor the Sabbath day OF
rest. are men OF recognized ability and
integrity, who command the respect of
the community. Surely the defenders
OF the Sabbath stand in the front ranks
OF good citizens and home-workers on
general principles and in special lines OF
words and works. These defenders are
also found most earnest and active III
church and mission work; in the Sunday
school and the prayer meetings and IL
carrying needed help, OF whatever sort
to the poor, the afflicted and the sick
AS ministering angels, they are founc
doing good in hospitals, prisons ant
aims houses, in temperance and Christ
ian endeavors OF varied form and name
Who are on the other side? You vii
,, find the chiefest opponents to Sablat
, observance among the dissOlute classes
whose lives are at constant varianc
with the laws OF temperance, chastity
godliness or righteousness. twill fln
the strongest believers in no Sabbat
and the most thorough devoters to til
idea in the practices OF their daily vices
| 10 fla h,,. ol..
, our prisons and penitentiaries, anon
our most drunken and profane and law
: less people, who are q terror to tlIei
families, a burden to the community an
, prominent members Of reform are know
! as the dangerous classes, whose inHucnc
in government, in politics, III society,
on the side OF vice, crime, immorllit
5 and anarchy. | grant there are man
people who have arrayed themselvc
against the Christian Sabbath, who ar
quiet. inoffensive people, but they al
largely in their position on the subject
because OF ignorance or thoughtlessness
or perverse education in foreign lands
and they are not prominent in religion
thought or life, III the true charities {
the word, OF in the highest form of mir
istrations OF good to a needy, simple
suffering world.
This article has already exceeded til
limits intended, as to length, and mus
be concluded. hope the sced-thought
herein contained may be the means {
) developing other and kindred thought
! till a harvest OF good and helpful actio
may be the blessed result.-N[iss l.
. DeVelling, National Lecturer and o.
) ganizer OF W. c. I. y.
Married.
=, EIGH-BALE-At the Episcopal church
! Rapid City, July 10, 1890. Rev. G. &. Wa
officiating, S. II. Leigh and Miss Laura Bal
!; both of Bridgeport, Custer county.
District Convention.
}, The second annual convention of IL