The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-03
THE SABBATH DAY.

day reading, aud we hope all who did
not have the pleasure of hearing him
will read what Mr.. Bycrs has to say
about Sabbath dissertation:
TEXT: 'R member the Sabbath day.
to keep it holy."-Ex. 20: g..
II the discussion of the subject il
was shown,
LIST. First that tue Sabbath was in
stlluted as a memorial Of the creative
work Of Jehovah, aud as a chain of
many links binding man to his God.
2nd. That the Sabbath IS also an
emblem or memorial of redemption.
Bird. The Sabbath was considered
as a i%Orctaste of heaven, aLd ii was
shown that is should be a day OF rest,
not only for the body, but the mind.
Having considered the design of the
Sabbath, the necessity for the Sabbath
was next notictad. And il was shown
that we need the Sabbath physically;
that the duty OF observing a specified
time-kecping it sacred 20 the Lord
like every other requirement of the
ten commandments, is impressed
upon the very constitution of man
ihat il belongs to the nIOrGL law, and
Is far different, in its binding force,
from Instituted prcccrts. 1t was
shown that but for the weekly return
Of tie Sabbath TAI would sink into
his grave ere the dawn of young man
hood had faded from his brow, WOIk-
ed to dedtb.
No nation and no individual has
%prospcrcd, in the end, Ov doing away
with the Lords day, OF which the his
tory of France during and after the
Revolution was a sad example.
Aud It was shown that the United
States and Great Britain, which
stand at the head of all nations in the
scieuccs, arts aud all that ~clevaIes aud
blcsScs a people, aud in the work of
eyangcIIzinY and outstanding the
world, also observe the Sabbath with
greater reverence than any other ma
ton. And our influence and pcrma-
ncnce as "A church, and the stability
Of our institutions demand that we be
a Sabbath honoring land.
"a Sabbath well spent, brings u
week of content and a contentcd
mind is a continual feast"
We realize more and more the
moral influence of a compliance with
the command of God in this regard.
We need these little camping
grounds in the wilderness, these GASES
in the desert, al which to refresh our
wearied powers for the coming days
OF toll and temptation. But, in the
third place il was shown hon the Sab |
bath should be Observed
Since this institution has never been
abolished, but IL, with marriage, the
only legacy of Eden, there must be-
an obligation to observe it in some
way, Otherwise the claim would be
null and void aud if observe d, il
must be in u name different from
all others.
What Standard have we 10 guide us
in This matter? There can be but u
answer. The only rule for II guild
ance is the word OF its author aud
owner.
Property carries with il the idea of
control. II God owns the day he has
The right to say how much it must be
observed, and in the Scriptures we
find the whole duty summed up in
the simple command 10 "hdItOt0 IT,"
means 10 separate from Il COM
mon to Il sacred use.
Everything, then, which contra
vencs this great principle and reduces
he day 10 a level with the rest, and
t comInOm, everything which
partakcs of unnecessary labor, whetIl-
sr of II servile nature or not, or Of
worldly pleasure, as excursions trips,
business engagements, starting and
on Journeys, reading po-
IitiGal papers, studying lessons, social
visiting, freq ucuting hotels, worldly
conversation, feasting, spending the
day in idlemess or amusement, are all
forbidden by the spirit of this
The running of the cars, aud The
carrying of the mails is a great nation
al sin, being neither a work of neces-
siiy nor mercy, and not only violates
the law of God, but our own avOwed
as a Christian nation.
The Canadian Government allows
no trains to be run on Sunday. The
great city of London, Eng, does with
nut its mails on Sunday, surely Moss
I VIM ann OH dilltllt HdNC lO liiDit
need of 4 Sunday mail than the me-
tropolis of the world!
In conclusion, the speaker said:
God, who gave us all our time, has
laid his hand upon one day aud called
It His. On that day we are asked 10
think of Him, commune with Him
and rest in Him. We must not steal
the day, we ought not to deface it.
Works of necessity and mercy must
be done, and so done are blaneless-
but if we want TO give men more time
for Sightseeing and baseball playing,
let US give them some of our own
time, and not rob God.
l believe great Improvements are
possible and advisable IN the way of
Encouragement of our times of labor,
but things desirable in themselves
may be secured n too great a cost, and
may sometimes be sought under the
inspiration of a wrong principle.
"Bui," says ono, Christ says, ''the
Sabbath was made for man" Pre-
cisely /; and therefore man should take
care os IL, honor it, preserve Il.
A false argument is often based on
ihIs expression. as if a man could do
what he pleased with The Sabbath.
The Sabbath was made for man,
but was not made for man to destroy.
The earth was made for man, but not
for him to neglect and desecrate.
Woman was made for man, but for
man to honor, cherish and protect.
The cry expression itself is a proof
Of the sacredness of the day.