St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-09
DAY OF REST NEEDED,
Archbishop Ireland's Third
Address on the Labor
Movement.
Nature Demands That Toilers
Take a Day Of
Rest.
Thrice Happy the People With
Whom Sunday Is Held
Sacred.
Labor's Rest Day Mastery Re-
viewed in All It's
Bearings.

evening rest Is Dut little beyond the
preparation for the mOrrOw'S burthen.
Foil tires limb and heart by its con-
slant reiteration, and the toiler either
sinks into Irrational irrehection. or plot
tlngs OF discomfort and rebellion occupy
his mind. Be there, then, the oasis in
the dreary desert march; be there for
the toiler the toilless day, the purpling
dawn of which sends through his soul
the thrill of liberty, and announces to
him tlte gospel of mans higher life.
The Sunday is labOr's rest day. Thrice
happy the population among whom the
Sunday is the sacred day. which neither
gold thirst nor irreligi0n has dared to
darken or pollute.
Remember to keep holy the Sabbath
day." said Jehovah TO the Hebrew ma
ton. He did not give to them from
Sinai new command: He recalled an
old one, which had lived for genera
tlonS among their forefathers. coming
down to them from the first beginnings
OF the race. The heir to the promises of
israel, the Christian church has per-
peruated the obligation of a weekly rest
day in its ordinance for the observance
OF the Sunday. Religion demands that
we cease from toll on the first day of the
week. A periodical rest-dav less fre-
Quent in its returns would not satisfy
our natural wants. Religion and nature
go hand in hand in marking out for
man the pathway to his happiness on
earth and in heaven. The religious in
stitutiOn of the Sunday is one of the
manifold evidences that religion springs
out of the depths of humanity and that
its precepts are the lines in the follow
ing ont of which man rises to the full
ness OF his natural growth. no less than
to the possession of Supernal graces.
Physical Need Of Rest.
Man is limited in his physical ability
to labor. Exaggerated toll eXhausts the
nervous force and deprives the muscle
OF itS contractibility. As fatigue in
creaSeS the mind is less capable of at
tentlOn. the movement OF limb lacks
precision and energy. Where oppOr-
tunltleS to renew brain and muscle are
infreQuent and brief, the whole organ
ism IS shattered. The maladieS of heart,
OF lungs and other vital parts are nu-
merOuS which too much work produces.
aid the final outcome is a shortening Of
life. This is one of the evils OF our
tlmeS--a rush Of work. whether of mind
or lImb. Work is money. and money is
our idol. Employers count their gains
by the output of effort on the part of
employees, and they urge these to race
with all their might. Employees com
plain If they are not permitted To work
during extra hours if they see prospect
of extra pay. Business men apparently
HE themselves away from desk and
counter, but it is to calculate and ponder
over profit and loss, and devise new
schemes, instead of throwing. for the
nonce, to the passing winds all thought of
customary avocationS. The daily rem
edy to OverWork is shorter hours of
work and longer hours for rest. This
is not enough. In the daily eXhauS-
tlOnS and recovery of forces there is
balance against the recovery. small in
one way, but ever increasing. The
mind takes but slight rest, and the
freshness of mind is most needed 10 in
vigOrate the body. The rest of the mind
comes in total departure from usual
moods, and the entering into new chan
nelS of thought. What is needed is at
near intervals whole day, when the
work of other days Is entirely forgotten.
and mind and limb put on new forms OF
life, and wax strong. repairing all pre-
vlous losses, and glOrying in the crea-
ton of new energies. Strong and
healthy bodies in the citizens of the
state are the footing stones in the
cial wealth and social intellect. and
whatever gives bodies Of the kind is a
prime blessing. which custom and law
must protect. A restful. Misunderstanding
Sunday is the condition Of health ana
strength The Monday work is easy to
the invigOrated muscle: it is pleasant,
even, from its freshness. The Saturday
work loses its anguish in the antici-
pated JOY OF the approaching Sunday.
LaborerS preserve their erect figures.
and their buoyant step, and the debility
of old age does not invade the years Of
manhO0d'S vigOr. 1t is simple fact of
observation that where Sunday is not
observed the average OF human life and
strength IS lowered. and the average
output Of human industry is not in
creased. Save the roots of the tree, if
you desire to see upon its branches fair
foliage and rich fruit. Save the health
and energy Of the laborer if the nation
is to thrive.
Moral Effect Of sunday Rest.
The moral effect of the Sunday rest
is of singular value. Man chained day
after day to the wheels of induStrialism
sinks downward toward matter. and
loses sight of the higher life Of his nat
ure. A pagan poet tells that God has
given to man noble eountenance
and commanded him to view the heay-
ems anG to lift upward the eye to the
stars. Mans grandeur is not primarily
in his ability to do Seryile work: it is in
his intellectual and moral faculties. In
the culture Of these he realizes his
true manhood. Time is needed for
this; nor is one whole day in the week
| too much. Industry profits more by the
| increase Of mental and moral yigor, de-
| rived for the Sunday rest. than it could
! from more continuous labor. Society
| profits; the need of society for its peace
| and progress Is an intelligent and con-
| tented population. The Sunday duly OBJ
served, the tOiier feels thai he is free
man. and in the enjoyment of his liberty
| the burthenS of six days are forgotten
| Arrayed in his Sunday clothes, ming
| ling with Joyous friends, inhaling a new
| atmosphere, III which. with purer air
come more elevating ideas. he is no
| longer the slave, the heYer of wood and
| drawer Of water; he is Gods child, q
man. ready to live better and happier
| life. and to take with dignity TO himself
and service to his fellow man his part
| in the general duties of the social organ
| ism. The weekly occurrence Of the
! Sunday is the oft-repeated proclama-
| ton of independence for the laborer. Let
his servitude be what it may for six
days, on kthe seventh he is free, and the
voraeiOus greed of capital must on that
day keep its hands away from him.
| The Sunday is the great teaching to all
men that there is something better for
| man than material gain. that mot of
| bread alone does man live. but of every
| word that DrOceedeth from the mouth
OF God" The Sunday bell is heavenly
music to the soul; it is the announce
/ meAt to Mammon that its sway is not
! absolute: it Is the voice of the great
moral and spiritual xorld pealing forth
| from The skies.
Sunday Cor the Family.
Without the Sunday for the toiler. the
family circle IS more a name than
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