Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-10
A CHRISTIAN VACATION.
Religion should Not he Abandoned nur-
Ing nsys Of Hest.

Religion "a an everyday, . wori.a-day
service, but Il Is also . holiday privilege.
Religion Is not something to toll over
when ono Is NJ his tasks and on exhihi.
uoni 1t T. something 20 rest In and b. re-
freshed by and take comfort with when
by ones seif aud taking ono's ease.
Some people think " religion ns tho
labor Of the Sabbath day, us carpenter.
ing or bookkeeping Is the labor " tho
week day. Onamay DO religions labor On
Sunday and got wearied by It and need
rst from iti but the labor j. not ones r..
ligion, though % g. religious labor. Tho
hard working Sunday school teacher, il
buJly employed during the week. may
find this Sunday labor oxhausiing and
may need a vacation from It o. well as
from the week day works bat when he
leaves his claa, hehiud him and goes To
the woods OF the seash1re Or 30 some for
eign land for a summcf's roe1. 10 does
not leave his religion behind him whore
he leaves his religious labor. They arc
mistaken who think all religion IL IN
labor. Religion may bid Us labor in tho
church or the Sunday school, just "a 81
may bid M labor In tho she's shop; bnt
the labor Is only tho service which. for
the time. our religion sets IA at. not tho
religion itself. That Is deeper than hand
Or tongue.
50 when one leaves hiH home. Tor his
vacation, u h. loved COD before. he loves
him stilli n no loved his fellow men be.
fore, he loves them sfill. and Jeaus Christ
tells ma that the chief part % religion IL
10 love God most, nnd 10 love ones neigh.
bor ~ ono loves himself Ono who has
this wcllspring Ia his heart this which
Il what religion or Christianity or con-
version or faith or conservation means
he carries his religion with him wherever
he goes, jus, as truly a. he carries the
organs Of his body. lie could no more
leave his religion behind than he could
leave his pnlaing heart.
Religion has close relations 20 vacation.
"There rctnainoth u rcst Tor the children
Of God" solnc Of us do not think enough
" "thc poaca OF God which psssr,h al
understanding" God q not I'LL task
master, bidding az 70 work IN his vineyard
until sundown. Ho will give rs the noon.
day hour aud the evening hour. 10 is
an nlectlonnte father. and lets us have
our play ~ well as our task, for both ARE
good for ".
The soul tina, loves God fret and then
loves his fellow man will love them inst
~ much In vacation ~ In torn time; 10
will b. only the expression Of tho love
that will vary. The sunday fchool class
may be- lrft behind. but tho aTcctiouato
spirit will ho anectionate still. aud can.
not help finding some les lahorious way
OF expressing Itself. One will not take
his rect selnshly 20 ns TO annoy others.
lilo will be- thoughtful, tender. gracious.
kind. He may snye his strength and do
very liitlsi hnt there arc many grnsplng.
insistcnt things which hc will not do.
For no carries the same heart religion
with him. which intormiil only IT, mora
exhausting expressions. but stllI rests In
it, abiding peace and love.
There are few onscs In which vacation
will take one beyond the opportunity to
confess Christ Tho voice may not do
II. but tho very presence uf the body will
do II ON the Sabbath day. IL Is not a
wearinoss 10 80 TO Gods house ON sun.
day morning; II Is only a change aud
u rest A Christian can NJ least, wher,
ever he Is In vacation. 1T every one know
what Il his faith by taking the opportnni'
tics that come to him. Of wor.hiping with
Gods people in bis courts. That may b
all that he feels he can do, but ho owes
that much OF example to those with
whom he spends his weeks II rest. III
should nVt appear ~ gollcisiuan. Very
likely that form Of religious labor which
he wcnries himself with during the ycnl
should cease Tor awhile, hut there should
hcno question when Sunday comes whcri
he stands. II be observes his Sunday
rest and worship be- will be MI the surcr
In conversation aud domeanor, TO live
real Christian life during the week. o
HE rest. II Is 10 BE- suspected that thl
man who drops all his religious obsrry
ancos during his vacation has made then
only toll aud n profession NJ home, AM
that he IA glad 10 gct rid Of them for
season. Tho beauty Of holiness Is a
beautiful In summer rs In wintor.-lndc
pendent