Telegram-herald., 1891-09-21
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the audience
Altar likening the American nation
to an eagle with . weasel eating her
breast, the doctor said:
EVERY Christian nation rests on the
Fundamental principles OF Christianity
isseif. II these principles are destroyed,
We musl weep ever the ruins OF our
country. IL 10 our duty to arrest an
srchy and ruin BY every means in our
power.
Tsers 10 nothing desrsr to the heart
of an American than liberty, but let Us
not mistake liberty for license. Liberty
doesn't let every man do just IS he
wants. He mast conform TO the prln-
ciplss Of justice and right
Ii 10 customary TO refer All tho
troubles IN our social problems TO our
foreign population, and II 10 truly
great task ~ asslmslzts the VAST IN
pouring foreign population to our IDEAS
OF Christian CIVILIZATION. Bus IN throw
ing the blame on the foreigners, We are
not quite candid. The truth 10 that
rogues, vassals, and red-handed VII
iains can not run the politics OF this
country without the help of Christian
citizens, and they have the power to
.quell riot and wrong. II they would but
use IL.
believe that the danger Of Ameri-
can citizens Is their greed; their great
est trouble is their love OF dividends.
They are receiving the proceeds OF the
outrage. and are getting rich upon the
things they condemn.
Importance OF sabbath.
'There 10 no question sgitating tho
minds OF the people at this time OF any
more importance than the Sabbath
question. We don't understand tho
Sabbath according TO the Jewish law,
or according to the old "blue laws"
But we understand it IS = day OF rest
"a day made by God for man. 1t Was
never designed by the creator to take
out the fourth commandment and leave
the rest.
"In asking you to keep the Sabbath,
we want to appeal to the Christian
conscience. for that IS where the battle
must be fought There are times when
we must appeal to the law, but this Is
not such . time.
We. the Christian people of the
United States are the consenting parties
10 having the Sabbath taken from Us.
We have already been parties TO the
employment of labor on that day, and
70 all kinds of business transactions on
that day.
l don't propose TO establish the
sanctity Of the Christian Sabbath by
argument, for I know another might
come before you and outarRue me.
We Christians claim that it 10 not
written in arguments, but in our own
hearts and conscisnces- 1t is our
grandess opportunity for preclaiminR
Gods word and work. We would no
more attempt to argue for the Sabbath
than We would for the wisdom and
Justice Of the home life, without which
We would have no country worthy OF q
name. Both the Sabbath and the home
must rest IN the moral conscience OF
the nation.
1t would be false 70 say that one
could be true TO the Sabbath instinct
without Inconvenience. 1t would be very
inconvenient, sometimes, to walk to
church rather than ride In Sunday
street cars.
1t would be folly to show that rs much
money could be made by keeping the
Sabbath, for many men enrich them.
selves by breaking il, at the expense OF
the law. But no one can break moral
law wit bout breaking an economic law
for in the long run these laws are in
perfect harmony.
Neither do 1 propose to show it to
you ~ . matter of duty. That you
must settle with yourselves.
The press all over the country has
told Us that the various great plans and
projects, such rs excursion trains. Sun
day newspapers, and 20 on, that were
once considered Sabbath breaking IN
time had come to stay, and that we &C
cept the situation and make the best Of
it. We have already accepted the situ-
alton, and are making, not the best, ou'
the worst OF it, We are sharing IN Civ
ing this day away xnen We let these
things go on.
Dissertation of the sabbath.
ga few years ago, il any one wanted
ANYTHING from the drug store. he could
yet il only by going to the house of the
druggist, or his clerk, and having him
make . special trip TO the store. Now
how different it lsl In every drug store
Is fountain selling all kinds of drinks
all day long, while the sale of drugs il
the least part Of their business. 1 va.
told the other day that the ice-cream
parlors of large city would have to b
closed Sunday nights if the Christian
people stopped coming in on their way
home from church.
Then there are the milk-wagous
Not long ago you thought you could
buy your milk for Sunday on SATURDAY
night.
when you first heard the rumble OF
the freight tram wheels ON Sunday yoe
wers shocked, aud when the passenger
trains we're put on, you were shocked
once more, but you soon conceded the
point. At last came the excursion
train. and you accepted even that.
These days you must have Jour mail
on Sunday. Not one of you could give
an honest reason why you couldn't
wait until Monday a. you used 70 do
There isn't . letter delivered in the
greatest city Of the world on Sunday
~You have conceded these thing
one by one. letting your Sunday sllE
from you. All day today have heard
the newsboys ealing in your streets ths
names of POUR pspess. the TrrEsRkw
HsRsLp. and others whoss names dc
dot know, disturbing the peace OF thu
Holy Sabbath day. You have accepted
thu situation. and you have read III.
papers. you have inserted IN them you
notices; you have advertised IN them
Christian ministers have put their sun
dAy notices in them
short time ago read "a article IN
enc OF the Detrois papers rldieuIing ths
Toronto Sabbath, making fua Of th'
fact that 10 street car service 10 closed
~, ana Iortfs day Rat for peace