The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-18
,rrrrINa LAST EVENING.
DR.. George Addresses the Congregation at
nr. Cnnkn,a Church.

DR., George Addresses the Congregation at
DR.. Cookies Church.
At the Second Presbyterian church
last night Rev. DR.. George, the Assistant
Secretary OF the American Sabbath
Union, preached to large congregation
on the 6sacredness of the Sabbath"
a would like" said DIR: George, "to
impress ON your minds the saoredness
Of the Sabbath day. | could spend an
hour enumerating to you the blessings
that come to those observing that sacred
day. l should love to talk about the
law Of the Sabbath, OF Gods tunda-
mental law, that it is q day OF rest; this
command he impressed upon tablets OF
stone, and wrote in the hearts of man.
When God had put the sun, moon and
stars in place, when he had finished the
world and created man, occupying six
DAYS in the work, then on the
seventh day he rested. should
like to trace the operationsHof this
law down the history of his
chosen people, Israel; showing how
they prospered in-itss-observance, how
they suffered, when the Observance OF
the day iell into neglect. l should love
to trace it to Christ, how he changed
the day and sent 1t down along the line
OF 80 many generations to the present
tine. Icould impress upon youthe i'm
portance OF the law by reminding you
that God placed it in the middle OF the
decaloguel ikeapost, like the main post OF
building to hold it up. But to do all
this Is the province Of your pastors, and
upon this theme they all enlarge. Lam
here Tor Il different purpose"
In speaking Of the necessity OF OBJ
serving the Sabbath, DR.. George took
his stand on the law OF God, as written
upon the tablets Of stone. "Six days
shalt thou labor, but tho seventh is the
day OF the Lord thy God"
BY resting on the seventh day, God
made it home day, day when pa.
rents should be with their children and
children with their parents.
In the discussion OF the Sabbath and
the observance ofthe day, Doctor George
went on, this fundamental law is some
times forgotten. And the law goes on
to state that neither man servant nor
maid servant nor beasts OF burden shall
be compelled to work. When q man
buys Sunday newspaper, does he think
OF the number Of servants he has en-
ployed, the editor, compositor, press
man, carrier boys? When he steps on
a Sunday train, does he remember the
nur Der Of men he has in his employ?
Whvu he takes out his horses, does he
think that in so doing he violates the
law OF God?
The Doctor then touched on the vari-
Gus forms of Sabbath Dissertation. The
railroads, the Sunday newspapers and
the United States mail service came in
for their share Of the blame. In re-
ierrinc to the claim that man might
be called to see a dying wife and be
obliged to take Sunday train, he did
not think it was right for the thousands
oil men employed on railroads to be
obliged to work'on the Sabbath, in order
that one man, every six months, be en-
ahed to return home to see his dying
Mi'oiorthel last time. he related that on
his why 10 church that evening he was
detained several minutes by a freight
train at the crossing, and asked what
right the railroad company had to de-
lay him on his way to the house Of God,
The Doctors speech was, in the main,
the same as he made last Sunday, OF
which the lNTBLLlGENCERga gave n synopsis.
Attic conclusion q vote was taken on the
question, whether the Worlds Fair at
Chicago should be kept open on Sun
day BY rising vote the large audi
encc present decided in the negative.
IN the course OF DR.. Georges speech he
announced that cards would be distrib-
gied, and by paying a dollar then and
there or next day, the holder would
gel a membership in the American
Sabbath Union for one year, and would
also gain years subscription to the
american Sabbath, q publication edited
by the American Sabbath Union. A
great many members and subscribers
We're secured.
Union services were also held in the
Martins Ferry Presbyterian church last
h'shti IN the interest Of Sabbath observ-
ahSe. Rev. II. n. Campbell presided
ahdconducted the exercises Addresses
We're made by Rev. j. L. Mccartney,
district Secretary American Sabbath
yShion, Rev, A. L. Brownlee, of the U.
church, and Rev. !. S. Winters, of the
y, church. The attendance was very
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