The Newtown bee., 1892-02-05
THE OPEN PARLIAMENT.
SUNDAY ONE OF MANS CHIEFEsT BLESS
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 In these days, it has become fashion able to speak sneeringly of the Puritan s rigid observance of Sunday. Now, ,while they erred in the very cold and stern ex- pression that they gave to their creed and worship, yet, through this, there was a moulding of sterling noblene>s of character that is much wanting in these days of pretended no creed, or very lax expression of creed in true living. It may be very easy to sco1n and ridicule the doctrine of the Sabbath as taught and exemplitied by the Pharasaic Jews and our Puritan fathers, but we should remember that no erroneous conceptions of fundamental truths can destroy or change the nature of these truths.
 Men try, in these days, to conceive of Gods sovereignty, as tinged and marked with all human weakness, and of His righteousness as only human amiable- ness, but this will not change the solemn reality that God is an infinite and im- mutable sovereign ruling in righteous ness and who will execute all His judg- ments with strict justice, visiting sin with it's merted punishment.
 Likewise, the true purpose of the Sab- bath will stand forever, whether it be perverted through many added austeri- ties and enslaving customs, or be despis- ed and disregarded by frivolous inditfer- ence to it's high and holy purpose, as with many in these days.
 We find the Sabbath principle mani fest in all Nature around us. Plants and animals, even, must have their (Sab- baths) seasons of rest or change, in order to perfect development.
 So, likewise, for man, we find the pro- vision of a Sabbath long before the be- ginning of the Mosaic dispensation, un- der which it's meaning was defined and developed as meeting mans greatest spiritual need.
 The Sabbath began with man on the earth, or rather man began his days on the earth with Sabbath. In his inno- cency, man began his week with com munion, fellowship and worship of his Creator, his spiritual nature predomi- hating over the physical. But, when he sinned and became carnal in his mind by the animal nature becoming predomi- nant, then labor for the physical takes the first place and man begins his week with labor for the maintenance of his body.
 So the nourishing and feeding of his soul must be deferred till the end of the week, as emphasized under the Mosaic law and this to continue until the coming in of the renewed and spiritual dispensa- tion.
 Now we find, in the very nature of mans being, the demand for Sabbath. His physical nature requires seasons for rest and recuperation, as in measure is provided for in the recurrence of day and night; but physiology shows, as has been demonstrated by experience, that mans physical and mental powers require, besides, rest at least one day in seven. The evident reason why so many, in this fast age, break down men, tally and physically in middle life, is their disregard of this divine principle or law of their being, in not taking this needed Sabbath from the excessive strain of their business engagements.
 In a careful observation for years, have not found one. who regarded the Sabbath in it's true spirit. thus break down in mind or body; while many, whose business was not more exacting, but who gave it all their energies for seven days a week, have gone down to