Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-16
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
No. /, Rev. J. ". Wfman.

H0nsns ChYistl1o Temperance Cnion anc
esp .ciaiy Mrs. |. G. Ross. su,'s Of tn.
DstG Of Sabbath Observance, desery.
thanks for the happy thought
In regard TO he frat two questions, w
may refer to the very oppressive Language
Of Rs, 4 II. Strong. d D.. Of Rochester
\ Y. The SabbsIh is Of perpetual obi
PATTON ~ Gods appointed memorial Of hi,
creating sctiviiy Gen. 2 3. And God
blessed the seventh day AID halloved IL
because hat in it lie rested from all the
york which God had created and made. !
Our res; is 20 be 4 miniature Representation
Of Gods res'. As God worked sig divine
days an resied ooe divine day, 90 are We
10 imitation Of Him to work SIX human
days and TO rest ore human day. This
rqaisi,ion made st the creation applies /,
man as mao, everywhere AID always and
far antedates the deCslcgue.-The Sab
bath Itself part OF the moral law and 10
necessity Of human naiure. That law
binds US 10 set apart q seventh portion OF
our time for rest and ~or.hip,-siter six
days Of work, one day Of rest
proudhot, the Ffer ca socialist, said
"Dimirl,h the week by one day. and you
have no, enough to justify rest day; IN
crease ths week by one day, and labor
b. lmes excessive; divide the week and give
man half holiday every three days. and
you acrease the loss of tins by multiply
lug the divisions Of time and dividing the
natural unii d the week give man IS
hours rest after II days work. and you kill
him by inertia after bruisipg him by ia
.ixus
Ia London G4l physicians signed petit
tion TO the T. iglish Parliament against
opening Crystal Palace on the Sabbath, in
-hicb they say We know that the Sab
bath res. is necessary to restore the phy,i.
cal equilibrium, which has been disturbed
by .r days york
For years the Delaware. LsckAwsna and
Western Railroad ran no trains on the ) lb-
bath. The general manager said: Giving
our men the Sabbath approves The service
We IN 10 as mucl trsr spGitiDg 10 t4
hours as otherwise We could do 10 lGs ''
Hon. VIM. + Dodge, the distinguished
Christian philan,hropist, was one Of the
fJunder. Of this road au1 was probably
more varously cornece ed with rsiirosdipg
than any man Of his time. He always used
ais iTil1ence against Sunday traffic. 10 9
remarkable address which he delivered in
IA Boston after eulog ng the railroads for
the -sy IA which they had wrought wonders
for the rapid developm srt and general pros
peri4y Of ouI )untry and after referring
to tie Thousands Of millions Of dollars
invested IN then snd tho hundreds c + thou
sands u our ciiig ans employ ed 10 building
and running them or in providing their
% iipment aud supplies. he adds this sig
nidc,nt paragraph
Railroad msnsgefs determ aed to use the
sabbath as AIRY other day, must either drive
the Sabb 9Th loyiag employees from their
roads, or so demoralZs them that they will
soon come 70 feel, IL there is no binding
force in ihs fourth commandment. there is
none 10 the eighth Stockholders will fl nd
they have pscdnisry interest in so con
Quoting their rosts that men can be EN-
ploye1 Who believe they have . right TO
claim the one dsy' rect which God and
nature demand II those who iLves, only
inquire Does srosd pay regular jivl.
deuis no matter how the get the m 1ney. |
DO not be too sure CT you- dividends. |
Ihose over worked engineers, conductors
or brskemen may lose all int rest in their
duties, become discouraged and careless, |
or incapable OF that promp. action necesn
~ in the moment Of dsr ger. snl an sec
De ut may occur which viii not only send
macy into eternity. bnt csuse los, that
will make 6 dividend impossible
Sabbath breakers slssys lay ups loss,
". FRI quent expression Of his which has
J come progsrb.
10 tho current number Of the Forum,
Ptof David S~iug speaks in al intellige
manner on WHIST the American sun day
should be In this article he strongly
opposes the copying OF the European SUI
day. lie tays:
The ides Of $ day Of res. for man aud
beast ought to a.k no all from rev elslion,
20 easily should it repose 90 the wants Of
our race. A ne pity Of Americans pei
haps favor the day because Of their relig
iOus beliefs and feelings; but almost the
entire population ought TO confess the value
OF q season which might Oft 4r res: and .
certain mental sGd spiritual elevation 10 |
the millions who are gathered in
the a states tie continues The
occupation Of this country By the European
Sunday ought to be looked upon as . great
calamity Such day inteusihes passions
the Sunday was designed 10 abste. Il
doubles the opportunity Of both vice and
crime. Uader it society can live indeed.
bui the spectacle is a poor one compared
with the vision of great nation in which
the dreamer sees the lsbors Of the week all
suspended for one day, the dens Of temp.a
ton all closed, the churches. the parks, the
htraries, the galleries, the fields all open,
and frequeutti by millions Of persons in
youth or in ell sge, who one day in seven
touch existence on Its greater side"
Prof. swing believes the solution Of tie
problem lies ia the direction Of the Puritan
Sabbath instead Of away from it.
In view OF these quotations and similar
ones which might be extended to almost
indeaote length, and also in view OF the
plain Judgments of mankind. We answer
ihst the evidence is clear ss sunlight that
Gods purpose in ins,ituting the Saba b
was to provide for the undeniAble necesn
ties of the human race. And in the lsl-
susge Of Rev. Alvsh Hovey, d. d,
q There is strong reason 20 suppose that An
institution which was conducive to the high
est welfare Of men. before the coming OF
Christ. must be conducive to the tame end
afstr his coming, espetisly il this insti,n
hon seems sdspted 10 the very nature OF
man in every lard and in every age
5. The thfd question need not de Ain US
iong. The Sabbath is seculariEsd by unnec-
ssssry labor. II is of curse admitted tha.
some Labor is necessary, but this should De
reduced as FAR as possible. Only Ih a which
10 :, qlired for xcls OF vorsbip, necessity
and me, should b. performed. The &c;
efal chat K ID have the work Of the week
reviewed or examined on Sunday or to have
the plans well ia for the week TO
come, sill iltIcs:e a tendency 10 Pc
vert the S.bbt,h The rapidly increasing
SaadSy ttsv Il sad the sunday newspapers
are smors III, uost potent inf n ,es for
Sc, ulsririog the day.
Then it i, to be feared that schools in
many places are 80 ,nducted that the pupils
are compelled to work en- Sundays or fail
in ,hen lessons.
Bu, while the Sabbath NAV be perverted
BY atten ion to regular secular duties, let
Us not forgot {, mention that i; may also
be desec,sted q tie ast fsc.usilv bS ST. rID
IspULGyscg. Too macy spend The week
IN esrousai or d.sspatiou or ever sxe,tion
and then slse, il oh on Sunday. omany,
the ideal CT Sabbath observance 10 70
DO 10 hing but loll and lounge about. The
sof usss Of every bed is to be tried. The
comfort Of every easy chair 10 to be tessed
To drawl in speech and 6rsg in movement
is the aim. II il were tack to breathe, or
Hardship to eat. they would do neither.
They would simply vegitste like the cab
bare or mushfoom.
These are am6ng the influences which are
oolspiring FOR the destruction Of our Sab
bath.
Ths practical suggestions We have to
CHER are q lite simple. Let upright, honor.
able cisiz me cease Decorating it themselves.
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