Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-18
SABBATH OBSERVANCE,


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!. The primary teaching Of the Bible .,
70 Sabbath rest Is found In Exodus 23-l2
Six days thou shslt DO thy work and on
the seventh Cay thou shals resi-; tha. thins
IS may have rest, and the son Of thy hand
mkid, and the stranger may be refreshed
put this ~ the explanation Of the fourth
| commandment. It Is command that mar
aeedsr and therefore ors G ID makes.
III. The gospel introduces Q reign Of
grace And freedom, placing the individual
conscience before God 10 Chris. rather than
before any sncieat o., modern eeeliass:cism
Catholic or Protestant. Ths early Chris.
tians frat kept both the Christian Lo,d's
day and the Jewish Sabbath, and later
observed the CORNER only, which 10 4 aay
that rssS upon Chsis.s resurrection from
the dad scd not upon the fourth Command
msnt-Gsl. ILL would seem to hint ss
reformation Of the letter CT the fourth
commandment while Col. 2, Ig-l7 in
ciudes the Sabbath lsv of the Old
Testament amorg the things ''vhich
sre shadow Of the things to come can
conceive Of an industrial progress which
will Lessen the ho1rs of labor and d. f ase
Hs blessing 20 iha. the ply sical nsture Of
every man, woman And child can DAILY re-
csive its needed rest AID the q I'd its nae
essary recreation. and thus the necessity for
the Sabbath remain solely Ia VIA. reason
and experience dictate to be the mos: prsc
teal way 10 obey the command Of our Say
Jour ss to the development Of His image in
our souls And in the souls Of others.
cannot suppose that when the will Ct
God Is done on earth 's il Is in heaven"
We shall Gni Any necessity for whs. ha.
acted IS "a seh0elnAter to lead % o
Cnrist-" How long do We need the school
master After We have learned hi, Lesson.
III. suppose BY the word s.cularizs
yoa mean the tendency to use the Sabbath
IS . day Of recreation instead OF worship
might sum it all up under the one void
seIhshnsss-whsre one man will IN
the pursuit of recreation see
oaIy his own pleasure Aad ne2iet (
IL doing 70 others as ne would like them to
do uaso him. Where the great railroads
sd ether corporations think only Of the
almighty dollar and re gatd their servants
rs machines to produce the same, cIosir z
their eyes TO the higher Law Of the brother
hood Of man.
~. suggss. thst he church bsc me
broader and deeper in her pIesentation tf
the gospel of the son CT G I'd WHIP wGs also
son Of man. By broad Do 20. mean la,i-
tGcigsfian IN It's worst sense bu. that broad
tess which will include the whole nature of
man caring for his bodily needs as vel! ~
his spiritual cravings. I: must be sight
which makes angels weep and devils laugh
to see a church reviIiug men for Trans
sressing the law OF I'd written in a book
While obeyirg 3 law written by the ssme
God in their constitutions by going Gu, one
day in seven for breath of God's good
fresh air, the only dag Goddess iudusria-
ism will slloS them, and the sane clurch
saying nothing about the miserable sanitary
conditions IL which many are compelled TO
live and labor, il not positively looking
upon them as the plan Of God because
hotry with the sanction Of human greed
and sin.
sugx sst that we sgitate for half
holiday Oh Saturdays so IS TO secure for the
working man on ths. day the needed .eere.
alton and thus aid in resery.ng the Sabbath
for spiritual education and development.
3. / suggest that the church stop that
harmless smusemen. Of resolving IL which
she INDUCES g. her state and national gsth-
erings and get into the prsctice OF voting
And aching on the questions Of the day.
4. susges. that we repeal all the i'm.
practicable Sabbath laws and enforce ihose
that are practical.
). suggest that the members Of
churches do all their purchasing which is |
necessary on Saturday .ssrly in that day,
and remove the excuse for lorL nap en-
the part Of store keepers on the Sabbath |
mo ming
6. sugg5s. thst the church so nam.
p!ou the cause Of the working man a. to |
prove tina. she has an ilterss. in bis physi- |
cal life, aud tina. she change her phrsseol- |
1gy OF saving his soul tor that of saving the |
NJ ole man.
:. ! suggest that free sitti1gs be the rule |
a every church and tina. there b. house to
iouse vintation by church members among
be u1churched.
s suggest that the church cease to
abor to build up sect by emphasizing uu-
luly theology and nsglecting the cul:ivstio
II ''the fruits Of the spirit which are love,
ny, peace, long suffering. kindness, good
less, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.
9 suggest that the church consider as
Ter enemy the enemy Of the Sabbath and
II men, the open saloon.
10 suggest that the church couuteract |
he il tiaeDee of the Sunday newspaper no, |
~ waiting the lungs of her ministry ia cry
Og against it, but by producing cleaner,
! brighter, 8 mors enterptisirg and more |
educational sheet-or else by Christian bust
hes, men refusing TO advertise and Chris
ian people refusing to subscribe for such |
Is produce I Sunday edition.