Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-24
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.



~ The Institution Of the sabbath n
isinased ia Paradise and vas aivea ,c m1n
Immediately sf;er his creation. IN. &C.
Cou1S 10 gwen IN tn. second chapser of
6e-esis. "On tae seventh dzy God sniad
bis work which he had npads; And be
rented, Or kept Sabss.h. s.oa ihs se7ea:h
Day, from al his work which he h.d made
And CD blessed the seveaih day, and
sanct.fed il bsciuse that 10 i. be b.5
fesssd,' or kept Sabbath, from su his
sSsk which he ND made Gen 80
Hsst formed prominent part Of its original
design, and il 10 Fact the NOS, elementary
ylew that can be taken Of toe institution.
Is 10 tie CTeasiOaai IDEA AID 10 uachanzs-
able Bot By saHetsfying this d.y o. rest.
sabbath, God Get is apsrt ~ hoiy d1y
And In 5Eessing il, he sppoin ed thar to all
who should observe il In . pfope, manner,
. blessing should FOLLOW.
e } The rrecep; for the observance Of
me baosssh 10 one Of the ten
commandments. Il 10 veil knovn
that the precep.s OF the aecaiogue are not
positive, BIZ. moral, their obligation rests
90 no enactment, bg. they we're from III
beginning naturally bin Ing Oh ali men.
The moral lay pertains not only to tn !,
Jevf, tut 10 oil men il every age. The
commandment beinya par! Of this Iax, its
universal and perpetual Obligation fellows,
according to ihs declaration Of Christ,
Marx III "fae Sabbath Was made for
man, IL was given to the race And was
intended to be observed by the race uaiver-
sally. 30 far A. ihs choice Of day .. fess |
fsy, Christians can have no doubt. Tha. |
10 desermin I'd for them. They van. n +, |
other. II 10 the Resurrection d,y. They |
would a. soon change birthday as change |
the Lofds day. 10 the Observance Of the |
sabbath the question is: What j. right. |
" nat Is g9od: VIVA; IL co.'s law What
10 best for the b lmsn family 1t large The |
question IN hsve no difficulty Is TO the true /
value and purpose Of the SABBATH. Chrias
teachings and example is the sovereign Law.
Christ said the sabbath 10 made for man. Pre-
eisely and therefore man should take care Of
II. a false argument is often set up on tbs
sxI fesslon. a ! 10 a man couii do what he
pleased h the Sibb .tb. The sabbath
was n a ie for msn, but wss not m is fer
man to dest 'oy. The earth vas made for
man. bu' nc Tor him 10 neglect or desc
Graf. Ths very OK preston i elf 10 proof
OF the sacredneas Of tn, day. A special
mesniog stt chss - this silt Of time; It is
holy, 1t 10 piece Gu. out. It is q sanct isiy,
1t isa .st.ag pace On the ,urrey Of life,
it wa' made for MN, i was set apart for
MAJ, 1t Is G,d's I TO MAJ, IL is a hint and |
t5pe Of heave- and man s1ouli be careful |
how be I ,uches lis sacredats,.
Concerning qu'si IN, three I'd four. So |
much has b'ea sugge.t ID by chose whose
articles have already sppea,ed, thai little /
needs to be saii. Those who would secu-
iarzs The sabbath degrade ne day as
certainty from r!ligious poiGt Of view. |
bui there 10 10 csftsiGty lat havI1g de- |
g'a led itst one end, they can elevat, II on |
the other, Ianeiy, on the side Of the |
I 1ple for whom they ave des r. led the |
init Triton. There lie cei tain oegradaton |
at one end, ard rot a certain elevation ut
The other. There the ways Of the secular
lists IN this matter are not equal. They |
should begin by elsvAting the people and |
enlsrgios and purifying their conception Of
sacred and noble Institutions. Ine Sabbath |
Is an older inst.tu!ion thsn any piciure-gll
J Try or museum and II any men are anxious
that the working classes sh Iuld have an |
opportunity OF seeing pictures, monuments, |
and curlosi'ies lie, thtm cut day out Of
their own lime and not stesl s day which |
ba, another seal upon it. There is cheap
vonld sec.,.rj.s ths 5.v on tb.,a o,onnds
degrade. the d.v wi,ho,t certainty eIsv.-
ti,o N, peonle God vino y.vs n. all an,
time. has laid his hand un,n ons dav and
call ID Il His On maj d,v ve are a.ksd IN
,hink of Him. +, commuos with UIm and
rest , Him wa mus, no, .tasl tho d,v
ve ought not tn 1, tars il wo,k. ~ ner'
essitV must he dome a, doing ave bl.maIe.s
If va van, IN grye mon mo,a TINA "a, ,ac,a,
.tion or ,isb. ,ein, lot N. q. va them ,ns
of our own t,me and IA no, r,b G1d
bsIiava test mnrovem ,nt. are -.,itl,
in the rsv NJ ,ear,snusnan, a, cr- time.
of tsbo, Theliara ,bs. ali NO, I,bo,