The morning news., 1893-06-24
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Some Strong Reasons Why it Should
Be Stri ct.

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Savannah, June 23.-Editor The Morn
ing News: Please publish these few
simple, plain facts concerning Sunday
observance They are culled from two
religious papers, ("Sabbath Reading and
The Parish Visitor'') and perhaps may
do some good. AS you will see, they are
opinions from men of acknowledged ex-
perience, and good will respecting the
well being of their fellow-men. AS one who
does believe in using 1.-THE Lord Is day."
only in having service to Jesus Christ
and who does enjoy it most heartily, |
would recommend it to all who are slack
regarding this matter, and who name the
name of Christ, and want to be happy,
not only In this world but also in the
next, for remember what "The Master''
says in John 14:15, Luke 923
The following sincerity is one of the
extracts
A union meeting of Congregational and
Presbyterian ministers of Chicago, list
ened last Monday to DR.. Patton, the fam
GUS missionary to the New Hebrides. He
does not disappoint one who has read the
autobiography telling so graphically of
his memorable experiences. A man of
medium stature, with flowing snow-white
hair and beard, with keen and kindly
and sympathetic voice; only to see him is
impressive; to hear him speak in such a
wonderful spirit of humility devotion and
faith is an experience never to be forgot
ten.
"Dr. Patton said that he had landed upon
these islands among race of cannibals
Often the knife had hung over his head
and the rife been presented to his breast
But he had felt that it was a Joy to be
placed in even such circumstances that he
might feel in such a remarkable way. the
presence and power of Christ. The first
concern of the missionaries had been
to translate the Bible. They
had great faith in the word of God.
When the natives heard merely the
words of the missionaries they were
untouched, because they said eve
are men as well as they, and can speak
with the same authority" But there is
a power in the Word of God which moves
the hearts of men. When he first went
among them they had no written language.
They were in the lowest degradation.
Wives were put to death upon the death
of their husbands, so was no word in the
language for widow there. The Word Of
God had completely transformed them.
On the islands on which he had labor
ed, it would be impossible to see such
Sabbath desecration as had been Witness
ed around the gates of the Exposition
Omy friends, said DR.. Patton, it seems to
me as if the glory had departed from your
Exposition. Man cannot violate Gods
law without reaping the retribution If
you had such an Exposition on theislands
my people would have stayed away from
it.
Once when man-Of-war was anchored
off one Of the islands some of the officers
and sailors went ashore on the Sabbath.
Becoming exceedingly thirsty and debil-
itated from the effects of wine, they met
some of the native people, held out q
handful of money, and pointed to the CO.
cOanut trees. The natives pointed higher.
Finally, they went away and got an in
terpreter who told the sailors that they
valued the Sabbath day more than money.
They would lead them to q refreshing
spring, and, if the sailors would come on
the morrow, they would fill their boats
with cocoanuts, but nothing would tempt
them to desecrate the Sabbath by such la
Dor. What has led to these glorious re-
sults2 The Word of God,
1t had vexed DIR. Patton exceedingly
on coming to America to see how faith
had been shaken in the inspiration of the
Scriptures. So many intellectual leaders
have been nibbling away at it. He feared
that these men little knew what they are
doing among the people of this great land.
Thank God that in the distant islands no
word of this criticism has come.
He knew of two young ladies in Sydney
who out of an infidel family had been led
by a Christian lady to accept Christ. One
day they came to this lady in tears. They
said that their minister had been telling
them in prayer meeting that part of the
Word, but not the whole, is inspired.
They wanted to know what they should
do. How could they tell what is inspired
and what is notl DR.. Patton feared that
the scholarship of to-day might be like
that of the old Hebrew doctors, who were
fully versed in the Scriptures but failed
TO recognize Christ.
The following is the other extract:
ADAM SMITH says; "The Sabbath rs a
political institution, is Of inestimable
value, Independently of its claim to divine
authority"
Lord Macaulay says: "If the Sunday
had not been observed as u Day of Rest,
but the axe, the spade, the anvil and the
loom had been at work every day during
the last three centuries, / have not the
smallest doubt that we should have been
at this moment poorer people and a less
civilized people than we are"
LaPress, q French paper, writes; ENG
land owes much of her energy and char
acter to the religious keeping of Sunday.
Why cannot France follow her, as the
sabbath was made for all men, and we
need its blessing"
DIR. D'Aubigne writes: 'tOrder and
obedience, morality and power, are all in
Britain connected with observance OF the
Sabbath" "
Sir Walter Scott wrote: ''Give to the
world one half of Sunday and you will
find that religion has no strong hold on
the other half"
John Foster says "The sabbath is a
remarkable appointment for raising the
general tone of moral existence.
Sir Robert Peel says: 81 never knew q
man to escape failures in either mind
or body. who worked seven days in a
week"
Wife, (laughingly.) There are some
excrucatingly funny Jokes in this paper
about women going Shopping all day and
never buying anything, Hueband, (hotly.) !