The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-05
SAVE THE SABBATH.
Rev. DR.. Tslmsge Chooses A subject OF
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BROOKLYN, June 2l.-FOr toda
Rev. DIR. Talmago has chosen suhicc
of world wide interest as the theme Q
his sermon through the press viz, Tn
necessity of guarding the christian Sab
bath against inVoeions that aim at 1t!
destruction. The text selected was
Exodus XXI, 13, "Verily my SabDathf
Ye shall keep" >,
The wisdom OF cessation from hard Ia
Dor one day out of The seven IS almost
universally acknowledged. The world
hos found out that IL can do less WORK III
seven days than in six, and that tho 81
days of the year devoted to rest arc an
addition rather than n subsLrac.
tlon. Experiments have been made
in all departments. The great Lord
Castlereagh thought he could work his
brain 365 days III tho year, but alter
awhile broke down and committed suicide
and Wilpelorce said OF him: "poor
Castlereagh! This is the result OF the
nonobserVance OF the Sabbathn
A celebrated merchant declared, 81
should have l,een maniac long age hut
for the Sabbath" The nerves, the brain,
the muscles, the bones, the entire physic'
al, intellectual and moral nature cry cut
for tho Sabbath resi-. What is true OF
man is for the most part true, ,olthe brute.
Travellers have found out that they como
to their places Of destination sooner
when they let their horses rest by the
way on the Sabbath. What is tho mat.
ter with those forlorn creatures harnessed
TO some of the city cars? Why do they
stumble and stagger and fall? 1t is for
The lack OF tho Sabbatc rest.
In other words, when the herdsmen
drove tn cir sheep and cattle from the far
west down 10 the seaboard, it was found
out by experiment that those herdsmen
and drovers who halted over the seventh
day got down sooner to the seaboard
than those who passed on without the
observance Of the holy Sabbath. The
fishermen of the coast Of Newfoundland
declare that those mon during the year
catch the most fish who stop during The
LORDS day.
When asked The Rocky mountain
engineer why he changed locomotives
when 1t seemed TO be straight route,
he said, 1--WE havo to let the locomotive
stop and cool of or the machinery woult
soon break down." Men who made
lnrge quantities Of salt were told that i
they allowed thor kettles TO cool Over
Sunday they would submit themselves
to geart deal Of damage. The expcrl
ment was made, some observing th,
Sabbath and some not observing The Sab
bath. Those who allowed the fires l.
20 down and the kettles TO cool once
week were compelled TO spend only
teW pennies III the way Of repairs, Will
in the cases where no Sabbath was OF
served many dollars were demanded fC
repairs.
In other words, intelligent man, DUN
beast and dead machinery cry out Tor th
Lords day. But while the attempt Il
kill the Sabbath by the stroke of AK an,
tiail and Yardstick has beautifully falle,
it Ia proposed in our day to drown th
Sabbath by flooding it with secula
amusements. They would bury it YER,
deceHtly under tho wreath OF The large
company and to the music of all brazcl
lnstrum ents.
There are today ID the different cite
10000 hands and 10000 pens busy in Mt
tempting to cut out the heart of on
Christian Sabbath and leave il bleed
ing skeleton Of what it once was. Th
effort 10 organized and tremendous, an,
unless the friends Of Christ and the loI
ers ofgood order shall rouse up riel
speedily their sermons and Erotests wi
be uttered after the castle IS taket
There are cities IN the land were the Sal
bath has almost persisted, and it is b,
coming a practical question whether "
who received pure Sabbath from Il
hands of our fathers shall have piety n,
pluck enough to give to our children q
same blesssd inheritance. The etern
God helping lib we will!
protest against this invasion of Il
holy Sabbath in the first place becaut
it 10 q war on divine enactment. &c
says IN Isaiah, "If thou turn away I'll
foot from doing thy pleasure On my hol
DAY. thou shalt walk upon the hig
places" What did he mean by "doin
thy pleasure2" lie referred to secula
and worldly amusements. A man tol
me he was never somuch frightened n
IN the midst Of an earthquake, when th
beasts OF the field beloved in fear an,
even the barnyard fowls screamed in ter
ror. We'll it was when the earth wa
shaking and the sky was all iull of fir
that God made the great announcement
"Remember the Sabbath day to keep
holy"
Go through The streets where tn,
theaters are open on q Sabbath night
60 up on the stops; enter the boxes o
those places Of entertainment, and tel
me IT that is keeping the Sabbath holy
"Oh," says some one, "God won't be
dlspleased with grand sacred concert ,
A gentleman who was present at 9
grand sacred concert, ,one Sabbath night
IN one OF the theaters Of our great cities
SAID that during the exercises there were
comic and sentimental songs lnterspersed
WIN coarse jokes, and there were dan
ses; end farce, and tight rope walking.
ana trapeze performance. I euppose
~ was holy dance and q consecreted
tHat rope. This is what thew chi q
grand sacred concert" ''
we hear great deal Of to,k oho,,
Hthe rights Of the people' to have u iua,
such amusements on Sunday as0 as ibe, }"S'
want to have. wonder # the %s lucy tne2
has any rights. You rule vour 'S Son,;,u' n'Hro
the governor rules tho state: tho "'mny mros,
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