The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-16
AS TO SABBATH DISSERTATION.
Rev. Mr.. Hogan breaches Very Prac-
tical and Forcibs Sermon.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
FOREST CITY, Jan. 15.-Last Sunday
evening Rev. j. G. Hogan chose for his
text They watched Him whether He
would heal on the Sabbath day, that
they might accuse Him." Mark iii. l.
The Lords enemies" Mr.. Hogan said.
"drove Him from Jerusalem and He
made Capernaum His place of abode.
His enemies followed Him The Lord
was preaching and they watched Him
to see if He would heal the man with
withered hand Nothing was
said but Jesus knew what was in their
mistaken and malicious hearts. and He
put this question to them: is it law
full to do good on the Sabbath day rs to
do evilP To save life as to killY Like
towards they were silent.
Christ then illustrated the spirit of
the Sabbath law. Christ is our eX-
ample in Sabbath observance as in all
things. He will furnish us \ safe rule.
How did He keep the Sabbath2 1t is
safe to say no money could induce Him
to open his shop on that day. We can
not think Of Him keeping open store
to sell milk or meat. He attended
church. He went about doing good.
We ought to give God one-seventh of
our time. Our nature demands it
But today 3,l45,0OO people in this
country are at work. Some of it may
be necessary work, but vast amount
of it is unnecessary. The United States
government is greatly at fault on this
question in regard to the mail service.
Several years ago petitions from
twenty-one states were sent to the
postmaster general requesting the dis
continuance of Sunday postal service.
The postmaster general replied: 80
long as the silver river flows and the
green grass grows and the ocean tides
rise and fall on the first day of the
week, so long shall the mails of this
republic circulate on that day"
London with its five million of peo-
pie allows no mail to be collected or
distributed, The preacher then char
acterized the Sunday newspaper as the
fountain of Sabbath desecraUion and
the sewer of all news trash of the day.
1t is the dirtiest sheet printed. 1t is
training an army of boys to be Sab
bath violators The man who adver-
tises in Sunday paper may be a dsa-
con, but he desscTates the Sabbath just
as much as if he kept open store. The
speaker then said the congressman
from our neighboring district is the
biggest criminal in the crowd in this
respect. He publishes a Sunday paper
in violation of the laws of God and
man. How can we expect the rabble
to respect our laws when the law-mak
ers themselves are not respectabls2
The workingman is much slandered
on this subject. According to the pol
Iticiau' and ths money gobbler, the
workingman wants everything that is
devilish; but the fact is the politician
and the soulless corporation want
seven days work for six days pay.
But the workingman is no fool. Con-
tinuing, the speaker said that in 1888.
when they desired to open the muse
ums and theaters in England, canvass
was made and it was found that sixty
two labor organizations, with mem
bership of 40 492, were found in favor
of open museums and theaters, and
against such dissertations, 2,412 labor
organizations, with membership of
| sol, 705, went on record
After the sermon, Mr.. Hogan read
the following resolution to be pre-
sented to the Forest City borough
council tonight, which was adopted by
a large number of those present:
Whereas, We understand that an cleo
trio railway company desire the right of
way through the main streets of our bor-
ough.
Resolved, That we hereby respectfully
REQUEST our councilmen, if they should
grant the franchise, to make the suspen.
sion of business on the discontinuance of
street cars on Sunday condition.