Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
The Eminent Brooklyn Divine'S Sun
day Sermon.
Subject: "The Sabbath Rest"

ono dav out of seven is almost universally
acknowledged. The world has found out
that it can do less work in seven days than
in six, AMI that the ffty-two days OF the
year devoted 10 rest are an addition rather
than a subtraction. Experiments have been
made in all departments. The great Lord
Castlereagh thought he could work his
brain 365 days in the year, but after awhile
broke down and committed suicide, and
Wilberforce said of him "Poor Castlereagh!
This is the result OF the nonobseryance OF
the Sabbath |"
A celebrated merchant declared, III should
have been q maniac long ago but for the
Sabbath The nerves, the brain. the
muscles. the bones, the entire physical in
tellectual AMI moral nature cry out for the
Sabhatic rest. What is true Of man is, for
the most part, true of the brute. Travellers
have found out that they como to their
places OF destination sooner VIXEN they let
their horses rest by the way on the Sab
bath. What is the matter with those for
lorn creatures harnessed to some OF the city
cars? Why do they stumble and stayger AMI
fall? 1t is forthe lack OF the Sabbatic rest.
In other days. when the herdsmen drove
their sheep and cattle from the Far West
down TO the seaboard. it was fount out by
experiment that those herismen and drOvers
who halted over the seventh day got down
SOO06I 10 tho S0dDOdlu tufan bhOSC N'AO
passed. on without the observance OF the
holy Sabbath. The fishermen off the coast
OF Newfoundland declare that those men
during the wear catch the most fish who stop
during the Lords day.
When I asked the Rocky MouuNin loco
mstive engineer why he changed locomo'
tives when it seemed to be q straight route he
said, "We have to let the locomotive stop
and cool off, or the machinery would soon
break down." Men who made large quant:-
ties OF salt were told that If they allowed
their kettles to cool over Sunday they would
submit themselves TO great deal OF dam
age The experiment was made, some OBJ
serving the Sabbath, and some not Observing
the Sabbath. Those VINO allowed the fires to
10 down and the kettles to cool once week
were compelled TO spend onlya few pennies
In the way Of repairs while in the cases
where no Sabbath was observed many do
lars were demanded for repairs.
In other words, intelligent man, dumb
beast and dead machinery cry out for tho
Lords day. But while the attempt to kill
the Sabbath by the stroke Of ak and fla'! and
yardstck has beautifully failed 1t IS pro-
posed in our day to drown the Sabbath by
flooding it with secular amusements. They
would bury it very decently under the
wreath OF the target company and to the
music Of all braz9n instruments.
l0ere are lO-;lAN III lu6 ulucItul CilNSS w.
coo hands and 10 900 pens busy in attempts
ing TO en-: out the heart Of our Christian ID
hath and leave it bleeding skeleton OF what
it once was. Tae effort is organize AMI
tremendous, and unless the frlen Is OF Christ
an the lovers o. goo / order shall rouse up
right speedily their sermons and protests will
he uttered aft er the castle is taken. There
are cities in the land where the Sabbath has
almost persisted, and it is becoming prRc-
tical question whether we who received q
pure Sabbath from the hands OF our fathers
shall have piety and pluck enough to give TO
our children the same blessed Inheritance.
The eternal God helping us, we will!
protest against this invasion OF the holy
Sabbath in the first place because it is a war
on Divine enactment. Gol says in Isaiah,
"If thou turn away thy foot from doing thy
pleasure on Ny holy day, thou shalt walk
upon the high places" What did He mean
by "loing thy pleasureY He referred to
secular and worldly amusementS. man
told NE he was never so much frightened as
in the midst OF an earthquake, when the
beasts OF the field beloved in fear AMI even
The barnyarj fowls screamed in terror
We'll, it was when the earth was shaking and
he skies were all full OF fire that Col made
Inc great announcement. remember the
Sabbath day 10 keep it holy"
Go through the streets where the theatres
are open on Sabbath night, go up on the steps,
enter the boxes OF those places OF entertain
ment AMI tell me if that is keeping the Sab
bath holy. Goa says some one, "God won't
he displeased with a grand sacred concert ~
A gentleman who was present at "grand
sacred concert" one Sabbath night in one OF
the theatres o. our great cities said that dur
Ing the exercises there were comic AMI senti-
mental songs, intersperse with coarse jokes,
and there were dances and farce and tight
rope walking and a trapeze performances.
suppose it was holy dance and n consecrated
tight rope. That is what they call grand
sacred concert"
We hear great deal of talk about 'the
rights of the people" to have just such
smusements on Sunday as they want to
have. l wonder If the Lord has any rights.
You rule your family ;the governor rules the
State the president rules the whole LAM.
I wonder if the Lord has right to rule tas
nations and make the enactment, "R5mep-
Der the Sabbath day to keep it holy" and IL
there Is any appeal to a high court from
that decision, an if the men who are war
ring against that enactment are not guilty OF
high treason against the Maker o heaven and
earth. They have in our cities put Goa on
trial. 1t has been the theaters AMI the opera
houses. plaintiffs, versus the Lori Almighty,
defendant The suit has been begun, and
>
Whether it be popular, now announce it rs
my opinion that the people have no rights
save those which the great Jehovah gives
them. He has never givep the right to man
10 break His holy Sabbath. and as long rs HIS
throne stands He never will give that right.
The prophet asks a question which l can
easily answer evil a man ROB Go1?" Yes.
They robbed Him last sunday night ut the
theatres an I the opera hOuS D., and l charge
70, hitrhh a N la
larceny. hold the same opinion rs sailor
I have heard OF. The crew hal been dis
charged from vessel because they woul
no. work while they were in port on the
Lords day. The captain went out to get
sailors. He found ons man, an he said to
him. "Will you serve ma on the Sao5ath?'
"Yo" "Why not?" ''Well, "rapliel the old
slilor. ga man who will rob Col Almighty
OF His Sabbath would ROB ms OF my wages II
he got chance.
Suppose you were poor, an you came to
q drygoods merchant AMI asked Tor some
cloth for garments, an be should say, IL
will give YOU six yards" and wAile he WIS
of from the counter and binding up the six
wards YOU should 90 behind the coIater and
steal one additional yar1. Tlat is what
every man does when he breaks tho Lords
Sabbath. Col gives us six days out OF
seven, reserving one for Himself, AMI II you
will not let Him have it, it is mean beyond
all computation.
Again, l am opposed 10 this des scration
OF the Sabbath by secular entertain n 'nts be-
cause it is a war on the statutes o. most OF
the States. The law in New fork Stale says
''It shall not b. lawful 10 exhibit on the
nrst day OF the week, commonly called sun
day, to the public in any building, garden,
grounds, concert room or other room or
place within the city an county OF New
York. any inter.ule. tragedy comedy, opera,