Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-25

BROOKLYN, June III OF tO'uay
Rev DR.. Talmage has chosen a
subject of worldwide interest as
the theme of his sermon through
the press, viz: the necessity of guarding
the Christian Sabbath against invasions
that aim at its destruction The text Sc
lected was Tx. 81 Is, verify, my Sab.
bath ye shall keep"
The wisdom Of cessation from hard labor
one day out Of the seven is almost univers-
ally acknowledged The world has found
out that it can do less work in seven days
than in SIX, aud that the G.ty-two days of
the year devoted to rest are an addition
ather than a satisfaction. Experiments
have been made in all departments. The
great Lord Castlereagho thought he could
work mis- brain three hundred and sixty
five days in the year, but after awhile
broke down and committed suicide; and
Wuberforce saidoof him, Poor Castle
REACH This is the result of the non-observ-
auce Of the Sabbath
A celebrated merchant declared: ~
should have been maniac long ago but
for the SABBATH. " The nerves, the brain
the muscles, the bones, the entire physical,
intellectual and moral nature cry out for
the Sabbatic rest. What is true of man
is, for the most part, true of the brute.
Travellers have found out that they come
10 their places of destination sooner wnen
they let their horses rest by the way on
the Sabbath. WHAT is the matter with
those fOrlorn creatures harneSsed to some
OF tae city cars. Why do they stumble
and stagger aCd fall! II is for the lack of
the SGbOat!C rest.
But while the attempt to kill the Sab
bath by the stroke of axe aud fail aud
yardstic1 has beautifully failed, it is pro-
posed IN our day 10 drown the Saooath by
flooding il with secular amuSementS. They
would bury it very decently under the
wrath of the target company and TO the
music Of all brazen instruments.
There are to-day, in the different cities,
ten thousand hands and ten thousand pens
busy in attempting 10 cut out the hearC Of
cur Christian Sabbath, aud leave IL a
bleeding skeleton of what it once was.
The effort is organized and tremendous,
and unless the friends Of Christ and the
lovers of good order shall rise up right
speedily. their sermons and protests will
Ue uttered after the castle is taken. There
are cities in the land where the Sabbath
has almost persisted, and it is becoming a
practical question whether we who re-
ceiyed pure sabbath from the hands of
our fathers shall have piety and pluck
enough 10 give TO our children the same
blessed Inheritance. The eternal God
helping US, we will!
Go through the streets where the thea
tres are open on q Sabbath night; so up on
the steps; enter the boxes of those places
OF entertainment, and tell me II that is
keeping the Sabbath holy. 80" says
some one, God won't be displeased with
grand saCrSu Coaoert.n = gaptlaman who
was present at a grand sacred concert"
one Sabbath night in one of the theatres
Of our great cities, said that during the eX-
erciseS there were comic and sentimental
songs, interspsEssssd with coarse Jokes; and
rope walking, and a trapeZe performance.
/ suppOee il was a holy dance and conse-
Grated tight rope. This is what they call
u grand sacred concert"
The prophet asks q question which can
easily answer, "WlI man ROD Goa:
Yes They robbed him last Sunday night
IL the theatres and the opera houses, ana l
charge upou them the Infamous ana hlEn-
handed larceny. | hold the same opinion
as a sailor have heard Of The crew mad
1eeu discharged from the vessel because
they would not work while they were IN
mort on the Lords day. The captain went
our M Get sailors. he found one man and
he said 10 him, "Wul you serve me on the
Sabba,b41 Mo- "Why nOtt' We'll
rcplied the old sailor. "a man who will rob
cod Almighty of His Sabbath would rob
me of my wages If he got chance"
Suppose you were poor and you came 70
a dry goods merchant and asked iof some
cloth for garments, ana he should say, u II
give you six Yards and while ne was OH
from the counter binding up the siN yards
Won should 20 behind the counter and steal
one additional yard. That IS What every
man does when he breaks the Lords Sab
bath. God gives US six days out OF seven,
reserv;ug one for himself and II you Will
not let him have It, il is mean beyond all
computation.
SUN further: l protest against the in
vasion Of the Sabbath, because IL IS Tor
eign war. Now, if you heard at this mo-
ment the booming of gun III the haroor,
or if a shell from some foreign trlgate
should drop into your street, would you
keep your seats in church: on would
want 10 face the foe and every gun that
could be managed would 90 brought into
use. and every ship that could DC brought
out of the Navy Yard would swing from
nor anchorage and the question would be
decided. NOu do not want foreign war,
and vet have 20 tell you that this iuva-
sion Of Gods holy day Is foreign war.
As among our own naJive-b0ru pOpula-
ton there are two cIasses-the good and
the bad; so it is with people who come
from other shOres-there are the I2w-aold-
lag and the lawless. The former are wei
come mere. The more Of them the better
we like il. But let not the lawless come
from other shores expecting 10 break down
our Sabbath and institute in the place OF II
a foreign Sabbath.
dHow do you feel, We who have been
brought up amid the hills Of New Eng
land. about giving up the American Sab
batGl We who spent your childhood un-
der the shadow OF the AClrOndacKS or the
Catsk.lls; We who were born on the banks
nj the = .r,.luaL. or Ohio, or Oregon, how
do you fee. about giving up the American
Sabbath! No- say: I'VE shall not give II
up. We mean 10 defend it as long SIS there
is left anv strength in our arm, or blood in
our heart! Do not bring your Spanish
sabbath here. Do not bring your Italian
sabbath here DO not oriag your French
Sabbath here. Do not bring your foreign
/ sabbath mere. 10 shall be for US anj our
children forever a pure, consecrsted
Christian. American Sabbath
/ will mako a COMPARISON between the
/ American SG bbath, as some OF you have
| known il, and the Partisan sabbath
/ sneak from observation. On a Sa0oatt
/ morning was aroused in Paris by grea
| sound in the street. / said: "What is this'
/ 10" they said, this is Sunday An IN
\ usual rattle of vehicles Of ali sorts. Tut
| voices seemed more boiSterous than OF
other days. People running 10 aud fro
/ with baskets or bundles, 10 get 10 the raj
trains or gardens. II seemed as if all TIT
vehicles in Paris, Of whatever sort hat
turned out for the holiday. The Champ
/ EIysses0 one great moo OF pleasure Seekini
| peopls. Balloons flying. Parrots chatter
ing Foot pals rolling. PeddIers hawk
ipg their kpickknacks through the streets