The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-30
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIvINE'S SUN
DAY SERMON.


in six, and that the nfty-two days OF the
year devoted TO rest are an addition rather
than subtraction. Experiments have been
made in all departments. The great Lord
brain 361 days in the year, but after awhile
broke down and committed suicide. and
Wiberforcc said Of him "Poor Castlereagh ,
This is the result OF the nonobservance OF
the Sabbath ;"
A celebrated merchant declared. "I sbou,d
nave r""n maniac long ago but for the
Ni'ath The nerves, the brain. the
muscles. tho bones. the entire physical. in
tellectual 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 ont that they come TO their
places Of destination sooner when they let
their horses rest by the way on the S,b-
hath What Is the matter with those for
Iorn creatures harnessed TO some OF the CITY
cars? Why do they stumble and stayger mn
fal? VI is forthe lack OF the Sahbatic rest
In other days. when the herismon drov,
their sheep and cattle from the Far West
'' n % the seaboard, II was found out hy
experiment that those herismen aud droyors
"ho Matted over the seventh day got down
sooner TO the scahoari than those who
passed on without the observance OF the
holy Sabbath The fishermen OFT the coast
OF NEWFOUNDLAND declare that those men
during the wear catch the most fish who stop
during the Lori's day
When asked the Rocky Mountain loco
mettve engineer why he changed Iocomo-
lives when 1t seemed to be a straight route. no
said "We have to let tho locomotive stop
and cool OF. or the machinery wouId coon
break down. Men who made large urlanti-
ties Of salt were told that II they aiIowa
their kettles TO cool over Sunday they wouln
submit themselves TO Il great deal Of dam
RRe IN" experiment was made some 90.
serving the sabbath, and soma not Observing
the sabbath. Those who allowed the Rres 10
go down and the kettles to cool once week
were compelled TO spend onlya few pennies
In tho way 81 repairs, while in the cases
where no Sabbath was observed many do
lars were demanded for repairs
In other words. Intelligent man. du,,b
beast md dead machinery cry out for the
Loris day. But while the attempt to kill
the sabbath 10y the stroke Of AK AMI fail anil
yardstick has beautifully failed II is pro-
posed In our day to drown the Sabbath hv
fooiing II with secular Hmusements. They
wouli bury 1t very decently under tho
wreath o! tho target company and to the
music OF all braz"n Instruments
There nro today i'm the different cities 10
ZOO han Is and 10. 900 pens busy in at,empt-
Ing 10 Gu out the heart of our Christian & III
hath and leave II a bleeding skeleton OF what
II one" was. The effort is organizei AMI
tremendous, and unless the frlen IL Of Christ
ani the lovers OF gOot order shall rouse nm
right speedily their sermons aud protests will
be uttered after the castle IL taken Tharn
nr" cities in TN" land where the Sabbath has
almost pcrishcd. aul II Is becoming n prac-
ocal question whether we who received "A
pure Sabbath from the hands Of our fathers
shall have piety and pluck enough to give to
our children the same blessed inhsritanc.
The eternal God helping US we will
| protest against this invasion OF the holy
sahhath in the first place because II IL war
on Divine enactment. Goi saws in Isaiah
'lt thou turn away thy foot from doing thy
pleasur" on My holy dav, thou shalt walk
upon the high places" What did He mean
by doing thy pleasure? Ho referred 10
secular and worldly amusements A man
toid me lie was never so much frightened as
In the midst "f an earthquake, when tn.
beasts OF the field beloved in fear and even
The barnyari fowls screamed In terror.
Well. II was when the earth was shaking and
the skies were all full "f fire that Goi made
the great announcement "Rememb.r the
Sabbath day TO keep II holy"
u" through the streets where the theatres
are open on sabbath night, go up or the steps.
enter the boxes Of those places OF entertain
ment and tell me IL that ia keeping the Sab
bath holy. "Oh.' says some on. God won't
he displeased with n grand sacred concert 80
a gentleman who was present at u grant
sacred concert one Sabbath night I'm one of
the theatres ol our great cities said that dur
ing the exercises there were comic and senti-
mental songs interspersel with coarse joke4
and there were dances aud farce and tight.
rope walking and u trapeze performance
suppose IL was u holy dance nd n cons.crated
tight rope. That is what they call grand
sacred concert"
> We hear great deal of talk about .'the
rights OF the people" TO have lust such
amusementS on Sunday rs they want TO
have. | wonder IL the Lord has any rights
You rule your family the governor rules the
State the president rules the whole laui
j wonder II Tn" Lord has a right to rule tho
nations and make the enactment "Rsmem-
ber the Sabbath day to keep II holy" and n
there IL any appeal TO u high court from
That decision, AMI II the men who are war
ring agains, that enrichment are not guilty OF
nigh treason against this Makero Of heaven AMI
earth. They have in our cities put God on
trial. IL has been the theaters and the opera
houses, plaintiffs, versus the Lord Almighty,
defendant. The suit has been begun. and
who shall come out ahead you know.
Whether II be popular. I now announce II IA
my opinion that the people have no rights
save those which the great Jehovah gives
them. He has never given the right to man
10 break His holy Sibbath and as long AS His
throne stands He never will give that right.
The prophet asks "a question which can
easily answer. "Will n man rob GoiY' Yes
They robbed Him last Sunday night nj tho
theatres and the opera houses, and i charge
upon them the Infamous and high handed
larceny. l hold the same opinion as sailor
j have heard Of The crew had heen dis
charged from vessel because they would
not work while they were In port on the
Lords day. The captain went out TO get
sailors. He found one man, anI Ia said to
him, "will you serve me on the Sabbath2'
"No." "Why notp' We'll, replied the old
sailor. "a man who will rob God Almighty
OF HIS Sabbath would rob me OF my wages II
he got chance"
Suppose you were poor, AMI you came TO
drygoods merchant and asked for some
cloth for garments, and he sholld say, al
will give you six yards" and while he was
of from the counter and binding up the six
yards you should go behind the counter and
steal one additional yard. That Is what
every man does when he breaks the Lords
Sabbath. God gives us six days out OF
seven, reserying ono for Himself nud n you
will not let Him have II, II Is mean beyond
all computation.
Again, am opposed to this desecrnti )h
OF the Sabbath by secular entertainments bo
cause IL IL n war on tn" statutes nt most o.
the States. rhe law In New York State saws
''It shall not be lawful to exhibit on the
frst day OF the week commonly called Sun
day, 10 the public In any building, garden,
grounds, concert room or other room or
place within the city and county of New
York, any interlude, tragedy. comedy. opera
ballet, play, farce, negro minstrelsy, negro
or other dancing. or any other entertain
ment OF the stage, or any part or parts there
IN, or any equestrian, circus or dramatic
performance, or any performances OF Jug
glere, Rcrobats or rope dancing"
Was there ever n palmer enact mont than
that? Who made the law? You who at the