The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-27
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIvINE'S sun
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "The Sabbath Rest"


The wisdom OF cessation from hari labo
one day out OF seven is almost UNIVERSAL,
act nowledged. The world has found ou
that II can do less work In seven days thar
in six, ami that the fifty-two days OF tn,
year devoted to rest are an addition rathe
than n subtraction. Experiments have beer
made In all departments The great Lore
Castlereagh thought he could work hi
brain 365 days In the year. but after awhil,
broke down and committed suicide, anC
wlberforce said OF him "Poor Castlereagh
This is the result OF the nonobservance o
the Sabbath r.
A celebrated merchant declared, 81 should
have been a maniac long ago but for the
sabbath |" The nerves, the brain, the
muscles. the bones. the entire physical. in.
isllectual and moral nature cry out for the
Sabbatic rest. What is true OF man ia, for
The most part. true OF the brute Travellers
have found out that they come to their
places OF destination sooner when they let
their horses rest by the way on the Sab
hath. What is the matter with those for
lorn creatures harnessed TO some OF the city
carsP Why do they stumble and stag0er and
fnll2 II is torthe lack OF the Sabbatic rest
In other days, when the herismen drove
their sheep and cattle from the Far West
down to the seaboard, II was founi out by
experiment that those herdsmen and drovers
sooner to the seaboard than those who
passed on without tho observance OF the
holy Sabbath. The fishermen OF the coast
OF Newfoundland declare that those men
during the year catch the most fish who stop
during the Lords day.
When asked the Rocky Mountain loco
motive engineer why he changed locomo.
lives when II seemed to be straight route, he
said, 1--WE have to let the locomotive stop
and cool of, or the machinery would soon
break down" Men who made large quantl-
ties OF salt were told that IL they allowed
their kettles to cool over Sunday they would
submit themselves to n great deal OF dam
age. The experiment was made, some OBJ
serving the Sabbath, and some not observing
the Sabbath. Those who allowed the fires 10
90 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!-
ars were demanded for repairs.
In other words, Intelligent man, dumb
oeast and dead machinery cry out for the
Lords day. But while the attempt to kill
the Sabbath by the stroke OF AK and fail and
yardstck has beautifully failed II IL pro-
posed in our day to drown the Sabbath by
flooding 1t with secular amusements. They
would bury 1t very decently under the
wreath OF the target company and to the
music OF all brazen instruments.
There are to-day In the different cities 10,
900 hands and 1000 pens busy in attempt
ing to cus out the heart OF our Christian Sab
oath and leave 1t bleeding skeleton OF what
It once was. The effort Is organized an
tremendous, and unless the friends OF Christ
and the lovers OF goo order shall rouse up
eight speedily their sermons and protests will
90 uttered after the castle Is taken. There
are cities In the land where the Sabbath has
almost perlshed, and It is becoming q prac-
ical question whether we who received n
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
I protest against this invasion OF the holy
Sabbath In the first place because 1t is war
IN Divine enactment. God Says in Isaiah,
III thou turn away thy foot from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day. thou shalt walk
apon the high Places WHAT did He m can
BY "lonx thy pleasure2' He referred to
secular and worldly amusements. A man
old me he was never so much frightened as
in the midst OF an earthquake, when the
beasts OF the field beloved in fear and even
he barnyarl fowls screamed in terror
Well, 1t was when the earth was shaking and
he skies w.re all full OF fire that God made
he great announcement, Remember the
sabbath day to keep 1t holy"
Go through the streets where the theatres
ire open onaSabhath night, go up on the steps,
inter the box-s OF those places OF entertain
nent and tell me 1t that Is keeping the Sab
oath holy. "Oh.' says some one, God won't
no displeased with a grand sacred concert y
gentleman who was present at grand
sacred concert" one Sabbath night In one OF
he theatres o our great cities said that dur
ng the exercises the re were comic and senti-
mental songs, interspersei with coarse jokes,
md there were dances and a farce and tight
ll.i Inn, ,.,l fr..N for
suppose 1t WAS n holy dance and consecrate1
light rope. Tnat is what they call "grand
,acred concert"
We hear great deal OF talk about "the
rights OF the people" to have just such
lmusements on Sunday as they want 10
have. l wonder II the Lord has any rights.
You rule your family ;the governor rules the
state the president rules the whole land.
wonder II the Lord has right to rule the
nations and make the enactment, "Remem-
Der the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy" and II
there Is any appeal to a high court from
hat decision. and II the men who are war
ring against that enactment are not guilty OF
high treason against the Maker OF heaven and
earth. They have in our cities put God on
trial. 1t 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
W netner III DE pOpulHf, L now announce III Us
my opinion that the people have no rights
save those which the great Jehovah gives
them. He has never given the right to man
TO break His holy Sabbath. and as long ms His
throne s ands He never will give that right
The prophet asks question which can
easily answer, "Will a man rob Go1W Yes.
They robbed Him last Sunday night mt the
theatres and the opera houses, and l charge
upon them the Infamous and high handed
larceny. / hold the same opinion as a sailor
| have hear Of. The crew had been dis
charged from vessel because they would
no. work while they were in port on the
Lords day. The captain went out to gel
sailors. He found one man, and he said to
him, "Will you serve me on the Sabbath?
"No." "Xhy not?" "Wel, replied the old
sailor, 60, man who will rob God Almighty
OF His Sabbath would rob me of my wages 4
he got II chance"
Suppose you were poor an you came tc
n drygoods merchant and asked for some
cloth for garments, AMI he should say, -
will give you six yards" and while he wai
of from the counter and binding up the sil
yards you should 20 behind the counter ant
steal one additional yard. TdV Is what
every man does when he breaks the Lord''
Sabbath. Col gives us six days out o
seven, reserving one for Himself, and II yor
will not let Him have it, it is mean beyonI
all computation.
Again, am opposed to this desecrati oI
OF the Sabbath by secular entertainments be
cause Ii Is n war on the statutes OF most o