Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-07-14

Now. i. YOU heard a, this moment the boom
ing oi a gun in the harbor. or II a she'll from
-one foreign t-ica:e should drop into your
street, would you keep your seats ID church?
lou would want II face the foe. and every
gun tina: could be manage. woulibe brought
into use and every ship that coufd Ia
brouyhs out Of the navy yard would sTsny
from her anchorage. AMI thu Question wonId
he ieeidei. You do not want a foreign war.
and yet ] have to tell you that this fnvastoa
Of Gods holy day is a foreign war.
Asatnong our own native born population
there are two classes-the good An | tue bal.
80 /, is with the people who come fro othe.
shore--;here are the Law abiding AM the
iawiess. The for ner are welcome here. The
nor 81 them the better We like Il. Eut let
uot lhe Ia w.~ss zone IRON other shores ex-
pectinc 10 break down our Sabbath AMI in.
stigute in the place % il Il foreign SABBATH.
How do you feel. ye who have bean
hrou -ht up amid the mills Of New England.
about giving M the American Sabbath? 1e
who spent yonr childhood under the shadow
ot'he Adironiacks or the Cstssii.s. ye who
were born on the banss OF the savannah or
Ohio or Oregon. how 10 you feel ahou. Civ
ing up fhe A1l.ricau Sabbath? You say
We shall not give it up. W.. mean TO de-
fend II as long as there is left anv strength
in 0ur arm or bloc / in our hear, Do not
triny Your Spanish sabbath here. Do not
BRING your Italian Sabbath here. De no,
bring your French Sabbath here. DO no:
bring your foreign Sabbath herr. It shall be
for us ami Tor our children foraver Is
pure. eonsecrate1. Cnristiau. American SAB
batn.
| viii make a comparison between the
American $ .hbath. as SON. of you have
known it. an the Z tristan sabbath. Ispeas
from observation On a sabbath morning |
was aroused in Paris by a graft SOUND in the
street. said. WHAT is this oh they
said. this is Suniay.' An unusual raitl.
Of vehicles Of all sorts. Tn. voices seemed
more bo.s..rous than on other day.. Peopls
Running to and fro. with baskets or bundles.
to get to the rail trains or gardens. 1t seamed
rs II all the web cles in Paris, Of whatever
sort. had turned out for the holiday. The
Champs Elysees one great mob of pleasure
seeking people. Balloons flying. Parrots
chattering. Footballs rolling. PeddIerr
hawking their knickhnacks through the
streets. Punch and Judy shows in Il score OF
places. each one with a shouting audience.
Hand organs. cymbals and every kind OF
racket. musical and unmusical. When the
evening came down, all the theaters were In
full blaze Of music AMI full blaze OF light.
The wine stores AMI saloons were thronged
| With an unusual number Of customers. At
nvrntide | stood and watched the excursion
lists coming home. flag ,ed out men. wonen
anu tiliItlI"H. " Puti StItdu . fhtlSut, lIEitd-
Utility and wretchedness, for / should think
it would take three or four days TO get ove-
that miserable way OF Sundaying. 1t seemed
mora like IN American Fourth OF July than
Il Christian Sabbath.
Now. in contrast. / present one Of the Sab
baths in one Of our best American cities.
Holy silence coming down with the dar
dawn. Business men more deliberately look
ing into the faces 0! their children and talk
ing to them about their present and future
wet.are. Men SIT Onger at me table in the
morning. because the stores ara not to be-
opened. and the mechanical tools are not to
be taken up. A hymn is sung. There ars
concentrations and good cheer all through
the house. The street silent until 10 o'clock,
when there is a regular, orderly tramp
c~hurchward. Houses OF God. vocal with
thanksgiving for mercies received. with
prayer for comfort, with charities for ths
poor. Rest for the holy. Rest for the soul.
The nerves quieted, the temples cooled, the
mind cleared, the soul strengthened. and
our entire population turned out on Monday
morning ten years younger. better prepared
for the duties Of the life, better prepared for
the lie that Is to come.
Which do you like best-the American
Sabbath or the Partisan Sabbath? Do you
know in what boat the Sabbath came across
the seas and landed on our shores? It wa.
in the Mayfower. Do you know in what
bodt tlc bnpDht WI q o,, IL IL CIVIL
goes! 1t will be in the ark that floats over a
deluge of national destruction.
Still further. l protest against the invasion
Of the Lords day because it wrongs a vast
multitude Of employees OF their rest. The
play actors and actresses can have their res,
between their engagements. but how abou,
the scene shifterS, the ballet dancers, the
c~allboys. the innumerable attendants and
~supernumeries Of the American theatre;
Where is their Sunday to come from? They
are paid small salaries at the best. Alas
for them They appear on the stage In tinseL
and tassel with hRlber IS. or In gauze whirl
ing in toe tortures, and they might be mis-
taken for fairies or queens. but after l O'Clock
ut night you may see them trudging through
the streets in faded dresses, shivering and
tired. q bundle under their arms, seeking
their homes in the garrets and cellars of the
city. Now, you propose to take from thou
sands OF these employees throughout thi
country not only all opportunity of mora
culture. but all opportunity Of physical rest
For heavens sake, let the crushing jugger
naut stop at least one day in seven.
Again. | oppose this modern invasion O
the Christian Sabbath because it Is a war OF
the spiritual welfare OF the people 70
have a body? Yes. You have a mind? Yes
You have a soul? Yes. Which of the secula
halls on the Sabbath day will give that sou
any culture? Now. admitting that a maj
has a spiritual and immortal nature, which
one OF the places of amusement will cultur
it7 Which one Of the Sabbath performance
will remind men Of the fact that unless the,
are born again they cannot see the kingdom
of God?
Will the music of the Grand Duchess
help people at last to sing the song of tn
one hundred and forty and four thousand
Besides. If you gentlemen of the secular en
tertainment have six days in the week Il
which TO exercise your alleged beneficial In
fuence, ought you not to allow Christian ia
situations TO have twenty-four hours: Is
unreasonable to demand that If you hava sI
, days fox the body and intellect we snou!
| have one day at least for our immortal soul
Or. TO put it In another shape, do you reali
. think our imperishable soul is worth {
] least one-seventh As much as our p.rishabl
q t6iv?
I An artist has three gens-a comedian, a
. amethyst and a amoni. He has TO CT
them and 70 sol then. Waica one is /
! most particular about: Now. the ~cornelia
Is tho holy. the amethyst is tha intel'se.. :
q iianouf is the soul For .ha two form
you propose SIX days .: Opportunity. whi
Q YOU offer no opportunity n all for INA In,
> which Is Ia V4iu" a. "nupare1 with /.
/ o'fers Ike SEQ. 900 100. 90 to 20. farhir
Besides YOU mist 10. forget that uiae-.en.
\ ave. ntr"tv-GIp" cue-1gnireaths-ot
u -. Ehrlst,an EFFORTS a rIiS country ara :.