Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-07-14
REV. DR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIFINE's Sc
Jay SERMON.
TIKI Verify. Mr sahbash. ye shah
keep "-Exodu. XXI IS.

acknowledged The world has found ois
that IL can DO less work in seven days than
In siI. and that the 1sy.tro days OF the
year devoted TO rest arc an addition rather
than a snb.sarsion. Experiments have been
made Ia all departments The great Lord
Castlersa2h thought ne could work his
brain 81 days in tn" year. hut amer awhil"
hro<e down AMI committed enieiie. and
W,lherforce said .. him !'PoorC as,iereagh,
This is the resutt Of the nonoaservancs Of
the sabbath
A celebrated merchant declared. II Should
Rave been a mamie long ago but for the
sabbath Toe nerves. the brain. the
muscles, the bones. the entire physical. in
'eiiectual AMI moral nature cry out for the
SABBATH rest What il true OF man il. for
he most part. true OF the brute. Travellers
nav. found ont that they come 10 their
places Of destination sooner when they le.
their horses res. by the way on the Sab
hath What Is tn. matt-r with those for
lorn creatures harnessai TO some Of the city
mr. Why do they stumble and stagger and
fall 1t is tor'he lack o. the SABBATH rest.
In other days. wien tn" herisnen drove
their sheep and cattle from the Far West
iown 70 the seaboara. it was found out by
experiment that those her 'Smen and drovers
WIN halted over the seventh day got down
.Ooner to the saaboari than those who
prasal on without the Observance Of the
holy sabbath. The fishermen OF the coast
y Newfoundland declare that those men
iuring the year catch the most fish who stop
during the Lori'sdav.
Wn"n ! asked the Rocky Mountain loco
n .tiy- engineer why he changeTlocomo-
ives when il seemed TO be a straight route. he
'aid. I'VE have to let the locomotive stop
an cool of. or the machinery would soon
nrpak down Men who made large qranti-
ties .; salt were told that il they allowed
heir kettle. 10 cool over Sunday they would
| - E,,i than l.. 50 ,,rant IouI ~ low,
,ge. The experiment was made. some OBJ
,erving the Sabbath. and some not observing
.ia Sabbath. Those who allowed the fires to
20 down and the kettles to cool once a weak
ser, compelled TO spend onlya few pennies
IA the way o. repairs. while in the cases
~h~re no Sabbath was observed many dol
airs were demanded for repairs.
In other WORKS. intelligent man. dumb
neasr and dead machinery cry out for the
IorEs day. But while the attempt TO kill
he Sabbath by the stroke of AK and fail and
,arlstick has beautifully failed 1t is pro-
nosed in our day to drown the Sabbath by
foo ling Ii with secular amusernents. They
would bury it very decently under the
wrrnth OF the target company and to the
music OF all brazen Instruments.
There are TODAY in the different cities TO-
GOO hands and 10. 900 pens busy in attempt
my 10 Ell. out the heart OF our Christian Sab
Nnth and leave II n bleeding skeleton OF what
II once was. The effort is organized and
tremendous. and unless the friends OF Christ
ami the lovers OF good order shall rouse up
eight speedily their sermons and protests will
> uttered after the castle Is taken. There
ura cities in the land where the Sabbath has
almost perIshed. and 1t is becoming a prac-
zeal question whether We who received a
pure Sabbath from the hands.of our fathers
.lnll have piety and pluck enough to give to
sur 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
IN Divine enactment. God says in Isaiah.
Itthou turn away thy foot from doing thy
pleasure on My holy dav. thou shalt walk
lpon the high places What did He mean
" .'doinR thy plsasure?' He referred to
secular and worldly amusements. A man
.old me he was never so much frightened as
n the midst of an earthquake. when the
-,asts OF the field beloved In fear and even
ne barnyard fowls screamed in terror.
Well. II was when the earth was shaking and
he skies were all full OF fire that God made
he great announcement. Remember the
Sabbath day to keep It holy
90 through the streets where the theatres
are open on q Sabbath night, go up on the steps,
inter the boxes Of those places OF entertain
nent and tell me If that is keeping the Sab
oath holy. "Oh." says some one. God won
g displeased with IA grand sacred concert -
\ gentleman who was present at a grand
,acred concert" one Sabbath night In one OF
the theatres OF our great cities said that dur
ing the exercises there were comic and senti-
mental songs, interspersed with coarse jokes.
AMI there were dances and a farce and tight.
rope walking and n trapeze performance. !
oppose il was a holy dance and a consecrated
sight rope. That is what they call a "grand
mcred concert.
We hear IL great deal Of talk about "tht
rights OF the people to have just such
anusements on SUNDAY AS they want tC
have. wonder If the Lord has any rights.
lou rule your family the governor rules tn,
state the president rules the whole and
{; wonder il the Lord has a right to rule the
1ations and make the enactment. ''Remem
or the Sabbath day to keep it holy" and /
There is any appeal 10 a high court from
that decision. and if the men who are war
ring against that enactment are not guilty o
Sigh treason against the Maker OF heaven an
earth. They have in our cities put God oil
t.ial. II has been the theaters and the oper
houses. plaintiffs. versus the Lori Almight,
defendant. The suit has been begun. an
who shall come ont ahead You know
Whether ii be popular. / now announce 1t =
my opinion that the people have no right
save those which the great Jahovah give
them. He has never given the right 10 ma
10 break His holy Sabbath. and as long as n
throne StA01S ne newer Will EtNH ttfht Il~nt-
Tho prophet asks a question which | "a
easily answer. will y man rob Cod Ye
They robbed Him last sunday night at IN
theatres and the opera houses. and | chars
! upon them the infamous and high hanie
ilrceny. ! hold the same opinion AS a sale
! ! have heard OF. Tn. crew had been di
charged from = vessel because they wou
! no: work while they were IN port or Il
J Lords day. The captain went out 70 =
sailors. He found one man. and he said
/ him. "Will you serve me on the Sabbath
"No.' why not We'll replied the o
sailor. "a man who will rob God Almich
) OF His Sabbath would rob ne o: my wages
he got a chance
Suppose you were poor. Il you came
a drygoods merchant and asked for so-
( cloth for garments. and he should say.
I will give you six yards. and while be "
OF from the counter and binding up the
yards you should 20 behind The counter R
steal one additional! yard. Taa, Is VIZ
every man does when he breaks the Lon
Sabbath. God gives Us SIX days out
, seven. reservin4 one .or Himself, and II y
will no, lie; Him have il. il is mean beyo
\ all computation.
\ Again, | III opposed - tbs deser-ati
. q! the sabbath ~ secular entertainments
. cause i. Is a war u th- s~tst1t~~ - r1os'
fhe States. Aba law il New York State n,
II. shall rot Ia Lawful 70 exhibit "a I