The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-29

Yesterday morning at tho Frat Prea.
bytorian church. at the y. NJ. c. A. in
tho afternoon and at tho United Pros.
bytorian church in tho evening, Rov.
Wilbur +, Gratis, superintendent OF tho
National Bureau OF Reforms. delivered
addresses on Sabbath observance, which
were listened to ut each service by largo
aud Interested congregations. Speak.
ing OF "rhe Manifold Worth OF tho Sab.
bath" in the morning the speaker said
among other things:
ITO most OF us, in childhood. trained
no We were In Christian homes, the
Sabbath seemed q single star, shining
upon our world with religious light
alone. But when VT reached the period
OF youth, aud took up tho labor; o: lifo
with hand and brain, the Sabbath was
seen TO DO a double star. tho Lords Day
and tho Rest Daylight for the sinful,
ligh. Tor the weary. When We entered
manhood. aud assumed the full social
responsibilities OF the family and the
state, We saw that tho Sabbath is n
whole constellation the Lords Day, the
Rest Day, tho Homo Day, tho Weekly
Independence Day.
an many OF the churches We have
m annual celebration OF tho resurrec.
ton OF Christ But every Lords Day
is 4 little Easter. celebrating tho Lord.
ship OF Christ over death and Life. We
havo IN annual Labor Day, in fact. two
such days, the first OF May and tho first
Monday OF September. increasingly de-
voted to tho interest oil labor. But
those would be OF little value without
the Sabbath, which is Labor's Liberty
Day every week. We have an annual
Thanksgiving Day OF family reunion,
but tho Sabbath is the weekly home
day. We have m annual celebration Of
independence, but there would soon be
little CT it 20 celebrate il We should lose
tho weekly independence day in which
we practice it, as the rich aud the poor
meet together in the churches and else
where rs equals, recognizing one Lord as
tho Maker OF them all.
"Let US study these Sabba!lc stars as
guides OF life. First OF all, most familiar
of nil. because mostimpor:ant Of oil, the
Sabbath is tho Lords Day, I new star
OF Bethlehem, proclaimius Chris. as
king TO all nations, a. II moves round
the world every,week. Controversy has
driven some OF us 10 use the name Sab
bath too exclusively. II others use the
name Lords Day. to the exclusion Of
Sabbath to signify their belief that we
have no Sabbath. let US use both equal.
", TO show that to US tho Lords Day is
the Christian Sabbath. Sabbath means
only rest Lords Day is tho more
positive, the more recnant term.A One
day in the week our Lord halts business
and pleasure and politics. as a sign
that lie is always Lord OF OUT business.
our pleasure, our politics. A day is the
best OF monuments, because it is a pill.
lar OF FIRE and cloud that moves around
tina world, in this case every week, pro-
claiming the Lordship OF Christ to every
nation. The Jews had a saving. lie
who breaks the Sabbath denies the GRO
ntion.' But no who deaecrates the
Lord'e Day denies the Lordship Of
Christ, breaks the monument OF his au-
thosi,y. TO change the figure. the
Lords Day ia the banner OF the Lord
Jesus Christ, its field OF blue adorned
with sun and stars, it's stripes the black
and white OF night andday and the rain
bow hues OF the sunrise aud sunse. 70
desecrate the Lords Day is to rsnd tbs
flag OF Christ, TO trample on the holy
sign OF his b%enicnant royalty. To desc
crate the Sabbath for trliles such as or
binary thoughtlcs5 society make, use OF
as excuses for Lords Day lawle,sness, is
less e1cusablo than to do so under the
stress OF great TEN ptations, such rs the
%drunkard's thirst for alcohol and the
mi!lionaire's greed for the gains OF hi,
Sunday trains.
"Why did God write the command
ment against misunderstanding twenty
eight time. Us long rs the commandment
against stealing? Stealing attacks mans
lower rights to things-minerals, vege'
tables, animals. notwithstanding at.
tacks the higher right to life anu health.
rights OF conscience aud tho rights OF
God. Right. OF health lead US to the
second star in the sabbath constella.
ton, the Res; Dav, the north star OF
deliyarauce from Sunday slavery Sun.
day work is slavery underscorci. Tho
slaves OF the south worked but ak davs
pc: week, as Il rule. and had one day in
:he week for worship and fellowship.
Hall as many OF ~ people. black and
white, are now Tree to work seven DAYS
in the week. Slavery was called 'unpaid
toll The %toiIers, however. got their
board aud clothes. But John Stuart
IliIl says that Operatives nre perfectly
right in supposing that, were all to
work on SUNDAY, sevcu days work
would have to be given for six DAYS
pay;' that is, the Sunday worker, like
the swearer, serves tho devil for moth.
ing and boards himself"
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