Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23


is the prcclal feature Of lhe event
while the arirl,unl naturc-'Hot which
comes within tho purvlew Of what O.
commonly neutrality-suspicious. and
ohseiv1rct-has its needs every Day OF
the week. unI therefore properly
claims measufe of attention cach Jay
and each hour, tbo sabbath b. prepared
a8 hitting for o. snecinl Observance of
! tho needs OF thht spiritual nature, and
Ha on That day the temporal uc.culiics
which claim chief attention Boo week
days nI1o reach ovor The seventh, the
| tcaping holy OF ihu Sabbath does n3tcz.
c'uJe ail attention 60 temporal s'hiis,
but 10 does make them subsrryisnt 10
the religious ulu.remUut 10 ihu IKE
lcntthut performing unnecessary labor
on tho Sabbath is forbidden o1 de-.
pleasing in Che sight OF the Lord.
THE requirement 90 refrain from uu.
necessary laulf marks the sshblth as u
Jay of REQ, from ordlnary earthly en-.
| rl1ymauis except such aa must be ror.
formed f0r tho comfort auI clelHlincaa
oi Tue Individual ON that uny. This
rest 0i one day iu seven was Fixed on
Saturday urdur the M0aalc dispense.
urr; under the Christian dlsueu.aliou
itiH Sunday, adopted by the primitive
Church aud In later tlmcb tsnnlrmsd
by tho word OF tho L3rI 60
HE Church 10 the lalier.day dla.
pOusniisu. The manner % l's 0bsuIv.
aucu has been marked 90, clearly re-
nu occasion rt rri0iclug aud PRAYER Of
frniao To- God ior His mcrci.s. Of
pryer for HE guidance, anu OF iu.
sirucii.n from Him CONCERNING the
pathway in li'u that leads 10 higher
and better state than that ordinarily
enjoyed By mor,als. The Sabbath day
OF ret i8 not a day of idlou'ts bat Of
that rest which chiefly CONES from q
change to employment In which tho
sprltual activities predominant.
In times pact, ard often At tho rrr0.
cnt day, the Observance Of tho Sabbath
10 insiaiod upon by many In a form that
makes it day Of dlsc1miortiug roe.
,raini, Of gloom, ami Ia many casrs
OF hyrocrilical appearances; some
people are taught 20 regard 70 ~ sinful
TO laugh or even % smilo on
that day; when on tho contrary, Il
ought 10 10 one of tho happitst OF dsys;
not for smusomtnls aud worldly
plcasuroe, but Tor acllons that bring
people into closer communion with
divine influences and associations 10
is not Jay f0f gnmos, or excursions,
or the like, any more than u is q tlmo
Tor people 20 carry their chine away
down on their neckE. A graveyard
Sunday and o graveyard religion are
not Of the highest benefit TO man, and
tho ondCnv1r 20 crowd them "a ruoplo
bias done Go share Ia assisting the pro.
grous OF lfrollgion; whilea pleasure.
1cetlng, boistoTOus, lrrOiigio1s Sunday
b. degrading 10 humankind. Neither
u the Sabbath n time OF llsllrlBnes8 0r
idleneff, TO he Ia bed I'm worn out and
then get up Ia ahoor aeli.doicuso and
i3ungn away the rest Of the h0uFs IN
night Gomez. IL 10 u time %
make ssuls happy, to lIit
burdens on the afflicted, 10
bring comfort 10 tho mourucr ani
Joy to the depressed one, ovon though
thc accomplishment OF such ends 10.
quirts a considerable measure Of men.
,nl aud physical activity. 'pl 10 lawful
90 do good ON tho Sabbath day;" and
doing good 10 embraced wholly Ga
these thoughts ana goli0ns which lead
TO association with divine thlBgp. aud
excludes tho selfish propensity OF min
islgg.gg 20 drs.Tuu Tor plca'urea whose
tuaduscy, both uB 20 example aud OBJ.
rect effect are away from religious
ilnueucou. Too biEoUy anu long.
'aUuduuss OF ,ho pas, ana the iTreverout
/ practices Of tho present alike atl lor.
gign 20 the true 0pirit Of the Christian
sabbath. The Lord requires d service
OF the whole heart, Tor peace and good
viii 10 OIL, performed with cheerful
hearts and glad c0uutonaucts that
witness the real enjoyment there 10 so
Uouhiping no that the Sabbath Ia truly
O 10Y NJ holiness 10 all thiugs.