Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-02-18

the glory of Heaven seems To gather
in the sanctuary. Vie indeed must that
man he who will come in from his idols
and unrcpcntcd fo.lic~ Ia take hold of
the sacred vessels oi the temple uh,
thou Ncbuchadncz1ar, Back with YOU
to Babylon,
Those also dcN"cratn Nacrrl things
who use the sabbath fog any other
than religious purpose, Thi, holy
day was let down from Heaven amid
the intense srrularitics of the week To
remind Us that We are immortal, and
To- allow rs preparation for an endless
state Of happiur>, 1t i a green spot
in the ho; dc-r~t nf thi, world
that gu>hcs vita fountains and waves
with palm trees, This Is the time
Ia shake the dust frnm the robes az our
pirty and in the tents of Israel
sharpen our swords Cor future conflict.
Heaven. that seems ~ lar oil on other
days. lights uAon the earth, aud thr
song Of heavenly cnoIr> and the ho>aH-
nah of the whi'r-rUh' seem L. mingir
with our earthly Worship. We hear
the wailing Infant ~ Bethlehem and
the hammcr-,'rn'lc Of the carpenters
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OF Gcthscmanr. and tn, btt ~ cry of
Gnlgnthl. Glory he unto the Lord of
the sabbath, With that one day in
seven Gni ci,i les this great s'l ~
husincss AMI gLyrtv, 81 that dry-Shoi
We may pas, between ths worldly
business Of thr past and the worldly
business of thr future
Eat u many the Sibblth comes Only
A. "A day for ur.ghhorhopi visiting,
field rambling. hp.rl loun rim : aud pn-
hticll caucu>.ur. This glorious sab
bath which was intended Only H. a
golden chalicc from which the thirsty
should drink, is this moment being
carried down To BIbylon. | do not
cNaggeratc the truth when | say that
To tens of thousands there i no dis
tinctinn between the Sabbath an the
week days. except that on the l.ord :
day they do not work. while they eat
more largely and dissipate more thor
oughly. Sabbat h-breakerS are like
hunters who III puld compel Their
bounds To take rest while themselves
continue on the weary chase. for men
on the sabbath allow their bodies,
which are merely animal nature, suili
Client repose, while their immortal ma.
tu-e. which should be fei and refresh
Ell. il compelled To chase up and down
this worlds highway.
How shame nj tu rob God of His day,
when he allows men 50 much lawful
acquisition. even of a worldly nature.
on the Sabbath; for although men
themselves are commanded to rest,
the com and the wheat and the grass
grow just as rapidly on the sabbath
as on any other days, SO that while
they sit in the sanctuary they are
actually becoming richer in worldly
things. While sou are doing moth
ng your bonds and mort cages are all
formulating interest for your estate
lst as fast as on other days. Men
aired 10y the month or year are rcceiv-
ing inst as much wages while quiet on
the Sabbath as they are the hard.
working week day. No, | say how un.
utterahly mean it is, when Col is add
ing To your worldly estate on the Sab
bath as certainly as on other days,
that any should not he satisfied with
that, but attempt to seize additional
secular advantage from the Lords
day. Have you never noticed the Curl
Gus fact that our worldly occupation
frequently seems to be divided into
sections of six days each? Every
week we have just enough work given
us to do in six DAYS. God makes just
enough breaks in our continuous occu.
pations to thrust in the sabbath. III
you have not before noticed. observe
hereafter that when Saturday nigh
comes there is almost always a good
stopping place in your business. All
things secular and spiritual in provi-
dence and revelation seem To say: Re.
mem her the Sabbath day to keep il |
holy. When the six days OF fcreation
had passed God stopped working. Not
even pure flower or a white cloud
would lie make, because it was the
Sabbath, and giving an example to all
future times lie rested
lie who breaks the sabbath not more
certainly robs tod than robs himself.
Inevitably, continuous dissertation of
the sacred day ends either in bank
ruptcy or destroyed health. great
merchant said: Had it not been for
the Sabbath have no doubt | should
have been a maniac long ago" This
remark was pade in company OF
merchants. ard one of them said,
that corresponds with the experience
of my friend, a great importer. lie
day of the week to plan successful
voyages" lie has for years been in an
insane hospital, and viii probably die