The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-19


American Sabbath Union for New York
state, and an able divine of the coyenan'
ter church spoke yesterday morning at
the United Presbyterian church, on
sabbath Observance" and last night
upon the same theme he addressed a
large audience in the Fourth Street NJ
d. church.
He is forclble. logical speaker con-
vlnclng and eloquent. Last night he
won his hearers by the eaTpestness of his
arguments for better observance of the
Sabbath. He argued against Sunday
newspapers, Sunday street cars and all
unnecessary work upon that day. Law
was the foundation OF the universe, he
said, and II must be respected whether In
affalrs of church or state, and US TO
keep holy the Sabbath day was law
laid down BY God, It's violation would
have to be accounted for.
Rev. Mr.. Grove dwelt upon the evils
OF anarchy, and the needs OF intoxicating
good citizenship, The officers OF the
state should be like officers OF the church.
men who are pledged TO obey the Ten
Commandments. Law must ba supreme;
all men should love the law, and should
not sin against the law. Everything Is
regulated by law, and the law OF God Is
the foundation or the law OF the state,
hence criminals or violators OF state
laws are sinners against God. Obedience
to law Is q condition OF salvation. The
relation between Christ and the soul Is
love. and "love is the fulhlllng OF the
law"
Since these things ore true. the speaker
argued, the man who breaks the Sab
bath rebels against God The sabbath Is
the Lords Day. II Is equally as de-
serving OF honor as the Lord's Supper,
but men will kneel at the altar TO receive
the sacrament, who fall 10 recognize the
solemnity OF the Lords day.
when a suicide dies" said Mr., Grove,
chow can you preach over his grave
when you know that the man died In
violating q commandment? When
drunkard dies In delirium tremens, how
can you preach with the belief OF his
salvation2 What will you do when
man dies who violated the Sabbath oh,
] tell you, my friends, there Is great
danger in dying In violation OF Gods
law.
Law IS unchangable. The law OF gray
itatlon Ii Interchangeable as the command
ments. No man can change any OF the
commandments; no man can set aside
the Sabbath as a day OF work or pleas
ure. 1t 10 being suhverted by lovers OF
money and pleasure. II Is seen where
our country sends out mail cars to con-
vey 200 Sunday newspapers over the
country. Its subverslon IL seen where
greedy capital makes labor work seven
days a week. To-day In relation to the
Sabbath the conflict Is between the car
nal and the spiritual.
"Our greatest fight must be against
the Sunday newspaper, and l ask You
not to buy II, not to read It on any day
afterward. There are 100000 church
people In the United States, and why
can't that number stop Sunday news
papers saloons, street cars and railroads
for one day In the week? answer be-
cause they don't love their country
"Loak at the city OF Glasgow, with its
mayor and councilmen serving for the
honor there Is IN II; city with no parti-
san municipal politics; city which
owns It's tramways, gas works, water
works, and all its taxes are paid. II has
no Sunday Hiuor selling. no Sunday cars
or newspapers. But sad 10 say, Chris
tlanity Is driven out OF American poll
tics.
'If the law Of love ruled there would
be no secular Sundays There would be
no strikes between seven-day capital and
seven-day labor; for us the scriptures
put II, Love worketh no III to his neigh
Dor. and IS the fulfilling of the law
sanctiAed capital would not oppress
sanctifed labor. and sanotifed labor
would not strike against sanctitied capt
tai"
As an Instance OF the cost entalled by
the strikes Of "seven-day labor" the
speaker referred to the railroad strikes
at Pittsburgh and Buffalo some years
ago. He blamed the Dissertation Of the
Sabbath upon greedy capital, and said
worklngmen didn't want to work seven
days a week. He thought capital. sem
sltlve as it Is. should not offend God, or
II might be destroyed.
In concluding his strong address, Mr.
Grove urged his hearers 20 love God, the
church, country and homo, Then the
world would be obeying the laws laid
down by God: none would be broken,
and the world would be peaceful and
happy. r-t.-I.