Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27

bath Day." SAT least" dear A. G. r.
is brief, adverbial locution, which we
like and to which we stick morticus
(most steadfastly)
Holding so fast to ''at least we de-
cidedly refuse to go back to that sec
ton of our article and strike out the
clause sat least from 8 to ~ little
dreading to ''look back upon it in flu
ture years. or that it will CRATE upon
the sensibilities of the good people of
our little hamlet" Why not. perhaps
less POLITICALLY, call Eagle River a
promising city?
Dear A. G. r. cautiously take up sat
least, fix it upon stand: you need no
X-ray, no telescope, microscope or
camera, simply pierce it with one cleo
tric-wire current, One spark will dis
play it's elasticity and stretchibility,
pardon for coming a new English
word. With the naked eye you can
discover your objective charging and
extending from to the "A hours that
make up the Lords Day, and decipher,
with amaze, in fiery flash and charac-
tiers, Remember to keep holy the
Sabbath Day. the a hours.
In this wicked world, we cannot at
once, obtain all we desire. At times,
we must be pleased with installments
For the present we ask at least from 8
to II, certain to obtain more: if the "a
hours, alright. It's what we desire
Ask all, you may get nothing. Ask
little, you may get more. Any one
seriously perusing our articles on the
Lords Day., will discover that our
views coincide: we advocate the same
cause.-the whole of the Lords Day,
from midnight to midnight, although
we ask from our City Fathers an ordi-
nance at least from to y.
In all our churches, the three hours,
from to II, are those during which
our chief religious services are held,
when the Divine Victim is inundated
on our alters, even as He was during
His three hours agony on Calvary's
Cross. A Catholic, for instance, is
bound under the penalty of mortal sin,
to devoutly, earnestly, not merely
SIMULTANEOUSLY. hypocritically or
Enthusiastically to hear Mass on Sun
days and Holy-days of obligation: and
mortal sin is a grevious offence that
tdeprives us of spiritual life which is
sanctifying grace, and brings everlast-
ing death and damnation on the soul,
These three hours, sat least from
to j." although we would wish "a
hours, i. e., from midnight to mid
night, are three diamond links, not
dashed into atoms, of the Lords Days
glorious chain of links, four and twenty.
Three links, at least, in sparkling dia-
monds glitter, whilst the balance of Il
distinctly shines through cat least
Don't you see, Mr.. A. G. r. If not,
quick to the electric current! You.
dear sir, quite nicely affirm that 1--WE
cannot hope to have the Christian
spirit strengthened among us if we are
only 'sanctimonius' (you seemingly
did not intend to use such a. hypocriti-
cal term from to II. and break any
Or all of the "a which comprise Gods
holy Sabbath day All right, Dear
Sir, if you are only sanctimonious,
which means hypocritical and phari-
saicai, and make an appearance in
church. even for three full hours, you
possess not the Christian spirit. We
prefer the Publican, humbly striking
his breast.
Who in the name of Jupiter, of
thunder and blitz', suggested you such
sacrilegious doctrine, to spend three
hours in sanctimoniousness, like the
proud Pharisee, boasting in the tenn
pie, then be allowed by a diploma or
license for RIGHTEOUSNESS, crime, de-
.bauchery, to spend the remaining 81
hours of the "a of the Sabbath day in
sinful revelry?
You, with honest chivalry, are
pleased to call us "a soldier of the
cross who SHOULD not give any quar-
ter to an opposing army" Soldiers of
tht cross, you and we mean to be in the
crusade for the Lord s Day, among US.
But remember, friend, we are not al
lowed to break any or all of Gods
laws, neither during the remaining q
hours of the "a, on the Sabbath day,
nor during any day. or hour of our
earthly career. Soldiers of the Cross
faithfully stand meath the Cross's ex-
tended arms, and fight the Lords
Christ's battles, at all times.
To you, dear sir, we may appear as
afflicted with the dreadful disease of {
liberalism: for we even, on the Lords
dav do not absolutely object to innn-