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WHAT TEE WORLD WAS MADE FOR,

1t is best for man to keep the Sab
bath day holy, for every good reason
Physical health and the common pleas
ares Of life depend upon this divine rest
period. A man, an OK, or d horse will be
more valuable and more useful in the
Iorg run tor keeping the Sabbath. be.
Iieve that asman will do more work and
better quality of service taking the
whole year through if he keeps the Sab
oath IS he should, than if he works seven
days in the week. 1t is q scientific fact
that man and beast need to cease from
labor one day in seven. The scheme
Of earth ard nan was made on that plan.
But that is only one part of the divine
plan, Man is here in this world, evident
ly, for other purposes than to labor.
He 6as an intellectual and moral
nature which call for bis education and
training that he may also develop char
acter consistent with the knowledge.
Wisdom and goodness which are display
ed in the Creation. An ignorant drudge
OF man, who only tolls and eats and
sleeps and never looks up into the heav-
ems above, Or around him to consider the
beautiful and wonderful things of nature
is not worthy Of the world in which be
is, much less OF the love of God in whose
image he was made.
This world is not simply 8 place in
which to make money, it is also q place
in which to make character; and it is
quite as important to make character
consistent with the plans of the Creator
as it is to make money and possess lands,
bonds and stocks. There Ia no good
reason why men should not create wealth
and make character to the glory of God
at the same time. Indeed, to ''Be fruit.
tul, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it'' was the original
plan,in the beginning of all things. And
Ghis implies a great deal more shan life
Of mere labor.
The Sabbath day was ordained for the
education OF man. In the frs place il
Ia memorial OF Creation. 1t is to be 6
day of remembering, We must cease
from labor and consider what ma sner OF
creatures we are and try to realize what
is the great purpose for which we are
striving. If we forget the past we lose
our relations to God and to the world
The Sabbath well kept will lead raen tt
think what the world was made for, anC
what must be the destiny of the human
soul. The Sabbath is a schooiday tt
keep alive in men the light of religion
and the personal consciousness Of God
II men had kept the Sabbath as Coz
commanded there would never have beef
any false religion. If they had but re
| membered the Creator and meditatel
upon the works of His Creation tner
would not have been such degrading
thing as idolatry. Even the light o
nature condemns the false religion of tn
heather world. AS St Paul says 'sFo
the invisible things of him since tn
creation Of the world are clearly seen
being perceived through the things tina
| are made, even the everlasting power ant
divinity that they may be without ex
cuse: because that knowing God, the,
gioriied him not as God, neither CAV
thanks; but became vain in their reason
ings, and their senseleas heart was dark
ened. Processing themselves to be wise
they became fools and changed the glor,
Of the incorruptible God for the Likeness
Of an image Of corruptible man, and O
birds, fourfooted beasts, and creepini
things. 20. o. Wright.