Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

Sabbath was made for man and not
man for the Sabbath. For mans phys
ical and spiritual preservation as well
as for his comfort and happiness. And
this is susceptible of scientific demon
stration from history and from bust
ness.
Abuses of Lords Day.
1T is a remarkable fact that this
mans greatest boon is abused and
thereby causing countless thousands
to mourn unnecessarily. Sunday is
abused when the regular work or avo-
cation is performed therein. Six days
shall thou labor and do all thy work
God gave man six-sevenths of the time
for himself. But it is claimed that
there are many departments of bust
ness, manufacturing establishments,
furnaces, etc., which cannot suspend
work for day without great loss. If
man is the architect of his own fate
independent of God, then this is true
of all business. | do not say that all
departments of business would suffer
equally by a suspension for the Lords
day, but do say that the Divine power
is the base of success Of all legitimate
business, and to ignore Him means
failure. 1t was claimed but few years
ago that salt furnaces and glass fur
naces could not stop for Sunday Why
is it not claimed now? Because these
departments of business have learned
better Some learned it by the en-
forcement of Christian law. Some
learned it by the force of pure Chris
tan sentiment. Others learned it by
actual experiments and observation
that proved that it pays to obey God.
Similar arguments have been made Tor
railroads, diaries, meat stores etc.
none of which will stand before the
searchlight of the truth, when viewed
from either the Divine demand or the
human expediency, and we invite in
vestigation on the following declara-
ton. There is no business, ancient or
modern, that necessarily requires, man
to violate Gods commandments. 1t
may be concluded that a man or COM
pany will lose SO and SO by Sabbath
observance. That | defy any man to
prove. A man may claim that he has
lost so much by not owning hundred
barrel oil we'll just as well. And |
claim that when a mans or company's
profits and losses in any business and
human obligation to divine authority
are compared with any other business
and in any period of time, he will find
similar principles involved And all
that is needed in any department of
business is proper adjustment Of the
conditions of the business and salts
faction with reasonable profits from
the same to harmonic all the seeming
difficulties to proper honoring of the
Lords day.
But the latest innovation on the
Sabbath question is the determination
of the base ball boys attempting to defy
civil and divine law and public senti-
ment and pursue their regular avoca-
ton on the Lords day, because they
had a hope of securing enough of their
kind to make it pay them. And some
galaxy church members have helped
them by saying that it's no worse
than the parks and the open saloons,
and their sisters, the Brothels. Why
have a law against stealing, when
murder is worse than stealing? Steal
ing leads to murder, and the men who
will not honor God will ere long, if
unchecked, destroy their fellowmen.
"These Sunday robbers were not sat
isfied with arrest and mild reminder
of law by the fine, but they insist to-
day in ignoring all law. The man or
woman who encourages such conduct
by word or act is party to all the evils
originating therefrom. The Lords day