Milford chronicle., 1903-09-11

of all their burdens So the institu-
tional church. strong in its conviction
Of the efficacy Of its remedy. makes
Jesus its motto. presents Jesus at the
social gate, Jesus in our libraries. je-
sus in our gymnasiums, Jesus with US
in caring for the children, Jesus the
countersign with which we shall com
mune on the Sabbath day. Jesus the
name Of fellowship with which we
shall associate together on the week
night. Jesus. Jesus only!
sabbath Day Observance.
Another means Of benetiting the
workingman is TO insist on the oAsery-
ance of the Lords day The Sabbath
day as sacred rest day is to be a
great factor in teaching the laborins
classes how rightly TO spend their
evenings 1t is not only. as William
f. Gladstone once expressed it,, to be
the great Conservation Of physical
health but also the golden gate which
shall open to let the lab0rng man into
the higher and nobler life of the Spirit.
1t is to he the foundation stone Of the
sacred church. 1t is also to be the
foundation stone Of the pure home and
of the pure place Of evening entertain
ment.
An oriental legend in n very graphic
way taught the truth Of Ralph Waldo
Emerson's terse saying, The Sabbath
day is the very core of civilization"
both spiritual and temporal. 1t pictur-
ed King Solomon on his way to visit
the queen of Sheba. While journeying
along he came to a valley filed with
peculiar tribe of monkeys BY inquiry
from the neighboring people he found
that this tribe of monkeys was the di-
rect descendants of Il Jewish colony
which long ago had settled in that val
ley. This people as a people had start
ed on their social degencracy when
they. through avarice, had learned to
despise the Sabbath day. Sabbath
desecratlon always means degener-
ating man. It means the human race
descending from the godlke to tine
brutelike On the other hand. the in
direct lessons Of this legend are also
true. Teach a man how TO worship
God Alright on Sunday and you stiffen
his backbone. You will raise his fore
heads dome. You viii also teach him
how TO live Alright, both during the
week day and the week night
"But" again says some one to me.
why do you use the future tense?
Why do you say The Sabbath day is to
he the golden gate which shall open to
iet the lahoring man into the higher
and the nobler life Of the Spirit? Why
10 you not usc the present tense OF
evcn the past tense| Because, my
friend. to great extent. Avarice with
her ddsky handmaids Biasphemy and
Wanton pieas3res, have stolen away
our blessed Sabbath. Wien AgasSiz
FIRST landed Upon our shores he was
asked what most Impressed him about
the new world The quiet Of the Amer
can Sabbath" was his reply. But, alas,
alas. the American sabbath is not now
day Of rest and worship. but Of work
and pleasure seeking In many large
cities and in many country villages the
stores are opened. and business. if not
running nj full blast. is being done at
least with driving force The barber
shops and grocery stores and drug stores
aud dry goods stores and liquor stores
and billiard halls and theaters and
often foandries ana factories are open
and know no difference between sun
day and Monday or Saturday. The
question How shall we keep Sunday|
is fast acquiring a secondary signih
carce," once powerfully spoke Bishop
Huntington. Once the fear was that
the Sunday might be broken. Now the
anxiety is lest it be wholly lost. In
a word we are threatened with the
forfeiture of an available franchise, the
annulment OF an ancient charter, and
it is high time that we bestir our
selves" Yes, yes Bishop Huntington
well spoke the truth. Tie Sabbath day
is 10 Le n great factor in the future in
teaching the laboring classes how to
spend their evenings. because now the
Sabbath day as Il day of rest has been
stolen away. 1t must be recaptured.
It is high time that the labor unions of
this land and the church of Jesus Christ
Join hands to win back that Sa1batic
treasure which Lord Beaeonsheld-
who Ike King Solomon, was a Jew
once declared was the greatest bless
iEg eve: given by Col TO man"
A Restful Sunday.
The labor unions may logically base
their claims upon physical grounds.
REST, rest Give us more res," cry
the barber unions and the grocery clerk
unions and the drug store clerk unions
and al other Unions. "Our men must
have physical rest-perlodical rest for
tho eye. the hand. the brain, the heart;
rest, and complete rest, on physical
grounds" And thank God, a begin
ming has already been made, for the
labor unions are everywhere presenting
their just claims for restful Sabbath.
On the other hand. the church of
Jesus Christ must go into this battle
for a restful Sabbath emphasizing the
spiritual as well as physical claims
The church OF Jesus Christ must have
at lanet ono whole dov nor week tO tell