The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-07-13
Sabbath Observance.

OF the Sabbath rests upon one PROPOSE
ton, viz: The Sabbath Is the bulwark
of personal and public integrity. OBJ
servation and good Judgment agree to
this. History confirms it. Whenever
an individual community or nation has
iisrcgaricd the physical anl moral ne
cessities That rest day supplies they
have FASTENED to their end. You de-
stroy the Sabbath and .,ou open the
door to inftelity, dcbauc ,cry and de-
struction.
The local conditions that demand our
attention at this time are:
!. A wide open town. Except for
the one oflensc of public gambling, we
have all the features of the "wide open
town" Saloons run seven days without
official protest; proprietors of stores
open on Sunday at their pleasure; base
ball clubs. accompanied by bands of mu-
sic make the Sabbath afternoon a pan
demonium; theatres have recently
adopted the open policy and run on Sun
day without hindrance. All these things
are done by those who know they are
violating law. We have a debauchcd
public conscience-respectable people
grace or disgrace the games. theatres
and stores. There is a very general
apathy toward it all. Occasionally
mild protest, but it is speedily hushed
beneath the chorus of derisivc voices.
1t is impossible to raise family here
without coming in touch with these
things that despoil and ruin. This con-
dition is growing with the weeks. Chris
tian people have been patient until the
time has come to do more than be pa
| ticnt. We nave seen Gods law defied,
Christian convictions insultcd, the pro-
lection given by the civil law ignored.
these vicious influences propogated more
widely. and until now we have not act
ed Now the time has come to act. We
have four things open to us: Prayer
to God for help! At many an altar
morning and evening petitions arise to
!
late with those who are responsible for
| these things. This we nave done, and
had our trouble for our pains. 3-We
may petition those who have the au-
| thority to give us relief. This we are
now doing. There is before the city
council an ordinance that if enforced,
will give us the help we seek. I've
may leave the city. This we are asked
to do IF we do not like Things as they
are But we protest! We do not like
things as they are; we propose to have
them bettered. and if anyone leaves the
town it will not he those who seek its
moral uplifting. Mark it!
The necessity for a proper observance
of the Sabbath lies in many facts.
1.-The general good requires it. The
Christian man has duties to perform and
rights to protect. If his rights are not
his duties. His rights are a Sabbath
of rest, conditions agreeable to worship.
a fair opportunity to rear his family
without the moral handicap l have men
toned and an equitable opportunity to
gain livelihood. These rights cannot
be ignored. THE law of God requires
a proper Sabbath observance. Ignore
Him and His law as you may you have
to do with Him first. God commands
all men: Remember the Sabbath day
to keep it holy.
'SiX days shalt thou labor, and do all
thy work.
But the seventh day is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt
not do any work. thou nor thy son, nor
thy daughter, tny manservant, nor thy
maidservant. nor thy cattle, nor thy
stranger that is within thy gates"
God imposes these duties; that all
men love and worship Him and that
they hallow the symbols by which He is
expressed. These duties are demanded
in the first and second commandments.
Then, all are required to give time for
the moral and spiritual culture that will
show itself in love for Him and rever-
ence for His name. Analyze this scrip
ture and you have the following: Keep
the Sabbath yourself for rest and wor-
ship; give your employees the same priv
ilege,; see that all members of the fam
lily do so; then compel the stranger to
comport himself in accord with the dav
and its spirit. If ne does not worship
he shall not disturb those who do. Some
people object to putting compulsion into
the case. Read Neh l3:I5-2l Here
the servant of God took these cases OF
violation before the civil tribunal. The
truth is | am required to secure obed-
fence to the Sabbath law to the extent
of my influence, opportunity and power
2. The laws of the state require Sab.
bath Observance See 1850 and 1851 re-
quire all places of amusement and bust
ness to close on Sunday-except MOTEL.