The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
The Christian Sabbath.

The following apostrophe to the
Sabbath, from the pen OF the Rev. DR..
Stephens, Of England, has been re-
ceived from William Denman, of Hyde
Park avenue, Scranton, Penn, with
the request that it be printed in the
columns of this issue:
0 Sabbath! Needed for world of
without thee what would
be world of sin. There would be no
pause for COZ liberation, no check to
passion, no remission of toll, no balm
OF care! He who had withheld thee
you'd have forsaken the earth! With
out thee, he had never given us The
Bible, the Gospel, the spiritl We
salute thee, as thou earnest 10 us in the
name of the Lord-radiant in the sun
shine of that dawn which broken over
creations achieved work-marching
downward in the track of the time, a
pillar of refreshing cloud and guiding
flame,> Intervening with all the light
new beams of discovery and promise,
until thou standest forth more fair
than when reflected in.he dsws and
imbibed by the flowers Of Eden-more
awful than when the trumpeS rang Of
thee in Sinai! The Christian Sab
beth! Like its Lord, it but rises
again in Christianity, and hcnceforth
records .he rising Gay. And never
since the tomb Of Jesus was burst
open by Him who revived and rose,
has this day awakened but as the
light of seven days and with healing
in its wipgsl Never has it unfolded
without some witness and welcome,
some song and solutions! It has been
the coronation day of martyrs, the
last day of saints It has been from
the first until now the sublime custom
of the Churches Of God! Still the OUT
goings Of Its morning aud it's evening
rejoice! It is a day Of Heaven upon
earth! Life's sweetest calm, power
ty's birthright, labor's only rest!
Nothing haa suoh hoar Of antiquity
,oD .tl Nothing draws along with it such
glory Nurse Of virtue, seal Of truth /
The households richest patrimony,
the nation's noblest safeguard! I! The
pledge of peace, the fountain Of intel.
ligence, the strength Of law The
oracle Of instruction. the ark Of mercy /
The patentof our spiritual greatness!
'The Tn har binger Of our souls sanctified
psrfectionl The glory Of religion, the
watch tower Of Immortality The lad.
der set up on the earth aud the ton Of
Sit reacheth Co. Heaven with the angels
Of God. ascending and descending
onit
Alr. Henman, who Is T6 years old.
and has had this tribute to the Sab.
bath in his possession for thirty years,
Writss that he shall soon retire from ON
y, this field of searth action, bnt before,
going he;wants To- be satisfied that he
has done all he could TO Keep alive .thbe
sentiments Of this apostrophe in5tbe
,hearta and minds of true men and wo.
men, and TO omaintain the saacti.ys of
tAe Lord Is Day. ew Z ork Tribune.
$E
y ~ small maid returned from
school the other day filed with the
.sentbusiasm Of disco Oh, nam. Al
mia she began, teach told . . & !
about 9 boy who said Wolf Wolff
lota of times when there wasn' 6 any
wolf there. !. And what did che
story mean "a inquired & mamma /
tsygq said ihe Shild greatly snr-
prised sgatS her mammals q inability TO-
put two and tBo tegeth u by, it
raeansS never Be 4 liar teller but once lsa,sI
- Exchange.
il i disease that yoa catch.
Hike The ncasles and 5gets oyer.
s I, - Onss of the relax xations of home,
after you have work "a down town allS
dss. tsEy iis solve the servant
psoblen Sisi yoas faniiy.