The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03


concerning all our actions on the
day of rest; for actions that are
at any time sinful, are all the
more sinful when committed on
the Sabbath.
The principal design for which
man was made was to glorlfy
God, to do him honor as a most
glorious being, and we can honor
him in no better way than by
keeping all of his com mands.
Aud If we wish to truly glorify
hlm we should not be Negligent
of this great command keep the
Sabbath 10 sanctiiy it; as the
Lord thy God hath commanded
thee"
Duty should be another incen.
tive to proper Sabbath Ooserv.
ance. The Lord deals kindly
with his people, giving them
many rights and privileges, and
when J eople have rights, there is
always duty euiOlned. So we
should regard Sabbath Observ.
ance as special duty a duty we
owe to God. 1t is also a duty be-
cause it is one of Gods com
mands, and those who love God
fear to disobey him. In the law
that God gave to Moses for the
children of Israel, death was the
penalty for disobeying the Law
OF the Sabbath, and we cannot
expect to escape Gods punish
ment any more than did the Is
raelites.
In this busy worl | of to-day
so many people neglect this duty
of observing the Sabbath--many
heedlessly o., thoughtlessly dis
obey. Some are so engrossed
with the world that Sabbath is as
any other day to -them. Some
profane the day by worldly
thoughts, if not by deeds, spend
ing the time IN making plans for
the following days; or, others
take the day as one of recreation.
| Is true the Sabbath means a
day of rest, but that does not
mean that we are to employ any
means by which the body may
have rest from work or care; for
we are not simply tC do cur own
pleasure and make 1T holiday,
but make it day of spiritual adj
vancement to ourselves and 9th.
ers.
If we take a retrospective view
of the many disasters that have
taken place within the last few
years, we Will find that a great
many occurred on Sabbath -es.
pecially railway and boating acci-
jents,-the greater per cent. OF
which have occurred on that day,
The greatest wreck, perhaps,
that has been within the las
year, was that which took place
at Auauhc City within the last
month. And it was SIMPLY a
trainful of men, women and chll
dren observing the Lords day by
seeking their own pleasure,
Think what a fearful death they
would meet, AMI The account they
shall have to give the Great Judge
for their non performance OF
"duty" on that Sabbath day.
Thus we see that Sabbath Oh.
servauce Is duty we owe not on
| ly to God, but II ourselves and
our fellowmen. We owe it to
ourselves in, that we derive much
good phyl ically, mentally, moral
ly, and spiritually, il we keep the
Christian Sabbath as Christian
should keep 1t; for, If in dlsobey
ing this com mand one should lose
his life, as in the instance already
mentioned, then all these benefits
are lost. AS Christians, we owe
this duty to our neighbors, SC
that uy good example, we may
enable men OF the world to cease
from profauing Gods dly, auc
endeavor to observe ii as the
Lord has required. Should not
(v'duty" then be an incentive tc
lthe proper observance Of this
part Of God's Law For Duty
has voice that never ceases e
call. 1t has been calling mer
thronol cOuntless ages and will