Evening journal., 1908-04-15

into the mind. The mind should be kept
clean and be purified by God.
When Easter Sabbath comes around we
are always reminded that Christ arose
from the dead on that day. but through
out the rest Of the year we forget all
about IT, In the Old Testament the sew
enth day was the Sabbath. but in the New
Testament it was changed from the
seventh to the first in honor Of the fact
that on that day our Lord arose from
the dead The apostles met on the first
day Of the week. and they speak Of the
Sabbath as "The First Day" and 'The
Lords Day"
The Lords Day has been well called the
''Worldngman's Independence Day" The
six days have worn our bodies to the
breaking point. Sunday rightly observed
means life from that death, strength from
that weakness. exhilaration from that
depression. The average man, the man
with an average constitution. cannot 90
his best work on six days If he also works
on the seventh. The Fourth Command
ment is written as plainly on our nerves
anu At"9N41o 90 NfoH tAiS A-~'oo "a tiA-
Bible.
Besides the six days work brings our
spirits to the breaking point. How the
worries press upon usi How many doubts
and fears? How many harsh words do we
hear and spealsq How much that is ugly
comes into our lives. And goes out Of our
lives. Surely we need one day in seven for
cleaning our house. And Sunday is our
life from this spiritual death. II Is our
chance to renew our courage and purify
our desires, tighten our hold on the great
realities and loosen the grip Of the evil
one. Let each Sunday prove to be DAY Of
all the week. the best emblem Of eternal
rest"
Tn India the bishop Of Calcutta pre-
sides over Lords Day Union which
has changed the Calcutta market day
from Sunday to a week day and secured
law prohibition of Sunday work in the
European quarters Of the city.
II we could duplicate the best elements
Of Easter nfty-two times during the yeer
how # would brighten the Sundays, not
to mention the week daysi There is some-
thing so radiant about the Easter Joy
that even sour spirited individuals who
do not go with the multitudes 10 church
hardly escape the contagion. And there is
no good reason why the people who at
tend church then should not show Them
selves there the other hfty-one times in
the year.
Some persons have an idea that Easter
is the day set apart when they shall
parade tho streets to show Off their new
hats and clothes. The writer heard one
person ask another "How is It that more
people so to church on Easter Sunday
than at any other timer and the an
swer was ito show off their new clothes
and that person was nearer the truth than
ho thought. II betrays a superficial UNDER
standing of Easter when It is looked upon
as a time for paradng the streets in new
fnery and for conventional participation
in the service Of worship.
A real Christian Sunday This does not
mean that the day is not different from
other days It is different in that it ap-
peals 10 and feeds the best that there is
in us We shall have profitable Sundays
il in them are the elements that were in
the Sundays Of the early church. One was
fellowship.
The disciples OF Jesus wanted to be to.
gether on Sunday. to praise God viii
united voices that His son had broken the
bars Of death. TO freshen their memorie:
Of Christ by talking about Him and tc
strengthen the ardor Of their devotion by
recalling what He expected OF His ser.
wants and soldiers. We must be exceptions
al Christians if we can dispense with this
weekly gathering with our fellow Chris.
tians.
Sunday is the day Of all days to get th'
7 good news into more general circulation
| TO carry the comfort and hope of it tS
/ those who know # not. This does moi
necessarily mean holding an evangelistic
service In a mission han or going about
huttonholing strangers and asking then
!. TO come to Christ. but It does mean {
thoughtful, persistent, wise endeavor
Sunday by Sunday, to bring the truth o.
Christs resurrection and all that It sig
nihes for human life here and hereafter
to bear upon those now in sorrow. loneli
ness or sin.
City Union Notes.
The city union had a very helpful an'
encouraging meeting last Tuesday even
ing, which was enjoyed by everyone pres
ent. A conference on prayermeeting com
mittee work was conducted by the Pew