Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-09


so worldly, such lovers of pleasure. /
. so intent on amassing wealth, SO cor
rupt and irreverent, that this liberty
is Interpreted to mean that we may
, do whatsoever is for our pleasure. or
profit, and many are justifying them
selves for sleeping on the Sabbath be-
cause they are too tired to go to
church; and so many people take the
Sabbath day to visit, saying they have
no time during the week to see their
, friends, but God says, remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Canon Farrar has said the waste and
; selfish descration of the Sabbath, and
: the flying away of its golden opportun-
tiles is, ! believe, to thousands of
youth the first decisive step in the
downward course of moral degeneracy
and spiritual death, Look again If
you please at the Sunday mail service,
the Sunday theatre, Sunday pleasure
riding, the Sunday beer garden, pro-
life sources of great evil.
Indeed too much cannot be said
: against this great curse that is ruin
ing so many of our bright young girls,
} and the great evil coming from Sun
day saloons. The greedy unprincipled
liquor dealers want our Sabbath and
cOvet it, having paid license for six
days he steals the seventh, using it
secretly if he must, openly if he
dares, until today in portions of our
large cities scarcely a vestige of the
: Sabbath remains. Open bars defy the
{ law and fearful disorder is the result
Statistics show that on this day pro-
! tected by law, mind you, sales of IL
quor are two and Onefourth times the
average for the other six days; but
a when the law is enforced mark the
: change. 1t is said when ex-president,
i then police commissioner Roosevelt
a enforced the Sunday closing law n
: New York city, the liquor dealers at
: torney said that the liquor dealers
: were losing $3.50, 600 every Sunday by
e the enforcement of the law. In New
$ Jersey bill called the Bishop Bill be-
L came law in the winter OF 1905, in
E most cities it has been we'll enforced,
e and one of the dealers in the largest
e city Of the state said that the Mon
e day deposits in four savings banks
II have increased over $57, 900 since the
IL Bishop law closed the saloons Sunday
: in the city of Newark the working
Is men are saving at the rate of nearly
i So, 100000 a year more money than
d they did with open Sunday saloons.
y The nations that have secured the
IS largest liberty to the people are the
ne England and the United States OF
a America, and continental Europe. In
re dia, China and Japan are seeking tC
lr secure a Sabbath rest by passing
TO Sunday laws. De Toquevill said
IN France must have the American Sab
lg bath or France is ruined" and Rev
OF w. F. Crafts adds, "America must re
store her Sabbath or she is ruined. ,
ne How true the statement, and nation!
ne disobedient to Gods laws must ant
az will go down. You will read in lisa. so
L: II, "For the nation and kingdom tina
3p will not serve thee shall perish, yea
u III those nations shall Oe utterly vast
TN ed" also in Ps. 9, II: "The wicket
31y shall be turned into hell, and all ma
Ks tions that forget Goo" Dear friend
7r' what are we going to do about thi
7r- most and all important question 0
er Sabbath Dissertation that is sappinl
Us the spiritual life of our beloved ma
ne ton? will tell you, Christian friends
n . | believe that every Christian is sure
ne ly responsible for the dissertation 0
al The Sabbath to the extent Of thei
q ability to prevent The immediat
vi danger is in silence and inaction. LIE
:" US arouse ourselves. What is needle
III is an awakening of Christian primer
az az pie, an arousing OF Christian cor
III the people at large, and especially l
IN - kooexo &c +bo ohrrcb Ac o Chris
tn, 80, not;o, VIC rouet nractica what w
by preach, and l believe the most poten
IL, force to bring about a proper observ
llu ance of the Lords day will be by pre-
VII cent and example of Gods children
nc To illustrate, large company of cor
en ductors were on an excursion TO
~. ~ southern city they arrived late Satul
~ ~ day evening; arrangements had bee
gh made to make an attractive trip mex
ne ne day: the next morning one of the ger
i tlemen was noticed by others to be al
- ranging his attire with more tina
IL usual care; a friend said to him, sc
III course you are going with US on tn
IL excursion "No," he replied. q al
la9 going to- church; that is my habit Q
77oC the Sabbath others questioned hin
e. ment and discussion followed. Whe
rs, this man of God, who had the courag
me of his convictions, started for tt
30 80 place of worship there were 80 me
! Us Is to join him. Is it not high time thi
'ou Christians of our noble republ
'wa were awakened and thoroughly arouse
; ~ to the great dangers that are threa
aW ening our beloved Sabbath We Dug
en' no longer to sit quiet and make !
10 protest, the time has come when mt
SSH and women VINO love God and ma
vi home and nation, should speak o
u a. with red hot earnestness against {
" these mighty evils that are corruptiI
iln nf and degrading humanity and are see
- ing to destroy our holy Sabbath da
leir - ~ ,ne;t;or NV talon hI7 =
eat GU $500 ~ IF oTr ian6 will do mich
ger determine the Christian life of t
lace next generation. We cannot mainta
, n the Christian church without t
,nce Christian Sabbath, and if the chur
2e n1 cannot save, it can neither save itse
WI W. or the world but praise God we C
Cme see victory ahead. The Sunday cl(
we ing of the Columbia Exposition
az 1898 was turning point in our natic
o % al history. No moral question I
10 20 for many years SO stirred our Ame