The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

Nofhe0 me oIhSF tnfcg hundred and
was effective in the work he did
When such a statement came from
our chiet executive many people took
Notice of IL for it seemed a brand new
not. u was hailed as a boon by
hard worked clerks aud men who
must toll without loss OF time To keep
the wolf from the door. and who dare
not protest about overwork and little
pay for fear that even that little
IntEht he taken away
On The other hand there Is little
doubt that Mr., TaF}'s discovery was
4Sea i1ea upon by Sanse OF 0tlF giant
money getting orEauiza tons that hold
that II" amount of dividends 10 be
declared of far more Importance than
sho eoufort Of the tcilers
Mr.. Tart had made wonderful
discovery, but 1t was hot new About
thirts~HNe hundred years ago God
had given man "a LAW thai he should
rest one-scYenth of his time: and
never v-er" the Jews more prosperous
than when they carried out the com
1nands of Jehovah. Mr. Tafts dis.
coNery was only ta discover that Cod
was right after all, and that man
needs In do just what his Creator
commanded in order that man might
attain unto the highest ptaee In the
,
nothing wcnderful--i the necessity
u obedience 10 Coos laws; and
that discovery the Christian church
thinks 1t made many. many years ago.
AS 1he commandment Is quoted We
Fhink Of 1t AS Remember the SAB
bath day tn Keep il holy" but that
Is only haif Of a. Allen are. not only
commanded 10 rest on the seventh
aa>, bat they are Just n $ specihcaliy
commanded ia work on the other six
There is ne place in God + plan for the
idle man. Iagine@s has never been
tolerated from the beginning for the
grand old gardener and his wife"
were put 10 work IN Eden and II they
had attended to business instead xef
gossipipe il might have been better
for the race.
We have long deprecated the TACT
that a large part of oar population
exists without any visible means OF
support Parasites proving upon
popular compassion. bat we have not
emphasized the fact that the only
people who have right to recognition
Icy society, are the people who pro~
duee some thing and help make SO
e1etY better Not only the shffttess
poor. hut the dissoIuto and idle rich
should No made to feet the weight Of
the displeasurc Of society aud learn
that II ANY would not work neither
should ms cat"
We need To learn that gertilitv is
rot measured aN the degree OF soft
ness and whiteness of the hand but
by the cleanness Of character Of the
individual regardless IF wealth or So
cfai position We need to learn
quoting the words Of Or. S. - Mitch
eli-~to have "a wholesome respect for
suit OF oNeraiIs" when worthily
worn.
] do not believe that We will come
fo cur own until this command ~
obeyed willingly tor unwiliingly. as the
case may be, but obeVed. God speed
the day when n4en who do nothing
but loaf viii be looked upon AZ ''un-
desirable citizens" When we Will
frown down Ola the man Who fails
TO support those who are dependent
npon him. but instead of locking him
up in jail, shall make him break
rock for the Commonwealth who shall
pay hts family fair wage that they
may live while righifut wage Garner
Of the family ia bors SIX days To do
all tho work necessary to support
them.
II was only after man had labnred
fix tags tta=l,-i4e esse commanded TO
rest, ana the reason is twofoid. First.
God Is the Creator of heaven earth
and all things tAereln contained. ny
His POWER nsersthlng ssa.s@e iss;o .easas~~
fence and without Him was not any
thing made that was made. III con
sequence 81 that fact, God rested on
the seventh day and left il to man as A
perpetual memorial that He Himself
ts the handiwork Of God and therefore
should due obedience ply To the viii
of his CREATOR The day was hallowed
because ti1r Greut Architect Of the
universe said go. not because some
ssatfy.=s9 s7-f'giFIft4i Se9 IL .fsfcir afi5f4
trarifS in order TO hold religious ser
Hicos.
do not have 10 tell you That this
aaY Is being per- erted and the
salvinf command is 'beirg set Al naueht.
The DAY Ia becoming "a day OF dissi-
patton and pleasure. Many IA bust
mess 1na1i breads to see Monday come
with the rankx Of his workmen thin
ned by Sundays designations and
many faded 10y lack Of rest into a
condition worse than when they left
III" work on Saturday afternoon
1t sometimes becomes fashionable
10 rail- al IuHHries which we cannot
afford and sometimes think that
many " the objections to the auto !
mobile may be placed IN that cate |
gory; but the tendency Of many auto !
1nobiIiFts 80 d.secrat our day of resr
and spend ti-a day away frain ali |
oiHife worship IS becoming ehockingly |
frequent. |
II may ne necessary 10 dispense |
medicines or the LORDS dav. but IL /
does not follow that soda fountains ,
IN drug stores and that fruit and cigar /
stands should be kept doing business. !
fFhe druggist VINO puts down mis- cur /
tains and thcn liepenses his wares /
MI day In Violation at the law of his |
STATE IS just as much a criminal as
the saioonkoeper who lets people ia !
hy the side door. The fact that the
druggist ts more respected than the
saioonkeepcr. s. the more reason why /
he should avoid breaking his coun-
try's laws
ktISl,3 2G "a ~44G4s t4f ga4@ 20 rsgf,
certain passenger trains on SUNDAY
hut, white all wiil not agree that that
is necessary, we AL agree that the
running of coal trains and Sunday OK
e4rpFors 81 done tv blood iess cor
peratiou for the amount of money ID
can make In defiance Of Gods corn
AAnd
Nor only does tine day have 81 spirit
Ha Significance but God made man
with an organism which must be rest
cd IN ors-er to rscuparate As our So
oisty life IN made more complex by I
trust ard combine, the laborer deals
not with flesh and blood which get
tired. but with power without a
soul As a result many Of our toiIers
sy.safr "a.