Evening journal., 1911-04-20
Christian Endeavor
Society
SABBATH BENEFITS.
Isa- IS: l-14.
Topic for Sunday, April Esd.


and this world, He, in His wise and
sagacious power delivered to man one
Of the greatest blessings ever given to
mankind,-the Sabbath. God had Gre
ated the earth, sea, and the heavens.
but on the seventh day of the week
He rested and there was instituted the
blessed Sabbath. In the first analy-
sis OF the use OF the Holy Day, It was
meant for rest. God not only set an
example by resting on the Sabbath,
but He also made a note Of It in the
code Of Laws He gave to the Jewish
people. Remember the Sabbath Day,
to keep It holy. Six days shalt thou
labour, and do all they work; but the
seventh day is the Sabbath OF tho
Lord thy God; in Il thou shalt not
do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor
thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor
thy maid-servant nor thy cattle, nor
thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For In six days the Lord made heaven
and earth, the sea and all that I'm them
is, and rested the seventh day; where
fore the Lord blessed the Sabbath
Day and hallowed It," Is Il any Won
der that all the civilized nations heed
this divided decree7
The Sabbath Day gives an opportu-
nifty for worship. What is more holy
and Christian-like than to spend our
Sundays in Offering up our devotion
and renewing our covenant with God
Almighty? In the busy hustle Of life
OF the six days, we do not think of our
Creator as much as We might, but on
the Sabbath Day, after the toll of the
week, We can come to Him In our
various churches and family altar. IL
Is a most deplorable fact that the
Christian people are forsaking the
idea Of the family altar. There comes
a period IN every Christians life when
he should talk to God in prayer and
praise in the confinements OF his
home. John A. Huyler. the great man
ufacturer of Huyler's Chocolate, is
sued an order about five years ago,
to have every ont OF his fifty or more
stores of New York City, closed on the
Sabbath. Huyler said, Il am a Chris
tian and attend church services regu-
larly on Sunday, and | will give my
employees the same opportunity" He
was surrounded by many strong
competitors who stayed open on Sun
day. His competitors predicted and
early return 70 his former custom,
but he remained firm. Did he fail In
business? No, the buying public came
TO think that II a man was that true
to his word, then his goods must be
made of the right material, and they
were willing TO either buy on Satur-
day or wait until Monday. for all the
gold In New York City can not open
Huyler's stores on Sunday.
The Sabbath gives the toiling hu
manity not only a day Of rest, but I
/ day for fellowship one with another
IL Is a day in which men can promot
good will and peace among their fel
low men, But alasl So many O
our people spend the day for recrea
, tion and frivolty. Toiling all the wee
for the wherewithal so that they ma
, have a good time in some beer-gal
} den or at some park. When we loo
into the lives of such people, whi
do we see? Nothing but a shell !
which the mind Is dwelling unde
great disadvantage. For the real mar
the wise. the just man. we do not ex
pect I'm the one who spends his Sab
bath days in some beer-garden throw
/ ing away his precious life. But rathel
Is he not the man who attends church
and then spends the rest OF the day In
meditation or I'm performing some
Christian service for a brother who if
not so fortunate as he?
Young friends, we are in the youth
Of our lives. We have not gone far on
lifes busy highway. but let US with
earnest endeavor, try to so spend ouI
Sabbath days that they may have a
restraining power over us, during the
ensuing days. Let us strive to make
our Sabbaths the Holy Of Holes,
/ the best OF days,
Dear heavenly Father, all honor and
praise we give to Thee. Teach us how
to use our Sabbath Days for the up
building Of Thy kingdom here OF
earth. May we find In them a haveI
and a rest on life's rushing wave, ant
most earnestly do we petition Tn
help through eJsus Christ, Ou
Saviour. Amen. ]. L. Pyle.