The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-12
America Is Abusing
the Holy SABBATH Day.

the SaDpaIn Gay really Delng ioss
sight Of in America I"
II religion is anything II IL every
thing. II it Is to be followed by all
and taught to each succeeding gener-
alton by the receding one, It is never
to be forgotten or lost sight of for
even few brief weeks.
Religion demands the Observance Of
a Sabbath day.
Such q day has been recognized and
respected by both Christian and Jew
down through the ages.
The Sabbath, day Is a divine institu-
tion and Is not to be used as mere
plaything for hans amusement.
Those nations which have kept the
Sabbath day have grown to great
prominence and power in the world,
While those nations which have Hsre-
garded It have rapidly declined in
both power and prominence.
No nation can prosper without God.
Where there Is no regard for the holy
Sabbath, God VIII not linger to lead
and bless the people.
Spain at one time heldeone Of the
most important stations before the
world. Har colonies were on every
continent and her ships were on every
sea- She loved God and kept the Sab
bath day holy until she reached the
vsry zenith Of her glory.
About that time she introdced the
rollicling cock fighting, bull fighting
Sabbath among her people and her
decline commenced.
She continued to debauch the Sab
bath and to decline In the scale OF
the nations until today she is consid-
cred one II the weakest and most de-
pendent kingdoms on earth
Here h America the people appear
70 Be fast coming 20 the point al
which Spain and other nations have
forgot to keep the Sabbath day.
In nearly all the cities, east ant
west, the places Of amusement arr
forgotten to keep the Sabbath day.
In many cities special attractions
are scheduled for the Sabbath day il
the theatres, In the vaudeville ant
moving picture shows, and In othe
pleasure resorts.
| In summer the people who can af
ford it-and all try to afford it il
these days-get away from home TO
a week or month or more, to tn
seashore or the mountains.
i Very few Of these, though churcl
members at home, ever think Of at
tending divine worship while on thei
vacation. They are taking vacation
from work and from religion.
Il Just now the automobile craze pos
sesses the people and every family
ambitious 10 own motor car.
i When once the car is bought
change usually comes over the life Q
the family. A part of the day, ofte
q largo part Of it, is spent in auto
? MODELLING.
!. While this may not be the wors
! possible use Of the day, it certainly
mot the best use Of It.
!, Many people who cannot own aute
mobiles crowd into the parks, til
: open air theatres, the moving pictul
! shows, and worse places.
All this means increased labor fl
thousands Of workers on railroad an
trolley lines, In shows and resta,
: rants.
81 In the BAN parks in many cities OF
may find thousands of people on Il
n odDUatn WdtClliuS tlc ScdiuS al
: specializing upon the good or b.
: points Of each.
vi The ball game may not be the wor
place that one. can go to on the Sa
: bath afternoon, but it certainly is n
v the best place.
! In many of the cities the church
: have little by little given way to til
tendency, and we find them elosil
/ their doors "for the summer" Sor
: hold one service only during the da
d in the morning, and do not even q
/ tempt to have an evening service.
le The worlds business is probab
v not encroaching upon the Sabbath
d any great extent, but undeniably t
IA worlds amusements are flching aw
d the day from the people.
It There is comparatively little lab