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Show Sabbath Day has not been planted ro the hearts of the children of this generation , Church and State are the Father and Mother of every Country Male and Female, equally necessary, neces-sary, equally powerful, but different differ-ent in function. Divorce them if you will, but they will either live in a state of "unlaw-1 ful cohabitation," or there is an end of both. SABBATH BREAKING. The article in the Recister of Dec. 13th 00 what constitute the ' breaking of the Sabbath day, and ' the attitude of law makers toward . it, is one that the readers of the i PvBcister during a lull in politics and Railroads, manufacture and t commerce may find time to consider. consid-er. As with every other question there are two sides a right side and a j wrong. As in all similar cases, we believe that justice, humanity and true liberty lib-erty will be found to coinside'with the Divine commandment. That men are better off for a day of rest occasionally is conceeded 1 even by those who are the most con firmed Sabbath breakers; and even those who have no definite opinion on the subject carry out the idea in there way of living. It is the man . who goes for a load of wood or coal cn Sunday, or whogoes up the can- yon on Saturday night in order - to have an excuse for coming down with his load of logs on Sunday . morning, that is generally found on : - : the streer corners on two days of ; the week at least. If you talk to him he will tell you that he didn't ' feel like working. On the contrary ; the man who has spent his Sabbath i day in a proper and Christian manner, man-ner, has all his energies recuprated i and refreshed for another week of : toil. t It has been proven beyond controversy con-troversy that one day in seven is : needed by the physical nature of the man why labors, in order that 1 his health may not suffer; and one . day in seven imperiously demanded of brain workers, or loss of memory, . nervousness, and various manias : follow the outrage. Thus we see i that common sense is in favor of . keeping a Sabbath, whether it be s the first or List day. So far as the ' Jew are concerned, they have made . the Christian Sabbath so unclean a '. tiling that we do not owe them any ipecial consideration. When did a Jew, not compelled either by public 'pinion or law, ever suspend traffic because of the Christian's notions of ; a Holy Daly? But the fact that , these different days, are considered Holy by different people, forming large classe will greatly complicate any attempt at legislature on this subject. . t It is no less an edict that majorities majori-ties shall rule, than that there shall ; be religioua liberty. If, therefore, . . . tMm' mmiorltjr mrmrm Aforautam, and they were to establish a certain day .as the day, and designate what i should be considered amusements, and what dissipations; what sinful, ; and what enobting; what business . might be carried on asnecessary.and what closed up as money making jchemes, who. is to say it shall not v : be? -4 : ( , , ,. , If on the other hand the Method- ists are in po wer at the time of the : next Presidential election by reason : of a Republican majority, and choose another day and make a new law, : we may not withdraw our small sinue in the shape of tax money on that 1 account. And again: If infidelity stalking through our land seizes the reigns 'of Government, and destroys alike the Sabbath of the Christian and the Jew; opening the doors of all .places that arc vile, to which an idle-populace may flock uarestrain fed, what' w'll the gentlemen of the , Cloth do abont it, In such an event thes: infidels taking pattern from these same geti- tlementof the multifurious sects, seeing heir greed of power, their ( Willingness to compel conscience, s exemplified in various legislative .enactments for which they have clamored, may take it into their heads to close the doors of church-es, church-es, and tell ministers to take their own medicine a while. Tell them to practice what they preach, and not earn their salary, and do the major part of their labors on the Sabbath day. ; There may still be a majority who will not question the propriety of keeping a Sabbath day, or even what day is the proper one--who ' disagree as to what "Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy." - To the nuscle weary it is absolute rest, or mild- mind exercise, while to ;the brain weary it is physical exercise. exer-cise. Was the day established by law, and all .money making pursuits strictly prohibited, there would be -a tea of contention over the details. It it a dangerous subject for legisia tion, and one which the defamers of Mormonism had better not burn their fingers with, forte ture as they (begin to pass laws curtailing the 'rights of American citizens, other than the Mormons,just so sure they are baring their backs to a similar dash in the hands of infidelity. . ; It is a sad commentary on Christian Chris-tian religion, when it looses its hold 'on the hearts of the people and needs legislative enactment to'prop its falling throne; sad indeed when the professed servants of Christ spend so ;much time in pulling to pieces each other, and exhibiting each other's falicies and weaknesses that honest wnen turn away -altogether from religion. ....... 3 The - whole trouble lies deeper! than law, the sanctified spirit of the j . : " A ' |