Show remember the sabbath day to keep it holy many centuries ago the above command was spoken by the mouth of jahe he almighty to the israelites from mount sinai and it was incorporated ed in the ten commandments which the whole christian world teaches and makes pretense to abide b by y r al I 1 itt does not take a prophet nor a 1 son of a prophet to s see ee that the thema nia I 1 I 1 of th the e clil caldren drin of men have either forgotten this command or else have lost all regard tor for the word ol of goi god the sin ot of sabbath breaking asvery common 1 nowadays base ball games are played prize fights are conducted theatres theartres the atres are operated and the vaudeville actors dance and skip to the accompaniment t of 0 silly songs and other absurdities in some places saloons are wide open and the sabbath is made a day tor for debauchery and carousal while the common form of breaking the sabbath here is by going into the ile canyons an out to the ile river down to the hot springs and othe diversions which have nothing in keeping with the day 0 of the lord which should be kept sacred let a man believe what he will the fact cannot be averted that there Is an all seeing god who rules this universe and holds its destinies in the hollow of ills his hand he has commanded that one day of the week must be given to the worship of him and it seems to us that man is indeed wise when he heeds that counsel take two individuals one who keeps the sabbath holy by going to meeting or staying at home to read and ponder on the things pertaining to the salvation of his soul and one who desecrates the first day of the week every time it comes around which is the happier and most blessed the answer is self evident it is indeed sad to see the number of young people mere boys and girls who are growing gr oving up in this community who seem to have lost all regard for the true meaning of the sabbath and who spend each sunday either lounging around on the streets or else engaged in the pastimes mentioned above xo no good will ever romp come of that kind of 0 conduct young p jo 0 ople opie may think it big and smart to ju so conduct themselves now but there will cadine a time in their 11 lives ves last as sure as one ona day follows another that they will regret bitterly the course they have pursued some parents are not tree free from this sin either following Fol lowin lowiD is an all extract from the remarks of gov R B glenn of 0 north carollea carol laa which ire are almost prophetic and can be thought upon with profit prof it the great cities of the land snapping their fingers in the face the almighty aie he said the sins sills chicago arz ari crying abound to the heavens it Is a disgrace to civilization new york is a blot upon map mal of our country the people the country are pure god tearing fearing pious but in the cities the one of sabbath desecration will prove ruin of the nation unless it is checked it is Is sabbath desecration is at the base of most of ott a our ur and crime I 1 I 1 |