THE OPENING OF THE ART GALLERY ON SUNDAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8629, 27 July 1891, Page 3

THE OPENING OF THE ART GALLERY ON SUNDAY.

To His Worship the Mayor and those counculore who voted for the opening of the Jflg Art Gallery on Sunday, per favour of the' i*S New Zealand Herald. Gentlemen,— have been placed'in a position of trust by your fellow-citizens, and > you have the reputation of being law-abidinr men ; ana yet, for the sake of being popular ! with a very small minority of your fellowburgesses, you have had; the temerity to break the last and greatest of the command- ~- ments concerning our duty to God in causing your servant - to break the Sabbath day ' * Doubtless you will reply that 3 the fourth • - commandment was only meant, for the Jews. If so, then the six following commandments were also - intended only . for them. Christians generally are of opinion that the first four Commanhments which treat of our duty to God are of more importance than the other six which treat of our duty to our fellow-man, yet it is strange that those who will not dare to break some of the latter Commandments •**• break the former with impunity, or apparent -Sfe impunity, but punishment will assuredly fol- m low. ■ Be not deceived; God is not mocked for whatsoever a man sowetli that shall ha also reap.Galatians vl, 4. If you would K7 get the following verses painted in letters civ of gold over the door of our Public Library and Art Gallery I will guarantee the majority ■; of your fellow burgesses would not only not grudge the expense but would be delighted. Thejr are : " If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath from doing thy pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable, and slialt /f-P honour Him, not doint; thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking S thine own words then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord, and I will cause*thee to IS ride upon the • high places of the earth, and •' « feed thee with the heritage 'of Jacob thy father, tor the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.—lsaiah lviii, 13,14."—1 am, &c., . A Fellow Citizen:.