The Timaru Herald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1909. THE SABBATH AND SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 4

The Timaru Herald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1909. THE SABBATH AND SOCIETY.

• John Blunt/ ' thinks llw editorial 1 pen h.is been too blunt, in auotiiei bense than lus own > in: deahnfrutvith the Proahj tery loi; obtruding into ■ *'"?: dhseusMcinlcgaiding • the opening ■ ol tlju) .Caroline liay ica-riipnut ou Sun- • d.iys. The occasion did, not seem to call foi applying the pen to the whet-' ■" stone] auriy' lhn> has bqen made more ceitiiin by the explanation ol the movei of \the Picshyterj's i The Utv. Mr King, ,«t a litter „published yes.tcnl.iy. explains .that mi fur , as the u (solution, referred to tlic people otTiniiiruit 'was proposed' in the /liiteies>ts of t«9 Presbyterian congregations and a mission, *and wl lar as couiitry , people are concerned, 'lii.v.inontioH) of seems to imply a Mrtnlttr denominational limit&tiWto tlie dpph- , "cation <A ,the lesol'iitioti' beyopdj the bw ''rough. This wasj not 'mtadc' elcHr ,( m the hi itself, l "«yid ji mailed, jby its. winding. r,specially'ill t(hfr last clause: < fl The Prof-bvfcory earnestly urges;all it- ley -I' i win be "s' k ifnd to no pai t' in Sab- * b.itli dchOcr.itum' that is*;a featpro of ' 'tht present day. I '*' lis to bo construed with .& 1 dihiohnnatioiial' buii- 1( , »fcation- —oil both sides of the proposition" 1 " This by o the ivray.s > It is not' ( \muth' dicUssiug.ttyjjZ* tlii K ue Aink ! !ta meul babbatauan pre- (< isely t}ie<■ l thing* jUjikcs. i ' Explanation* t&qfleotiy ends • coiitioversv.' It slioitld lje more* to tli« : purpose to indicate hdjv\tlto opening of the C.iiolme Buy tea^ii>ou»s onSiimlay a I lei noons' would 'be more in • keeping with the <ji igmal idea' ol Ihe tjnbbath--• the SaWujth "foiv inVn-rilinn. almost .uiv ctlrr tbrng tliat is likely to hj" done ill TiinaM». Those wjui klipw thmu tin' jUiattwi know') that the Snjibiitli of tkeVJ M «j w.»n "«dorted nistitntion;* J Cliry^ian >S> ibli.iUi is .1 ii odilied continuiitvoii fit it'. iv Th<! Sal»b.ith " w:\ss nu itiu'ieiit'- >-onvention in the Euphrates'' Valley before tbn'days of Abraham. ;/No ojiq .Venturers' to tlfut luid origin or i speci.illS b.un tion. The Jews when .iss<il ttons of sueh and saiiotion, hv way no doubt nssuring th 6 perpv tnntion -ot it wlueh had bwil fouucl { l\vr*qktp-Jor th:' welfare 1 ftfi l coiiiniunities;.iliving : under '-entirely-" different, i -^onditions. 1 Ac"eptinK r the conelusi&n from its- atoti(Hiilv, tlmt- Ibe Sabbntli or s day-of rot must hive Wei/established to secure a-* secular j ptirpow,-" we must, inquire what tins'' eould have- beeti. The answei i>> by th<s tbatVthe deust; the; majority of jrhoin w erf Slaves; and thalT thq ruhhg claw pt. tin} l.tlxitir'of laj£© of ini'ii on what, slioiil<l A eall, public/ r A\otks; herduiK them tpjp»tlier i fpr pur|K»sp, K.iftivs afe bfrVdfed m 1 pounds " on the Hand.tg>ldfield. 1 fhsi®^i slaves, how«;vc!r, Ven; rtntiyeS sod, prfmaiiently ciislav«l-i)ot pagcfl' for a tiiuo and then ' "(io home," as is tlio eusq Jntli* tb® t Kaffirs. .. Manifestly; the< nnrtA^nance> of tile r,n-e of slaves demanded some i elaxatioii of the toiniJOHndipg si'Stfim, and bv some piotebs of reasqjiing ,or c\{M'rinU'i)t 'liolidny. )Vas _ ai lived at as a satisfactory measiird of lehet, and it was math l conipulsory, »„r the s.ike of alludedito. v A IPn little consideration wilhsliow^ that the snme smi.il need 'lias'ever sinTO existed to some extept, tiryhw, eroded (Kipulatioiis nosse&MWg 'the Institution ol sl.nen fungc no lees other vaiiet.es), niid.th.-it oiusehes the "Sunday" out'! 'siprves the s.itno iinpoitmt purpose* witti .»t« t metlioils icliiicd bv hipher civilisation, more nouiteous manners, »nd nekrtr .ippmaeh to en«nldv ilic 1 8W«. ' liTinkmc to tin*- 'Oeinl oi ipm pose of tbe S ibb.ith, eoilld a«>tb»l«g jwsMbU more appropriate, bolter , It ill it <1 to i«d m i'dhlnient of t'wt piiwse under .conmt> is, than the lhat Owse „I, | sc i>- ilefemlet'4 of f Sabbath -i i '<i ette" ,t '