This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...of a religion, people will sometimes reach the opposite pole from that at which they start, and utilise the name of the founder of the religion in support of that which is the direct opposite of his teaching. Our Lord Himself accepted Sabbath Day invitations to dinner. He and His disciples took part in the orderly ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...of a religion, people will sometimes reach the opposite pole from that at which they start, and utilise the name of the founder of the religion in support of that which is the direct opposite of his teaching. Our Lord Himself accepted Sabbath Day invitations to dinner. He and His disciples took part in the orderly merry-making of the Jewish Sabbath, which was an essential feature of the Sabbath observance in His time; but many of His followers of to-day would denounce their brethren who should do the same thing now as un-Christian or anti-Christian in their conduct. Similarly our Lord and His followers used wine, and even commended its use; but, in this country at least, some Christians make abstention from all liquor an essential of their religion. What in reality our combined Sunday and Sabbath should be is a day of rest from toil, a day of worship, and a day of wholesome recreation and merry-making; but first and foremost a day of rest from toil. There is the great reality of the Sabbath, and I am afraid I must say that the churches and Churchmen, who have often been so insistent in fighting against what they call the desecration of the Sabbath Day for purposes of excursions, the opening of places of amusement and the like, have failed to concern themselves with the great reality of securing for all who labour an opportunity for rest and recreation. The thoughts of municipal and social students and reformers have been latterly much concentrated upon Pittsburgh, and many interesting investigations have been made into the industrial conditions prevailing in the great mills of that city, the social life of the millhands and operatives, their housing conditions, their home life, and the like. From the investigations made it would seem that in many of the gre...
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