THE SABBATH.
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g Proceedings Of the Lords Day Convention,


assembled in the city of Washington, on


the 24th and 25th Of February, 1886; also


an address to the citizens of the District Of


Columbia, and to the people of the United


States"


Such is the title of "a neat little pamphlet be-
fore US, from which we extract the following
resolutions, as they will be interesting to our
readers. 1t will be remembered that this con-
vention was composed of ministers and laymen
from nearly all the churches in the District


Resolved, That the connection between the
desecration of the Sabbath, and the use, as
beverage, Of intoxicating liquors, and the traf-
ic in them for that purpose, and the aid which
each affords in the promotion of the other,
should lead the friends of temperance, as well
as Of the Sabbath, to persevere in judicious eff
forts to cause each of these evils to be done
away.


RESOLVED, That, inasmuch as the Christian
Sabbath is intended as day of spiritual devo-
tion,' it be earnestly recommended to all those
Associations whose custom it is to bury their
members with public honors, to choose, if prac-
tticable, some other day than the Sabbath for
these peculiar ceremonies or, out of respect to
the moral and religious sense of the commu-
nifty, to dispense with martial music and all un-
necessary display.


Resolped, That the Clergy of the different
denominations of Christians in this District be
respectfully requested to preach annually SER
mon or sermons adapted to promote the due
observance Of the Lords Day and that al! be
enreated, by the universal diffusion Of inform
alton, by united example and kind moral infu-
ence, 10 make persevering efforts TO cause the
sacred observance OF that day to become uni
versal and whereas il has been represented,
that some of the Offices Of Government have
been occasionally kept open on the Sabbath
Day for the transaction of public business, this
Convention deeply deplore the fact, and sin
cerely hope that such practice would not con-
tiaue.


Resolped, That each congregation, within the
District limits, be respectfully requested to ap-
point committee of three, to be denominated
it shall be, by all prudent and possible means,
to dissuade, and, as far as may be, restrain the
youth Of our cities from the desecration otthe
Lords Day.


The Address Of the Committee we will give
in full tomorrow.