Sabbath observance and elevated piety (Nathan L. Rice)

[Reformed Covenanter]

It is, then, most evident that those periods when the Sabbath was held most sacred, were periods when the standard of piety and morals was most elevated. There is, therefore, an inseparable connection between the strict observance of the Sabbath and the growth of piety.

Nathan L. Rice, ‘The Origin and History of the Sabbath’ in The Christian Sabbath: Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits, and Civil Relations. A Series of Discourses (New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1863), p. 57.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Another useful quotation:

For it is vain to hope for any profitable observance of the Lord's day, if it be admitted that its appointment is not of divine authority.

Nathan L. Rice, ‘The Origin and History of the Sabbath’ in The Christian Sabbath: Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits, and Civil Relations. A Series of Discourses (New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1863), p. 68.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

#MakeSabbathObservanceGreatAgain

In no nations on the earth, has the Sabbath been so generally observed and protected, as in Great Britain and the United States; and in no others has the standard of morals been so elevated.

Nathan L. Rice, ‘The Origin and History of the Sabbath’ in The Christian Sabbath: Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits, and Civil Relations. A Series of Discourses (New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1863), p. 70.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

As a general rule, it is true, that the worst men have ever been the bitterest enemies of the Sabbath; the best men, its most earnest defenders.

Nathan L. Rice, ‘The Origin and History of the Sabbath’ in The Christian Sabbath: Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits, and Civil Relations. A Series of Discourses (New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1863), p. 72.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

And if the Church cannot live without the Sabbath, neither could any free nation survive its overthrow. We must have the Sabbath, or we must have despotism or anarchy.

Nathan L. Rice, ‘The Origin and History of the Sabbath’ in The Christian Sabbath: Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits, and Civil Relations. A Series of Discourses (New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1863), p. 73.

 

[Tom Hart]

I want this book!

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

I want this book!

You will find it among this collection of Nathan L. Rice's writings. This particular work comes from a collection of discourses on The Christian Sabbath, which you may find on the Internet Archive.

 

[Seeking_Thy_Kingdom]

Dear brother, I pray this glorious Lords day provides you much rest.

I have started reading this work as well and this was referenced in the opening “Sketch of the Sabbath Reform”. I have yet to read in in it’s entirety but you may find this very interesting:

Plea for the Sabbath in War Appeal of the Sabbath Committee.
https://www.nytimes.com/1861/08/17/...the-sabbath-in-war-appeal-of-the-sabbath.html