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a question which has been often asked prove themselves poor doctors in either case. As a general rule constraint is a prescription of doubtful utility for the health either of the body or the soul. We often hear persons of tender[com__?] bitterly complain of frequent and open violations of the Sanctity of the Sabbath; But we put the question to Such persons if it be not better to suffer the thoughtless to manifest their real characters than to drive them to the recesses of secret and hidden vice? Are not such complaints too frequently founded on our own wounded pride, rather than a reverence for the divine Law or a feeling concern for the welfare of immortal Souls. The humble followers of the meek and lowly Jesus must expect to meet with much in the church, and much in the world around him over which he will be called to mourn; but while vice and immorality does abound, it ought to be no matter of lamentation that it seeks not to avoid the light of day Let no one say that these remarks are irrelevant or that they have only a remote bearing on the matter on hand. Here lies the only plausible objection to the establishing of a day of a national rest [?]. Many of our most eminent politicians can not perceive why one set of religions opinions should have a preference over others notwithstanding they may [crossed out: have a great preponderance in point of numbers] be supported by [crossed out: a] great preponderence in point of numbers; nor is it clear upon what sound principles questions of morality can be so decided. By way of removing this dificulty we would modestly [crossed out: suggest the enquiry, whether] [propousidy?] one question

a question which has been often asked prove themselves poor doctors in either case. As a general rule constraint is a prescription of doubtful utility for the health either of the body or the soul. We often hear persons of tender[com__?] bitterly complain of frequent and open violations of the Sanctity of the Sabbath; But we put the question to Such persons if it be not better to suffer the thoughtless to manifest their real characters than to drive them to the recesses of secret and hidden vice? Are not such complaints too frequently founded on our own wounded pride, rather than a reverence for the divine Law or a feeling concern for the welfare of immortal Souls. The humble followers of the meek and lowly Jesus must expect to meet with much in the church, and much in the world around him over which he will be called to mourn; but while vice and immorality does abound, it ought to be no matter of lamentation that it seeks not to avoid the light of day Let no one say that these remarks are irrelevant or that they have only a remote bearing on the matter on hand. Here lies the only plausible objection to the establishing of a day of a national rest [?]. Many of our most eminent politicians can not perceive why one set of religions opinions should have a preference over others notwithstanding they may [crossed out: have a great preponderance in point of numbers] be supported by [crossed out: a] great preponderence in point of numbers; nor is it clear upon what sound principles questions of morality can be so decided. By way of removing this dificulty we would modestly [crossed out: suggest the enquiry, whether] [propousidy?] one question