ABSTRACT
The Sabbath is ordained in many passages of the Bible. In the second chapter of Genesis its origin is referred back almost to the beginning of time. Thus the Sabbath is at once a religious and an historic celebration. It commemorates the Creation; it brings before the mind the important truth that this infinite universe is not the product of chance, but the handiwork of a Divine Power. The Sabbath is, first of all, a day of rest, a day to be marked by the cessation of the weekly round of work. No one can go on toiling uninterruptedly day after day and year after year without impairing sooner or later his powers of body or of mind. The Sabbath is a day of rest, not a day of mere abstinence from work. Rest and idleness are not synonymous terms. The Sabbath is a season of joy, for without joy there can be no real recreation.
