Project Gutenberg 2015-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 83 Thomson, Andrew 1814 1901 Ryle, J. C. (John Charles) 1816 1900 Ryle, John Charles The Sabbath A Paper Read at the Conference of the Evangelical Alliance, Held at Geneva, September 2. 1861 Produced by Heiko Evermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Sabbath" by Andrew Thomson is a theological paper written in the early 1860s, specifically read at the Conference of the Evangelical Alliance in Geneva in September 1861. This book serves as a scholarly exploration of the significance of Sabbath observance within the Scottish Christian community. Its likely primary topic is the importance of maintaining a divinely appointed day of rest and worship, against the backdrop of evolving societal attitudes towards the Sabbath. In this paper, Thomson articulates the deep-rooted Scottish conviction regarding the Sabbath as a divine institution, essential for spiritual, moral, and social well-being. He details the practices surrounding the observance of the Sabbath, emphasizing its entirety should be dedicated to religious activities rather than trivial amusements. The narrative discusses the spiritual joy and communal bonding fostered through family worship and charitable acts on this holy day. Furthermore, Thomson addresses the threats to traditional Sabbath observance, such as the rise of secular pursuits and secular amusements on the Sabbath, arguing instead for a return to its religious significance to uphold the moral fabric of Scottish society. Through these discussions, Thomson aims to reinforce the necessity of the Sabbath as a pillar of Christian faith and practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sunday Sabbath Scotland -- Religious life and customs BV Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 65183 65185 2024-09-20T07:38:00.570347 2023-09-21T04:32:35.219221 text/html text/html 62288 2015-02-06T14:10:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74914 2015-02-06T14:11:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95794 2024-09-20T07:38:02.411253 application/epub+zip 94375 2024-09-20T07:38:00.933302 application/epub+zip 79986 2024-09-20T07:38:00.732263 application/epub+zip 125934 2024-09-20T07:38:03.774249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117461 2024-09-20T07:38:02.213271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103299 2022-09-21T20:07:20.123955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57278 57072 2024-09-20T07:38:00.461280 2023-09-21T04:32:35.090209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57635 2015-02-06T14:10:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22495 2015-02-06T14:11:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19441 2024-09-20T07:38:03.899239 application/rdf+xml 9006 2024-09-20T07:38:00.808267 image/jpeg 1874 2024-09-20T07:38:00.769272 image/jpeg 79594 2024-09-20T07:38:00.579286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia