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100 1 _aJowett, William,
_d1787-1855
245 1 4 _aThe Divided Sabbath :
_bremarks concerning the Crystal Palace now erecting at Sydenham
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-23
508 _aTranscribed from the 1852 Seeleys edition by David Price
520 _a"The Divided Sabbath" by William Jowett is a religious pamphlet written in the mid-19th century. The work critiques the proposed opening of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham on Sundays, arguing against the division of the Sabbath into a day partly devoted to worship and partly to worldly amusement. Jowett's earnest appeal reflects the values of the Victorian era, particularly concerning religious observance and moral standards. In this pamphlet, Jowett presents a compelling argument against the informal encouragement to spend Sundays at the Crystal Palace after church services. He warns that this “divided Sabbath” would lead to moral decay, as the populace would be enticed to abandon true worship in favor of recreational diversions. He critiques the idea that a portion of the Sabbath could still be sanctified by attending church in the morning while allowing the afternoon to be used for pleasure. Stressing the spiritual and social implications, he urges the nation to uphold the sanctity of the Sabbath in its entirety, presenting family prayer and genuine worship as the true pathway to national welfare and spiritual rejuvenation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCrystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)
653 _aSunday legislation -- Great Britain
653 _aSabbath -- Biblical teaching
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62203
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