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050 4 _aBV
100 1 _aFarquhar, Barbara H.
_q(Barbara Henry),
_d1815-1875
245 1 4 _aThe pearl of days
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-05-06
508 _aMairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Pearl of Days: or, The Advantages of the Sabbath to the Working Classes" by a Labourer's Daughter is a social and religious essay written in the mid-19th century. This work focuses on the significance and benefits of Sabbath observance, particularly for working-class people. The central theme is the argument that the weekly day of rest is essential not only for spiritual well-being but also for moral, intellectual, and social improvement among laborers and their families. Its perspective is both practical and inspirational, blending personal experience with societal critique. The opening of the book includes a poetic dedication and introductory material that situate the essay within its historical and social context. There is a preface from an American clergyman emphasizing the essay’s unique perspective—written by someone from the working class—and endorsing its lessons for parents, reformers, and workers. The introduction recounts how the essay originated in response to a literary competition for laborers, and highlights the remarkable voice and life story of the female author. The initial pages of the essay itself explore the formative role of the Sabbath in the author's own upbringing, describing how her family, despite poverty and hard work, used Sunday for rest, religious education, and self-improvement. These sections set the tone for the main argument: that the Sabbath is a cornerstone for personal and social advancement, especially among the working classes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Edward H. Fletcher, 1850
653 _aChristian life
653 _aSunday
653 _aSabbath
653 _aChristian literature
653 _aDidactic literature
653 _aWorking class -- Conduct of life
700 1 _aWhymper, Elijah, active 1848-1863
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/pearlofdaysoradv00farqrich/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76029
999 _c116754
_d116754