Sabbath and Sunday as days of rest and spiritual improvement
The excerpt argues that the Jewish Sabbath and Christian Sunday are not simply interchangeable days of rest. It states that Sunday becomes sacred only when used for spiritual growth, making observance a personal choice rather than a legal duty.
Death of Sir Rowland Hill Pioneer of the Penny Post
Sir Rowland Hill died at Hampstead on Aug 27 after a long illness. Born 1795, he became famed for designing penny postage and transforming the Post Office. His career included leadership roles in South Australia colonisation, railway advancement, and multiple state honours. His funeral is set for tomorrow at Westminster Abbey with Gladstone among those expected.
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Rowland Hill
Hampstead
Sir Rowland
Thomas W. Hill
Birmingham
Rowland
Sir Rowland Hill
London
Bruce Castle
Tottenham
Liberal Party
Society For
South Australia
E. G. Wakefield
Secon
Edwin
Middlesex
England
Wales
Edinburgh
St. Martin’s-le-Grand
Lord Brougham
Corporation of London
House of Commons
Wallace
Keswick
Lord Melbourne
Treasury
Sir Robert Peel
London and Brighton Railway
Post Office
Clanricarde
Canning
Colchester
Elgin
Duke of Argyll
K.C.B
Lord Elgin
India
Lord Stanley
Alderley
Wland
Lord Palmerston
Royal Society
University of Oxford
D.C.L
Court of Common Council
Joseph Pearson
Wolverhampton
Dean Stanley
Westminster Abbey
Bertram House
Mr. Gladstone
Canon Duckworth
St. Paul’s Chapel
James Watt
Henry VIII
Dr Pye Smith on Vivisection Clash in Spectator Remains Measured
In a analysis of Dr Pye Smith's intended address to the Biological Section of the British Association the piece argues readers oppose vivisection only when it seems useless or sensational. It rejects utilitarian outrage and labels the author’s stance as a fault of sentiment not reason.
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the Spectator
Pye Smith
British Association