From, time immemorial thi recognised order had, been that'roai should work eight hours a day". Tiiej sheuld have eight hours' work,'cigli hours' refreshment, and eight' lioun rest. There were,bowever,exception that-would'bavetoberaade|to this rule But ,when this; rule was ppenlj infringed God;interfered, as in t'h case of tlio Israelites, who wer oppressed under Pharaoh. 1' The prin ciple was taught in the New Testarh'eh nlsp'in the book of Jeremiah."Tho op pressors throughout had been markci by God s ' and distinguished by. hi displeasure. Whatever might bo th state of roari, so long as ho looked t the principles of the text he could no go far astray."".Whiit'imprpyomeri was lieiue; made, how the days o harshness and oppression were passin, away, and society- was being leayeue by Christian influence I They no\ had, _ differently to olden times, arti ficial''lights, but' if, this-/was* takei adyangago of by employers to over work those ,in ; their j service, the; would inherit the divino wrath. I had been found that six o'clock was i reasonable hour for. discoiitinuinj work. There should be certain hour in which;;rn?n.co ! uld refresh (hei minds and lave Social'intercourse ■But, asked, ; wko \yaßJt ( depriving mm of this' He then inferred to the social conditio] of London, and'ask'e/Uf it'wol-o ngh that the prevailing distress should b allbwed !to exist. .'The oppressor were those who kept men'employe wh'eh they Bhould be enjoying socia re-union. Eight hours a 'day, h contended,; werb quite enough fo business. ,The'pres?nt state of tkiue) might ,:be, done.away,with if peopl would roily Bhop early. Those, wh shopped alter; the .setting ,of the- aui could not- tell what they were pur chasing,' whilst on. the other ham those by whom they were servei were jided arid tired; an'd embarVa'sei by overwork,. and-tliereforo could no do their My to customers. He urgei on those', present.;, the -.necessity, o observing a proper time, and o shoppitig early; "Man' goctli fortl unto his work and to his labor unti the even." "A day of eight hours \va quite long enough.;'! There-were man; M various reasons why the hour fo closing should bo early. Young niei required time in which to cultivat their faculties" 'and improve thei minds, Man was hot an instrument neither was he an. animal. 