Project Gutenberg 2025-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 168 Farquhar, Barbara H. (Barbara Henry) 1815 1875 Farquhar, Barbara Henry Labourer's daughter Whymper, Elijah, active 1848-1863 Whimper, E. (Elijah) Whimper, Elijah The pearl of days : $b or, The advantages of the Sabbath to the working classes $aNew York :$bEdward H. Fletcher, $c1850. Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "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.) https://archive.org/details/pearlofdaysoradv00farqrich/page/n9/mode/2up 20240617141901farquhar 1850 us Reading ease score: 39.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Christian life Sunday Sabbath Christian literature Didactic literature Working class -- Conduct of life BV Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Sociology 161292 2025-06-30T06:07:53.235729 text/html 136868 2025-05-06T09:52:24 text/html 1778622 2025-06-30T06:07:57.496684 application/epub+zip 1777091 2025-06-30T06:07:54.457709 application/epub+zip 169488 2025-06-30T06:07:53.795760 application/epub+zip 1998927 2025-06-30T06:07:59.842733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1820463 2025-06-30T06:07:56.950664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140105 2025-06-30T06:07:52.951705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120143 2025-05-06T09:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17844 2025-06-30T06:07:59.978654 application/rdf+xml 14975 2025-06-30T06:07:53.984675 image/jpeg 2616 2025-06-30T06:07:53.888687 image/jpeg 2118545 2025-06-30T06:07:53.284742 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia