New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30

OF Article VI of the Constitution of the United States.
which declares that: "Tnis Constitution and the laws
thereof aud all treaties made which shall he made
under the authority of the United States, shall be the
law Of the land and the Judges IN every STATE
shall be bound thereby anything in the Constitution OF
laws of any State To the contrary Notwithstanding
The treaty with Trpol declares that the government
Ia any sense founded on the Christian religion; ~
follows therefore, that all state and mu9ielpa laws
which incucate the dOgmas ceremonies OF the Chiia
tian or any other religion anon the observance OF te
people are clearly mconsiitniiona hu ana voh;
that may hc represented at our Ccnitnhia celeoroh'
this class Of the undersigned are Jealous OF any IN
alicnabe right of every human being TO believe ana
practice any religion peases pro, dcd that in doing
50 he does not interfere with the same right of ohers
There another class among the undeslgned WHO arc
Christians but who, regard to the question of the
Sabbath maintain with The most eminent reionneIs OF
the sixteenth century that the fourth commandment OF
the Hebrew Decalogue aunued by the advent OF
Jesus Christ, and Is not binding upon Christian con
sciences Luther, McianchthOn CranIper, lyhdal tai-
vim. bunyan, Baxter, Archbishop Whatcy, ana many
others DISTINGUISHED in the Christian church for Biblical
learning and piety, taught and practic,d The doctrine
that 10 u good man every day IN inc week Is -, .
Justify the commission OF wrong acs; ana Una, 10
IL was only short time ago that, ut public meeting OF
the Evancelical Alliance in Pittsburgh The Rev froi
York read carefully prepared address before that
body, IN which he maintained the ground tahen " ms
iustyious predecessors, whose names we nav 80 ,
toned that sabbath law of the Decal9Sue Wa Hn
tirey abrogaed by the coming OF Christ ana l, h%.s
tlncton OF slnctity remains between tne rapua'
and the other days of The week. Noud the .entJ ,i
Commission feel at liberty To declare that 'ui1
luishtd cergymen and all others WHO a"Ito anu NV
agreed with INN do understand the Now lesuai,t
and were unsouud in fsithi Yet this ahron' wouu pc
offered if the Commissioners persist IN the uterludon
~ close he doors OF the Exhibition on sunday because
n is a holy ,lay In the New Testament we hud that
Jesus III the whole OF bis public career TOOK pains 10
destroy by his teachings and example the iIauli0Ih
his couniymcn for the Sahhltn W. " hup
know mol how 10 interpret tnls Heh VI o's"o
unless il was apprehension that 10 SCI ul one ia!
above another III saucty tends To zap Inc hloIs oi
mo noonIe y mulvlrg that evil deeds may ne cohtt
,urug SIX DAYS OF the week, provided an atoIcneLt ~
made lor the same by III gid observance or tc hcNchth
We cite also testimony OF the Apostle RAN Haot III
the abtoc:ition sabbath where ne sag IN llo
second ciapter OF his Epse 10 the COlossldns Let no
man Judge in respect al holy Gay, or OF th NV
moon or OF the Sabbath days, which are shadow OF
things to come" And also in the fourteenth chapter 6
ms thistle 10 the Romans where he discusses the very
question now in hand and defends the rights OF CON
n these words @ - nGn cstCcmctn one cav
ahov. another; another c.ccncth every day alike Lt
every man pe fully persuaded III lus own mind in
sor lie uo-iion Of the Sabatarlgns seems Ia be tha
as f;cy cannot cousci'ntiuusy visit the Exhibition ON
sunday those VINO siali not. Ii Is - dam elo's
precedent 1t invites others to say, We can, ana you
must"
For these reasons and Others that might be given, the
uudersitd earnestly hope that the action taken by the
Centennial commissioners Tor closing the Exhibition on
Sundays may he repealed and that the living spirit OF
the National Cons tuition, which l. the supreme law OF
the land and Wich entirely ignores tho very existence
uf al ecclesiastical dogm and ceremonies, shall give
character regulations that may be adopted dul8
the Centennial Exhibition. .
RADCA CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA, L. NJ Davis President
phuQItiDdtu, Dec. s. 1870.