Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-10
OPPOSITION TO THE SUNDAY LAw-HoN.
L. YORK DISCUSSES THEOLOGY.

uEblTEu W ul5SusS biic law. Ab u U3l
of religious observance Sunday. as its name
implies. originated in sun-worship. The
Christians observe it as q holy day,
not because God hsllowed it, but be-
cause Christ is said to have arisen on
that day. The day was borrowed from
heather custom Constantine established
Sunday in substitution Of the Jewish holy
seventh day, because Of his contempt for the
jews. During the reign of Charles III. of Eng
land the first law to enforce the observance
of Sunday was passed. In 1916 law was
passed making it an offense TO poke fun
at preacher. Sabbath breakers were ex-
posed in iron cages to the jeers of the public
also mems ears vera slit, and they were
publicly fogged for this offense. The original
thirteen colonies passed laws to enforce the
Observance Of Sunday. The old issue was
revived in California to-day. The law was IN
the interest Of an arrogant religious depotIsm.
He referred to American religious liberation,
and declared that the Sunday law was an In
fraction of religious liberty and the rights OF
conscience. Every day of the week has In
some past age been consecrated to the wor-
ship of some God The Jews claim Saturday
IS a holy day. They base it upon the tradi-
ton belonging solely to that people, that God
made the world in six days and rested on the
seventh. He did not believe that this uni
verse was made in six days, or that God was
being who needed rest. Science had proven
that the world was not made III six days.
Nothing is finished; all things are growing,
progress.ng-alt is unfinished. The opera
lions of nature are not suspended on Sunday.
Gods nature disregards this supposed Gods
law. Jesus was On infdel to the religions of
his time. and died Z martyr to the truth he
loved. It was nearly one hundred and fifty
years after his death before any claim to the
divinity of Christ was set up. All religions
have g human origin; the only universal re-
ligion is goodness. The only divine religion
is the religion Of nature. Harmony is
heaven, strife is It's reverse. Ths founders
of this government were good men. but
they were not religious. They established
the perfect freedom of conscience as to relig-
ious observances. The Sunday law was
passed in the interest of religious observ-
ance. Why, he asked, should Jews or Sew
enth-D Day Baptists or Second Adventists be
forced to observe q day which, in their con-
sciences, they believed to be secular? and
why are all men permitted to violate the
sanctity of day which these people believe
to be holy? The word freedom was
the sublimest in our language. The
temperance element and religion were
two Of the factors of the existing
Sunday law conflict. The Jew must give
two-sevenths of his time to Sunday observ-
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the other by this Sunday law. He did not
object to Sunday as a legal holiday. The
German population was industrious and law
abiding. II they think they can see more of
beauty and love and God in garden on Sun
day, with music, than in a church, who shall
| DENY them this choice of conscience? Let
| every one mind his own business. If any
want church and sermon, let them have it /;
but let not those who want these things at
tempt to force them upon people who do not
want them. His mother had whipped him
for whistlirg on Sunday; but God permitted
the birds to sing. He was alarmed at the
indication of secsarian aggression upon reli-
gious liberty. a party has arisen demanding
that God shall be put in the Constitution !;
that Sunday shall be observed, and all this
means the subversion of American liberty
| Congress is constantly besieged to have this
| declared Christian nation.
| He had been member of temperance or
ganization since he was II years of age. He
was strong total-abstinence man, but he
was not in favor of destroying religious lib
erty. The churches were using the temper
ance organic atoms to establish an ecclesias
teal Sabbath. Tobacco was as great curse
to men physically as whisky. He referred to
the spread of the opium habit There was
as much need of prohibiting the use of to-
bacco and opium as whisky. Recurring
again to the Sunday Law, he declared it IN
constitutional.
The speaker appeared to have the SYM
pathy of his audience, as evidenced by the
frequency of applause.
CONCERT To-NIGHT.-The second concert by
Professor Skinner at the Metropolitan Thea
ter will take place tonight, with chorus of
eighty voices, and accompanied by Jones,
Grant & Beebe's full orchestra. The pr
gragnme will be as follows: Overture
Lustpiel," by the orchestra; Now the
Roll of the Lively Drum, from the opera of
la File Du Regiment" full chorus ;
quintet" When Winds Breathe Soft, Mrs.
Rademacher, Mrs. Cooley, Messrs. Parker,
Rademacher and Baillargeon The High
lends" from the opera Of La Dame
| Blanche" full chorus; duet for contralto
and bass-"Love Or" Mrs. Cooley and Mr..
Baillsrgeou Now Tramp DER Moss and
Fell" full chorus with soprano obligato !:
recitative and aria for bass Friend
of the Brave" Mr.. J. A. Baillargeon ;
anvil chorus" from the opera of " II Tro-
yatore," full chorus with orchestra and anvil
accompauimsnt; " Holiday Galop," by the
orchestra; waltz song for soprano, =" Come,
the Bark is Moving" Mrs M. A. Rade-
macher male quartet, sailors chorus, 1--WE
| MOCK Away On bL6 1nlCho OdJg uhSooIS.
Parker, Donaldson, Rzdemacher and Bail
lsrgeon +; 'The Raid" full chorus with quar-
tet and bass solo; descriptive song for con-
tralto, "The Raft" Mrs. G.. W. Cooley /;
Awake .Eolian Lyre," full chorus; quar-
tet, "Star of Descending Night" Mrs.
Rademanter, Mrs. Cooley, Messrs. Parker
and BaiIlargeon "Hark the Lark St
! Heavens G tie Sings" full chorus. No ex'
ira charge is made for reserved seats. Tick
cts, so cents gallery, % cents.
INSTALLED The officers of Ethan Lod ye,
No. 81, I. o. B. B., have been installed by
Grand President Ashiem, assisted by Grand
Vice President Eshfeldt, and Grand Officers
Kozminsky and Dennery. After the INSTALL
alton tie party repaired to Fishers barquet
hall, when the good things of life were boun-
teously dispensed. Toasts were responded to
nv Rev. DR.. Bloch, Messrs. Eshfeldt, B. Koz
minsky and D. J. Simmons. The officers
of Sacramento Lodge. No. 102, Independent
| Order Free Sons of Israel, have been installed
! nv DEPUTY Grand Master l.. J. Lithauer, as
! follows: President, B. Wilson; Vice Presi-
! dent, p. Nathan Recording Secretary, l.
81. Simon, Financial Secretary; l.. J. Lith-
auer; Treasurer, s. Loorya; Outside
TYLER, a. Nathan Warden Nd. Hirsch; Con
| ductor, Albert Elkus.
INSTALLATION AND BASoUET.-The install
lation of tie newly elected officers of Couit
Capital of Califernie, No. GAP, Ancient
Order of Fo,esters, took place at their hall
on K street, last evening. There was good
attendance of members. The officers were
installed by Brother G. L. Mills. Deputy
High Chief Ranger. The installation over,
the brethren retired to Fishers Restaurant,
where sumptuous collation. awaited them.
After full justice had been done to the eata-
hes very pleasant time was spent, esches
aad songs being the order Of the evening.
AUCTION SALE.-D. J. Simmons & Co. will
sell to-day. at 1880 o'clock, ct the residence
Of W. Craig, 7l9 L street, between Seventh
and Eighth. all the household furniture in
said residence, consisting of general assort-
ment of parlor, bedroom snd kitchen furni-
ture, black walnut and mahogany bedsteads,
spring and hair mattresses, mahogany ard
marble tables, dining and extension tables
sofas, lounges, Brussels and Ingram carpets,
fine cooking stove, etc.
RETURNING HoME.-Sherif Cunningham,
of San Joaquin county, arrived in this city
from Marysville last evening. having in his
cbarga Iohu SsnSoTne the convict who es.