The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-14
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The remains of John Howard Payne.
author of "Home, Sweet Home" were
ihterred at Washington on Saturday
last, with great pomp and ceremony,
and the monument and statue were
unveiled. Thus. after more than thir.
~ years. the poet is duly hoaored by
his counttymsn. He died in 1852 while
Consul at Tunis. But the bringing Of
his ashes to his home and the honors
now paid to his memory, are not due
to the Government. The American
Government honors only its warriors
and successful politicians. It has lit.
tie or nothing to bcstow on artists, au-
thors, etc. The ''despotic' govern.
,nents OF Europe do much to perpst"ate
the M msry of their men of genius,
but America can't afford it. The hon.
ors now paid to the memory Of John
Howard Payne are due to a private
citizen, Mr.. Cochrane, of Washington.
B0UN2Y yov FOREST TREEx -
The law as amended in 1883, provides.
that e,'ery person rlo has heretofore or
shall hereafter plant and cultivate one
acre and not more than ten acres Of
prairie land in forest trees shall receive
compensation at the rate Of So per acre
annually for six years, and for every
half mile on the line of a public high
way s. from the State treasury. It re-
quires the planting Of not less than
$1,000 trees per acre, and during the
first and second years to keep in good
growing condition not less than 1900,
and fur the remainder of the time not
less than 800 trees on each acre. aid on
the highway not more than feet apart.
Parties claiming bounty must see to
it that the assessor reports on their
trees (they have blanks for that rur.
pose) aud they must also make applica-
tion for such bounty and forward the
same to the County Auditor on or be-
fore the 18th of July in eacl, year. The
county auditor will furnish blanks for
applications. The provisions ef the act
d" not apply to trees planted on tree
claims. Every farmer ought to plant
trees enough SO as to draw money from
the State treasury to pay his taxes. It
would pay ten fold in adding to the
value of his land.
SUNDAY 0BsERrANCE
The ADVANCE had Il 60. d deal to
say upon this question when it was up
in New York and other cities, where
the attempt to enforce Sunday laws
was Il failure.
We understand the excursion from
Warrington last Sunday has drawn
considerable protest from Wo:thington
ministers. This brings the question
home.
We heartily approve "f Sunday, that
is, at one days rest in seven. II we
had our way there won. be two l,oli-
days il seven. hnt We ut'est and protest
against this effort of preachers and
churches t" have laws passed to Ell.
force Sunday observance en religious
grounds. There is no divine command
relating to Sunday ahd every inte!li.
gent preacher and church member
knows that if there ever WAS any divine
com a'and relating to the keeping Of II
day, it related to Saturday.
but. as We said in il former article,
the Clergy want the enforcement to be
on religious grounds SD that they can
dictate how it shall be observed, and it
always ends in attending church and
refraining from amusempnts. Tie
whsle effort is Il scheme of the clergy
to maintain their hold upon the people.
We find in u little Work issued by Mr..
Remsburg, of Atchisen. Kansas, some
authorities quoted which are of interest
in connection will, the discussion of
this subject.
Sir Win. Domville, an eminent Christ
ian authority, says:
Centuries passed away before the
Sunday was observed by the Christian
churcl, as Sabbath.
Philip Melamcthon says in the Aus
berg Confessions:
They who think that by authority of
the church the observance of the Lord q
day was appointed instead Of the Sab
bath, rs it necessary, are greatly DE-
ceived.
John Calvin, in his Institutes, book
End, chapter 8, opposed Sabbath OBJ
servance and said:
Christians should have nothing to dc
with u superstitious observance Of days
Archbishop Whateley, speaking o.
the supposed change from the last K
the first day of the week, by the Apos
ties, says:
There is not even any tradition OF
their having made such change; nay
more, it is abundantly plain that the!
made no such change.
John Milton said:
The law of the Sabbath being thu
repealed that no particular day of wOr
ship has been appointed in its place i
evident.
DR.. Clarke, the eminent Methods
Commentator. says:
Scholars are now generally agree
that the Sabbath obligation was ma
transferred by Christ or his Apostles t
the first day; that there is not in tn
Christian Scriptures single comman
to keep the Sabbath in any form or o
any day.
The Catholic Review Of last mont