Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-03

religious views on the subject, while
utterly discarding any ideao imposing
any religious creed or tenet, or denomi-
national belief upon anybody. They
simply ordained that Sunday is a part
Of the institutions Of a free government
without which religion cannot flourish.
Recollectlng then, for whom it was
made, and in view of the adjudications
of the courts, submit that Christiani-
ty is part of the law of this land,
and that Sunday has been Incorporated
into the law as part of Christianity.
Under the Jewish dispensation, the
Sabbath was made obligatory upon the
stranger within thy gates" Tennes>
see has formed government to be the
exponent of the desires and religious
feelings of her own people. Let
strangers come within her gates knows
ing that Sunday is one of those things
which her laws sustains. If they are
not willing to take the country with
that observance, "the world is all be.
fore them where to choose a place to
dwell" without a Sunday.
We may go step further and say
that the Author of our being has
stamped upon our physical nature the
law that we must rest one>seventh of
the time. We do not rebel against
that law which requires us to sleep.
We do not question that it is the law
of our nature. That other law which
requires that one.seventh of the time
shall be a rest for the body and the
soul, is just as much part of our ma.
ture, and it is so recognized by the
; universal concession of the world. You
will find it the prevailing law of hus
mainly which civil government adopted
and enforced, when the church did
not recognize it of Divine ordination.
1t stands upon the law of nature.
How or when Sunday came to be a
part of Christianity, it does not belong
to. this question to inquire. We are
told that it is puritanic idea-the
crystalized result of the revolution of
1642-frst formulated in the West
minister Catechism. However this may
be we know that the moral obligation
to Observes Sunday is now acknowledged,
not only by those who take the West
minister Confession as a standard Of
, faith, but by all denominations of
Christians throughout the land, except
the few who adhere to the seventh as
a day of sacred rest. 1t may be true,
as it is asserted, that the Anglo>Saxon
race now have a Sunday-Sabbath
which no other christians acknowledge.
But we are Anglo-Saxons, and, how.
ever it came to be SO, the Sunday is,
, to Anglo-Saxon Christians, day to be
held in reyerent observance. "Only
the Anglo-Saxon race !" Be it SO. Il
!. is only the spring that now swells the
! buds and gives promise of harvest and
all the beauties to come! Who are
f the Anglo-Saxon race? Upon theil
4 shoulders to-day rests the world they
are the great Atlas which is carrying
q it forward in its work and progress,
4 They are Christians, and the opinion o.
!. Pennsylvania judge says: "No free
O government now exists in the world
a unless where christianity is acknowl
edged and is the religion of the coun
{. try" The Anglo.Saxon race is rac'
q of Christians; they are the race WHIT
Ego with the line and plummet in theil
hands to the outskirts of creation, an(
carry the torch of discovery aroun(
: the universe. They are planting prog
:, ress everywhere. They are invading
= the centre of Africa and the islands o
: the ocean, and the Gross goes will
- them in their progress i Stop the grea
i Anglo Saxon race, and you stop tn
wheels of time and civilization s.
l. long as Sunday is theirs, the Sunday j
:. safe! Let us take that comfort. TIL
Anglo-Saxon race is marching on as al
- army with banners, and far advances
=, among them is the banner upon whic'
= is engraved Remember the Sabbat
;. day, to keep it holy"
:. The question has been tauntingl