St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09
He Claims AnarchiSm Is
Taught Openly in Our Sun
day Schools,
And the National Reform Party
Is a Menace to Our Free
Constitution.
Sunday, He Holds, Is Not the
Sabbath---Open Eyes and
Study the Bible.


thinking people of this community,
when protest against the "Clap-trap"
proceedings of last Sunday, as shown
forth in the presentation of the five
petitions at Westminster church by Mr..
Burrell. | refrain from using 'rever-
end" that term is used but once in the
holy scriptures, and then with reference
to the Diety: Holy and reverend is His
name"
These petitions were formed to appear
before the proper legislative bodies of
our nation, urging the enactment of
civil laws, enforcing the observance of
Sunday as holy day.
After reading the several petitions,
Mr.. B. declared that those persons
whose names appeared upon the church
registry OF that church. would be under
stood as seconding the petitions, unless
those parties offered objection.
This move Immediately placed the
listed members in an awkward position
when they must either second the petit
lions or appear against the wishes OF
the pastor and the majority OF the MEM
berS.
Looking forward to the consumma-
ton of the prime object Of the National
Reform party, namely, the union Of
church aud state, the springing of this
trap upOn the unwary sheep by their
own shepherd, was very cleverly
planned modus operandi, and shows the
true inWardneSS of that organization,
now twenty-five years old and repre-
scented throughout this yet free country
by some 100 vice presidents, made up
from ministers, lawyers, judges and
other prominent men among the peO-
pie; diligently working toward the
union of church and state.
Little did the Innocent listeners in
the Westminster church last Sunday
think the Sugar-cOated proposition was
nothing more nor less than blow at the
heart of our glorious constitution. Are
we not granted the God-giyen privilege
of worship according to the dictates of
constitution giving equal rights to all
men in religious matters framed by
OUR PEsECUTED FOREFATHERS
driven from their homes across an al
most unknown eXpanse of ocean in mid
winter by the hand of religion married
to civil law? And must the oft re-
peated warning, "That history repeats
ITSELF" fall upon our ears without eff
feet, and we go blindly TO work to bring
about i'll this free county the same kind
of combination that was planned about
800, A. d., that plunged this bright
world into the horrible butcherieS of
the dark ages; namely the union of
church and state? Nay! Nay! Not at
least without the warning cry from the
faithful few. Rome is the head of this
octopus and Professionalism its feelers.
There are few people aware OF the eX-
istence of this organization and the OBJ
ject to be attained by it. The amend
ment of our constitution Is enforcing
upon all classes the observance of Sun
gives no quarter and denominateS any
faction stiffnecked enough to oppose
them. as ungodly and infdel deserving
of coniiscation of property and impris-
onment. The liberty-loving peo-
pie of this land should open their
eyes to the wicked enormity of such an
attempt, and wherever this hydro
headed monster shows itself use such
measures of opposition as are possible
and honorable. Its plans for work are
systematic and well directed. Com
munication is had with legislative
bodies throughout the country seeking
by all possible means to gather political
influences that will forward their dia-
bolical plot of abridging the just and
good constitution of these United States.
Their object is formulated under the
innocent appearing claim, ''Let us
place God in the constitution. thus
showing we are Christian nation"
"Church usages should be placed upon
an undeniable legal basis in the funda-
mental law of our land" The most
astounding part of the whole business
is, this reform (?) party is composed of
influential citizens and those well able
to WELD heavy influences. To consider
that these men of brains, after knowing
full we'll the disastrous effects of
UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE,
as shown in past history, should go
deliberately to work to produce the
same thing here, is to me an evidence
of the unparalleled deceptive power that
the devil can WELD if he tries. Give
the church the governing voice in civil
matters and do you think stand will
be made with Sunday inforceme MT
alone?
The ponderous machinery of "Rome
that never changes" will soon move
will be done in this our own free Amer
lea as those sleepy Protestants Ii tile
dream Of. Why does Mr.. Burrell adj
vocate Sunday law? Sunday was moi
invented by the Presbyterian church,
nor by any other Protestant church. Ii
was adopted from the Pagan sun wor-
shippers and enforced by the decree of
the Roman church. 1t is distinctly a
Roman institution. Read any Catholic
catechiSm.
.'Render to Caesar the things that are
Cesar'S and to God the things that are
Gods"
These Protestant ministers will arise
in magnificent Splendor and exclude
from their midst some good, cOnScien-
tiouS Catholic, as has been done in the
Evangelical alliance of this city, and
behold; the next day they tuIn about
and work diligently for Rome and Ro-
man Institutions! What does Pope Lee
official. say: professionalism is not
Professionalism" "Their pr0testation is
dead" Leave them alone, they are
coming right into our arms"
And does it not appear so to every
careful thinker. when it IS seen that
Protestant churches are teaching no less
than five distinct Roman doctrines?
Why does Mr.. b. advocate Sunday
law? Granting Sunday to be Biblical
institution (Which is strictly false), does
Christianity give room for coercion? Do
the
BEAUTIFUL TEACHINGS OF JESUS,
whom | love with all my heart-give
room for coercion? Did he court civil
law as an assistant? Ridiculous! Is
Christianity so weak a sapling that il
needs must be bolstered up? Does the
Lord God Almighty need the help OF
tobacco. rum-soaked politicians to
gather in the true ones? Alas for the
people that think so! A bulged wall
must have prop. Professionalism seek
ing the arm of civil law to carry out the
measures she has failed to carry out eX-
poses her own wretched condition
Where is the boosted law of love cried
from the pulpits week after week? Is
coercive law love? Come out from
among her, oh We my people," saith the
Lord. The time has arrived in the his.