The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-09-11
M ADVENTIST TIRED.
FOR cheRpia8 Rood OF Sunday And Fined
Tweay-Fige DoNars.

Twenty-Five Dollars.
1he Sevent.. Day Adventists are,
complaining Of the treatment they
are receiving Fy the Georgia
courts.
It amounts, they claim. to re:
ligious persecution, ami its promo>
ters are now attempting to have a
state law passed excepting tie adj
ventist8 from observing the Suns
day laws.
The Rev. 10. Co9liss, one of the
-trHvefing representatives of this
religious sect, was in Atlanta t5,
day. He said to IL Journal re>
porter;
Il am here in the interests of
my people, and desi;e to relate d 9
case Of what we consider religious
persecution in Forsyth county"
Last taIl.9 he continued, q
man named Day Conklia moved
from the north with his family and
settled inCumning, Forsyth county:
He is a Seventh Day Adventist.
and keeps Saturday instead ofsun-
day"
"Does he work on SUI day?' was
asked.
"Well, no. He does a little
work about the house, but does
not violate any state law. He
could corscientiously work ON
Sunday, but he docs not wish 10
violate the laws Of the state ia
that regard. Soon after he had
settled in Cumming, however, Lee
chopped some uo j on Sunday, De.
cember 2nd for use in his house,
Nothing was said about the matter
until the February term of the
county court, when the grand jury
returned lii against him for
chopping tin her, clearing land and
digging.
"The trial came up some diys
ago, and was concluded Tuesday:
Conklin was represented by Mr..
I. L. Lewis, Of Alpharetta, and
Colo el Philip, of Marietta, ard the
case was prosecuted by Solicitor
George Brown and Colonel Gober.
of Marietta.
"What points did the attorneys
have?"
"The states attorneys took
religious view of the case, replied
Rev. Mr.. Corliss, "they contends
ed thar the adventists in general
and Conalin il particular were
attempting to displace the Sabbath
OF cur !orelathers to overturn the
religion of all past generations =
On the other hand Mr.. Lewis and
Col. Phillips argued that it was
unjust to parish the man for works
ing on Sunday, when he had ais
ready conscientiousIy observed
saturday, had kept it sacred and
aiyen up all work. They also
held that he vas only chopping
wood for household use and was
not violating q state law"
what was tie verdict"
The jury adjadged him guilty.,
md Judge VIM imposed a fine Of
go and costs, whicl. amounted to
1880. CoLklin a poor man.and
ut OF feeling Of sympathy Mir.
Lewis aud CO.. Phillips, his at.
orneys, each gave him $40 tos
Ward payinghis iine.v
Rev. Mr.. Corless does rot think
t anything short Of religion q So,
,utlon to compel man to reIrain
rom laboring on Sunday, when he
las alread corscientiously observed
saturday, ''the seventh day. said
he, according to our almanacs,fc,
'ording to our own count, and acs
. the law OF Moses handed down
rom Mt. Sinai.
MIR. Mathews, of Houston, has
'een asked by him to have clause
Inserted into the cods allowing the
seventh Day A4ventists to do
ONE work on Sunday in order to
make outa full weeks work.
Georgia and Tennessee are said
0 be the most troublesome states to
he Adventists, ard they are hav4
ng a hard time with Georgia
4h'aata Journal.
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