Telegram-herald., 1890-02-17
TIE SUNDAY REST BILL.
Elder Moore Does Not Cool IN HIS
OPPOSITION . Il.
De Sees Troaete Ahe@d AZ the Church
sne sEste are tatteas AEd Death
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Z marked than ia recent convention
held nl the city Of Wasaington ID. e..
+ called e. CONSIDER the Interests ii tx
( breckenridge sunday Rest b.l.
Tie meeting was Weil ADVERTISED. and
tae entire program published n tag
4 leading paper OF the eigy. Cons 4uent
~ quite a crowd were in .att edance
IL his opening remarks Rev NJ D.
+ Crafts spoke dlsp4ras ngly of the oppo-
/ stlon, and took strong grounds against
+ them. He, however, was out6one by
/ the Rev. Geo. ELLIOTT, author ~ tAe
: Abiding sabbath WHO spoke 0l those
+ NOT u sympathy with the movement
~ that "Magu.Hc.at set or narrow
! minded bgots, who have lOncd hand.
! with atheists. secular sts. and foul
mouth socialists 10 strike down the in-
stltuuOn, that he and hls c0adlut0rs
We're asking h.s people % preserve.
1 by the v.iest methods of Jesu.t.sm, and
falsehood, by hare-faced misrepresenta-
ton, and by the deepest intrigue
That TINS language should come from
one who claims 10 belong 70 Christ, and
| pei OF peace, Is quite Astonishing 10
those not familiar with the practical
workings Of national reform.
According 10 the gospel which they
teach, all dlssenters are considered in
the same light. Whether they are
Atheists, Deists, Jews. or Seventh Day
Observers.
In IN address by Rev. jonathan
Edwards, ID. D., before the National
Reform Convention IN New York, said
he: These are all for the occasion. and
50 far as our amendment Is concerned j.,
our class, what are the rights of the
atheist would tolerate him as | would
consplratOr." In an extract taken
from the ChriStion Statesn,Gn. organ of
the National Reform party, we read:
"Some advanced champions for free
dom Of conscience and the rights of
men in Britain and the United States
cannot be accommodated. In tins cat
egory cannot be classed agnostics, athe-
lists aud scientific intidels. For my
part, without hesitation or apology, ]
deny such men any reasonable claim
TO Conscientious convictions and priyi-
leges at ALL"
This really Is saying that those who
are not fully in harmony with Rev. Dr.
Edwards and the Statesman, and should
dare To make known their convictions,
would be considered as having no
rights whatever, and entitled to no re-
Spect.'
Secretary w. J. Coleman in Christiqn
Statesman of November !, 1888, said in
speaking of this matter: "To be per
fectlv plain, believe that the existence
of Christian constitution would dis
franchise every logically consistent IN
fidel," and yet they are trying with all
their power to introduce what they
claim TO be such q Constitution. One
of the planks IN the National Reform
constitution is inscribed with thus
motto: TO place all the Chris
tan laws, Institutions and usa-
ges of our Government on an
undeniable legal basis in the fun
damental law of the land
In national Republican convention
held at Plttsburg, Pa, Prof. &. A.
blanchard said: Congress must estab-
lish a standard OF religion" 1--WE
want State and religion. and we are
going TO have it," Rev. Jonathan
Edwards-"The kingdom of Christ
must enter the realm of law through
the gateway of politics" National
convention w. c. I. L., 1887, said the
Rev. NJ. III. Gault In a letter Of June 5,
1889: I've propose TO incorporate IN
our national constitution the moral
and religious command. In Il (the
sabbath thou shalt do no work. TX
cept the works Of necessity, and by cx-
ternal force of shcriis, we propose TO
arrest and punish all violatOrs of this
law" Brother Gault does not talk
much like the master whom he pro-
fesses to serve. Jesus answered: "Mv
kingdom Is not Of this world; if my
kingdom were of this world, then
would my servants fight, that should
not be delivered 10 the Jews; but now
Is my kingdom not from hence" John
xviii, 36.
"Lct those who will remember the
Sabbath to keep It holy from motives
of love and obedience. The remnant
must be made to do so through fear of
law. Christian Nation. 1857.
Enforce upOn all who come among /
Us the laws of Christianity. ."-Cbris'ian |
S'otcm0p.
Rev. ". 4. Gault, district secretary
of the American Sabbath Union in the I
Missouri state Convention, said: "NOw I
we take the ground that the Govern /
ment should compel divine authority /
on tins question. Government should /
say to the people, you must keep the /
sabbath. and have the sabbath rest Sc /
cured 10 al classes. not merely because /
II is good for you. but because God /
SAYS so. Because there IS q divine sp- /
pOutment behind the question
f.- .fnff 90. a ga. g
ing Official, It can be relied on, a- show 4
ing the foundation on which fho Ma
uonal SUNDAY law movement rests.
Rev. Mr.. Gray. in a Sabbath c0nven-
ton held AZ Sedalla. Missouri, referring
% the work of the sabbath Union.
SAID 81 10 not believe that Govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed. and 20 the
object Of thls movement is an effort g.
change that feature IN our fundsmen-
tai law
ask. does not this show that the OBJ
Jet OF the Nations Reform party and /
~ sympath zers IS - suhvert the prlu-
r PIES u justice and equity which haFc
prevailed In this country. sud o. which I.
We are indebted for the best Govern
mont on earth2 TO us e certainly looks
.hFt way
3 In the C3~tsffq. No'ira. Dece- hor IA
Ss7. Rev " r. Mcdonnell. --sseri-
atlro National refoTmer. u1f 90 an
open letter - tho " "fr~r1ap .-ef
N organ published n she -i of
'oust.tutoraI and 'iglors s--fr. i0
which he 81 You Iook fTr t-~Ih'e
n this land u the future. Z -se ur.n-
Tlss are app e1. tank 10 como
70 you if Won MAINTAIN roar present
)0s ton TIE fro hardy feII0~ uha