The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-08
HE AMERICAN SABBATH.
Non Meetings Yesterday in the
Baptist Church Addressed
by Rev. Crafts.
10 Catholic Indians In tho Diocese
Of Montana Under Bishop
Brondel
10 Reverend Mr.. Kelsey Makes Some
Remarks About tho Wrestling Match
and the Coliseum.

Rev. Wilbur r. CfaftS, OF New 1Ork,
|shor of "The Sabbath for Man." ad-
|.ssed union meetings yesterday under
! auspices of the American Sabbath
ions Montana Auxiliary at 1 and 8 p. M,
the Baptist church. In the evening he
Ike in part as follows: "The American
,bath Union stands for the American
,bath,- the golden mean between the
ritan Sunday on the one side and the
|ntinental Sunday on the other. The
|,erican Sabbath Union is union of true
|.ericans of all sections to sentinel the
.erican Sabbath. By true Americans I
an Americans in spirit. There are true
|,h-Americans and true German-Amsri-
lis.
Apart from all religious confederation,
true patriot should respect the continent
Sunday as the holiday of despotism.'
Hallam, the great philosopher of history
lis it, bidding MS note that the despots of
rope have studiously cultivated love of
lday pastimes to keep the people quiet
ler political distresses; that is the holi-
Y Sunday which is offered to US by
|htinentals as the very insignia of
rsonal liberty is rather its
stitute, the tinse! bauble which shrewd
narchs have given to the adult infants of
continent in places of the ballot of self
eminent. There is no instance of a
lbls, long continued popular government
,re the people have kept themselves in
retual infancy by devotinR their Sab
hs to Sunday dissipation and its twin.
|lday toll. Who would be surprised to
r tomorrow that France, of the holi-
1 Sunday, had thrown away her repub-
nism as a spoiled child throws away a
N? The only ism man needs to make
"a defend the American Sabbath is pat
|jism. American institutions are the
roots of American constitution, and
1 American Sabbath is the very tap root
hem all, supplying the people with the
-sical, mental and moral vitality neces-
/ y to self government.
In other countries, where church and
,er days, the ground of Sunday laws has
n not always clearly perceived;
in recent years legislation on this
| ject has been based, not on Gods
a, but on the general welfare" A
nely illustration will make this point
ar. A shrewd Iowa farmer put up in his
on patch this sign: Boys, do not touch
20 melons, for they are green, and God
you.' The church forbids Sunday work
Sunday dissipation, because God sees
n. will punish; but the state forbids them
sause they are unhealthy to the body pol
as we'll as to the individual, physically
morally.
. The right arm of the American Sabbath
on is the promotion of the religious
bath; it's left arm the preservation of
civil Sabbath. These two things-the
istian Sabbath on the one hand, and the
erican Sabbath on the other hand-are
Instinct as my two arms, that resemble
cooperate, and yet by no means the
10. The distinction is itself an answer
most Of the objections to Sunday laws,
oh rest chiefly on the false assumption
Sunday laws are endorsements of a
he best answer to the objection that
day laws are unconstitutional is the
ted States constitution itself, which al
ly contains a Sunday-rest law. The
liz objection to it is that it is an I'M
srican monopoly, law made for the
eft of one man. in the first article,
NTH section, it is provided that the
,ident shall have ten days Sunday ex-
,ed) in which to consider bill sent to
Il, Wy NVAk1C06 OCAOAO ~ CklA OcCO1u0 u AhW
lout his signature. Here is distinct
vision for the protection of the president
lis right to the day of rest and in his
it's Of conscience. That parenthesis
nday excepted) is an acorn which mill
of petitioners desire should be allowed
row into the wlde-spreading oak of q
gressional Sunday-rest law, under
'se shadow. with the president, the low
servants of the government in the mail
military service, and all under the
sdiction of government may also enjoy
day of rest.
his afternoon at 2:3O at the convention
he Baptist church the chief theme will
''The Sunday laws Of Montana; what
4 are; how they can be enforced; how
can be improved" to be discussed by
nent lawyers of this city and others,
owed by addresses on Sunday amuse-
its and question box, the questions
" answered by Mr.. Crafts, who will
speak at the same place this evening.