Telegram-herald., 1890-01-09
CHURCH And STATE
A Vigorous Negative 70 Their
Posi- Die Union.
SEVENTH DAY sDIEIlSTS PROTEST
The Blair Btn DSassuesd II iss fhsy
eAys ths kntsEing " edge-Once tke
bih 10 Passed aud Good Bss
80 Religious Liberty.
70 me Editor o. ths TrlEes.a Hsslo.

lournecs that senator BLAIR sunday
Rest bill" and Educational Amend
meut to the Constitution. would die
that We would never hear or il sgaln,
and some went 50 far a. % brand all
who thought otherwise AZ cranky and
fsnaIical. luuend0es were gratultOusly
bestowed upon .Ae few peculiar ones,
who still continued TO tax about the
matter. They were supposed 20 De
about as primitive as n resident OF
Noah's ark But how : the matter now!
Al the beginning OF the Fitch Con
gress, Mr.. Blair was OF hand backed up
by his constituents To present a blll %
secure 10 the people the privileges OF
rest and OF religion, worship, free from
disturbance by others On the first day
ot the week This bill was introduced
the 9th OF December, 1889. and referred
10 the Committee on Education and
Labor. The bill is virtually and 20 all
lnteuts and purposes, the same a pre-
sented last winter. The amendment is
also the same. The Objectionable
clause as presented IN the "bill
last winter reads as follows I:
Nor shall any person engage IN
any play, game, OF amusement,
or recreation 20 the disturbance OF
others on the first day of the week,
commonly known a the Lords day, or
any part thereof In the present bill L
reads As follows: "NOr shall any person
engage IN any play, game or amuse-
mcut or recreation 10 the disturbance
OF others on the first day of the week,
commonly known as sunday, or dur
ing any part thereof Senator BLAIR
and hls friends have found, during the
time that has elapsed since the dIOurn-
ment OF the Fltteth Congress, tha; the
masses were aware that the first day of
the week, never was, Is not, nor ever
VIII be the Lords day, As the Scrip
lures have plainly spoken IN regard to
tins matter: The seventh day Is the
Sabbath OF the Lord" The Sunday Is
SIMPLY the day anciently dedicated TO
the worship OF the sun see Worcester ;
dictionary. "Ihe wild solar holiday OF
all pagan timcs"-Norfh British Rerielr,
vol. s. chap. Is, page 400.
The friends Of this movement find
no Bible authority for the observance
of this day, and that the people are be-
ginning TO know this for themselves.
hence an appeal TO the strong arm OF
the law.
Hear what they propose to do: "Give
All men 10 understand that TINS Is a
Christian Nation, and that, believing
that without Christianity We perish, we
must maintain by all mcals
our Christian character. Iuscribe this
character on our Constitution. In
Ioice upon all VINO come among us the
laws Oh CHRISTIAN morality Christian
Ht1tcsmoai Cd. :, 1881. ms Is the
OTigin OF the Natonal reform party.
Inc Kew NJ \. Nault, district secre-
larE ana Ieadlng worker ot the assO-
ciitlOn, says, ln speaking OF the opposl-
tlon: Our remedy Tor All these mallnc
influences is To nave the Government
SIMPLY SCI up lhe mora law ana recog-
ME Oou authority pehInd 1t, and lay
It's hand ON any re-. gion That does not
con- ioIhl 10 IL. AGAIN. IN spcccn ia a
.NatouaI hcIoTm convention held I'D
NtW lork Oty' + epruary - 1910, on
at13n fdWardS, -. D., said; I'VE
want STATE anu reLIIon' ana we are 60
jig 10 nave IL. we li .Shl give Otitr
quotations. out II would only make tins
aitcit TOO iohG. Huihce IL TO say, tnat
id thc constitution OF the National Re
IoIin ASSOCIATION, IN arucle 3, they say
lhe onlect snal oe 10 place All the
CHRISTIAN Jaws institutions ana usage
'A oCl EoN'iliiiitll lll on dn und. .Hltpi"
lc-3i o'sis IN tne fundamental law )f
tHt ialu' haI j. liat put leg STAT .nE
in matters OF TclSlont these misguided
men propose 20 nave congress