The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06
rus WORLDS ram ON SUNDAY.
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nsunity ne NE Lebanon.

THE WOhLDS FAH Wv sONOA1s
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psunity ne ne I,eSsnoa.
tits stated that 80. 900 Gospel ministers hav
been served with blank petitions for thoir 70
spective 1ocks to sign. praying Congress- Il
enact unconstitutional religious legislation
10 close the Worlds Fair upon tho Constan
tina-Heathcn Sunday.
II the American Government were Church
aud State Government. which It is not, and 4
all the world who are invited to the Fair knew
that this was Christian nation with Chris.
tian Government" which its father. Washing.
ton. declared II was not. and that, II they came
from India. from South America. from SPAIN
CHM. Africa. Turkey. Russia, France. and
England. they would be compelled to lose one
seventh Of their time in tho observance Of a
sectarian unscriptural Sabbath. in addition to
their own Sabbath. coming upon another day.
and they still choose TO come. WE'LL But be-
ing invited to come. not to an inhdeL m eccle-
sinstical. Christian. nor even to an American
Fair. but to Worlds Fair. open to Ana
baptists. Jews. Buddhists, Mohammedans. who
havo thor own Sabbath days. to say nothing Of
the millions Of non-sectarians. or the religious
people who. like Shakers. regard oil dnys
alike. TO be kept holy by ceasing thereon to do
evil and learning to be and to do good
Inf,dels. to Church and State Governments.
like Paine. Franklin. Washingto and Jeffer-
son. wrote and signed tho Declaration Of In
dependence and framed Constitution that
expressly forbids all religious legislation"
Tho Ago OF Reason" had arrived. the
"Rlghts OF Man" wero boldly set forth. and.
when The Crisis" came the truth prevailed.
All men were legally equal and had inaliena-
Ss met tho ptess o er
salaries, seek union with l;alak.
Religious freedom; perfect exemption from
sss t sAo sssnes
nacssea 70 The sieptca Classes Tor S our e"
Jar Governmont The anti Christians ought
70 bs thankful nl to them for they have returned
TsHs tRs master spirlt, Q, the american \,
SUCCESS e Of Tie American Revolution than he
Fhs priesthood have whitewashed Washing
6 Snd epa
viliisd Paine. as the rebels in our civil war
sIhndered and condemned Lincoln.
What 4 the Gnase and State Christians
law IN their hands; They tors = good Ameri.
to Seath His seal IN the sprtand Is mareR
H d s Us pss
feet United s States Sonstitutional right to DO
which Of the seven Sabbath days we must not
EIough9 Could there be greater absurdity
Than the hsap our Fl anoa God we
not believe IN any God at all : Yet their ina
licnable rights remain intact, as, do the rights
Gods ali MASCULINE iS ignoring woman. Are
there any Christians except Shakers2 And
ARE there any human beings In the spirit
Who may not Become se cSr IS great ereas
company OF priests were obedient to the faith"
A i the naHhs0H es5sy
Belief is the result Of evidence. There is no
virtue in Il. nor Is there any vice in unbelief.
y y want ant OF sydence having evidence be-
w5S Ss4so, kpsas9 w Il not G' ss
in a secular. worldly Legislature thatis spend
@ war p Ana
Pe ops Br shs s0SSSs
to sad
ist. 30. according to Free Thought" the
Jes4its killed him; Let Us hayo peace. but
or Turk DO left in perfect liberty Of conscience,
siY s eyer .d Ssddgeees
thought tSa. tie 's EARTH rs Was VAS nat On" man
re
prisoned. and tortured him to death. just as
they hnve arrested. imprisoned. and killed
Saturday. and IFS asH on ther SAB
bath. Either. open the Worlds Fair upon the
seven Sabbath days, or close It upon the seven
losses to the exhibitors. +. w. EVANS