The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
THE CHICAGO FAIR
SHOULD 1T BE OPEN ON SUNDAYS
Elder Evans. n Leader OF the Ameriesa
shakers, writes 70 John q. wbtitier.
Mt. LEBANON. COLUMBIA Co., N. Y.
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john G. Whittier.
DEAR FRIEND: I write to you MS being Q
friend ''of man and woman. regardless OF tho
color Of thcir skin" and as being powerful
advocate OF their "inalienable rights" Your.
self being OF Quaker stock. and personally a
genuine Quaker. need not remind you how
prone human beings OF oil races md nations
have always been. and still are. to rob oncs
other OF those rights. among which liberty OF
conscience. pertaining to religion and the
ology. is the most sacred. 1t is tho pearl OF
great price," and. when gained and possessed.
IL only retained by sleepless watchiulness and
eternal vigilance. Liberty OF conscience was
the Star OF Hope 10 the two witnesses" malo
and female. who prophesed aud delivered
tholr testimony during the reign OF the Beast
1920 years dark agos-when the Church
OF God was In the Wilderness, and Church and
state were united. and tho Antichrlstan
Church used the State rs n Holy Inquisiton
to torture. torment. and kill the witnesses.
ono after another. when their testimony was
delivered. The last witness was tho Quaker.
male and female. Through and to the Quaker
order Christ made its second appearance and
brought forth the second Christian Church.
the Shaker-that is entirely separate from the
State. 1t Is the New Heaven. Aud contem.
porary with 1t Is tho American Government
which is entirely separate from the Church
1t Ia the New Earth. mo religious legislar
ton" is the palladium OF liberty OF conscience
and tho motto Of the United States Constitu.
ton. This is not Christian nation or Gov.
ernment" was the fundamental corner stone
declaration Of Washington. the father Of our
country.
Therefore. liberty Of conscience is not a tol-
Grafton by n gracious Church and State Gov.
| eminent like as Russia extended to the Men.
nOnitaa for m n md han anly h,n
ished them en- niasso: and is now doing the
snme by three millions Of Jews both OF them
| being the cream OF her population.
| The especial object OF Jefferson. franklin.
Paine and company. the inndel trainers of the
Declaration OF independence and founders OF
| the Government, was an entire separation Of
| Church and state and perfect liberty OF con.
science to the religious and non-relgious Of
all races and nations in the world. This is tho
| only Government upon earth. Of which have
knowledge. that Is entirely secular. Under IL
tho ATHEIST and the most superstitious. relig.
ious enthusiast or orthodox bigot. have equal
freedom Of thought and speech unmolosted
Amid the thousand eligions of earth. nc one
has any moro right than another to practise
coercion. all being equal in the eye OF reason
and before properly understood and intorprct-
ed American law.
| Therefore. 1t Is an arrogant, impudent as
sumption for any one OF them to dictate to and
attempt to coerce all the rest. And when the
one Of them all that is the most unsodly un-
scientific. unreasonable and cruel OF any
other makes the attempt to thus coerce. It dis
Graces itself and the nation by its ignorant,
Each day. Of the seven is tho Sabbath Of
be assembled at the worlds Fur. and and " each aTl
| ono has the right to observe OF not observe
| any one OF the seven days as sabbath. and 10
| compel by religious legislation" all the 9th.