The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-20
ADVENT AGITATION.
Religious Liberty as Expounded from the
Rostrum in the Woods Oonstitu-
tional and Other Authorities
Quoted.

Lane ALhAsMANg CuuO 1ObtShsoW
is receiving some accessions to it's num-
bers, and forty additional tents have
been procured from the C~hautauqua,
which will be erected tomorrow. Elder
O. A. johnson of Union college, who was
president of the conference last year,
and who is still connected with its
executive board, arrived to-day, and
Elder White took his departure to at
tend a meeting similar to this, in his own
conference in Nebraska. Prof. Lough-
head also returned TO Union college.
The lesson on Religious Liberty at
1890 consisted partly in an examination
Of the principles underlying the moral
and political questions now agitating the
country upon this subject. Opposition
to socalled national reform lie based up
on the same principles as the Reforma-
ton, and that was q revival of the gospel
of liberty proclaimed by Christ himself.
Said Christ. as recorded in Luke 4:18,
"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, be-
cause he hath anointed me to preach the
gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to
heal the broken hearted, to preach de-
liverance to the captives, and recover
ing OF sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised" Again in Jno.
1886. "If the Son therefore shall make
you free, we shall be freed indeed"
This is the liberty of the Spirit, and
the Apostle Paul says In 2 Cor. 3:17,
"Where the Spirit of the L-rd is there is
liberty" On the other hand the Savior
says, whatsoever committed sin ia the
servant Of SIM" Jno. S:34, and John
says; / John 3:8, HE hat committed
sin is Of the devil" Therefore, as nation
al reform socalled, is contrary to the
principles and teachings of the gospel
and leads directly to bondage and is
therefore sinful, it must be from the
spirit of anti-Christ, from which the
conclusion is inevitable that it is perfect
ly Christian to oppose it.
The remaining time W; devoted to a
consideration of the duty and methods
Of widely disseminating their principles
especially in the circulation Of, their lit.
erature.
In the evening the first point made
was On the position OF the Adventists re.
iating to Sabbath legislation in principle
and several quotations from their pub.
lished works were adduced to show that
they would as sternously oppose legisla,
ton in favor Of Saturday as they now dc
such legislation in favor OF Sunday.
The speaker then proceeded TO speal
OF the limits Of governmental authority
and of obedience to It. Civil govern
. ment is ordained OF God because Of tn.
necessity arising from mans ~selfishness
to protect society in the possession and
: enjoyment OF the rights which have beer
bestowed upon man by his Creator, ant
which, consequently, are inaiienable. II
, proof OF this question quotations
from the Declaration of Indepen
dence and other authors wer'
freely made. In matters OF con
science civil government has no jnrisdic
ton, and no government san afford Il
take sides ina religious controversy, be
cause by SO doing it deprives itself o
the power to keep the peace. The soph
: istry OF the maxim that one mans right
end where another's begins wa thor
. oughly exposed and the true theory pre-
sented. that every mans rights begin
and end at the same place, and all com,
: from God, the maker Of all. Govern
ment can grant no rights, for it has non,
to grant, and to assume that prerogativ,
is to transcend its authority.
With reference to the question Of tn,
limits OF obedience TO civil law Madison
was quoted as saying, Before any mai
!. can be considered a member Of civil 90
. ciety, he must be considered as q sub
ject OF the governor Of the universe.
Fairchild's Moral Philosophy was freel.
. drawn upon for evidence, but our spac
will allow the insertion Of only a few
I thoughts, as follows: obedience i
:, TO be rendered to all human gov
ernments, in subordination +
the will OF God" "Governmen
is new the gamer in the execution
s OF a law that is manifestly unjust. Con
scisntlous men are not the enemies, bu
. the friends, OF any government but
tyranny" 1T is only when governmen
| transcends its sphere that it comes il
: conflict with the consciences OF men.
Injustice and oppression are not mad
tolerable by being in strict accordanc
: with law" 1.-THE principle OF unquee
I tiening obedience to human law is false.
/ In speaking OF cases where civil an
Q moral law conflict, he says: EITHER G
q two courses is possible: to disobey til
law and resist the government in it's al
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