The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-13


citation Of; the Rev. W. o. Selleck. OF Dem
yer, because Mr.. Sellcck believes in the
Sunday opening OF the Worlds fair.
Webster's dictionary defines 1.-The Sab
bath" asa season or day of rest: one
day in seSen appointed for rest or wor-
ship, the; observance OF which was en-
joined u,son the Jews In the deeaiogue
and has zen continued by the Christian
church with n trsnsference Of the day OBJ
served fr3m the last 10 the first day Of the
seek." according to this definition it
would be tnuch more consistent for Mr.
Wilson ~ denounce the directors Of tho
Worlds tair for keeping i. open on the
seventh Jay. or Saturday. which was
originally. the Sabbath. until the day Of
rest was. transferred by the Catholic
church ~ Sunday, the first day. The
Catholic sunday was as different from the
Hebrew sabbath. for which it was sub
s.i.u;ed. IS is Christianity from Judaism.
The Ole Testament commandment. re
membe. the Sabbath day to keep it holy"
was ignored aud violated by Jesus. and
John records that because Jesus treated
the Sahb.ssh as he did all other days that
he was denounced as mot of God" and
his life vas sought tor the same reason.
The Hebrew Sabbath ended with the
Christian dispensation and was abandoned
by the church. The New Testament does
not enjoila the observance Of the Hebrew
Sabbath end the founder of Christianity
repudiatesi it.
Sunday: which was established by the
Catholic church, was not treated by
Luther or Calvin as a day for whose OBJ
servance there was any Scripturai obiiga-
ton. consequently the German Lutheran
and Roman Catholic churches, the Prot.
estant Episcopal church and the Unita-
rian chufches keep Sunday as day of
worship. j. day of recreation. or both. ac-
cording T., the will Of the individual, and
to use Sunday for decent recreation is not
a violatioa of any law of the New Tesla
ment. TIE vast majority of the American
people, whether church members or not.
agree with this view of Sunday. The
Roman Catholic church is at least !, 0OO, 600
strong in. America, the German Luthcrans
are 1,2Js, 900. the Adventists are over
5000. tn. Unitarians are 10 600 and there
are 5000 Jniversalists and $1,000 Epsoe-
palans.
All the religious denominations taken
together embrace about 10000 900. and of
these II Il clear that majority are not op-
posed to the Sunday opening Of the fair.
But suppose majority of the membership
Of the various churches were opposed to
tho Sunday opening of the fair; is that
any reasbn why 40. 600 Of people who
are not church members and not opposed
TO the Sunday opening Of tho fair should
not see i!:on Sunday? Under our Federal
constitution there is no union Of church
and state: no state religion. The church.
goers ana non-church.goes who wish TO
see the fair on Sunday represent numeri-
cally lager portion of the American peo-
pie than the church-goers VINO ara OPP
posed &c: Sunday opening. NOBODY 10
obliged ~ go TO the fair on Sunday, and
Why shoIld those who do not want to go
wan, TO so?
The trslth is that the so-called "Amer-
lean SABBATH" which the minority wants
TO impose on the majority, is the obsolete
Puritan Sunday, which was originally in-
tended ,'2 he reproduction of the Hebrew
Sabbath. just as Mormon rolygamy was
intended 10 be = reproduction of Hebrew
polygsmg. The intolerant advocates Ct
the Puritan Sunday denounced Arch.
bishop f'orrigan of the Catholic church
the other day because he attended the
Sunday evening reception extended to
Princess Enlalis by the Catholic Club of
New York city. Ba, Archbishop CORR.
CANS church does not believe either In the
Hebrew or the Purtan.eal Sabbath. and
he did MT violate the Catholic Sunday in
attending this reception.
The views of Cardinal Gibbons. puh-
lished IL; the fosr-lSrElLIekNcER. MAKE it
GEAR tia, ''thc Sabbath" the Rev Mr..
" ilson is talking about is certainly not
the American Sunday TO the Catholic
church. and since /, is not Why should
1.-The Sat bath" Of Mr.. Wilson be imposed
upon s'en millions Of Catholics who &C.
eleSi ss;i;,ally repudsa,e Il rs the American
sunday Who inside the Rev. Mr. Wilson
and those who believe IN the Puritan sun
day Judges and rulers over the whole
smesican people To impose the Puritan
Sunday upon millions ofIhe American peo-
pc Who nos only do not accept the
Puri,au:Saudsy. but are taught by their
churches - reject it,
lnss ate Without i state church or state
religion not only all religions are free 10
execute ihcj- oa q iaea OF Sunday within
the law. bat a, men. whether church.
goers es non-ehurch-cooTs are equally
free provided IN their Use q; Sunday they
1o not violate The !aw which forhldz them
~ sntcrsere VITA the rights IT ether. " no
use sunday according 30 sAeir osc con-
science aud habit
Mr. wilson should Try Ani 10 be more
s0.eTAag ot millions .; absolutely upriea,
/ art Cog ;esrinr persons in the Roman
/ Iagho... Lutheran, Protestant ErsSconal
And p: tartan churches who DO not agree
w.tA A..n II h.s sceeasr.c belief :hat the
Sunday opcniaE II the fair means tie
resgG ~ he'll in Ca3csxA The distinct.
lively Ear.;sa sabbath he pleads fa- i
rsally sSne n Ses England. Sc .aaa o.
It's ssF:l. Sunday : everyw here in Amer.
tea y aas given - worship. 10 rest ST 4
reersAt'aa and 10 soeaa. enjoyment Tue
Nex YORK >xa recently SAID:
The s:rvSts ssFsaa sSEesAl ss.eEahls u per~
.asesvSiy "a ,hs s:.s g >saa&tzrsaalssz. Aat
really tsi, observance & s9a4ay a about shs