Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12

against the Maker of heaven ane
earth They have in our cities put Coo
on trial 1t has been the theaters anC
opera houses, plaintiffs, versus tn,
Lord Almighty, defendant: the suit Ia,
oeen begun. and who shall come out
'thead' you know. Whether popular OF
Unpopular, now announce it as nv
>pinlon that the people have no right
save those which the great Jehovah
| gives them. He has never given the
Flght to man to break His holy sabbath
ana as long as His throne stands Hc
never Will give that right The proph-
cts ask question which / can easily
answer: ''Will man rob God?" Yes.
lhey robbed Him last Sunday night at
the theaters and opera houses. and /
charge upon them the infamous and
hlgh-handed larceny. / hold the same
opinion of a sailor I have heard of.
The crew had been discharged because
they would not work while they were
IN port on the Lords day. The cap
tam went out to get sailors. He found
one man and said to HIM ''Will YOU
serve me on the Sabbath?" NO. !"
why not?'' We'll" replied the old
sailor "a man who will rob God Al
mighty of His Sabbath would rob me
OF my wages if he got chance"
suppose You We're poor, and you came
to dry goods merchant and asked for
some cloth for garments, and he should
say III give you six yards, and while
he was OFF from the counter binding up
the six yards you should go behind the
counter and steal one additional yard.
That is what every man does when he
breaks the Lords Sabbath. God gives
US six days out of seven, reserving one
for Himself, and if you will not let Him
have it, it is mean beyond all computa-
ton.
Again: am opposed to this desecra-
ton OF the sabbath by secular enter
tainments because it is war on the
statutes Of most of the States. The law
in New York state says:
. 1t shall not be lawful to exhibit. on
the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday TO the public. in any
building, garden, grounds, concert
room, or other room or place within
the city and county of New York, any
interlude, tragedy, comedy, opera.
ballet, play, farce, negro minstrelsy,
negro or other dancing, or any other
entertainment Of the stage; or any part
Or parts therein, or any equestrian,
circus, or dramatic performance of |
iugglers, acrobats, or rope-dancing.
Nhas there ever a palmer enactment !
than that? Who made law? You who |
at the ballot boxes decided who should |
60 to Albany and sit in the Legislature. |
You, who in any region exercise the |
tight of suffrage. They made the law
for You and for your families. and now |
| say that any man who attempts to
override that law Insults You and me
and every man who has the right OF
suffrage
Still further: protest against the
INVASION of the Sabbath, because it is a
foreign war Now, if you heard at this
moment the booming of a gun in the
harbor, or if a shell from some foreign
frigate should drop into your street.
would you keep your seats in church?
You would want to face the foe, and
Every gun that could be managed would
be brought into use. and every ship
hat could be brought ont of the navy
yard would swing from her anchorage,
md the question would be decided
You do not want foreign war, and yet
have to tell you that this invasion of
iod's holy day is a foreign war.
As among our own native born popu-
alton there are two classes-the good
md the bad; so it is with the people
Who come from other shores-there are
he law-abiding and the lawless. The
ormer are welcome here. The more of
hem the better we like it. But let
lot the lawless come from other shores
xpecting TO break down our Sabbath,
nd institute in place of it a foreign
abbath.
How do you feel, We who have been
rought up amid the hills of New En-
land, about giving up the American
Ye who spent your childhood
nder the shadow of the Adirondaclxs
r the Catskills: We who We're born on
he banks of the Savannah, or Ohio. or
regon. how do you feel about giving
d the American Sabbath? You say:
We shall not give it up. We mean to
efend it as long as there is left any {
trength in our arm, or blood in our
cart! Do not bring your Spanish Sab !
ath here Do not bring your Italian
abbath here. Do not bring your z
rench Sabbath here. Do not bring I
our foreign Sabbath here. It shall be .
,r us and our children forever pure,
Christian, American Sab q
ath"
will make a comparison between a
he American Sabbath, as some of YOU :
ave known it, and the Partisan Sab 0
,th. speak from observation. On a
,bbath morning was aroused in Paris
r a great sound in the street. | said; ;
What is this?" So" they said. this Il
sunday" An unusual rattle of We g
cles of all sorts. The voices seemed y
ore boisterous than on other days. |;
,onIe running to and fro, with baskets a