The free press., 1894-07-12
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| have republic there again, put Franoe
| never will have a permanent repuolc un'''
| she quits her roistering Sabbaths ana deVotes
| one day in every week to the recognltloh OF
God and sacred institutions. Aooilsn tne
Sabbath, and you abolish your relgious
privileges. Let the bad work go on, ana you
have "the commune" and you have tine
revolution" :" and you have the sun OF Irrational
prosperity going down in darkness ano
blood, From that reign OF terror may tne
God of peace deliver us.
Still further, am opposed to this invasion
of the Sabbath because it is unfair ana IT Is
partial. While secular amusements In dil-
ferent cities are allowed to be open on the
Sabbath dav, dry goods establishments must
be closed. and plumbing establishments, and
the butchers. and the bakers. and the shoe.
makers. and the hardware stores. NOW, tell
me by what law Of justice you can compel a
man TO shut the door of his store while you
keep open the door of your worldly estao-
lishment. May it please your honors,
judges of the supreme court. II you give 10
secuIar places the right to be open on the
Sabbath day. you have to give, at the same
time the right to all commercial establish
ments to be open. and to all mechanical es-
Establishments to be open. II II Is right In the
one case, it is right in all the cases.
But we are told that they must get money
on Sabbath nights in order to pay the deficits
of the other nights OF the week. NOW. III
answer to that say that if the men cannot
manage their amusements without breaking
the Lords day they had better all go into
bankruptcy together We will never sur-en-
der our Christian Sabbath for the purpose OF
helping these violators to paytheir expenses.
Above ALL my confidence Is in the good hand
of God that has been over our cities since
their foundation. But call this day upon
all those who befriend Christian principle,
and those who love our political freedom,
who stand in solid phalanx in this Thermo-
pvlae of our American history. for 1 believe
As certainly as l stand here that the triumph
or overthrow of American institutions de-
pends upon this Sabbath contest.
Bring your voices, your pens. your print
ing presses and your pulpts into the Lord s
artillery corps for the defense OF our holy
day. To-day in your families and in your
Sabbath schools, recite. "Remember the
sabbath dav to keep it holy" Decree be-
fore high heaven that this war on your -e-
ligious rights and the cradles OF your chill
dren shall bring ignominious defeat to the
enemies of God and the public veal. For
those who die in the contest battling for the
right we shall chisel the epitaph. 'These are
they who came out of great tribulation and
had their robes washed and made white in
the blood OF the Lamb" But for that one
who shall prove in this moral crisis recreant
to God and the church that there shall be no
honorable epitaph. He shall not be worthy
even of a burial place in all this free land.
but the appropriate interment for such II one
would be to carry out his remains and drop
them into the sea, where the lawess winds
which keep no Sabbath may gallop over the
grave of him who lived and died a traitor to
God, the church and the free institutions OF
America. Long live the Christian Sabbath !!
Perish forever all attempts to overthrow 1t !!