The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-27

ahead, you know. Whether popular or
unpopular, now announce 1t as my
opinion that the people have no rights
save those which the great Jehovah
gives them. He has never given the
right to man to break His holy Sabbath,
and as long as His throne stands He
never will give that right. The proph-
cts ask question which l can easily
answer: "Will man rob God?' Yes.
They robbed Him last Sunday night at
the theaters and opera houses, and |
charge upon them the infamous and
high-handed larceny. hold the same
opinion of n sailor have heard OF.
The crew had been discharged because
they would not work while they were
in port on the Lords day. The cap
tain went out to get sailors. He found
one man and said to him: "Will you
serve me on the Sabbath?" "No"
"Why not?' "Well," replied the old
sailor, "a man who will rob God Al
mighty of His Sabbath would rob me
Of my wages Il he gotta chance"
Suppose you were poor, and you came
to dry goods merchant and asked for
some cloth for garments, and he should
say, I'll give you six yards, and while
he was off from the counter 5i-ding up
the six yards you should go behind the
counter and steal one additional yard.
Thrt is what every man does when he
breaks the Lords Sabbath. God gives
us six days out OF seven. rcserving one
for Himself. and If you will not let Him
have It, it is mean beyond all computa-
tion.
Again: am opposed to this desecra-
tion Of the Sabbath by secular enter
taiumcnts because it is war on the
statutes Of Elost OF the States. The law
in New York state says:
at 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 ether room or place within
the city AMI county of New York, any
intcrlude. tragedy, comedy, opera,
ballet. play, farce, negro minstrelsy,
ncGr' or other dancing, or any other
entertainment of the stage; or any part
or parts therein, or any equestrian,
circus, or dramatic performance Of
jugglers, acrobats, or rope-dancing."
Whas there ever a palmer enactment
than that? Who made law? You, who
at the ballot boxes decided who should
go to Albany and sit in the Legislature.
You, who in any region exercise the
right 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, IL you heard at this
moment the booming of a gun in the
harbor, or II shell from some foreign
frigate should drop into your street,
would you keep your seats in church?
You would want 10 face the foe, and
every gun that could be managed would
be brought into use, and every ship
that could be brought out Of the navy
yard would swing from her anchorage,
and the question would be decided.
You do not want foreign war, and yet
have 10 tell you that this invasion Of
Gods holy day is a foreign war.
As among our own native-born popu-
lation there are two classes-the good
and the bad; so II is with the people
who come from other shores-there are
the law-abiding and the lawless. The
former are welcome here. The more of
them the better we like it. But let
not the lawless come from other shores
expecting to break down our Sabbath,
and institute in place Of it a foreign
Sabbath.
How do you feel, We who have been
brought up amid the hills of New En-
gland, about giving up the American
Sabbath? Ye who spent your childhood
under the shadow of the Adirondacks
or the Catskills; ye who were born on
the banks Of the Savannah, or Ohio, or
Oregon. how do you feel about giving
up the American Sabbath? You say:
"We shall not give it up. We mean to
defend II as long as there is left any
strength in our arm, or blood in our
heart Do not bring your Spanish Sab
bath here. Do not bring your Italian
Sabbath here. Do not bring your
French Sabbath here. Do not bring
your foreign Sabbath here. II shall be
for us and our children forever pure,
consecrated, Christian, American Sab
bath"
Twill make a comparison between
the American Sabbath, as some Of you
have known II, and the Partisan Sab
bath. / speak from observation. On a
Sabbath morning was aroused in Paris
by a great sound in the street. said;
'What Is this?" co. they said, this
Is Sunday" An unusual rattle Of We
hicles of all sorts The voices seemed
more bOisterous than on other days.
People running TO and fro, with baskets
or bundles, 10 get to the rail trains or
gardens. IL seemed as II all the vehi-
cles in Paris, of whatever sort, had
turned out for the holiday. The
Champs Elysees" one great mob Of
pleasure seeking people. Balloons ny-
ing. Parrots chattering. Footballs
rolling. Peddlers hawking heirlxnicl5-
Icnaclxs through the streets. Punch
and Judy show in score Of places,
each one with a shouting audience.
Hand organs, cymbals and every kind
Of racket, musical and unmusicai,
When the evening came down all the
the theaters were in full blaze Of music
and full blaze Of light. The wine
stores and saloons were thronged with