The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-27

have n republic there again. but Franc
never will have permanent republic until
she quits her roistering Saboaths and devotei
ono day in every week TO the recognition o
God and sacred institutions. Abolish tn,
Sabbath, and you abolish your religioui
privileges. Let the bad work go on, and you
have "ihe commune" and you have ''the
prosperity going down in darkness and
blood. From that reign OF terror may the
God OF peace deliver us.
still further, am opposed to this invasion
OF the Sabbath because II is unfair and II Ia
partial. While secular amusements In DIFF
ferent cities are allowed to be open on the
Sabbath day, dry goo Is establishments must
be closed. and plumbing establishments. and
the butchers, and the bakers. and the shoe
mate.'s, and tho hardware stores. Now, tell
me by what law OF Justice you can compel a
man to shut the door OF his stors while you
keep open the door OF your worldly estab-
lishmanf. May 1t please your honors,
judges Of the supreme court, II YOU give to
secular places the right to be open on the
Sabbath day, you have to give, Mt 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, II Is right in all the cases.
But we are told that they must get money
on Sabbath nights in order to pay the deficits
W.
answer 10 that l say that II the men cannot
manage their amusements without breaking
the Lords day they had better all 90 into
bankruptcy together. We will never surren-
der our Christian Sabbath for .he 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-
pyle Of our American history, for I bellows
as certainly as l stand here that the triumph
or overthrow OF American institutions do
pends upon this Sabbath contest.
Bring your voices, your pens, your print
Ing presses and your pulplts into the Lords
artillery corps for the defense OF our holy
day. To-day In your families and in your
Sabbath schools, recite. "Remember the
sabbath day TO keep II 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 trlbuation AMI
had their robes washed an made white in
the bloc OF the Lamb" But for that one
who shall prove in this moral crisis recreant
to Col and the church that there shall be no
honorable epitaph. He shall not be worthy
even OF burial place In all this free land,
but the appropriate interment for such one
would be TO carry out his remains and drop
them into the sea, where the lawless winds
which keep no Sabbath may galop over the
grave OF him who lived and died traitor to
God, the church and the free institutions OF
America. Long live the Christian Sabbath
Perish forever all attempts to overthrow II !