Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-10

The Divine Ordinances should alone
be sufficient to make the children Of
men yield in filial submission to the
solemn command of the Supreme
Law Giver, their Creator, Sovereign
and Heavenly Father. Yet, behold the
/ tarbulant perversity and obstinate dis
obedience of His rebellious subjects.
F-,-.eg refuse 5oae.Fo, even Us the FALLEN
angles did. they vainly strive to be in
/ dependent Of His authority, at least a
great number. It requires state statu-
ties and city ordinances, to force the
people into submission to and respect
the Laws which are indelibly stamped
and engrayen on the very creme. Of cur
3sopls and consciences. Poor man, alas
sEneeds to be coereed to fulfil even his
bounded duty and to do what is most
beneficial fol. his temporal and eternal
welfare.
| SECOND ARGUMENT: Our friend A.,
G. r. says that AN ordinance by the
town board is unnecessary, in fact, ST.
perhuous: for, the statute declares that
! any erson who shall open his store
| saloon or place OF business, and shall
sell or offer his wares for sale on the
Sabbath day, not from to Il, but dur
ing any of the entire II hours. openly,
and Wilfully commits criminal act,
and is subject to the penalty there pre-
scribed.'
We readily admit all this, IF magis-
trates and people did their duty, and
kept this law. But do they do their
duty in Eagle River? IF they did, we
would not publicly and urgently call
for a city ordinance which we claim to
be absolutely necessary.
AS the State statute adheres to the
| Divine Ordinance, so the ordinance by
| the town board adheres to both, brings
the law home to us, and applies it in
our midst. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a right
/ to frame laws, in uniformity with the
/ Laws of God, and it is the duty of all
citizens to keep them.
] The Wisconsin Statute reads as fol-
lows.
'.VIOLATION OF THE SABBATH. Sec
ton 1895. Any person who shall keep
open his shop, warehouse or workhouse,
or shall do any manner of labor, BUSH
ness or work. except only works. of ne
Eeessity and charity, or be present
at any dancing or public diversion,
show or entertainment, or take part in
any sport. game or play, on the first
day of the week. shall be punished by
!. fine not exceeding ten dollars; and such
/ day shall be understood to include the
time between the midnight preceding
and the midnight following the said
! day, ano no civil process shall be served
or executed on said day." y I.
The statute is all right, but it re-.
mains dead letter in the legal Gods,
unless it be observed what it is not as
it ought to be among us. An ordinance
by the town board is, therefore, not
''superfuous, but necessary to remind
magistrates, police and people to do
their duty, under the penalty of a pc
culinary fine. "The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom" Psalm 40. J
Practically speaking, the Lords Day
is strictly kept among us, not from 9 to
10, whilst Divine service is being cele-
b,,a "a ~, Al = ~ !, t,ob oc. Mt f.o,,, - X
2 and from 6 to Z; whilst dinner and
supper are being served in our. homes,
hotels and boarding houses. Just walk
along Railroad and Wall streets, our
chief business thoroughfares, on Sun
day;-from u to-, III open day light;
every store is closed, every Jonsorial
parlor is.closed; all}is closed. From the
saloons, only. proceeds a stilled muir
muir of thirs*y.not hungry men discus
sing some ipelitical's questions, whilst
the crowd srezenjoying their much
needed1aeals:a There is'a church yard
siEencesall over 1e}city.1@ People are
at work. instepeny direction. feeding
their mortal body; but FROM at least
from 9 to IL, God House they crimi-
nally, neglect,s their impoverished hum
CRY and thirsty immortal soul, yearning
for the floods of Divine truth, even as
our Northern deer pant for the refresh
/ ing waters of our creeks and lakes.
The body is attended to; the soul, badly
neglected: Is not this true, the truth,
and nothing bnt the tru q +. Yes. in
deed friends, you stood during Mass
time, behind your counters, waiting, for
and counting a few paltry cents and
keeping the people from Divine service
such Joyful CONSOLATION. Then close
your doors, hasten to dinner and supper;
and like Plate wash your hands, if you
can for HAVING shed the Blood of the