Arizona republican., 1903-07-31

day. every man is free to rest. and
should be protected is so doing.
| The right to worship as he pleases, |
and when he pleases, should be guar
anteed to every man. but even here
there are exceptions which prove the
rule. for Mr.. Roberts. of Utah. was not
admitted as member of congress, and
/ the New England clergyman who
thought that he was called upon to
! sacrifice his son, as Abraham did, was
sent to an insane asylum.
We are opposed to a union of church
and state. Some of US are especially
proud of our record on this question.
| 1t was the late General Thomas j.
| Morgan. who as superintendent of In
| dian affairs struck the death blow at
government appropriations for sec
tartan schools. There should be no re-
/ ligious test law of any sort or kind
| whatever. No favor or disfavor should
| be shown to any man on account OF his
| religious opinions. No legislation
should require men to attend any
church.
Let every man choose his own re-
ligion and be protected in his worship,
and let him extend the same protection
to his fellow citizens who differ with
MIN IN OPINION.
! Those who religious!y observe any
other day than Sunday as I; day of
rest and worship should have the
largest liberty in doing so. should be
protected as far as possible from any
| interruption or disturbance. should be
! allowed to pursue their usual voca-
tions on Sunday in SO far as they do
not conflict with the rights OF their
fellow citizens who wish to worship
in quiet on that day. Men who trans
| gress Sunday laws by opening saloons.
! barber shops, etc. in certain states OF
| the Union, are punished, not because
! they disobey the decalogue but because
= they transgi esS the law of the land.
: the law enacted in the interests of good
| citizenship and for the benefit of all
! the people.
The magistrate does not NEEDLE with
religion or with matters of conscience.
| but does endeavor to make secure for
every man life, liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness. A part of that liber-
ty is the freedom to worship God ac
| cording to the dictates of our own con-
sciences with hone to modest or to
make us afraid. For this our fathers
came to this unkr own land: and this
heritage we propose to maintain.
Webster's dictiorary says that "a
restraint of natural liberty not neces-
sary or eZpedient for the public is
tyranny or oppression" Conversely, a
| restraint which is eXpedient for the
| public is liberty and democracy. We
should have a law forbidding children
to buy or use toy p:s7als or giant fire
crackers.
Dr.. ]. X. Dixon said happily: THE
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the republic To the perpetual honor
of congress. the doors OF the Columbian
Exposition are to be closed on Sun
day
America recognizes the Sabbath as
her rest day and as her religious day.
for we are a Christian and not a
heather nation.
i, We are Christians, not in any narrow
sectarian sense, but in the sense of
: recognizing God as our Father and
Christ as our Brother. Every time we
take legal oath. or write letter, we
!; recognize these two facts.
We proclaim to the world that by the
grace of God we are free and independ-
ent states. We recognize Sunday as
the Lords day.
Shall we go backward or forward il
Sunday observance? Shall we con-
tinue to recognize the Christian Sab
| bath as the nations rest day? Or shall
, we abrogate our Sunday laws, anG
f adopt the Sunday of France and Spain
. Paris has no Sabbath, and this has
{ done more to make Freedmen atheists
t than have the volumes of Voltaire.
Turn the Sabbath irto a day Of
5 sports and pastimes, and America viii
1 follow Greece and Rome to destruction
The Sabbath WAS made for men, ant
; Americans want man to have the ben2
fit of it, TO worship his Creator il h'
s be so disposed, to learn to be of service
S to his fellowman. to become better ac
. quainted with mis- family.
2 We have not outgrown the Sabbath
s of our fathers: we believe in it.
= Our city council represents the PEG
pie, and if it enacts laws unsatisfac
Y tory to them the people can chang,
j those laws.
o Talk about the oppression: of Sunda!
r laws, AS we'll talk about the people;
prosecuting themselves. The majorit!
y of our people want an American Sun
{ day and will have it. We want II,
81 gambling nc prize fighting, no opel
= saloons on Sunday. AS to amusement
h when the Fourth of July comes OF
~ Every woman covets a