The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-27
PROTEST MADE
BY PASTORS is
CRITICISED SHARPLY
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sressiOn of moral law. ana the offender
accountable only to God. Therefore, the
question of the Taft celebration on Sun
day resolves itself into the question of
whether what the program calls for on
this day is crime or sin. If it is a
crima wherein is il a crime, and why
would not similar programs such as are
carried out on other days of the week in
honor Of the President also he criminal.
for surely that which is a crime on one
day is likewise a crime on any other
day2
"Of course if the objectors to a Sunday
program feel that il is wrong to have
such program on Sunday, they have a
right to say so, protest within the
bounds Of prOpTiety and use their in
diVidUal and combined influence against
It, and likewise refuse to participate in
any of the exercises Of the day. But
when it comes to enforcing their obtcc-
tons to the exhibition of stubbornness
and public denunciatiou, such directors
go far beyond their rights ard show the
spirit Of intolerance.
The Ministerial association in Directing
to todaE.s program, also introduced by so
doing the cOutrOveTted question OF the
day Of the Sabbath. They boldly assert
that Sunday is the Sabbath. But is Sun
day the Sabbath? We earnestly petition
the association for the sake of truth To
produce a single text from the Bible that
commands the first day of the week.
commonly called Sunday. to be observed
enth day is the Sabbath. This is SatuT-
day and not Sunday Thousands and
hundreds of thousands Of jews, Seventh
Day Bdptists and Seventh Day Advent
lists regard Saturday as the Sabbath.
Sunday or Saturday.
Now, if those who observe Sunday as
the Sabbath have right to stop exCuT-
siOns or Sunday, would not those who OBJ
serve the seventh day have a right to
stop similar exercises on Saturday? If
not, why nOt2 But would either be right
Absolutely No. Church and state must
be kept forever separate. and the day of
the Sabbath is a religious question; hence
the state cannot by right dictate it's OBJ
servance or the day of its observance.
But our SUnday-keep ping friends may say
that most people keep that day, and there
fore for that reason 1t should be enforced
upon all people as a day Of rest. But is
this religious lberty2 Does might make
right2 And is principle to be sacrificed
and the question submitted to numbers
Christ was in the minority when he was
here. Might put him to death, but was
might justified in this fiendish deed?
1.-THE true spirit of Professionalism is
to let every man be persuaded in his own
mind; not that every other man be forced
according to my mind Those who want
to see the President on Sunday have a
right to see him, if the President has nc
scrupleS in being seen on this day. II
the President has no scruples in review
ing the Living Flag on Sunday, and the
Living Flag has no scruples in exhibiting
itself on Sunday, both are at liberty to
do so.
But if the ministers Of the town and
other Sunday observers had scrupies
about attending such exercises on this day
they were not compelled to do So They
could remain at home, attend church OF
do anything else they desired Of d civil
or religious character. These good poo
ME had the privilege OF seeing the Pres
ident and doing him honor on both Friday
and Saturday, and so why this vocifer-
Gus howl about the mistake of the Pres
jdent.' The mistake. If any has been
made. has been by those who have per-
raitted themselves to enter the realm of
criticism and dictatorialism in this matter.
thousands of working people had the