Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-28

week, and 1t is not for other people 10
say whether he shall go to chursh,. a.
fishing, to ball same. hoe his -! sa Tasn
at once. in flying machine, on Sum
day. Special Sunday laws are con-
frary to the constitution Of the United
States, the constitution Of Connecti-
cut; to the teachings Of the most
who said: "Cne man esteemeth one
day above another; another esteemeth
every day alike. Let every man be
fully persuaded in his own nina" ana
contrary to physical and mental I'D
erty, Justice and common sense.
We know Of nothing more sacred
than the welfare Of the human race,
right here and now. Mans obligattons
are to his fellow man and right ana
wrong are determined BY the effect
mankind, and not by the Observance OF
days or the performance Of certain
ceremonies, on one day OF the week.
There are no Sundays but man. made
themselves which day out Of the seven
is the holy one. Some religionists
think Friday liz the most sacred day;
some think Saturday better one;
others call Sunday the hottest Of all;
while a steadily increasing number OF
reading, reasoning, intelligent people
can plainly see. that by nature, they
are all the same, and, with st. Paul,
esteem them all alike. Nature has pro-
vided no Sunday. II she had, she
would have also provided penalty
for the non observance OF II. as she
has. for the violation Of all her laws.
Nature did, however, provide time
OF rest and all mankind respects II,
and it has not been found necessary
to enact statutory laws to enforce its
observance That time is night. IL
any one thinks 1t is not necessary to
observe it, let him fail to do so ana
go without sleep for a week or Two;
by that time, we think, he will change
his opinion II II had been proper or
essential to mans welfare, that one
day in every seven should be set aside
for rest idleness or religious worship,
the great ever changing forces OF ma
ture would have designated that day
so plainly that there would nave peen
no difference of opinion as to wnich
was intended; apd the penalty Tor It's
non observance would have been as
sure and effectua1 as that OF observing
night as a time of rest. 1t is ques-
| tionable whether or not the aoanoon-
ment of ones usual avocatlon every
seventh day is conducive to nealtn ana
| longevity, no matter how the seventh
day may be spent. We are OF the opin
ion that people who are methodlcal IN
their habits live the longest, ana tnat
SO far as health is concerned Woulo
| live longer to work eight hours per
| Jay. seven Gays III Lie WCLh, my
| a regular time for meals and steep,
than to work the same NUMBER OF
hours in six days and make Tadicai
| change of exercise and meals every
seventh. But if regular occupatloH -
to cease every seventh day, then IT is
| for every individual to determine lot
himself what use he will make or TINS
one-seventh of his time, and not for
some legislature to dictate what ne
shall do on this day. any more tnan
on others. No one man or set OF men
have been appointed censor over me
for one day of each week by any
superhuman authority. and If there is
any trouble in the unknown future
over the manner in which l spend my
Sundays, that will be matter for me
| to settle. personally, with the creator
with whom thus far 1 have had no
trouble. These Sunday laws are a
relic Of that religious persecution, i'm
stituted by an ignorant. bigoted, ty-
rannical and murderous age, when
hanged, burned and tortured all swho
| dared to express any religious views
not in harmony with those of the
church in power Religion should
stand or fall on it's own merits and
not be bolstered up by law. Truth and
| facts require no laws to sustain them,
| and fear no investigation.
The people do not have to be forced
| to do those things which they find to
| be for their benefit, as rule. VINO
would think Of enacting a law to COM
pei farmers to use plows; cloth man
ufacturers to use looms, or railroads to
| use rails When the self-appointed
| agents Of Jehovah, who insist on Sun
| day laws, to help bolster up their
creeds, areAa.ble to demonstrate to the
people that what they teach is true.
| that natural law is really suspended
and that in response to certain cere-
monies, forms and petitions they OBJ
| tain aid and benefits from some source
| other than from their fellow men; that
| all that is taught in their various
sacred books is true, and that the
| promises made therein are all fulfilled,
! to those who believe as they do and
| observe Sunday in the same manner
| that they do, it will not be necessary
| to have a Sunday law to compel peo-
| pie to observe the day and attend
| church. But no statutory law will ever
| fill the churches or compel people to
| day, as a holy one. People who wish
| to attend church on Sunday or any
| other day have that privilege, and are
| justly guaranteed protection in the en-
| joyment of that privilege, but they
| have no right to say where people VINO
! do not want to go to church shall go
| or what they shall do, on Sunday, pro-
| viding they do nothing that would not
| be lawful and proper on any other day
| of the week. They do as they please
| themselves, and it is none of their bus
| mess what other people do.
We do not believe that it is these
| Sunday law advocates great and earn
est desire for the welfare of the hui
man race which is prompting them to
| insist on these foolish Sunday laws
| which almost everybody disregards
| and by so doing tend to bring all law
| into contempt, half so much as it is
| their desire to try to uphold by law
| their verious creeds, dictate to other
people and try to make them do as
| they do. Hume, the historian, truly
| said: The man who says believe as
| do or you will be damned, would say
1 if he had the power, believe as l do Oh
I'll kill YOU" No law has ever yet
| been enacted to make men moral II
| goodness can be 1egislated into the
| people. why not pass a law that every
body shall be honest, truthful, virtu-
Gus, and do as they would be done by
| and let that end it. Sunday laws ado
| nothing to the morals of the people
| What is lawful and proper on one day
| of the week should be lawful and prop
err on every day of the week, and moth
| ing should be lawful at any time
| which is rot for the welfare of the
| whole human race, right here on this
earth. In the language of Professor
| Denton: IF man would but climb up g
| little on the hill of reason and com
| mon sense, and wipe the cobwebs Of
| ignorance, prejudice and superstition
from his eyes, he might read this
| truthful scripture: All days are thine
Oh. Man, use them for thy good"
/ REASON.