The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-05-05
THE IDLER.

TO The Idler: A college professor
in one of our State institutions told
me the other day that there was no
command in the Bible prohibiting the
wife working on the Sabbath day. I
have read with interest and pleasure
the fact that you have time and again
quoted the Bible and I take it, there
fore, that you are more or less a stu
dent Of this good book, and I would
like to have your views on this SUBJ
feet. A Husband.
Now, I do not propose for "a Hus-
band" to get me into trouble even
though I be neither a husband nor a
wife. ! would like to know who this
professor is, and if he has so much
time that he can be raising ques-
tons like this which are calcu-
lated to put good people in trou-
Bile. I should think the State paid
him to do work different from
research of this character. suppose
because the wife is in the habit. in
most cases at least, of doing all the
work this college professor wanted
to find some good excuse and a high
authority for it. But as he has raised
it suppose We look at the authority
Just little, and sec what it does say,
and see if there is any really good
ground for the position of this pro-
fessor.
Exodus, Chapter 20, verse II, says:
"But the seventh day is the sabbath
of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt
not do any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates." And verse II, says: FOR in
six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day; wherefore
the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and
hallowed il"
Now while it is true that wife" is
not mentioned among those who are
not to labor on the Sabbath day, this
college professor should remember
that this same Bible is authority for
the statement that when the relation
of man and wife is assumed they
twain become one flesh, and the thou"
in the commandment rerers to the
wife as well as the husband, and I
want to say to "A Husband" he can't
get any consolation from proper in
depreciation of this good Book to make
his wife work On the Sab bbath day,
while he lounges around and reads
the Sunday paper and does not even
go to church. No, Stree, my dear sir,
you will have to get that college pro-
fessor to come again. I'll bet my last
years panama, that two thirds-yea,
even more than that-of the good
wives OF this land will agree with me-
Well, / suppose Chautauqua week
is one proposition on which the good
people and the bad people-that is of
course il there are any bad people in
Newberry-will agree and unite their
efforts to make it a success. The pa
triotic people Of Newberry should ral-
ly to the support of those gentlemen
who were god enough and generous
enough and patriotic enough to guar
antee a week of entertainment and in
struction for the whole community. l
cannot stretch my imagination suffi-
GENTLY to conceive Of man who lives
in NeWberry who is little enough to
withhold his support from an enter
prise OF this character If he be here
he ought to go through a key-hole and
pull the hole in after him, anC not
let anyone know Of the transaction,
and try to forget it himself. That's
what I think and I don't give a snap
of my little toe whether anybody likes
it or no. If The people can't agree
on this and pull together for it's sue
cess then they are truly to be pitied.
When I walk down street and look
up or down or sideways and behold
the numerous old ugly wooden bridges
spanning the bitches on either side Of
cle street I wonder city council does