The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-05
THE MAILS AND SABBATH AGAIN.

1t seems that after all, the Sunday law affect
ing the distribution of the mail matter makes little
change in the existing practice OF course laws should
be obeyed, and above ALL public officials should obey
them private citizen who disobeys the law ic pun
shed, but his disobedence be construed into
claim of superiority to law When public official dis
obeys the law there is in his act something claim
of superiority to the law which be as to
all laws if as to any So whatever the law is public
officials should obey it.
But regret to enacted law which makes it
impossible for the people to get their mails Sunday
We would not object to the having a rest on
that day, but the mails should be distributed and
general delivery should be long enough each Sun
day enable the people get their if they will
take the trouble go after it, BY saying this we
mean the postofice authorities should in spite of
the law If the law provided that posoices should be
closed six days in the week. it should be obeyed. An
executive officer has nothing to do with making the
law 1t is his business enforce it whether is good
or bad.
But it would so much better for the public if the
law simply provided for postogice employees day of
rest in seven and left it to the postmaster apporon
the days his that they would not all
rest Sunday The at all lightened by do
ing it all in six days Six-sevenhs of the could
could do working six days and in that way on.-sev.
enth could resting each day. there would be
loss of efficiency.
But hardened old Sabbath breaking deacon will
say that this would be dissertation OF the Sabbath If
work is dissertation, the whole Christian world is
gagged in desecratng the Sabbath The Jews the
only people who observe the Sabbath which the
Fourth Commandment requires us to rest Some OF
the earlier Christians repealed the Fourth Conmard-
ment but its repeal did not become entirely effective
until Constantine issued his edict Christians say the
Lord gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Sinai,
and they accept them all binding except the one
Constantine repealed.
The earlier Christians had a perfect right to select
any day of the for their meetings. but none of
them had any right than Mayor Jordan set
aside day the Lord had appointed and substitute a
day of their own selection.
We do not advocate the entire ignoring of this sub
sttute Sabbath 1t has been observed so long, and its
observance has been taught long that it is sacred
day in the feelings the majority the people, not
in other respects and do advocate boisterous-
ness of sports consciousness of business that
would sensbilities of the majority of the
good people of the land but we do not think the
should require such rigid observance of it as would
cause the public suffering or great inconvenience
And this practice of having a who is accustomed
working in the day and sleeping at night get up at
midnight day in seven and so to work is in viola
ton of the spirit of tne command to rest We do
believe that night work is taxing to the system
than day work But If a who is accustomed to
working in the day is walked up and put work one
night in that nights work Injuries him than
days work would The practice of getting at
midnight and going to work after - to avoid
working the Sabbath IS violation of the laws Of
health that should not be required permitted.