Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-29
Glover, VT, December II, 1920.
Theocracy and Saturday Observance.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
Will you kindly print the folio,
ing communication with regard to t;
great conflict in the world betwe;
right and wrong. l think it is nc
centered IN theocracy VS.. demoerac
/ saw theocracy defined in Il
dictionary as the government of
town, or state, by the immediate
rection OF God. / think that wha
/ God directs is right, therefore theo
cracy Is the right kind of government
/ and the best kind of government
/ known 10 man or God. Democracy
is a wrong kind of government be-
cause it puts another wrong kind Of
/ government down by force.
I think the Democrats are building
character with both feet On sand
foundation, the Republicans are
building character with one foot or
2 sand foundation and the other foos
on the solid rock foundation, and the
5 TheOcEats viii build character with
both feet on solid rock foundation
/ think Jesus Christ was an idea
Theocrat because he adhered tC
Theocracy, a government by the i'm
mediate direction of God. He also
kept Saturday, the last day of thc
week, as his Sabbath, and l wish Il
follow MS example
Sunday was set up as Sabbath by
papal authority about 500 A. D., anC
| think the legislature of our state
that passed a law making it crime
TO work on Sunday erred greatly anc
Il Republicans and Democrats ought Il
make q break with a wrong govern
ment and a wrong Sabbath, and be
come TheocratS, and have our mex
legislature change the law of stat'
pertaining to the Sabbath so that i
viii be crime for people in our stat'
.. to work, hunt, fish or play games OF
; Saturday, the God-made Sabbath
Easter commentaries the resur
!. rection of my Savior, Master, an,
Model, and / think Easter service
: should be held each year on Sun
: / hope and pray that my below
: ed nation will have nothing to do wit
''the league of nations" which i
: working to make the world safe for
: wrong kind of government. Theo
cracy, viii put Democracy down b,
: the Theocrats using the sword whicl
2 Jesus came to send into the world
: and that sword is not made of stee
: but is the Sword of the Spirit" whicl
= ! is the word of God. That weapon
? carried in a Theocrat's heart and
j lulllh IOhG - tie SAp4OS1sC I-1dl SCi4SA
words from a Theocrat's heart, eth
er oral or written. I think the Kai
ser was delusionary, by thinking tina
he was serving God, when really h
was serving Mammon, so is the lead
! ing Democrat of our nation delusion
airy. I trust that all who becom
Theocrats, forming Theocratic par
ty, a party with good nam, Ga goo
: name is rather to~be chosen thai
great riches) viii be going upwar
: in the way Of prosperity. happines
and eternal life, while Democrats Wi
! { be going downward in the way Of ad
, versity, misery and eternal deatf
I exhort the people of all our state
and of all countries to make brea
, with Democracy, a wrong kind o
government, and Sunday, a wron
Sabbath and adhere TO Theocracy, tn
, right kind of government, and t
!. Saturday, the right Sabbath, and t
keep the other ten commandments a
{ well as the fourth commandment.
Yours very truly,
Anson c. Magoon.
!. North Craftsbury, December 20, 1872