The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-15
Old Blue Law Crusaders.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The swoop upon Congress that is
now being made by the blue law
Anti Blue~Law League of America,
whose president 10 Crawford IL.
Ellis. Of New Orleans. but II re-
mains for some one to show the true
inwardneSs of the crafts cohorts.
The blue law zealots. the Lords
Day Alliance and the National Re
form Association constitute a trim
:ty working only for the continue
ton Of the Mosaic dispensation and
not for Christianity. This should
be impressed on all honest people.
II they succeed in attaining all their
aims. they will even then be as far
away from Christianity as was the
rich young man" who had perfectly
observed all the Mosaic laws from
his youth up. In the general sense
the Mosaic law was not a school
master to bring to Christ Mary
Magdalene. the thief on the cross
and the woman caught in the act"
proved that no preliminary prepare
tion was necessary. In the words
Of the hymn. II was. Just az am.
without one plea" Quite in agree
ment was the old law requiring the
stoning TO death of the woman, with
the Rev. DR.. McArthur's demand
that such women he foated to mid
ocean on scows and sunk. All any
way humble and sincere professors
of Christianity should at once part
company with these out of date Mo-
s:Ic workers. Old Roger Williams.
Of New England, long ago well said:
ANY church that uses the arm Of
the civil power to enforce it's claims
Is not church of Jesus Christ"
Presidents and authorities count
is nothing to fanatics. IN the same
way the admonition Of Horace Mann
against compulsory education has
been disreEarded. and from that
compulsion all other odious forms
have sprung.
Thousands OF editors are calling
Upon the people to rise against the
ilue law workers. but these same
editors are not helping the people
- the cause as they did years ago.
With the return OF paper and lower
prices. perhaps they may return to
full duty. Some 25 years ago the
Christian Citizenship" reformers
started in as lively as they lately
cid. The public should know just
what knocked them out. 1t was the
merican Press writer's Associa-
Ion composed Of all kinds OF peo-
! lie who could write for the press
and who believed in liberty. Lead
Ing writers. like Ella Wheeler will
cox. Joined. It grew to 1000 MEM
bers. Papers everywhere printed
the letters. and as the founder and
head Of the thing. did doubletduty
nd sent out thousands of circulars
that were Far too strong for the
papers 10 publish. The same plans
ndertaken at present would again
retire the so-called reformers and
cause the occupation of DR.. Wilbur
F. Crafts to be almost gone. r.
There isn't particle of differ
ence between the National Reform
Association now and then; It's MEM
hers, are found on the same old
hunting grounds. Pittsburgh. Bea-
yer Fal's Washington and else
wi ere. and their. words have tho
same old ring, Thus the Rev. Rem
wick II. Martin, former president of
Geneva College. Beaver Falls. Pa. in
his address on christian Citizen
ship" at the annual meeting OF the
National Reform Association in
Pittsburgh on December Z last said:
Christian Citizenship will use the
state for the suppression of evils.
it will give protection to Gods holy
day. II viii place a Bible In every
public school and on every desk. A
great campaign of education will
bring the majority to the point
whore they will accept the ideals OF
Chriso II can then he written down
In the law Of the land and ma
tionai confession Of faith made. The
nation viii then humbly bow TO
Josus Christ and piece the crown OF
its sovereignty at Ills feet"
There we have IL Scar readers.