South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-31
LEAGUE PRAISES
ADMINISTRATION
IN TOXIC STAND
Church Members Oppose Any
Effort to Commercialize
Sabbath Day.

-CoNTIECE FROM PACE on
the decision in which the others con
Cured saying. This IS a Christian
nation Further we have seven of
the ten commandments in the stat
utes Of every state of the union and
have as many as nine OF them in
some states. This amounts 10 thv
religious creed of our nation.
There are certain secular leaders
and forces that have always oppos-
ed the Christian character OF our
government and institutions. The
great Noltaire once said. If We
would destroy Chris Iian nifty, We must
hrs- destroy the Christian Sabbath"
These hostile forces have made de
mite attack upon the SABBATH laws
OF our country. COmmorciali1ed
greed IS a5etting these efforts. The
heads OF the motion picture indus
try in our national convention last
summer published two resolutions
among others, in the press dis
patches. One was their purpose %
enter every Legislature IN the United
STATES ana seek annulment OF -he
existing Sunday laws preventing
them from exhibiting their pictures
at anytime or place they chose upon
the sabbath. Another was their
purpose TO prevent the passage Of
censorship bills Cf any nature.
New Whimpcring. Says.
NOW they are whimpeTing be-
cause they claim their legitimate
business is being attacked hy pro-
fessional refOrmers and their organ
izations and supporters. They are
merely getting what they asked.
They threw down the gauntlet. Did
they expect Christian America 70
let IL lie and accept the domination
OF this industry aS slaves submit 20
the lashes OF their masters Whips
The accomplishment Of their pur
pose would enslave thousands OF
employees in seven day labor al
over the country. Commemorative
amusement Is the livelihood Of those
who are engaged n il. If they are
permitted TO follow their regular
avOCation (the word is taken from
the Indiana statute law seven days
q week, by what logic can the state
deny the same privilege 10 the but
cher, the baker the candlestick
maker. The ultimate result OF com
mercialized Sunday amusements IS
seven days work for every man who
kOllS. ms Is not a theory Out =
fact which is amply demonstrated
BY conditions in continental Europe
where there are no Sunday laws
Such conditions were a large factor
in bringing about the world war
because they broke down the mora
character OF the peoples and govern
nents OF central Europe. The great
world CataslySm merely made a fact
Of the theory stated by the supreme
court OF Ohio a few years ago in the
case Of the State versus Powell In
UNFOLDING the Sabbath law when
the court declared that II there were
no such regularly recurring periods
Of rest there is reason to believe
that the masses would become NOR
bid In mind, crime would multiply
and degeneracy likely ensue.
When ocean vessels are IN dis
tress, the s. O. s. (save our ship,
signal IS flashed out across the deep.
The ship OF state IS in peril among
the reefs Of secularism and material
ism crime is rampant. moral laXity
prevalent and the spirit Of the con-
tinental Sunday COMMUNICATING our
public life, the mariners Of state are
flashing the signal 20 the American
Christian citizenship. save our Sab
bath AS We keep or break the
Sabbath day We nobly save or
meanly lose the last best hope by
which men rise Is the declaration
of the mortal Lincoln"