The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-17
PUBLIC OPINION
Sabbath

Supported By the efforts Of many
~ the best people u Washington
CITY. a measure has been introduced
into Congress asking for a law for
the maintaining 81 The sanctlty OF
the Sabbath boz the District Of Coz
lumbia. This has brought forth the
opposition Of those who wish TO
aecualrizr the Sabbath hy making
10 "a day Of labor. q day Of rccrea-
ton and amusement, with thr Work
attendant upon such courses This
opposition BE- formulated Dy and
conferred in an organization known
as the Religious Liberty Association,
with G.. S. Longpcro aa general in-
fcrnational secretary Iokama Park,
Washington. The Presbyterian has
This to .ay boz commenting 0n the
matter. "a society opposing the
sixth, eighth. or ninth commandment
mirht as well cali itself "a Religious
Liberty Association as one that OPP
poses The fourth commandment II
s one law and rests back ON the
divine authority Grant the right
10 break ono 81 these laws, and you
grant the right to break any OF
them According to The Word OF
God and the testimony " history,
the maintenance Of the Sabbath b.
absolutely necessary Tor the prescr-
walton OF the lie and morals Of this
nation. Every Christian and every
loyal American should rise in op-
position to this influence against
The Sabbath boz its efforts to bring
about BOZ ibis country some OF the
moral and religious l0oarnrss which
Is n0w devastating some ni the ma
lions III Europe We want nO llb-
orty that s not wed 90 righteous
ness ard god'.ncsf Avalanche.
The above Avalanche Scrmoncttc
by me office Preacher appeared IN
ne Mar D Bird issue AZ the same
time petition was being circula-
ted in Lubbock protesting against
the enactment Of said law and near
Isl every Lubbock citizen tO whom
Il was presented. signed b. Why
did they DO o.? Because they be-
licvc in religious liberty a leading
tenet ~ pure Americanigm and pure
Democracy as clearly 500 forth by
the founders ~ our government
The separation OF church and
the coalition and consequence ~
which if s9 llarr'v and graphically
SO frth Boo the history II Rome and
the dark agcf Religious shorty
Was me gro8' slogan that brought
niany good people CD The shores "
America IN EARL days and still they
come Liberty. What greater boon
to humanity than liberty! rs OPP
polite BIS tyranny ard slavery ano
hO wants that Give me liberty,
or give me ica D" said pari.l
Iirnry Take away liberty religious
uo Nflcal and economic aud wfats
len2 Tho sweet u eX'ur'ed and
bitter ramliua
You ny we have the Jewish Sab
bath and also the Christian Sab
bath. ~ So. does not that make tw0
sabhaths7 Well, some conscientious
U.s. keep the Iew D Sabbath unto
/ he Lord al a holy day, and some
keep what b. called the Christian
Sabbath Lords day Sunday or
/ first day Of the week. Both honest,
sincere, devout and conscientious.
Who Is 20 sit in judgment a. 70
who Is right? There Is one that
/ judgeth righteously shall ] die.
I tate how you shall worship" God
may verify. Can we legislato re-
/ ligion into people? | tell you nay
/ Can we force il into them by fines,
punishment and imprisonment Il
| fails and reacts. Can we inject or
shoot Il into them? Never. God,
/ In His wisdom leaves II 20 man, as
an individual matter, and says TO
work out your own salvation Il
will Judge" Il will repay" Let
no man judge you as TO an holy
day. and Paul says: zone man es-
tcemeth one day abose another, an
other esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded
In his own mind" Rom. 1875
II the 10 Commandments are now
/ binding, and II the 7th day is the
/ Sabbath, then why hasn't the jew,
the Salitarian. the Advents and other
/ like believers just as much right 20
force US by civil law and punish-
ment 10 keep Saturday as we have
! TO force them in like manner, TO
/ keep Sunday
Honest, sincere gospel preaching,
reasoning and right living Is the
true proper and only source for