The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-22

Constitution of our government? Can
their plans find support and sanction
in the gospel?
Congress shall make nc law re-
speeding the establishment of re-
ligion, or prohibiting the free exer-
else thereof" Amendments, Art. l.
So tates our constitution under
which our prosperity has had it's
marvellous growth.
Sunday observance is a prominent
institution Of religion. If congress
legislates upon the question of Sun
day observance, it is clearly religious
legislation, and therefore ~unconst1-
%tutiOnal, and null and void.
Every congressman takes a solemn
path to enact legislation only in har-
mony with the Constitution of the
United States. Shall we rye or
wish our legislators to violate their
most solemn oath? Shall we permit
them to do so without a most earnest
protest?
Congress has no constitutional
right to legislate upon religion and to
enforce religious institutions. Do we
affirm and believe hat a town
Gil or a local body of voters, has
authority to invade the natural, God
given right, of any man, while the
greatest law-making body Of u ma
ton is strictly forbidden to do SO?
Any movie, or business which is
harmless and legitimate on Monday,
is proper, at least should be proper,
before the civil law, every day in the
week. Our government is a civil and
not a religious institution.
Here the Jew may worship the
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob;
the Greek may adore the cOnsecrated
host; the Romanist may revere the
Virgin Mary. Here the followers of
John Wesley, of John Calvin, of Geo.
Fox, of Roger Williams, together with
the high-church, the low-church and
the broad-church. Episcopalians may
sing, pray and preach, with none to
or make afraid" So spoke
learned Methodist doctor, New
man. He also said, Christ demands
hearts, not thrones; disciples, not
soldiers
Governments are not ordained of
God to make men religious, nor to
give men rights; but rather to pro-
,ect men in the exercise of their nat
lral, inalienable rights. So long as
4 man does not invade an equal right
If his neighbor, his religion may not
be interfered with in the least by any
ust civil government.
Our Constitution protects the in
A majority a protect
tse1f.
The God-given right to choose,
for himself, to be religious or
lot, and the name of discharging
he duty we owe u Creator, next
% life, is the most sacred of all
lights. This right has to do, not only
With time, but eternity also.
"And if any man hear my words,
nd believe not, I judge him not: for
came not to judge the world, but to
ave the world" These immortal
were spoken by the Son of
,od. They are found in John 12:47.
unbeliever is one who does not
.ccept Christ. He does not keep the
The author Of the Sabbath refused
0 Judge the Sabbath breaker. He
i'd not come to judge him, but to save
i'm. What possible excuse a men,
rofessing to follow their Lord give
Or asking the state or any branch of
government, to fine or i'm
rison a man because be fails to keep
Sabbath? Christ would not do
lat. Have his protested followers
lore authority to condemn humanity
lis authority?
When men are not permitted to use
time as they may elect, they
re slaves. When they are prohibit
1 from following their lawful and
onest pursuits, be it labor or play,