Evening star., 1927-09-19

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With the powers of Congress lin
tied by the people;
With their religious rights exempted
from congressional authority;
With slavery or involuntary servi
tude" on any day barred
What legal right has the Iord's
Day Alliance and it's ministerial con
stituency throughout the States to
trespass the Congress of the United
States and ask for the passage of a
Sunday law which, when enacted
would throw large percentage OF
American citizens into involuntary
servitude." thus forcing a violation OF
their conscientious scruples in reli-
gious matters?
During the history of the past, the
above application of the amendments
has stood as a recognized principle by
our courts. and is the voice of civil
authority that halts the clergymen in
this Nation at the threshold of our
legislative and congressional halls.
The clergymen throughout the
United States are very jealous for the
eighteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition, and a fight to the finish for
the claims of prohibition is staged for
the 1928 election. In short, the eight.
eenth amendment is on trial for its
very life. AT the same time. these
clergymen, cooperating with the
Lords Day Alliance, seek to violate
the first amendment to the Constitu-
ton, which is a direct defense of the
principles involved in the fourth
commandment of the Decalogue, and
they have threatened any Congress-
man who dares to refuse to do their
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stitution stand or fall together.
II the eighteenth amendment is a
part of the Constitution, then it should
properly be enforced. and it is the
duty OF the people to become law
abiding. AS blessing to the Ameri-
can people, the first amendment is ad-
dressed to the Congress of the United
States, and therefore stays the author
ity of that body from legislating upon
any religious question. Loyalty to
American principles is certainly most
becoming. and of all people the clergy.
men who grace the sacred desks in
America should respect the laws of
this country and see that the first
amendment. as well as the eighteenth
amendment, is also properly enforced.
Let the American people stand true
to the principle involved and Sun
I'd law III any ISldle vi the Union OF
the District of Columbia would be an
impossbility.
Again, every Congressman is bound
by oath to uphold and defend the Con-
stitution Of the United States with
every principle upon which the foun.
dation of our Government rests.
Clothed with delega ted authority.
their election does not carry with it
the powers that are reserved by the
people in the States from which they
come. II true to the oath taken,
every Congressman in this country
is barred from the presentation of a
Sunday bill calling for legislation.
Spiritual Anarchy Seen.
Spiritual anarchy is just now rails
ing it's head in our Capital City. de-
claring what it intends to do when
Congress convenes. Fortysix of our
States have in the past trespassed the
religious question by enacting local
Sunday laws in open violation of their
constitutional authority. The enforce
ment of those laws has always proven
curse, and such legislation sounds
the death knell to religious liberty In
any community. II is the revival of
an age,worn method Of forcing people