Religious Liberty Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 26, 1908

Religious Liberty Notes

News has just been received, announcing the arrest of Brother H. E. Miles, of South Stukeley, Quebec, for permitting Sunday labor. It is alleged that he had men under his employ, who were operating a sawmill and piling lumber on Sunday. It is regarded as a test case. The case has not yet come up for trial.

A sister from Farmington, Wash., sending in petitions to Congress against Sunday legislation, containing ninety-eight signatures, writes as follows, in regard to her work of securing signatures to the petitions: “Some signed. A great many refused. One man signed, and next day wanted to scratch his name off. Another refused, and then came over to-day to sign it. He said he had been thinking it over.”

A lively battle is being fought at present here in the District of Columbia between the prohibitionists and the liquor element. This conflict has been brought about by the introduction into Congress of two bills against the sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia. Two hearings have already been held before the District Committee of the House of Representatives; one by the temperance forces, and the other by the champions of the liquor business. At the next hearing of the temperance forces, the chairman and the secretary of the Religious Liberty Bureau are scheduled to speak.