Recommendations Adopted by the British Columbia Conference

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 21, 1908

Recommendations Adopted by the British Columbia Conference

AMONG the recommendations adopted at the last session of the British Columbia Conference are the following:—

Whereas, The Sunday closing movement is now being pressed upon the people; and,—

Whereas, The Lord’s Day Alliance is pressing Parliament to pass more stringent Sunday laws; and,—

Whereas, Now is the best time we shall ever have to educate the people upon this issue; therefore,—

We recommend, That the Executive Committee take active steps to place religious liberty literature in the hands of all who can be induced to read it.

Whereas, We have noted with pleasure the fearless, broad-minded position taken by our government, and especially by the attorney general, in reference to enforcing the “Lord’s Day Act,” notwithstanding the great pressure and earnest pleas of the religious organization known as the “Lord’s Day Alliance;” and,—

Whereas, This denomination known as Seventh-day Adventists are lovers of true religious liberty and equal rights for all; therefore,—

We recommend, That this conference assembled do express to our government, and to the attorney general in particular, our sincere appreciation and profound respect for their noble stand for religious liberty in refusing to enforce the “Lord’s Day Act.”

Considerable pressure is being brought to bear upon the government to secure the enforcement of the Lord’s Day Act, but thus far the attorney general has refused to authorize any prosecutions. Those in favor of enforcing the religious observance of Sunday will not rest satisfied until every one is compelled to pay at least an outward regard to the first day of the week.