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Justice Harlan on Sunday Observance

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Mar 9, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 10.

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Justice Harlan on Sunday Observance

SPEAKING at the annual banquet of the Presbyterian Alliance of Washington last week, Justice Harlan, of the Supreme Court, severely scored society in this city for its Sunday teas and other functions. “I believe,” he said, “that the Sabbath day should be observed and kept holy by all classes of people; that only such labor as is necessary should be performed.” We hope he does not mean to revive the old spirit of religious compulsion when he adds: “The power of the Presbyterian Alliance is great, and it should be exerted toward the correction of these evil practises.”