Finish of the Kansas City Sunday-Law Crusade by W. A. C.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 25, 1909

Finish of the Kansas City Sunday-Law Crusade

By W. A. C.

The following news item from Kansas City, Mo., under date of November 4, is of interest:—

“More than four thousand indictments which were returned during the ‘Sunday blue-law’ crusade made by Judge William H. Wallace of the criminal court here a year ago, were dismissed by Judge Lashaw in the criminal court here to-day. Prosecutor Conkling moved that they be dismissed, in keeping with his pre-election promise. The Wallace crusade was the most spectacular ever attempted here.”

It will be remembered that Elder K. C. Russell, of our Religious Liberty Department, opened up the campaign against this crusade in Kansas City, two years ago this fall, by delivering several lectures in one of the popular halls of the city, and securing the publication of an “Open Letter to Judge Wallace” in one of the leading daily papers of the place. A little later the campaign was taken up by Elder and Mrs. J. S. Wightman, and carried on not only in the city, but throughout the State. W. A. C.