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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 7, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 40.

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By Editor

A LATE number of the Toronto World tells of an Adventist by the name of Gibbs, who was brought before the police magistrate for hoeing on Sunday at his home, Lynden, Ontario. Asked if he had any witnesses, Brother Gibbs produced his Bible, and proceeded to show the court, the jury, and a large concourse of people what God says about “the Lord’s day” and kindred themes. The report says that the accused bore a good reputation, but notwithstanding this, the judge fined him five dollars.
Atlantic City, N. J., seems to be having the fight of her life for stricter Sunday observance. The ministers and church people are determined there shall be no let-up till this charming resort shall put on the pretentious but worthless habiliments of legal righteousness. There is, however, a stubborn resistance to these efforts, and so far the resisters seem to be the stronger party. We have not a moment’s sympathy with the saloon element in its business on any day, nor are we particularly friendly toward popular amusements; but where Christ’s ostensible followers undertake so unchristlike an enterprise as forcing a religious observance upon people by law, we can not mourn over their defeat.
For several years past vigorous crusades have been carried on throughout Great Britain in behalf of better Sunday observance. As a result of these efforts an Imperial Sunday Alliance has been organized, the object of which, according to its constitution, is “to promote federated action throughout the empire in safeguarding the Christian Sunday for all sections of the community.” By a letter signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, and the Rev. J. Scott-Lidgett, the Imperial Sunday Alliance has been commended to the people of the United Kingdom as competent to lead wisely in the matter, and to deal effectively with the problem of securing a better observance of Sunday.