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The Only Day of Rest

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 12, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 28.

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The Only Day of Rest

It was a noteworthy statement which was made in the Canadian Parliament the other day, that “there should be one day of rest in Canada, and only one, and those who would not conform to this should go elsewhere.” The intolerant spirit which goes with Sunday legislation demands not only that all persons shall observe Sunday, but that Sunday shall be the only day observed as the Sabbath. The sentiment expressed by the words “and only one” in the statement above quoted, has not shown itself in the movement for ‘Sunday legislation in this country heretofore, at least not plainly, but it is there, and in due time it will be seen and felt. And in this, history is only repeating itself, for going back to the fourth century we find that it was decreed by the Council of Laodicea: “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and as being Christians, shall if possible do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ.” When the sentiment expressed in Parliament comes to prevail in Canada, and when other countries attain to the same level of Christian (?) wisdom, the expression, “Get off the earth” will have a very practical meaning for those who hold to another Sabbath than that prescribed by the state. And prophecy assures us that attempts will be made at that time to remove such people from the earth. The power which enjoins Sunday observance is to lay its prohibition upon Sabbath observance.