What We may Expect by M. K. W.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 29, 1876

What We may Expect.

By M. K. W.

From an able article by Rev. James Wallace in the Christian Statesman, setting forth the reasons for the Christian Amendment of the Constitution, we take the following as clearly indicating the power which will soon be brought to bear, not only upon the Post-office Department but upon all those who do not keep the so-called Christian Sabbath:—

“There are at the present time some 30,000 post-offices in the United States, and except in some small and remote places the mails are received on the Christian Sabbath. And there are some 200,000 men employed and paid by the Federal government in the transportation of the United States mails. And on account of the desecration of the Lord’s holy day, Christians are excluded from carrying the mails, and from most of the post-offices in the United States, as really as if Congress had passed a law for that purpose.”

“When the Constitution is amended, Congress will have power to stop the transportation of the mails on the holy Sabbath, and the post-offices will be closed on that day. Then postmasters and those engaged in carrying the mails will have a right to rest from their labors on that day, and to enjoy the blessings of the worship of God. Then Christians will have the same rights in the Post-office Department of the government and in transporting the mails that infidels and wicked men have now. Then the profanation of the Lord’s day will not be a condition of mail service, and a man’s being a Christian will be no disqualification for a postmaster.”

If it be asked, “Would not the Jew be denied equality of rights by legislation protecting the Christian Sabbath and ignoring the rights of the Jews?” the answer is, “We are not a Jewish, but a Christian nation; therefore our legislation must be conformed to the institutions and spirit of Christianity.”

On the 28th, 29th, and 30th days of this month an annual meeting of the National Reform Convention is held in Philadelphia. At this time it will probably be seen how long before this power will be exercised by the government.—M. K. W. in SIGNS.