Hebrews Protest the Lord’s Day Act
A strong deputation of leading Hebrews recently waited upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier, to protest against the passage of the Lord's day act. We quote from the report of this visit:— They presented their case to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, which, in brief, is that if compelled to observe the Christian sabbath, as well as observing the Jewish sabbath and holy days, they would be idle one hundred and seventeen days in the year. Sir Wilfrid admitted that the argument was a strong one, but said that if the required exception were granted, it would be incumbent upon the Hebrew community not to cause scandal by desecrating the Lord's day. The real purpose of all Sunday legislation, as plainly shown in this reply, is to exalt a religious institution, and not merely to secure a day of rest for the working man. Even those who already rest on another day must not “cause scandal by desecrating the Lord's day”! In all this there is the purpose of the enemy of truth that the Sabbath of the Lord shall not be recognized, while enforced honor shall be paid to its rival, the so-called Lord's day.