The Sunday Law by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 25, 1883

The Sunday Law.

By Editor

The following we clip from the report of the proceedings of the Legislature now in session in Sacramento. It indicates that no compromise will be made, but that the Sunday Law must go unconditionally. This also will be followed by a reaction:—

“The second reading of bills was then taken up, among which was the Sunday law.”

“Whitney offered several amendments, prohibiting bull-fights, cock-fights, and other barbarous exhibitions on Sunday.”

“Cross said that a law now existed prohibiting such amusements on any day. There was no necessity, therefore, to have a specific prohibition for Sunday.”

“The amendments were all voted down by a party division.”

“Whitney then offered a substitute for the bill providing for the closing of saloons during the hours of church worship, but allowing all stores and beer gardens to be kept open throughout the day. He did not think the Democracy had pledged itself to repeal everything calculated to restrain license on the first day of the week.”

“The roll was called and the substitute was rejected by a party division.”