Misleading Claims About Sunday and Sabbath Laws
By Editor
"Against a Sunday Law, but in favor of enacting a Sabbath Law," is the heading of an article that appeared in the Oakland Tribune one day last week, protesting against the proceedings at the recent Sunday-law meeting. The heading is most misleading. We do not know of any man or body of men who are in favor of enacting a Sabbath law. The Sabbath is upheld by the law of God, and needs nothing more. If it were proposed to enact a law enforcing the observance of the Sabbath, and there was any probability of its carrying, we should vigorously oppose it. Our opposition to the enactment of Sunday laws is not alone on the ground that Sunday has no divine sanction, and is a working day as much as Monday or Tuesday, but because we are against the principle of the State legislating in matters of religion. The enactment of Sunday laws stands for union of Church and State, and this should be opposed by all Christians.