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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 27, 1890

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 16, No. 4.

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Who Owns Sunday?

By Editor

ONE of the subjects announced for discussion at the Sunday-law convention held in Milwaukee, Wis., December 10, was, "Who Owns Sunday?" We have not seen the speech in which this was answered; we do not know as it was published; but we should like to learn the opinion of the convention, not that we have any doubt, but for curiosity. The papal church has a clear title to the day, and can prove it. But a question more pertinent to the present Sunday-law agitation is, "Who owns the American people?" Has every individual in this nation certain inalienable rights, as the Declaration of Independence affirms? or are they owned by a clerical party which has the right to force upon them at its own pleasure the day which it is booming for the Catholic Church? Must the American people take the goods whether they want them or not?