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Thanksgiving Day and State Religion

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 26, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 47.

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Thanksgiving Day and State Religion

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How long will it be before we have as many National "holy days" as were in vogue during the medieval ages? Elsewhere is set forth the progress in Thanksgiving-day proclamations. In connection with that an exchange notes that "the Methodist ministers of Chicago have petitioned the ones in authority, asking that no arrangements will be made for match baseball and football games on Thanksgiving day, and that if such games are held the hours will be such as not to inflict with divine service." The church which has lost power with God always seeks the aid of the state.