American State Papers

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jun 18, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 24.

American State Papers

Bearing on Sunday Legislation

Is a work of 800 pages compiled by William Addison Blakely of the Chicago bar, and recently revised by W. A. Colcord, Washington, D. C., which gives in detail the history of every effort for and against religious legislation in America since its beginning as a nation.

Part 1 deals with the "Colonial Period," its laws, and the work of Roger Williams.

Part 2 tells of the work during the "Federation Period" to establish the principles of liberty. The Declaration of Independence, the Liberty Bell, Patrick Henry's great speech, the Presbyterian Memorial, and Madison's Memorial, are given special mention.

Part 3, covering the "National Period," gives the history of legislation on religious questions from the adoption of the Constitution to the most recent attempts in 1911. It gives copies of the bills that have been before various State legislatures, reports of discussions about them, and memorials against them, in which are set forth the dangers of such legislation. Reference is made to the work of the National Reform Association, to the closing of the Chicago Fair on Sunday, and to bills that are now before Congress.

Part 4 presents "Court Decisions" on cases tried in Arkansas, Ohio, Missouri, California, Wisconsin, and Maryland. These relate to ordinary work, opening of stores, to the question of whether or not this is a Christian nation, to the reading of the Bible in the public schools, and other questions.

Part 5 deals with "State Constitutions and Sunday Laws."

Part 6 presents incidents showing the "Operation of Sunday Laws."

Part 7 discusses "Sunday Laws before the Bar of Reason," and shows how the States of the Union now stand as to such statutes on their books.

Part 8 gives in summary form the entire history of Sunday Legislation.

This is the most complete work on the subject in existence. It brings together the official reports, and copies of bills, affidavits, laws, decisions, and other papers needed. These are excellently classified, thus placing the information you would be able to get only in part by endless search through libraries, right in your hand, at a cost of only $1.25. This is the entire cost, and brings "American State Papers" to you post-paid. Order to-day of your tract society or

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