American Sentinel, Vol. 8, No. 3 (January 19, 1893) | AdventAI

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WRITING two weeks ago of the ordinance of civil government, we said:—6 paragraphs
Congress and the World's Fair Once More.W. H. M.20 paragraphs
JANUARY 9, Mr. Storey, of the Tennessee legislature, introduced a bill repealing the law against barbering on Sunday in that State. It does not appear, however, that any member of the legislature sees any incongruity in the law which sends a man to the chain-gang for sprouting stumps in his back field on Sunday.1 paragraphs
BISHOP H. W. WARREN, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, says that “freedom in religion must not mean freedom from religion.” This is a fitting companion piece to the definition of religious freedom by Cardinal Gibbons that “religious freedom is freedom to worship God according to the dictates of a right conscience.” The two utterances are fitting companions, for both are essentially papal.1 paragraphs
Developed into a Religious Council.W. H. M.10 paragraphs
A Day of Contending Parties.W. H. M.14 paragraphs
Religious Legislatorists Learn Another Lesson.W. H. M.14 paragraphs
Sunday Laws in the United States.Jas. T. Ringgold14 paragraphs
“ALL force employed to compel conscience, is after Satan’s own order.”1 paragraphs
Just the Facts in the Case.W. E. Cornell5 paragraphs
Bearing False Witness.C. P. B.10 paragraphs
Sounds the Warning.Editor7 paragraphs
“The Friends and Foes.”W. N. HYATT19 paragraphs
Religion and Irreligion in France.W. A. SPICER11 paragraphs
Abiding Sabbath And Lord's Day.Alonzo T. Jones3 paragraphs
ATTRACTIVE TRUTHS IN LESSON AND STORY.3 paragraphs
THE CHRISTIAN'S SECRETHannah Whitall Smith7 paragraphs
Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen6 paragraphs
Address all Orders to1 paragraphs
MISSIONARY LADIES IN FOREIGN LANDS—By Mrs. E. R. Pilman, author of “Heroines of the Mission fields,” etc. 12mo, 160 pages, fully illustrated, cloth extra, 75c.14 paragraphs
FOUND AT LAST!7 paragraphs
A PITTSBURG dispatch of the 4th inst. says that the Law and Order Society is well pleased with the action of the State Supreme Court in upholding the Sunday law regarding the publication of newspapers, but will make no effort to stop their publication. It will aim to stop their delivery and all traffic in Sunday papers.2 paragraphs
They “Did Whip the Dog.”6 paragraphs
Of the persecution of Seventh-day Adventists in Tennessee, that excellent publication, the Sabbath Outlook, says: “This un-American, un-Christian persecution of Sabbath-keepers is a blot on the history of our time which will cloud the name of Tennessee for years to come; and the comparative silence of the religious press, in condemnation of it, gives too much color to the idea that better men than those who have instigated the wrong thus done, are willing that it should go unrebuked.”1 paragraphs
A CHRISTIAN lady residing in Aurora, Ill., writes thus of the Tennessee persecutions:—3 paragraphs
A NEW National Reform organ of the “straitest sect” has been started at Johnstown, Pa., by Rev. M. L. Weaver. The motto of the new paper is, “God’s will should be the supreme law of all people and nations,” which in this case means, of course, Mr. Weaver’s interpretation of God’s will. No National Reformer is willing to take the Bible just as it reads and make it the supreme law of even his own life. National Reform means giving some men power to compel others to accept their views of the will of God.1 paragraphs
If anything were wanting to convince people generally that the scripture is true which says, “Great men are not always wise,” it ought certainly to be afforded by the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sustaining the Sunday law of that State.2 paragraphs
A NEW movement has been set on foot to enforce Sunday observance in Bradford, Pa. But as usual the Sunday forces are not having clear sailing. Mr. George H. Lyon, a civil engineer, and a member of the Seventh-day Baptist Church, is opposing them in the public prints, and not only denies their right to force anybody to keep Sunday, but challenges them to show from the Bible that Sunday is the Sabbath. Of course, this is very inconsiderate in Mr. Lyon, for he knows very well that there is no scriptural authority whatever for Sunday keeping, and he could have no other motive in raising the question than to embarrass the Sunday preachers who are back of the Sunday movement. Mr. Lyon ought to know—and probably does—that such questions as he is asking will ruin the best Sunday theology in the world.1 paragraphs
BE sure to read, on page 19, in the article headed, “A Day of Contending Parties,” the statement made by Rev. Mr. Cross, concerning the manner of securing petitions for the Sunday closing of the World’s Fair.1 paragraphs
On the 13th inst., Judge Wise, of the District Criminal Court of New Orleans, announced his decision in the case of Chief of Police Gaster, charged with misdemeanor for refusing to make arrests for violation of the Sunday law. As noted in these columns last week, a crusade was inaugurated some weeks ago for the purpose of enforcing the Sunday law, which has been a dead letter several years. The chief of police would not make arrests and was charged by the district attorney with misdemeanor. His first trial by jury resulted in a mis-trial; the jury standing eleven to one for conviction.2 paragraphs
It is announced that “the Czar has decided upon new hardships for the Jews within his realm. Six edicts have just been issued, declaring no mercy for the Jews, and directly aiming to destroy their influence and crush out their religion.” In our own country the last Monday in this month will witness the trial of a number of Seventh-day Adventists in a Tennessee court for fidelity to their faith. There is indeed slight difference between intolerance in a monarchy and in a republic.1 paragraphs
ACCORDING to the Cincinnati Post the anti-Sunday-theater law of that city is being used by the authorities to feather their nests in a financial way. There are eight theatres in that city and each, it seems, contributes $34.50 hush money each Sunday, amounting to $278 per week.1 paragraphs