p. 878 | The American Sentinel, Vol. 4, No. 41. (11/6/1889)

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The Paris Sunday Convention

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Observer, writing of the late Paris Sunday-convention, says:—

“The subject was treated chiefly from an economic and sanitary point of view, though the moral and religious advantages of Sabbath-keeping were not lost sight of. . . . The main resolutions, which were adopted after full discussion, favored the observance of the Sabbath by all companies and manufacturing establishments, as well as by private individuals, and urged that in cases where the business required continuous labor, arrangements should be made to allow all employees entire rest for one-seventh portion of time.”

Thus it seems that a rather more liberal spirit prevails in France in regard to Sunday than in our own country. Here the one great and all-absorbing object of Sunday-law advocates is to protect the day, while there it appears that a regular weekly rest is the great thing. Nevertheless, the day cannot be separated from the religious character which has been given to it, and legislation must touch it very lightly if it does not afford one class an opportunity to oppress another for failure to conform to their ideas of propriety upon that day.

Sunday Laws and Religious Liberty

THE following is the Sunday plank from the Prohibition platform of the Massachusetts Prohibition convention:—

“Resolved, That we hold the religious liberty of our people among its highest possessions, and that chief among the blessings to be secured are the rest and peace of the Sabbath.”

We find it somewhat difficult to classify this utterance. It is certainly one of two things, either the result of a compromise, or it is an exceedingly awkward attempt to make it appear that religious liberty demands the passage and enforcement of Sunday laws! But such laws do, in the very nature of the case, of necessity infringe religious liberty. Suppose that the Catholic Church say that it was an infringement of religious liberty? Were to insist on the passage of a law forbidding labor on good Friday, would not every Protestant Certainly; but it would not be nearly so much so as is a Sunday law, for Good Friday occurs only once a year, while Sunday is a weekly festival, and it is just as much a religious institution as is Good Friday. They both belong to the church, and it is just as oppressive to enforce the observance of one as of the other.

Prohibitionists Displeased with Senator Blair

THE Prohibitionists are displeased at Senator Blair, because, notwithstanding all his aforetime protestations of temperance principles, he remained away from the State during the recent campaign in New Hampshire, and did nothing for the proposed amendment. It seems that the W. C. T. U. has power to manipulate the Senator only in the direction of Sunday laws and other religio-political measures.

Convention for Sunday Observance

A CONVENTION was held recently in San Francisco to see what could be done toward organizing a movement in the interests of Sunday observance. Dr. R. H. McDonald, of San Francisco, and C. C. Clay and William Cubery, of Oakland, were appointed a committee to endeavor to raise $25,000 as a campaign fund. Just how the money is to be applied we have not seen stated. An effort is also being made to secure the services of W. F. Crafts to assist in the work in this State.

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Church Services Abandoned Under Sunday Law

By Editor

THE Christian at Work (New York) says:— “The rector of a church in this city announces that he has discontinued his usual Sunday evening services because of the invasion of the neighborhood by persons of vicious character, and he expects to be compelled to move the church away altogether. His respectable parishioners, he says, dare not bring their wives and daughters out after dark for fear of exposing them to contact with immoral women, if not to actual insult. He therefore gives up the struggle to maintain religious worship against this opposition, and will retire from the field as soon as he can find a more respectable location.”

We have never heard of such a case in this State, yet we have no Sunday law, while New York has.

Tennessee Forbids Sunday Military Drills

THE adjutant-general of Tennessee has issued an order forbidding competitive or exhibition drills on Sunday; commanding officers not to order out or to permit their commands to assemble for any duty or military manœuvering on Sunday, other than that permitted and required by the regulations while the forces are in camp under orders. The order is said to be issued by the direction of the governor.

The American Sabbath Union will doubtless point with great glee to this; but, unfortunately, it does not coincide with their declaration that the soldiers are demanding release from Sunday parades, for the soldiers are displeased with the order, Lieutenant Patterson saying that it is a severe blow to the military of Tennessee.

Catholic Opposition to Nondenominational School Morality

THE New York Examiner (Baptist) says: “The Catholics will not listen for a moment to the Protestant proposition to give general instruction in morality in the schools without reference to any particular religious sect. This they claim to be impossible.” And again: “What the Romish Church wants is, in brief, her own way, and she will accept no compromise.” Here is a plum for the National Reformers and the American Sabbath Union, both of whom are catering for the assistance of the Catholics in the special schemes of the respective associations. Rome will no doubt unite with them when her way is clear to control the objects sought. We are glad this leading Baptist organ sees the situation; but the question arises, Will it and its denomination have the sagacity to keep clear of the meshes into which the Reformers and Sabbath Unionists are endeavoring to lead the Protestants of the country? “A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and are punished.”

The Blair Sunday Bill

THE Spokane Falls Review says:—

“Those well-meaning people who are going about the country circulating petitions to Congress not to pass the Blair Sunday bill are throwing away their time, and might as well tear up their documents and engage in other work. There is not the slightest probability of the passage of that bill, and nobody knows it better than Mr. Blair himself. He would not be Mr. Blair, however, unless he had a hobby. Congress tolerates his persistent efforts to legislate the people into heaven on the principle that it seems to please him and does not interfere with anybody else.”

The Danger of a National Sunday Law

Does the Review understand fully the situation? Does it know that there was presented to the last Congress petitions purporting to represent over 14,000,000 people of the United States praying for a National Sunday law? In the fancied security in which hundreds of thousands rest lies the danger to liberty which the Review thinks is wholly imaginary. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”

False Witness Against Sabbathkeepers

By Editor

CERTAIN advocates of Sunday legislation are accustomed to “bear false witness,” by asserting that Seventh-day Baptists and Seventh-day Adventists join with saloonists in opposing Sunday laws. Those who know the facts, know that they are uncompromising foes of the saloon, advocating its total destruction. We oppose Sunday legislation on religious grounds; we oppose the saloon on all days, and condemn the folly of legalizing its existence on six days of the week, and then attempting to close it on its most profitable day upon the false plea that that day is sacred. It is wicked to lie about small things even. Brethren, tell the truth about us for the sake of your own reputation, if for nothing else.—The Outlook.

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