_Not one of those men ivho thus violated the Sabbath is fit to hold any official position in a Christian nation_.

* * "He who violates the Sabbath may not steal because the judgment of society so strongly condemns theft, or because he believes that honesty is the best policy; but tempt him with the prospect of concealment, or the prospect of advantage, and there can be no reason why he who robs God will not rob his neighbor also.

For this reason, the Sabbath law lies at the foundation of morality.

Its observance is an acknowledgment of the sovereign rights of God over us.
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_The sin of these Congressmen is a national sin_, because the nation hath not said to them in the Constitution, the supreme rule for our public servants, 'We charge you to serve us in accordance with the higher law of God.' These Sabbath-breaking railroads, moreover, are corporations created by the State, and amenable to it.