The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

3, 1892:
"There is a strong and growing sentiment in
some religious circles in favor of the repeal of the
World's Fair Sunday closing act. One eminent
divine after another is coming out in favor of this
liberal movement. The possibilities for a series of
religious demonstrations at the Park become more
and more manifest. With the leading religious and
moral teachers of Europe and America to conduct
services every Sunday, with sacred music produced
by choruses embracing, perhaps, thousands of
trained voices, Sunday at the World's Fair will be
one of the grandest recognitions of the Sabbath
known to modern history."
So the other folks said if the Fair be closed on
Sunday and the solemnity of the Sabbath
overspreads it and this nation sets the grand
example of the recognition of the Sabbath, it will
be "one of the grandest exhibitions of the Sabbath
known to modern history."
More than this: those who worked for the
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