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

whether it would be better policy for the country to
open the Fair or shut it on the Sunday that had been
adopted by Congress.
When that was done Dr. Lewis had nothing at
all to say, and made no calculation to say anything.
But the third day and among the last minutes of the
day, Mr. Durborow called upon him to speak,
giving him five minutes. Dr. Lewis told him that he
did not have anything to say, that he did not have
his documents with them, and that he had no
intention to speak under the circumstances. But Mr.
Durborow rather insisted that he should, that he
had five minutes to occupy if he chose. So he
occupied them though in rather a perfunctory way.
Samuel P. Putnam was there for the same
purpose, having several thousand of petitions in his
pocket. He is president of the Free Thought
Federation of America. He went to Mr. Durborow
for a portion of time to be appointed him, and he
received the same information--that any arguments
as to the constitutionality of the question or the
principle involved was not to be considered at all,
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