On Sabbath Travel to Camp Meetings
A fragment of editorial commentary arguing that Sunday travel to camp meetings, by rail or carriage, is as much a violation of the Sabbath as any other needless labor.
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Southern Christian Advocate · September 14, 1878 · Page 2
1 min read[…] Bath to a camp meeting, whether by railroad train or private carriage, is as clear a violation of the law of the Sabbath, to our mind, as is any other unnecessary work. To keep the Sabbath both religiously and conscientiously, of course, involves some self-denial. So does the observance of other commandments of the Decalogue. But why Christians should try to make an excuse for needless Sunday labor or Sunday traveling is passing strange.
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