Show AN N ADVENTIST CASE A 1 A CLERK who was employed by the 1 collector of the port of New York lies has been discharged from the govern government government ment meat service because having become a Seventh Day Adventist he refused to work on Saturday the busiest day of the week In his office An appeal to the civil service commission has failed to bring about his reinstatement and he lie Is now looking for a situation which will enable him to be a consist consistent eat ent member of othis his church While this clerk will doubtless re receive receive receive some sympathy s because of his loyalty to his religion there is no room to question the wisdom of the action taken in his case All over the world Saturday is recognized as a business day lay The question of whether or no not the Lord rested on the seventh day And nd that therefore man should do like likewise likewise wise has never been allowed to Inter Interfere interfere fere ere with the worlds business The first day of the week Is almost almos universally considered as the proper prope day for tor rest and for tor religious observances o observances ances and It will be a long lone time be before before fore tore the Adventists make enough head healt headway headway way to bring about a change There are no laws which prevent an employer from discharging an employs for re refusing refUsIng refusing fusing to work on Sunday for that matter if it the work is urgently necessary necessary I sary The man who buys another mans time is entitled to that time regardless of f the day it happens to fall fallon fallon fallon on We have hav excellent authority for say saying saying sayIng ing that the Sabbath was made for forman forman forman man not man for the Sabbath and the Sabbath of the Adventists is not different from the ordinary Sabbath I The clerk in question had bad a right to 1 quit working on Saturday If he so de do desired desired sired but by the same token his su superior superIor superior officer had a right to discharge him too |