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Show SABBATH OBSERVANCE Somo tlmo since thoro appeared In tho Citizen a strong editorial on tho propriety of maintaining the Sabbath as grounded on tho sanctions of religion re-ligion and government. Commercialized Commercial-ized sport and amusement aro everywhere every-where drifting toward a deflanco of theso sanctions nnd branding them as "Bluo Laws." Tho home, the school, tho State, business and tho Church nil labor In vain If the great Institution Insti-tution of tho American Sunday Is pulled out of the foundation of society. so-ciety. Let us not Joke about the protection that ovory American homo is entitled to. Tho Ten Commandments Command-ments aro not a back number. Xo nation has over yet gone to tho dls. card that took basic law seriously. Rural Utah Is being rapidly throatcn. end with serious consequences resulting re-sulting from lack of Sabbath observance obser-vance Ono authority believes that Utah today has over 100,000 people, who aro adrift from the church. Tho writer hopes that public sentiment In American Fork may contlnuo to frown on tho attempts to drag Sunday away from Its functions of rest, high think. Ing nnd worship. JOHN MEEKER . |