A WORLD'S SABBATH

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1579, 4 March 1887, Page 3

A WORLD'S SABBATH

Mr Louis Jackson, of Chicago, proposes the formation of a World's Day of Rest League. He contends, as a student of political economy, that human rapacity is becoming so great, that unless the working men of all denominations take measures to preserve a uniform day of rest, they may lose it altogether. He desires the League to be untrammelled by any question of particular belief or unbelief, simply advocating that which he asserts was the original and humane intent in Mosaism—namely, the guaranteeing a day of reßt to mankind. He has in a pamphlet already proposed to his Jewish brethren, on the broad claims of humanity, from prudential motives and in the interest of Jewish artisans, that at a convention of representative Jews from all parts of the world, to be held in Paris in the year 1900, the Jewish Sabbath be transferred to the National Day of Rest by authoritative edict. He fully believes that when this measure is piously considered by his Saturday observing co-religionists, they will make the sacrifice transferring their Sabbath, thus, in his opinion, recording on the imperishable tablet of chronology the benevolent and influential action of an ancient church, still rigorous in the cause of civilisation. Mr Jackson furthur claims that although modern ideas are changing the aspect of beliefs, it is neither intended nor desirable that practical benefits, such as a day of rest, conferred by religious systems, be destroyed in the general demolition. He therefore contends that all should willingly unite on this common platform. It is proposed to form an international committee in the above interest a* soon as practicable,