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100 1 _aLittlejohn, Wolcott H.,
_d1834-1916
245 1 4 _aThe Constitutional Amendment: or, The Sunday, the Sabbath, the Change, and Restitution :
_bA discussion between W. H. Littlejohn, Seventh-day Adventist, and the editor of the Christian Statesman
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-01-01
508 _aProduced by Brian Wilson, Bryan Ness, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Constitutional Amendment: or, The Sunday, the Sabbath, the Change, and…." is a religious discussion text likely written in the late 19th century. The work features a debate primarily between W. H. Littlejohn, a Seventh-Day Adventist, and the editor of the Christian Statesman, addressing the contentious issue of Sabbath observance and the proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution aimed at promoting the recognition of Sunday as a day of rest. This dialogue situates itself within a broader cultural and religious conflict regarding the interpretation of biblical laws and the implications of their enforcement in a modern, pluralistic society. The opening of the book sets the stage for an intense discourse centered on the Sabbath question, indicating that public sentiment is heating up around the observance of religious days, particularly Sunday versus Saturday. Littlejohn presents his viewpoint emphasizing the biblical basis for the Sabbath as the seventh day, stressing that advocating for Sunday to be enshrined in law could infringe on religious liberties. The initial articles lay the groundwork for an exploration of varying beliefs regarding the Sabbath's significance, the arguments for change, and the repercussions of enforcing religious observance through legal means, highlighting the passionate divides forming among the involved parties. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSunday
653 _aSabbath
653 _aSeventh-Day Adventists -- Doctrinal and controversial works
653 _aSunday legislation -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61071
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