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it is a necessity? Is it because the farmer has not enough cans to hold two 

 days' milk? Cans are not so very expensive. Is it because he cannot 

 keep his milk so long? Clean cans and cold water will result in the lossof 

 but little milk. Is it because you are getting 20,000 or 25,000 lbs. of 

 milk a day and by remaining idle upon the Sabbath would result in your 

 being flooded on Monday? If you are so fortunate as to have such a 

 heavy run as that you can well afford to procure more separator capacity. 

 It is not a necessity. 



I have in mind a company who is operating a number of creameries 

 in this state, and not one of them is run upon the Sabbath day. When the 

 president of this company first embarked in the business he resolved 

 that his creamery should remain idle upon this day of rest. He kept his 

 resolution. He gradually acquired more creameries, and the same rule 

 applied to all he acquired. This man has gone to his long home. But he 

 has left to his children a legacy far more sacred than silver and gold, 

 and he has left to the creamerymen of this state ample proof that six 

 days shalt thou have for labor, but the seventh shall be for rest, can be 

 carried out successfully in the creamery business. 



As time goes on there seems to be new recruits joining the ranks of 

 those who observe this day of rest. As we travel through the country 

 we see in some of the postoffices, barbershops, meat markets, etc., this 

 notice: "Closed Hereafter on Sunday." Shall the creamerymen of this 

 country be not found in this procession? Fall in! Fall in! If you 

 are running your creamery seven days per week would it not be well for 

 you to go home to that creamery and put up this notice: "This creamery 

 will be closed on Sunday from this day and date." 



In conclusion we wish to speak of a trial which comes to a butter- 

 maker, especially one just starting in business. He is confused by differ- 

 ent agents soliciting his order for their wares. 



A buttermaker retired one night. 

 The moon was shedding her mellow light, 

 The stars came twinkling one by one, 

 Showing that the light of day was done. 



