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====National Sunday law effort====

====National Sunday law effort====

In 1888, at the behest of Sunday observance activists who compiled 21,000 signatures petitioning the U.S. Congress demanding federal legislation, Sen. Blair introduced a [[Sunday law]] bill which would prohibit nearly all work on Sunday, as well as mail, commerce, in addition to parades.<ref>Fosters, Gaines M. (December 2002). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4146193 Conservative Social Christianity, the Law, and Personal Morality: Wilbur F. Crafts in Washington], p. 803. ''JSTOR''. Retrieved January 22, 2023.</ref>

In 1888, at the behest of Sunday observance activists who compiled 21,000 signatures petitioning the U.S. Congress demanding federal legislation, Sen. Blair introduced a [[Sunday law]] bill which would prohibit nearly all work on Sunday, as well as mail, commerce, in addition to parades.<ref name=fosters>Fosters, Gaines M. (December 2002). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4146193 Conservative Social Christianity, the Law, and Personal Morality: Wilbur F. Crafts in Washington], p. 803–04. ''JSTOR''. Retrieved January 22, 2023.</ref> At the advice of leading Sunday-rest advocate Wilbur F. Crafts, Blair presented the proposed legislation to various groups to gain their vocal support, including the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]], [[National Rifle Association]], and various church denominations. His Senate committee held hearings, where [[Seventh-day Adventist]] opponents denounced the proposed nationwide law, which was ultimately defeated.<ref name=fosters/>

===Senate defeat, appointment by President Harrison===

===Senate defeat, appointment by President Harrison===