Here is a small article that appeared in the Christian Herald Magazine, February 6, 1918 issue. Please download and share with others if you wish for nonprofit use.
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| Published in The Christian Herald, February 6, 1918, page 153. President Admonishes Army and Navy to Observe Sabbath The White House Washington, 20 Jan., 1918
The President, commander in chief of the Army and Navy, following the reverent example of his predecessors, desires and enjoins the orderly observance of the Sabbath by the officers and men in the military and naval service of the United States. The importance for man and beast of the prescribed weekly rest, the sacred rights of Christian soldiers and sailors, a becoming deference to the best sentiment of a Christian people, and a due regard for the Divine Will demand that Sunday labor in the Army and Navy be reduced to the measure of strict necessity. Such an observance of Sunday is dictated by the best traditions of our people and by the convictions of all who look to Divine Providence for guidance and protection, and, in repeating in this order the language of President Lincoln, the President is confident that he is speaking alike to the hearts and to the consciences of those under his authority. WOODROW WILSON.
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