Grampa fulfills the Sabbath
My grandfather, brought up in a strictly religious family,
decided to dedicate his life to following God’s laws. He
became a minister. But then he went deaf; felt he couldn’t
continue to serve well his congregation, so what to do?
He decided to produce clean milk: sorely needed
in 1900 – but what about that fourth commandment?
A cow did not observe a day of rest out of seven
but produced an udder full every day! Grampa solved
this dilemma by giving each hired man (including self
and Gramma) two half-days off each week. This totaled
a full day off for everybody. Grampa figured God wasn’t
counting days but hours, and not really thinking about
cows. Thus, that fourth commandment was fulfilled!
This article appears in Reconstructing Springfield’s high schools.
