Civil Government and Religion

FIFTH CASE James M. Pool.

James M. Pool, a Seventh-day Adventist, was indicted for Sabbath-breaking, at the fall term of the Circuit Court held at Fayetteville, beginning the first Monday in September, 1885. CGRSL 124.3

He waived his right to jury trial. The only witness in the case was J. W. Cooper. Cooper was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and professed sanctification. He went to Pool’s house on Sunday morning, to buy some tobacco, and found Pool hoeing in his garden; so testified before the court, Judge Pittman presiding.The judge sustained the indictment, pronounced Pool guilty, and fined him one dollar and costs, amounting to $30.90. CGRSL 124.4