American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-11-29
Reported for the American Republican,
NATIONAL LORD'SDAY CONVENTION
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
We continue our report Of the interesting
proceedings of this body, where it was broken
off in Yesterdays paper:
Mr.. Henderson, of Uniontown, Pa, spoke
/ of the dissertation of the Sabbath IN that sec
ton, in consequence of the travel on the ma
tional road, begetting an almost total disregard
for the day, thereby greatly endangcrng the
uninterrupted course of the United States
mail.
Mr.. r. Lennon, of this city, made state
ment in reference to the wrong position in
which he had been placed by an afternoon pa
per. He defined his position.
Mr.. Baldwin, of n. Y, gave some testimony
| as to the suffering of the inhabitants of the
Mohawk Valley, III consequence OF the contn-
uance of railroad and canal travel. The Uti-
| ca and Schenectady railroads, were ready to
! suspend Sabbath operations, if the u. S. mail
did net force them to contnue-passenger
trains having been already withdrawn.
! Rev. Timothy Stillman, Of N. Y, express
| ed the opinion of those engaged on the route
from Albany, n. Y, to Chester Pa, as being
anxious that when the present contract with the
United States for carrying the mail should ex-
pire, such change would be made as to pre-
vent the running upon the Sabbath. The Del
aware and Hudson canal, running from New
| York to Pennsylvania, had discontinued violat-
ing the Sabbath; and its stock had advanced
far in value, and could not now be purchased
only with some difficulty. The steamboats, on
the Lakes, anxious to suspend Sabbath travel,
] had discontinued the boats between Butfalosand
Chicago.
! Mr.. Parker, of New York city, said the Eric
Railroad had resolved that emo Sabbath-breah-
ing car should pass over IT. and that all minis
tiers of the gospel and poor religious agents,
should be permitted to pass free over the
road The company was now prosperous
He spoke of the frequency of religious persons
travelling on the Sabbath, to hear some tavo-
rite preacher, &c., as giving countenance to its
violation. He had some knowledge of what
little regard was had, by the rising generations
for the Sabbath, and, among other instances,
mentioned the case of retailer of candies re-
cevng 800 cents from selling candies to child
zen in passing to Sabbath School. A person,
in crossing ferry, asked the ferryman why he
remained at his labor on the Sabbath, and re-
ceved as reply, "To accommodate such fools
as you are"
4 MIR. Bokum, of Pennsylvania, as German,
spoke of the beauties Of an American Sabbath,
and the manner in wi ich it was observed in
the country of his nativity, He had found a
! great disposition on the part Of Germans in
this country not to go to church OH the Sab
bath, or to remain at home; and in counselling
with them as to the improperly Of making it
day for feasting, pleasure, or pastime, he had
refrained from urging the rigid injunctions of
the Bible to keep it holy, least it should excite
old national opinions, and therefore preferred
reasoning with them as to the propriety Of 60
| ing to church, as a moral principle.
| Mr. pouan read some statements in refer
ence to favorable action on the part of railroad
! and canal companies in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, New York and Ohio, in their desire to
keep sacred the Sabbath, by suspending travel,
and of others desiring to do so if permitted by
their contract for carrying the U. S. mail He
had, in travelling upon canals, ascertained from
/ youths employed in driving, that they "did not
know when the Sabbath came" and made an
appeal in behalf of the 1000 orphans thus
slavishly and irreligiously employed. The sus-
pension of Sabbath operations, had proved sa-
tisactory to the companies, favorable to public
morals, and of great benefit to the workmen.
Mr.. Edwards, N. Y, bore evidence to the
favorable result, to public quiet and morals,
along the lines and Examinations of the thou
sands of miles of railroads passing in Massa-
chusstts. He congratulated the Convention
upon the favorable expression of desire on the
part Vi many hiOienh.iiO Soii'Sh'o'' ~ ~ $50
in their power to aid them in carrying out their
views. He related the circumstance of mer-
chant, who had not sent to the post Office on
any business, for twenty years, having receiv-
ed information from an agent of such nature
as to cause him to prepare communication,
but on passing to the Office to despatch it, he
was forcbly reminded that he was about to
violate long observed practice, and tore the
letter up. A short time afterwards, he was
informed that if he had given the agent such
instructions as the letter he had written con-
tanned, he should have been made bankrupt.
He also referred to the happy result to person
in declining to forward a person on public
way on the Sabbath. He was applauded by
his employers for his scruples in reference to
working on the Sabbath, and afterwards shewn
much favsr by them. He thought that those
railroad and canal companies who were willing
to suspend Sabbath operations, but from the
fict that other portions of certain lines would
not, would take the steps the others would be
compelled to come into the measure. He
spoke at much length in reference to compa-
MES and individuals persisting in violating the
Sabbath, as a most fearful array of human
power against the Providence of God.
The Convention, about 10 o'clock, adjourned.
THURSDAY, Nov. 2s, 1928.
The Convention was called to order by the
President at o'clock, Prayer by Bishop
Waugh, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The standing committee, through their chair
man, reported the following resolutions for the
action of the Convention. Which were all
adopted,