The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-03


have had the pleasure ~ seeing several editorial
articles the HxRAIp OF late, advocating Sunday
sion trains. Your argument In their favor consider un
answeabe and regard the general adoption of your id
vice as only a question Of time. The people will soon
demand the accommodation and then viii ultimately,
not Immediately, be granted Every EFFORT has been
made prevent the running Of sunday excursion trains
in England and Scotland but the people have tumphcd
over parans and every sunday such trains leave their
principal cities laden with those who mcabne cribbcd
confined during the rest Of the week, able tha,
day recreste body and soul tho green fields and
bamy air Of the country.
The same matter has recently been sgaied In India
and now understood 10 be settled favor OF excursion
trains on sunday brief statement ~ thc facts which
have taken great pains 10 Ind out be Interesting TO
your readers.
There are two railways open IN Indiaonc in the prcSi
dcncy Of bengal and another that o. Madras In both
ocars the QUESTION has been gated but IN the latter,
Il has been connected with another though similar ours
ton vir-tha OF running sI-cal trains ou any day q
the week Tor the accommodation ~ natives desiring a.
attend the festivals 81 their religion Upon application for
such train 10 leave Madras sunday morning, at eo
AN, ACCORDING 70 the demands n the oCcssop) NJ.
Jenkiur, the railway Agent ard manager, aScntcd pro
ved only that lord Harris thcn az tn hea ~ thr local
government, made no objection But Lord Harris who
belongs 70 tho evangelical party, NJ u Is called Ia
England snd who s consequently sahhatarian AMI very
murh under The influence q m Dun thc other mis-ons
utterly refused n give hg consent He objected both
% Sunday being the Christian Sabbath holy
dav-and therefore no day run railroad trains for sny
purpose and also because the SPECIAL object ~ this train
10 aord facilities, lac said 10 hesthcnsm and doa
try.
f, 10 Fngzni Scotland and America, whcnss these mis-
sonsres hal come IN these lands where the prevailing
religion Il Christian Sunday trains without inter
ference from government how m0nsirOus that there,
nnFty nine NJ ~ tho pOpuain not Chris
tan the government should Interfere ~ prevent themi
and furthermore, ~ object 70 hc running oftrans
attendants upon Hndoo fttiy as IN distinction
from Christian, when TIC government prufcsscdy
neutral in religious rnattcrsl
Finally the whole correspondence the subject with
the ~ pr. Dud and hs assaiaie Missions
ries sent 70 the Home Directors. They replied
busns the principles upon which Inri Harris and his
council has acted bot declining n rescnd that acton
FAR ss u related " Sunday trains
This moons scncy IS remeied By The late change in
the homo government lord stanley who has recently
taken prominent part securing the removal ~ MI &c.
strctons that The national museums botanical gar
dens other places Of instruction and amusement may
~ opened b. The public Sunday afternoons, IL
President Of the Board Of Control The IOn1Dn Tnss "
AUGUST TO- avs tina, On august dcpuatan ~ gentlemen
from ccrta soceties carrying missionary operations
India ted upon lord Stanley or the purpose OF elicit
ing from his lordship an explanation q hs Vows and in
tentions - the future policy of the Indian
Government in relation ~ Christianity in nda.n In re.
ply, Lrd Harris not only them " understand that
be should not commit himself " their iavore policy n
distncvey Christian government, ~ set forth by Dr.
Iuif and his associates but assured them many
words that he should know difference plclay 'sbe.
tween the theological tenets q Christian nation and those
=, sbafssbury SIN I, retired IN confusion and the
friends Of civil and religious liberty rejocod The que.
ton Of Sunday India ia settled and Dr. Dun
and his friends well meaning but very bigoted and
row in their views will have leisure 20 read an essay
written BY Sydney Smith half century ago and pub
lished in the Eniq R1eao, Our Missions in India
the spirit Of which, II finally acted upon IN full, may yet
enable Great Britain her footing there and moth
ing else J. l. HATCH
Bsooxrrs, sept 10, 1853