The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-17


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TO THE EDiTOB or HE bEhALp'
Won VII, allow chase hnes 70 appear 10 soo,e cor
ner Of ysur widely circulated paper yen w"d earn sne
,hs.,. "a ,,.,ude Of thousands Of both sexes
.orsed N earn their livelihood by attending stores
sewing &c.. from sunrise till sunset, and from Monday
morning I'LL Saturday night. ny tasa IN addressing
ia TO beg tina. you may use yoef influence in urging
EMPLOYERS 70 close their places Of business ..
MIDDAY or at least not later Than three O'Clock
on the saturday, and during the summer their
stores the evening Il only needs operation
TO eff ct this One not doing prevents Others and
lady to make up their minds SHOP ate,
Blk then many stores would be closed early poe that
worthy persons getting up free s at tns Geo
tend them any other day All days are alike soem 10
gland general thing for the empos ers 10 pay Their
employees q midday on sa.urdsyEtoe Iasss companier
grounds and the authorities allow the bands attached
the regiments to play for certain time Here We have
beautiful country out no chance " Sec except on Suo
day, and the Saobatarians have again maze move
10 close up the gardens &C., and in fact all The places
~ners the poor man m ana mo 9s family o.. m, naa s re-
the mountain"
Now cir, am clerk in . fashionable store up town
Ny employer kind ood man, out his business must
be attended am IN the store from half past seven
NJ Il eight NJ, and in the evening am too tired 70 AZ
along WITH thousands who have 70 labor I'LL nne ten
eleven o'clock, day by day, leave recreat,on un
I'll the day which is ordained for dag Of rest but which
DO day Of rest 10 from the means taken 70 do
bar me from q little Innocent enjoyment
Hoping that you will continue 70 devote your attention
Otbe Iteration of the condition Of the working classes
this respect, am sir, your obedient servant, s. L.
GREAT JONES STREET, July II, 1882
New YORK, July IL, 1859
To THE EDITOR or The HERALD-
Having frequently had my attention called to the art
ces your Sundays issue, relating 70 the Sunday laws
and more particularly the Sunday Liquor Law should
fa urlaf First
are to have Sunday enforced, Of what do they
consist aud how to the old Connecticut Blue Laws
do ,hey rum
The grea, mass Of the people, believe are not aware
when they speak Of closing public places Sunday,
good thing that riding for pleasure and many other limo
on the same day according to the
istiIg Laws, as much an offence as selling liquor.
Again, by what right shall the music VI q band in
lager beer saloon be stopped and at the time church
What distinction DOES the constitution make between
Sunday and any other dayS Meme, If remember right
Surely, what Is right ak days in the week cannot be
wrong on the seventh. Many other might be
cfed, but believe that publication 10 your Sunday edi
ton Of all the Sunday laws tuey exist would do large
amount OF good by informing the people all they woaa
have 10 submit to they would carry those laws 20
the letter. and II the police force were compelled
for force oil nSss Law: On Sandy my Arm belief that
editorial page Of the EOenig Post, Of July g. fourth
Very respectfully, OBSERVER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
New York, July IL, 1859.
The difference Of opinion which prevails among Chris
ans in regard 70 the Of the first day Of
week is The great majority of the Christian world
observe the day joyous festival OF
the Resurrection of Christ while the Purtans OF England
Scotland and America observe 1t holy day. having
transferred to II the sanctity Of the jewish Sabbath.
Keeping this true statement Of the question in vew
we present the following facts in the history Of tue day
Fact frst-ln early times, the Jews who convert
ed to Christianity observed b,th daystne Sabbath
sacred day. day OF rest they had always done white
they joined the Christians the festiv with which
they celebrated the Resurrection the rst day Of the
week" the day after the Sabbath"
Fact second-rhe term Sabbath was first applied to
Sunday, the fret day q the week, in the sixteenth
fury.
Fact third-Tbe change was made In the character OF
the day BY the Puritans Of Eogland nearly hundred
his change are minuely detailed by the sreot Eossh
historians Ballam states IL length among other ten
denotes to Judaism which were 80 marked among the
Eglnb Purltans. These the words Of Macauay,
taken from the first chapter Of his history in
which be describes the same Judastc tendency OF the
rated declarations Of Luther and Calvin they turned the
weekly festival by which the church had from the print
tive times commemorsed the resurrection of her Lord
Fac. fs or russ anu Inc o,usr
milons Of Protesans the continent of Europe well
~ .e Greeks and Roman Catholics still observe day
as was observed BY the whole Christian world for more
about ss Americans observe rnankssving-s religious
service in the morning and sports and pleasures the
Of the day.
Fact hfth-rhsre ia no word in oil the Bible command
ing recommending the observance of the first day OF
the week a Sabbath. D.
SUNDAY CARS IN PHILADELPHIA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
After long struggle the determination announced
begin running excursion train between Philadelphia and
Atlantic City, seaside resort, not far disisnto
row, Sunday, July s. The Presbyterian in doleful accents
bemoans this issue 70 the conflict and ascribes TO the
fact that certain influential papers OF Philadelphia have
followed the example OF the New YORK HERALD aud oe
come wonderfully concerned for the health happiness
Of the masses, which be secured other way 90
we'll as by Sunday excursions" The ice being now
broken 10 expected that the city horse will begin
to on Sunday The Presbyterian prophecies
that these Sunday will be filed ~ith rowdes and
backegs, aud that those who have hitherto found quiet
and attractive residence Atlantic CITY viii be
obliged 10 remove 70 CAGE May, some other place
where sinners ana sunday cars cannot come. H.