, 1869-05-25
OUR DEAD HEROES.
Protest OF the Evangelical
Clergy against Decorating
on the Sabbath.
Meeting Of the Decoration Commit
tee Yesterday Afternoon.
What Has Bean Acoo1apl1shed--LAy-
3nE out Of Work. :
Communications.


A4Itl9lE-Ao AEhA1-Sos
meeting Of The evangelical clcsgJucn Of snls
easy was held yeatet,lAJ morning IN the prayer
room Of the Toous Mems Christian Association
Building, 10 couzldtr the proposed st1e wing Of the
graves OF the boldlefs On the coming Sunday. The
attendance was very largc, and great interest was
manifested On motion ol Dr.. Hatdeld, the Rer.
Dr. R F. Burns waA called 70 the chaIr.
Prsyer wks offered BY Hey. Hooper CztwA
The President expressed his pleasure at 70 gen
eral attendance. Notwithstanding 1hxt wAs Ii
the constitution. this wss Christian Land, and
any tendency to dlNeapect the sAtoa: h should bc
tEoWred down. Saturday had been chosen else
~hefe, and why not here4 II Was dlsrrspeet to
the dead soldierA, many OF whom had been SOL
dierz ot the croas> 1t wAA tike hlxsl,nz With God
NOT to give weekday hour to Hin The Decora-
too lsso to act On teen. /. Va. thought thai ii an
expression Of The opinion Of the churches could
be secured DC committee wou1d ytcid.
Ahor1d come on Sunday. Hualnezs nen would re-
fpond to any appeal 70 have the celebration On
gresat.ou had taken acton md appeaie,i to Gen
eIal Oboorn to sppotut SATURDAY al the tlay. II a
public meeting 1cre held thele wonld be but enc
sentiment against the violation Of the Sabbath.
lie hoped there would be committee appotrtc
to prepare resolutions.
ii was s,ated mat The Ser England Church had
pr. Marquis, ra.tor Of the North Fresh1terian
appreciation Of his con9Tesatien-
1t Was also reported thai all the members u{ tho
CiJboa7ne 1Senne German Ieshod1s Church
were opposed TO the choice Of Sunday.
g :tfsd sfateS IT. ~ y 1ae los
l. wss also staied that the deacons OF the Sec
| pnd baptist preferred not 10 have any public &C.
| The pastor, DT. Goodspetd, for lis own CONVEX
! ienee, would prefer to have the ceremonies On
sesalss 49,, ~ but he ssw no wrons Y them ssoash
! would not think him heteYOGox.
t Rev. Glen Wood thoaght 1t hxse tnKrautude to
oase M snd assead 10 ,sre one ef IT, II Tneg euud
not aGozu T. They could Lot Afford 70 join hsnd1
10 attempt to Turn God out Of the nahoa he had
ms Rev. Mr. Reid, OF The Eighth Congregation
~ Church vas Certain bis congregation were
Doctor 1l1tneld moved that NesUs- Goodwin,
1srqu!s and EDWARDS be commlttee to prepare
fesoIaaoas
E'dcE Crew. spEHested thAt sae committee put
| tt resolution calling On employers 10 gre en-
g.e{, 70 81 s:tsPa
0! Sunday bnt thought there was no desccsauou
Of the eAbbaih, 60 he did not want any record to
60 out thai such decoration Of g1aves on sun.
aEatnzt It on account Of certain evil results Cow.
ing tneretron He hoped they would NOT dictate
hut recommend th:t Sunday DC not used.
what the laa speaker, had sad. Wh.i
vas Proposed, might Do no harm IN quiet little
town. out 10 lafKe city It VAS faF dlrefent- lIo
could not resist the conviction that there Has
some one who wanted 10 Get d great crowd Id
matter what cn,nnnsct{ ri Thrrr yr.s entuetnt I'm
/ hahSna tha dscnration ~ - - 80 eIi.s @
.1 tIt t.s detut ~ ns1oa y. s!ascS - MAs Sta
| tullous tnau3t 1n .ue CoE1s.tan community. II VA
turning fhr sabbath into an tnn1el dAF. The tAls
Of decorating graves Was all sham Ii the people
] did not devote a EeeE .1ay Il, II
Ofhnr cfa,7.tyren er,nte Jpf.s3,,r +ha r.,,-.n ~
~ t ot1~s. - 4s eo'.. - ~
| .ne unl.tee. u; IoousPseu uto not sce COW u
/ Hbu4u tulEfleEG hlt0 IHe clllEH acTFlccR- CQl1B-
tan people would 80 Arrange the day that thcJ
| would neglect no religious duties Much Of thctl
talE Tpui only ssnse frouh]o .nd ,esfi r. Sshhatf
n.nc.s4,a, III Hi1srn :. o IN aa Se+t ..s ~ '1ae
I HSSIs .1Aoo- Me oe!!s'Su s.te GoiAHtttee Inuse
suha2! honest!S, @llhAnR snat II WAS Tie btai
| day. IN secular days II was not possible to fur.
n,sh transportation by rail, nor wcre there car
hc feared n they anticinateL ue fcli sorTT at
0ff 9Hs; on ,sat t "a en1nsse Us Elna
denly changed bis yieFa Forts eight hours be-
! i1r nr1i ~ fhn rni1.na arannn rsres1r+or,r
fnuy,n nnt tbn 49, ~ Ncf .tsh ,sstor - ~ 49, 49,
-. e,a4 s1E nv. ~. 1sSAe4tt. lHestot " Nts
seScuta FIasn5 tcs1an Gausca. e1Ffe5sed rue sen
timeht o. tAe1s churches a. against ans SUNDAY
eeieDf9nons. -.s-.- 49,
ne hes. ~ Alla!u eallcH atsenuon 70 tne dl
efens WaF ol oosetrtn4 the sabbath Of the fotelRt
| tienent. AeH coa!a We! nc Won eses - sne
pfolEf HAs P5 natsn No-a5 anu ABUSE Ihcst
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