Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-22
Sunday Law -sseeta.,s.

sepealor modification Of the present Sunday
Elaw, was held at the Maryland Institute,
Baltimore. on Monday evening last. The f.
mertcan says the meeting "was one of those
immense, spontaneous. overpowering demon
STATIONS that are never seen except when the
great public heart is profoundly touched. The
capacious hall was more than filed, and e.
nough of people went away after the last avail
able inch Of room had been taken to have
filled two halls of equaisize. Il was emiuently
q peoples meeting, and embraced all grades
Of society, all religious, sects, both political
parties, all the learned professions. and the
representatives Of avery trade and industry.
On the stage were clergymeu of every Pro-
tessant denomination, a number ofdistinguish-
ell lawyers, anl many ofthe NEST prominent
and wealthy merchants. bankers and business
men Of the city" go
The following resolutions were read and a;
dsptcd: as -.
| WHEsEAs, Certain residents of Baltimore are
engaged in efforts to obtain the repeal OF wise
restrictions in the Sunday law of our State
and whereas, we are convinced such measures
| would be fraught with incalculable evils
therefore, = @si psf
/. Resolced, That we, citizens of Baltimore
In mass meeting assembled, do hereby utte'
our earnest renonstrance against any legisa'
tive action looking to change in our presen
Sunday law. 49,. go =,
| 2. Resolped, That apart from religious con
Isiderations we hold that the Sabbath was made
for man, is adapted to his entire moral, menta
aud physical constitution, aud that its oppor
tunity for inyignative rest and niorasimproVe
ment is his indefeasible right. l'G
| 8. Resolved, That it becomes human legis
lation to secure this right to all, whether ward
, widow, dependent, employees or business pro
prietor: aud that to authorize proprietor
in particular trades or occupations (not strict
y of mercy or necessity, keepers OF place
: Of amusement, &C.. to carry on their bust
, ness on Sunday, while other callings gener
ally are suspended, will not only disturb tn
quiet and order essential to its most benetcia
Observance, but would debar the employee
from their right to its relief, and often inter
fering with their liberty of conscience, woult
make distinctions at war with the. principle
of equal rights, and hence be unfair, uncon
stitutional and demoralizing. 81
1 4. RESOLVED, That while deprecating any
civil enactments to prescribe religious exerci
ses, we equally oppose the idea of having th'
sabbath to degenerate into weekly recurrin:
day Of dissipation, inducing many to squande
the hard earned wages needed by their fam
lilies. aIluring youth from habits of virtue ant
Integrity, producing vice, indigence and crime
increasing public burdens aud rendering life
person and property less secure and valuable
4 S. Resolred, That while we welcome peopl
Of ell nations to share with us the vast ant
wealthy domain and free institutions our ia
theirs bequeathed, we hold it. to be an migrate
full and unwise return for any who avail
themselves of these benefits to seek the over
throw of the great bulwark ofour civil ant
I<eligiaus privileges. 3 uo--r -
Il 6. .Resolued, That az Baltimore enjoys tn
Inherited distinction for superior peace and or
der, especially upon the Sabbath, which
calculated to attract the most virtuous thrift.
> and desirable accessions to her population, !
is pre-. eminently the duty of her citizens to d.
lall in their power to preserve the wise restric
Itions of the Sunday law intact.