The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-24
su1nAY REcRRATIoNs.

The New York police poaro upoeTtooA
to stop Max Strakosch, from giving his
Sunday entertainments, but Max got out
an Injunction restraining the board irom
interfering with him until the right OF .ne
case can be decided in the courts AZ 'ns
meantime there is lively war gong on
about il, in which pulpit, stage ana preS'
Al, ,ake a hand. The vilest of all the pur-
ton race is a Brooklyn sensational preacher
og the name of Talmage who makes 80
.,vage an onslaught upon the stage and
every body connected with it,so viruent,ln
fact, that he is many times guilty Of m'sta'e-
ment, and his arguments lose all tneir
force. I'll
The church is not allowed to have II
all its own way. The stage fires back
with its heaviest columbiads, and has Two
important clerical allies in the Kew. d.
Frothinpham and DR.. Porteous. Inc lat
ter says: ,.,o.,
nance. on Sunday evening Tor me n,ass.e
The enormou. nu nber, OF poppy sno ~ "a raation
MT and will al eun Cnuten 'AH -, -
am IS mcut AMI exl eheuli .ie'h'HN"
holiday aud happines'.
DIR. Frothiugham expresses himself no
less forcihly:
ON dec,aei,y IN ,ivor Of Sunday concerts, and
h.v. ivocatel their ina .urati all my ne
am in favor or open bnres. Of Public lectnres bi
any innocent and harmless recreation on v ine The
hath thar will muse The popular mind eleNatS ~
m assrs )cially. and disoei anxiety ana care. Ea
resent use OF Sunday believe to DE az ogetnrJi
tn,f sw
W. noor neople IN no more afford TO attehu tntih
an sunday than they can afford TO atiena ,hs mn ~,
priced opera DUNG me en H, coed OF the
pature calculated to interest or instruct our misses
The actors themselves load up their
heaviest guns. Little Lolita takes up the
Rev. TaImage, and the sprightly little wo-
man handles him in this wise:
Iadmit there have bren immoral people In our
profession jlst there are black sh tep IN every
4 ,rk hut ,out see thai that gives MI iaimage y
;ab, tn danounce us all any more Than 1t docs the
act r. to denouucs Mr. ralmage as an 1nmSaI, i men
because there are MINI d,r rS ar. moor and It is
stru5eIe with them through life to get pfeau lor
themselves and little ones Iei my bor had to
anu sgain.t This however, does not prevent
M Talmase, sleek and well fed. who has never
the day when want prfssfSu na MN, hia O,
90 n11 salary and IN the ruosi unjust, Outrageous
and false way denouneing people nl Mhon' Il" CIV
cry utterance, he shows he knows ho'hins'
Mr.. 4, L. Davenport, the traged'an, a.
the close Of his engagement in Brooklyn
made speech from the stage, in which III
alluded to the Reverend Talmage's ser
mon, declaring that, in view OF receh
events. the comparison between actors All
ministers is in favor OF the former. II
did not know but the time might com
when he (Mr. Davenport would be col
yerted by Brother Talmage, become one
his congregation, and perhaps be raised
the dignity of deacon. He was afralt
however that long time would clapse b'
fore that important event arrived. Clel
pvmen were not slow to profit by the exci
else of the actors talents but at all event
this reverend gentleman might well bea
in'mind the words Of his Master Chart
t, all" Meanwhile, last Sunday evening
1.-The Barber of Seville" was given to al
immense audience at the Grand Oper;
House, At the Stalt Theatre, Ofenbach I
"BanIits" was an attraction. The nine
teenth grand sacred concert" was given
at the B1wery Theatre, the programme
including Your LIES in Danger, brian
Bor,ihme; or, The Maid Of Erin a1d
"Nick of the Woods or, Bloody Nathan,
the Ayeuger, collection OF sanctities
which to say the least is unique, The IL
vol Garden was in full blast with trapeze
performances. There was also a grand
sacred concert at which Giimore's Band
played operate overtures, and Niolet'e
Colyille sang an aria from "Puritani and
kathleen Mavourneen, neither OF which
are in the Book of Psalms and Hymns
THE ARGUS does not believe in any Law
for Sunday which does not apply to all DAY
in the week. ANY such law is contrary
the constitution of the United States
and to the constitution of the States,whic
prohibit the enactment of any law on II
subject of religion. Every one in tn
country has right to spend the Sund'
just as he or she pleases, provided Il
rights of others or the peace OF the pu
lie are not disturbed. People are not
countable to the State for the manner tn
spend their Sundays. nor can the Sta
prescribe how they shall or shall not pa
that day. They are accountable only
their God and their own consciences
what they do on that day, provided tn
do not infringe upon laws enacted for Il
preservation of peace and good order
other days. The church makes a gre
mistake when it invokes the pow
of the State to compel obedience to a
set of rules for Sunday different from a
other day Let the church, not the Sta
persuade men how to live. Ae, the chur
enforce its teachings by precept aud exu
pie and win converts only in that way.
Sunday laws are constitutional in
country.