The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-06-09


.tFrom the Indianapolis People, June 81
The Methodist ministers opposed
the decoration of soldiers graves on
the Lords Day in the following
whereases and resolution passed at
a meeting subsequent to the beautiful
and impressive services of last Sun
day at Crown Hill
Whereas, The Sabbath divine
institution, and recognized as such by
all Christian people throughout the
be devoted to religious services and
hereas. The laws OF the land and
the general usaees Of society from the
foundation of cur government. have
recognized the sanctity of the Chris
tian Sabbath; and
Whereas, Decoration of the graves
of our deceased soldiers, although an
act eminently proper in itself, and
worthy of sincere Communications, is
neither work of necessity nor mercy;
therefore,
Resolved, That we regard the OBJ
servance Of Decoration Day on the
Christian Sabbath, by :, portion of
our fellow citizens, including officers
of the government. az a needless desc
Grafton of the Sabbath day, and
wanton disregard of the religious feel
Ines and convictions of the Christian
community, and as eonservators of
public morality we enter an earnest
protest against all such dissertations
of the Sabbath day"
We are extremely sorry if our
Methodistical friends were hurt in
iheir "feeiinks on account of Deco
ration Day being observed by so
many of our citizens on the Sabbath,
but we can hardly believe the public
morals suffered any therefrom, al
though in all probability the churches
did in slim attendance on that day.
This protest is very foolish affair. to
make the best of it, although it did
emanate from Methodist shepherds.
We take the above resolutions and
comment from "The People" of In
dianapolis, in order to endorse the
remark of the editor that the protest
is very foolish affair" and also. to
add that the shepherds of our city,
acted equally as foolish" in causing
the change to be made in the day
here-making it Saturday instead of
Sunday, for the decoration ceremo-
uies, for nearly, if not quite the same
reasons offered in the above resolu-
characterization of the Sabbath
and interference with the Sabbath
schools, We are only sorry that our
ladies on the committee Of arrange
ments aequiescei in the dictation for
a change in the day.
Our memory reyerts back to the
bloody battles fought during the war
ON THE SABBATH DAY, when the
brave boys in blue lay dead and dying,
and the news was flashed over the
telegraph and received all over the
land, how these same shepherds,
on Bonded knees thanked God for the
victory. They fought for the life of
the Nation, and gave up their lives
for their country. aud it was deemed
not only BETTING the great sacrifice
made, but mark Of patriotism, sane
tilted by the God whom these .shep
herds" worshipped, to thus give Him
the Praise for the victory vouchsafed
on His Holy Sabbath Day
But now, these same shepherds,
deem it dissertation" to strew flow
ers over the graves of these same pa
triotic soldiers, on this same blessed
day, and hold religious ceremonies
over the graves of the departed, In
order to commemorate their services,
and thus transmit to Sunday school
scholars, and all the People, year at
ter year the inestimable value placed
upon the services of the dead to the
living, and to show. indeed and in
truth that Republics are not ungrate-
full. Consistency IS jewel of great
price!