The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13
THE SABBATH QUESTION.
Discussion Among the Ministers
Of Cincinnati on the SubleCt.

ern Church. The proposition upon
which attention was fixed was the follow
ng:
SUNDAY laws, as they are called
should be enacted only 80 far as to secure
the civil rights OF all and to prevent the
forcible or turbulent interference Of all
parties with others in the exercise oil
their own preferences as to obedience or
or disobedience Of the divine law, limit
ed only by demonstrations prejudicial to
civic, social and domestic morality"
Rev. Mr.. Krehbiel thought that every
thing that tended to Sabbath desecratiOn
tended to undermine Christianity and
the Christian religion, and It was their
duty, as Christian ministers, to point them
out, and, II possible, prevent such prac'
tiCes. lie called attention to the Zoolog.
ical Gardens, and the way people rushed
to them on Sunday, and there they found
the allurements Of music and beer. He
moved, therefore, for the appointment ol
a committee Of five for the purpose Of
reporting on the subject OF Sabbath OBJ
servance, said committee to have Rev
Mr.. Miller's propositions referred to il
This motion prevailed, aud Revs. Miller,
LeNvitt, Payne, WOrrall and Richie
were appointed.
1t was then Understood that the sub
jeCt was open for discussion. Rev, Mr.,
McCune said that the question involved
in the proposition Of Mr.. Miller was a
very important one. Did ii involve the
right OF the Church to require the en-
iOrCement OF the fourth commandment as
suCh2 lie held that they must guard
against any union between Church and
State. They must maintain the distinc.
tiOn between the two. The State Ind no
right to enforce any religious duty, but
she had right to require the observance
Of day Of rest. Our civil liberty, the
Republic itself, would perish except VIC
observe aday OF rest. Man needed day
Of rest in the seven days of the week, and
II they stood upon that ground then
they could maintain ii and be strong,
lie hoped they would all stand together
Dr. Payne said he would go further
lie said that the State had II right to pro.
tect them in the exercise Of their religious
rights, 10 that those whObuild n religion;
Sabbath on the civil Sabbath shall be pro
teCted in their observance OF 1t. Sunday
professions with bands OF music and
crowds Of people on the streets and side
walks were OF frequent occurrence, anC
they disturbed people attending divine
service. lie considered that they had q
right to be protected Observation-Disclosures
such rs these.
DR.. WOrrall said that DR.. Payne had
not enumerated half the evils Of which
Christian people had to complain. The
trouble was that Christian people CannOi
keep the Sabbath on account Of the dis
tnrbanCes to which they were subjected
lie thought they should insist upon il
that they shall not be disturbed, not only
At worship, hut in going to and from the
house OF God. lie wanted the Sabbath
rights so protected that lady going ia
church should not have her ears shocked
by profanity and vile language, and that
children going 10 the Sabbath.school
should not be subjected to rudencss and
violence, rs sometimes now they are. lie
held that the police should keep the
streets clear for religious purposes on
Sunday, as for business on other days oil
the week.
Mr.. MCCunG said that the subject wa
enyirOned with great difficulty. II the
Catholics have dedication and process
sion on sunday,must that be stopped2 Ht
thought not. lie thought they had goI
to give the people other reasons for the
Sunday law and for Sunday observance
than because the command was first
found in the Bible. They ought to be cleal
as TO their duty first, and then do battle
for the right. "Our people" said Mr.
McCnne, "are nwfully demorulizcd on the
religious Sabbath"
Mr.. Miller said II was n serious Ques-
tion in hiS mind II 1t would not be bet
ter to relinquish all assistance from the
civil law, and let the world sec that they
could depend upon the word Of God fot
support. At the worst II was best to sut.
fer, to bear the Onus. lie took the ground
that they ought not to insist upon the
protection Of the law, but let the Church
stand MS II did in the Apostolic days.
DR.. Warrnll disputed this point, and
Mr.. Richie observed that the Apostles
lived under heather Government, and
asked Mr.. Miller II he would throw away
the advantage Of living under u Chris.
tiNn Government.
Mr.. Miller replied that IL was moi
clear to his mind that we had Chris.
tian Government on the face OF the
earth. This excited some laughter
among the assembled Reverends and
y. Dts, but Mr.. Miller remained tin'
shaken and stood firm on his rather
novel ground for Christian minister.
DR.. Payne expressed his surprise Al
Mr.. Ntillef's position. 81. Paul appealed
to the civil law to protect him as Ro'
man citizen, and Dr.. Payne held that IL
they yielded their right In the civil Law
they would go down. lie affirmed that
there was general conspiracy TO destroy
the Christian Sabbath, which II was theft
duty to defeat, and then he asserted that
he for one did not propose to yield his
right to protection under the civil law.
| Mr.. RitChie protested against Mr.
McCunes position Of keeping the Sab
bath, not because II was ,livinely ap'
pointed, but because simply IL was a
physical necessity. lie did not believe
In giving up the vantage ground, either
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