New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE EXHIBITION ON SUNDAY.

PROTESTS AGAINST CLOSING IFS DOORS UL-FoUEDED.
TO the EDITOR or The tribune
SIR: In its protest against the decision of the
Centennial Commission that the International Exhibition
shall be closed sundayss decision by the way that Is
well received by peOple-the Radical Club OF this city,
through its President, 7. w. Davis writes with an fx
ceecngly free pen. In his implied enumeration OF INC
"nations" that accepted with "wondcrful unanlnity
invitation, he mentions "Arabans." should Ike
TO be enlightened as to the "nation" intended. Again
referring to the days OF worship observed by I'M
christian nations he says the "Grecians observe Mon
day." Are not the Grecaus Greeks Chrstiansi Also
under the same head he says "thc PersiaDs obs rye
Tuesday, the Assyrans observe Wednesday, the Egypt
ians observe Thursday, all the Mohammedan nations
observe Friday" Is IL not a fact that all the
nations Just named-Persians Assyrilns ~. Egyptians
arc Mohammedani Nor Is that protest any NOR ,ne
elective in tle Of logic than IL seems 10 dc ~ le
treaty with the Tripoitans plainly shows. Inc
Centennial Commission Is neither stat nor nu,' Il,
Idle 10 pronounce it, decision In regard 10 suiLiy
unconstitutional null and void While It !. true MAJ
knew many OF the peoples invited were h0i
Christians they, In aeeepting knsW Jnst as onto
that we were As 70 he honor w Days @o.
doubtful The same Is o. be said OF the cui0sinh I.0n
t9a ear9iay pte,,ed aes oi ' emna-v Yora
II T. De hoped that the Commission VIII not 10 Sh-
ened from the position taken. for 1t count on tIe
substantial support OF the country. BiAJ l. IA'NLh'
Philadelphia, Dec. 81, 1878.
CLOSE THE ExHBuoS OK SUNDAYS
TO the EditOr Of fbe Trtbhhe.
SIR: Mr. T.. NJ. DAVIS, President of the Rad
zeal Club Of Philadelphia requests that the doors Of TIE
great Centennial Exhibition be open on Sunday. lie
sy that some the visitors keep day and some an
other as their Sabbath. and have night To close he
Exhibition a day that MANY would take 10 VSi' IT,
There is an old adaee that when you with the ho-
mans you must 20 a. the Romans do, and II the people
from foreign lands here they expect II do aS INC
Americans do during their stay with us. What would
A. hint Of ffgT q
have sent missionaries convert them 10 Christianity
il they should here and hnd MS pres
ent ut n national far the SibpGth dhf
Lei MS show the people that from every and tEa
ihaj We honor and revere the God who Oui OF q I'w
families driven from the Old NOrid made a po"'4li
ties more enlightened than when they came. NAY
nations that now fear Us because We are slron- loNe Us
DAYS. let III MP TIE obufch's, and II more room -
n,cdoJ, lot have street preacn- II wont hnFt any
Cartilage, y. l., Jan. /, 1876.
RIGHTS OF TIE MAJORITY.
To tie EditOr Of The tribune.
SIR: The Radical Club OF Philadelphia,
while arguing that the Centennial Exhibition should u"
kept open 10 the public sunday give one oi thcif
reasons fact that me other days Of tbs week are
observed by thc "Gr,cais, Per- ians 49, lais Es>p
tians Mo,ammedau, jews, and seventh Day Bdpis'-"
Doe not this show the necessity OF seventh day Tor r.
pose that such iIu.trous cycuplas hc names set one
day Of the week apart Tor abstinence nom their usu
occupations Why then should not the North
ern,is, the southeuers. the Eastern MN. the
Western men, aud the Centennial exhibitors nave
one day Tor ropc-c. wei n- TIE frWtd p'ol.r
he names since Tho large majority - the people
thc United stato- t,nd to Cent,unia f>hnton moo
prefer tliIt ut dag 80 repo- Should Ne sunday U'iLt
than j Grecian dlv Ike Monday Persian ''.iY lac
lucs ny. IN AssyIlu dag Ike "Wednesday, au - I''h
tay like Thursday, e. NoAammcran day 'kr t'ltly' ora
Jcvish and "s.ycuta Day Bap ISL day Ike saturday
Why up the notions oi small minority ~ 90 more
Importance than the -ctuCd practice uf Tie nrai MAJOR
fy i-or have Iunnrtss gtta.cr ughtF ilaH Nc KNOW
Possibly the Radical club nave iu fhr lnoh OF tf
excursion udnaCrrs aud We are D. bc Delayed b} cNcJr
sion PARTIES Of GunciaI-, PrI-Iart, NteIrins, iypt
an,. N,hfminelaus Jews, and Srl rnth iy Btriisi7'
from abroad In su,it quantities ~ 10 turn the scale
Acr-i 0rk, De. 81, 1870. {. -. rs.