Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-12

equally proper purposes.
Mr.. Boyer. Mr.. President, there
arc, perhaps, some other good reason,
why these camp-meeting people should
have this right. These meetings ars
usually held some two or three miles
away, perhaps four TO FIVE miles from
where they can get magistrate or ar
officer to protect them. BY the time
they go to hunt up some officer the par
ty making the disturbance gets away
from them. There is perhaps grea,
deal of reason on that ground why
they should have this power. 0thel
associations usually hold their meet
ings in populated regions where off
GERS can be obtained.
admit that these powers are some
what extraordinary, but those who are
at all familiar with the doings, at these
camp-meetings, Of certain persons who
seem only to visit these places for the
purpose Of rowdyism, will agree with
me that the occasion sometimes demand
extraordinary power, or atleast prompt
action. The Methodist brethren, in
their annual meetings, invite all good
people TO join them in their simple but
sincere open woShip Of God, and ask
only that they be lot alone and be per
mitted TO worship God without being
molested and made afraid by drunken
rufiians, and they have right 10 de-
mand this. They modest nobody, and
ask for nothing but what decent re-
gard ior morals entities them. The
community at large is as much annoy
ed as are these good people in these
exhibitions of drunken men, who are
always a reproach when they come in
contact with any assembly. trust
this simple protection will be granted
them, and / feel satisfied that they will
not abuse tho trust, but use It tor the
good Of society. lf. ar,afi tsa
Ne Allan = I mova that tho arnend-
ment Of tho gentleman from Berks Mr..
Ermentrout1 be rcconsidcred.
Tho motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Allen. Mr.. President, desire
to say very briefly that trust this
amendment will not be adopted. II is
very important to these camp-meeting
associations to have police officers.
They ore increasing In Importance
from year TO year. l. know IN my avs
trict they have regular places where
they hold these camp-meetings, where
they have grounds especially TOR tna'
purpose, and people OF oil religious oe'
liefs gather and stay from one to two
weeks They are out IN the country
distant iron where ordinary ponce
power can be exercised, Under ordina'
ry municipal law, and II rs important
that they shonid have TINS rather ex'
traordinary power. certainly where
these powers are in the hands Of relig
ious associations, We have a right &c
assume that this rather extraordinary
police power granted Will not DO aous
cd, and think we ought not to hest
tate TO grant this power, because
think il is necessary TO preserve order
at these summer meetings. l trust
that this bill will be passed without
any entangling amendments attached
10 it. iI -lN Nlf uAl
Mr.. Ermcntrout. | sec there is som,
difficulty about this matter, and 4 am
not at all persistent on this subject
but ask the Senator from Lycomine
ITMr. Allenl whether he does not think
that Sunday schools ought to hav,
equal protection with camp. meeting
associations2 In your county we bav,
a great many Sunday school celebra
tions. Sunday schools meet for wha,
they call Sunday school purposes.
do not see spv reason for giving an,
more protection to one class Of person,
in this respect that another.
~ Mr.. Newmyer. would like TO ash
the gentlemen a question. How lonl
do these Sunday school celebration
generally last ?--is il not for one singl,
.day, while camp meetings may las
three or four weeks? Sr ~
Mr.. Erinentrout Very well wha
boots it2 They are as much entitled
TO be protected for ono day as camp
meetings for four weeks. There is ne
logic in that. siaii tf ~8i
lao Mr.. Rockwell. Mr.. President,
would ask the gentleman if he doe
not consider the people sufficiently pro
tected, in our State, at camp-meeting
and every other kind of meeting2
Mr.. Alien. They are not.
The question then being,
viii tho Senate agree TO the amend
ment Of the. gentleman from Berls
lrMr. Ermsntrou,1? afisrr
II was not agreed 70. i...H.fl
Mr.. ErmsntrouL Mr.. President
now / propose another amendment, y
insert after the words mp-meeting
or Sunday school celebration. i2 /
| Il Mr.. Jones. Mr. President, ! woul,
like TO say one word in relation 10 tina,
III think the remarks made by som
gentlemen hero, that there was no ne
\ Icessity Of the law ior the protection Q
Sunday school celebrations, is perfec,
" correct, because have been Mt Sun
Iday school celebrations ever since
was q s.lad, and never saw the neccss
ty ofhaving police officers there Tn