The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-25
WHIT SNAIL NE DOVE on sunday
Shall the Sabbath Of the Old Puritaus be In
sisted upon In New York.

The Baptist ministers in conference yes
". of break ing the Sabbath. Brother Rhodes
first read an essay on Sabbath Observance"
contrasting the loose way in which tho people
In the city spend that day. and holding up as n
pattern the now old-fashioncd New England
sabbath. In the early days on Saturday the fla
Their shaved. boots were blacked. clothes were
laid ont, and the cooking for two days was COM
plctcd. On Sunday children could take no walk.
except TO and from church. Not stroke Of
work was done 10y any one. Every one went TO
church. and at home only tho Bible and the
Sunday WdichDdu were read. Now the milk e.
man awakcns you with n yell. Baker and
butcher wagons mako their noisy rounds.
Lngcr-bccr drays rumble The icc-crcam VEN
der shricks. The newshoys cry their PAPERS
and minister's buy ami read them. Liquor deal
"rs have ihrir rear doors open, and. like the
s'rpeu, in the Apocalypse. their sting is inthrir
TAN Ferry boats and cars are crowded with
Christians. II is the iavortc day for funerals
bodies have been Kept sin days. that the funeral
nisht be- on Sunday. At ROckaway and Conny
ana the places are Il rnndcmonium. local
newspaper says that Christians encourage all
inns 10y taxing summer vucHt on. The speaker
quoted from Mncaulay, MunLlcmlrr,. Adam
smith. Justice Lane. md Daniel Webster to
show III" importance Of n day II rest to tho
physical and mental welfare Of n people.
Except against idoatry. the speaker contin-
ued. no denuncntion in scripture Is so severe
chapter it is shown. and also in Ezrkici 80
eNil us-aiis such important interests US the sly,
smillng. plhusihls drmon-Sahbath break ing.
All the worst features VI European civilization
that are antagoniatir to republican government
Issue from the practice of dcsccratnE the day.
Finally, while he would not he tcker for
either the Christian or the Jewish sabbath, yet
many industries he would have stopped. No
newspaper should br printed. anu ministers
Sunily. street cars should not run. nor should
irrry boats run on sunday. The o!d-iaslipn"d
lhmliy pew Should be brought back. and chill
drrn SHOULD b. seated there Instead of in the kali
lrry. l. the plan Utopiany the speaker asked.
and have We slid SO far down that We cannot ut
Brother Lodge took NJ the burden and pushed
4 Ia even further extreme. Blessings were
brother WAS gricNrd to learn what he did not
know before, that Gospel ministers read sreu-
lar newspapers On sunday. Ministers shave on
Brother Lodge evidently didn't shave yes
tcrlaN, observed u brother on rear seat.
Brother Lodge went on: BARRIERS h'st GUS
toner are ministers. Dry goods. clothing. snd
shoe stores. ~ well rs cigar and nuuor stores
are open. n Is butcher asked him. on Saturday
night. whether the meat should be brought
around ON sunday morning. Brother Lodge
tpidhlu IN srpulch.al tones that hc was q Chris
tian aud the butcher Understood. Il every one
was .lk" Brother Lodge, the butcher said. then
hr Vs. aid hay" time TO go To church himself.
'uri-ti"n women anu servants IN III" KIT men
worA lard'r on that day than any other 10 got
ui' nix 'innsr. \ visitor To- mis- oU-' ue', Ia I
cNi"t mu Ia IA The way ot cooking IN sunday.
Ieflni sunle cold meat and biscuit and u cup
az rNN-' Who j. 90 blame FOR the d "craiion Of
lho day. TAr fault. Brother Lod.,c said Is in
I'ru-i.lcnl; meaning. probably. tie min -trrS
Tia ns"iNc-' Tor ii" called on them earnestly to
~. ticr what they prca b.
The tide ~ opinion had continued. 10 this
time, strongly IN favor Il the strict Puritani al
sunday, But Brother Fox Jumped UP and
Hs.ed whether the ministers would ride in tho
cars oh the very sunday after passing rcsolu-
iluus de- laring II wicked to run cars On sunday.