The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-04
THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
Meeting Last Night at the Grand
HOtel--AppOintmen of N Sabbath
CJmmit itIep.

Meeting Last Night at the Grand
HOtel--APpOintment of n Sabbath
Committee.
As announced yesterday a meeting was
called for last evening at the Grand Hotel,
for the purpose of developing plan of ac-
ton looking to the reform of abuses and vi
olalions of the Sunday law. Among those
present were the following gentlemen:
Hon. Rufus King, Rev. E. ID. Ledyard,
G. Y. Roots, J. b. Chickering, Rev. G. IL.
Daniels, d; ID. DeCamp, Jacob Burnett. Jr.,
Geo. b. Johnson, Richard Dymond VIM.
Glenn George +. Davis, Rev. H. B. Ridga-
way, DID,, Jno. Cochnower, Philip Hinkle,
Abner l.. Frazer, Rev. l. New
ton sanger, Major II. P. Lloyd,
William Davis, Md, c. W. Cole,
A. III. McGuffey, Larz Anderson, Jr., VIM.
Taylor MD; Rev. S. w. Duncan, d. d.
A. Judson Davis, Chas. w. Rowland, Hon.
II. NJ. White, J. p. Walker, MD. VIA.
Glenny, Capt. Charles Johnson. B P. Goode,
MD. Sam. Davis, Jr., W. +. Thorne, Theo.
Cook, VIM. J. Breed, II. w. Sage, Rev.
Philip Runyan, Geo. NJ. Hord, John Dale,
ID. G. A. Davenport, r. A. Holden, w. ii.
Doane, II. W. Hughes, Samuel Lowry,
Murray Shipley, Rev. J. N. Irwin, William
Woods, IL. A. Morrill,, Hugh McBirney
rev. IhO1naS IL. Skinner, II. ID.
Mr.. Theodore Cook was elected Chairman,
and Mr.. III. W. Sage as Secretary.
DR.. Ridgaway, Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Arrangements, reviewed the past
history of the agi alton. lie thought that
an organization, similar to that in New
York. should be established here to enforce
the Sunday law.
Mr. Charles w. Rowland made similar
remarks.
Letters were read from Bishop Jaggar and
Archbishop Purcell, who could not attend
the meeting. They were in favor of taking
wise and practicable action towards pre-,
venting the deseeration of the Sabbath
Numerous letters from other prominent
men were received, and all expressed sym.
pathy with the movement.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, Both natural and divine law
sanction one day out of seven, commonly
called the Sabbath, as the peoples rest day,
in the righttul possession of which it is q
fundamental duty of civil governments to
protect them; and,
Whereas, 1t is the verdict of history
that the observance of the Sabbath in the
cessation of common labor, by which the
opportunity is afforded for needed rest, for
religious worship and family culture lies al
the basis of good government and social
order; and,
Whereas, Our Federal and State Gov.
ernments recognize the Sabbath as civil
institution by making it non-legal day,
and do provide in some measure for iTs due
observance by relieving its officers and EN-.
ployes of all unnecessary work during its
hours; and,
Whereas, The facts in Cincinnati do
plainly show of late an increasing encroach.
ment upon the Sabbath by the common
pursuit of secular business by the opening
of theaters, damce-houses and other places
of amusement, by the indiscriminate sale of
liquors, all of which and sim
liar abuses do tend to de-
moralize the community and to utterly sub.
vert the true design of the weekly rest day
we, therefore, in our capacity as citizens of
Cincinnati, without regard to party, sect, OF
nationality, deem it imperative that some
decisive action be taken to rescue the day
from all such aforesaid abuses and to restore
it 10 its legitimate honor and decorum
And to accomplish this result, we earnestly
recommend the immediate formation of a
committee composed of twenty-five laymen
to be known as the "Cineinnat Sabbath
Committee" which committee shall take
under its care the origination and promo
ttion of such measures as in their Judgment
shall best secure the ends herein contem-
pal ed. We Furthermore recommend that
this committee shall have power to fill all
vacancies which may occur in its numbers,
and shall be self-perpetuating."
The following compose the Committee of