Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-26
oINCINNAT1 AND THE SUNDAY

relations Of eoyernment to religion, and
this notwithstanding a general agree
ment in this country that church and
state should be entirely separate. Some
think that while church andgovernment
should be separated religion and govern
ment should not, but that the laws
should enforce religious observances and
promote certain religious interests; and
on this subject we may yet have
Too many well meaning Christ
ians, and particularly clergymen, are
willing for patronage OF their religion
by the government, but opposed to any
patronage of any other religion. The
Cincinnati Commercial OF Saturday last
contains the answers of nineteen OF
the leading divines of that city
to questions on Sabbath obser-
vance and how it should be
regulated by law. AS rule the Protes-
tant Evangelical churches favor strict
observance Of the Sabbath by the peo-
ole. and an enforcement OF it by the
government, as far at least as to the
closing OF places OF amusement and bus
mess; while the Catholics would have
such observance and enforcement for a
part of the day during the hours OF
their church service) and leave the rest
of the day for pleasure; the liberals and
Germans would have the people keep
the Sabbath in cheerful way il they
can be persuaded to do so, but not en-
forced in any respect by law. The
questions put to the ministers referred
to, andfor which an answer was solicited
in view of contemplated legislation on
this subject, were rs follows:
l. Do you regard Sunday COR the Sab.
bath as twenty-four hours time, and II
30, between what hours is that period
limited?
=. What do you understand by the
observance" of the Sunday or Sabbath?
3. Do you mean the execution OF the
Mosaic laws in respect to day OF rest :
4. Would you close all places OF
amusement on Sunday?
5. Would you suppress Sunday news
papers?
Is. During what hours would you per
nit work to be done in getting out Mon
day newspapers?
!. Would YOU stop excursion trains
and steamers on Sunday?
s. Would You prohibit entirely the
operation of railroads and the navlga-
ton of the river on Sunday?
.. II not, what restriction would you
make as to hours of labor on the rail
roads and the river?
10. Would you close the postoiiice on
Sunday?
IL. Would you close the telegraph OF
flee on Sunday? -,
II. Ifnot, between what hours would
YOU permit mails to be distributed ana
dispatches received?
-. Would you prohibit the running
of milk wagons and ice wagons on sun
day?
ia. What restriction would you inn
pose upon the operation OF street rail
ways and hillside elevators?
IL. Would you close the libraries and
reading rooms?
III. Would You regulate in any way
the livery stable business?
II. What restraint would you impose
as TO the use of private carriages?
Is. Would you close all coffee houses,
beer gardens, billiard rooms, hilltop
houses ALL places oil public resort not
devoted to the worship of God?
10. Would YOU stop all professions
aud forbid all music in the streets?
20. Would you permit the sale of any
beverage-beer lemonade or soda water
81. Would the prohibition OF common
labor on Sunday apply to the occupa
ton OF servants in hotels and private
families?
We cannot give the widely diverging
answers to these questions in full, but
as examples OF the two principal kinds
of answers indicated above We append
the answer OF Rev. OrTo JAR, Vicar
General and pastor OF st. Johns Catho'
lie Church, rs follows:
|. Yes. The day begins at - O'Clock
Saturday night, and ends at the same
hour Sunday night.
>. That it should be devoted to wor
ship, rest and innocent recreation.
;. No.
1. would have them all closed ny
during the hours OF public worship.
Some of them ought To be closed at all
hours. 1t is shame that some of these
places on Vine street are allowed to he
open at all.
). No.
O. EMPLOYEES ought not To be kept
away from church, or to be required Ia
do any more work on Sunday than can
be helped.
I. Many of them | would
8. No.
9. would put no restriction, but en-
ployes ought not to be required To do
any but necessary labor on Sunday.
10. No.
IL. No.
T.. These Offices should not be opened
at time that would keep people from
church.
L.. No: il seems absolutely necessary
that they run. But | would stop the
running OF beer wagons, and all Others
that can be a. easily dispensed with.
II. None that | know of.
IL. No.
III. There ought not Ia lie any great
amount OF such business done OH sun
dav.
III. Their use ought to be limited; |
could not easily explain to what extent
exactly,
Is. No; but would many OF them.
~. No.
20. Yes.
u. Yes, to this extent--they should
not be prevented from attending church,
and should not be required 10 do UNI
necessary work.
In general | believe in following a
medium course in these matters.
The following are the answers OF Rev.
J. y. STRANGER. of Christ =. f.. Church.
which Is the averaging expression of the
extreme Evangelicals on the subject:
|. Yes. The most convenient from
midnight to midnight.
> R,S from all secular employment,
business or merely sensual pleasure
seeking. A cheerful, happy day rest for
worshippine God, and for moral retlec-