, 1879-04-30

- kAA1 AhtVAEbp <Ao +4ot ~ AN4% ~ kAA1 [4b3}
who nro Just now wrestling with tho Sunday
question. TO know low similar measures nru
operating elsewhere. In Newarl, N. j., tho
Law-aud. Order I.oag1o was orgAnizcd TO ell.
force tho Sunday Inv ~ to saaoons, whero-
upon tln liqnor-dcnters aud somo nt1iers or.
gnnized Citizens Protective Association, to
resent tho discrimination practiced ngainst
whole Inv. They hnys thereby completely
turned tho tables upon tho Law-antl- Order
League md boaton them with their own
weapons. Thu people Of Newark aro le-
tween the upper mud lower millstones. Thoy
not only cannot got anything TO drink o.,
Sunday, Int .la ,nilk,nc,t dare not tlalivav
thoir milk, mud ns the COWS hnre not sufficient
regard for the Sabbath to give milk enough
on Saturday morning for two days. consrnp-
tion,, It makos it very bud for Sunday morn
ing coffee and 1utansiuo rations. Tho grocors
mud bakers hayo closed their shops. Strangers
cannot find anything to cat ut tho rca.au-
rnnta. Tho bnrl,ers will not shave my
ono. The cigar mon have shut np.
Tho street tears hnyo hauled of, md tho
Citizons' Protective Association now propose
to stop tho Sunday trains nnl private car
rioges. Tho Sunday newsraprrs aro MISC
suspended. Every kind Of unnecessary en,-
ploymcllt is ordered to bo discontinued. Tho
small dealers, to Offset tho loss Of their SUM-
tlay business, llave formed unions, md
doubled up on their pricea. As The result Of
tho first woek's operation, tho Citizens' Pro.
tectiye Association Ind over at|D prisoners III
court last Monday, thu most OF wl,on wero
1nombers Of lie Law-nn1- Order Lungue, for
doing unnaceBsary work on tile SahbAtll, and
tloy ara now on l,ail, lending their trial
As they havo violatctl the Dluo Law, thry OF
course cannot oscnpo punishment. Mean
while tho thirsty sonls Of Newark ovory Sun-
t1ny nd tjourn over 10 tho .lcst town and <lrinli
twice All much MS ovor out Of rovongc
We throw this out ns q hut to our own
ministers how things might DO In Chicago in
caso they should succeed In making raslical
discrimination. It would he little loss tint,
a calamity if, in q lnrgo city like Chicago,
tho newspapers, milk, breakfast-rollA, cigars,
shayog, strcot.cars, mRlls, railronl'lralns,
etc., wero outiroly shut of OIL Sunday. Min.
!hle%63 Ab 1tAt} MAt4! III loFtIGliC0 LOr tHGtt
cxalted stntion. have worry little Knowledge
| Of tho world or Of tho hest methods Of tlenl-
ing with 1t. Thoy would do we'll, therefore,
| in this matter to mako hasto slowly, lest by
thotr zeal they undo rnany things which lay.
men might not tolerate. Wo aro INCLINED to
bolioyo THAI thu 1lov. Or. PEDp1E, who l,ar,
ticipated In tho discussion on Muuday, bill
Tho nail Oh the l.oM1 when he suggested t!.ai
tho soonor tho movement got out Of the
hands Of the clergy aud into those Of the
citizens and was kept there, tho better sic
cess would intend it. We have no doubt al
tho ability of our clergymen as theologians
but theology will not euro tho existing OWLS
They have to DO met from civil, not n re-
lIgious, standpoint, and for this purpose tue
methods Of theology are too narrow Hud i'll
practical. II thu issuo IL forced, thu oonteB
will bo long aud bitter ono, and tho minis
tera will neod all tho worldly help they ca1
| procure.