, 1879-06-28
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Shall They Run to the Desplaines
. camp'Mseting7
Why tho Minority Arc Opposed to the
Measure.

uHk9 IiIE lIllG IU| ruAl5H VIII 9olAE+
Tlcrs were present J. E. Kcnn!cott, r. G.
Hosg, 9. E. Bradley. and Mcssrs. Busby al,l
Da1gy, Trustees; also tho Kew. ". G. Willing,
pfcstdtng Elder; the Rev. A. ". fattcn, Wabash
Avenue NJ. Z. Church, md 9. Busby la.man;
Tic Rev. X. u. Sheppard, Gra& Church, and F.
A. Wa!1ner, 10y delegate: the Rcy. William 8.
Verify, Fulton Street Church, md Fred Porter,
lnyman; George Chase, Winter Street Church,
und William abby, larmnn; J. II. Caldwell,
pastor OF the Western Avenue Church; md +.
II. Jcfrrfcs, layman; John Datten md Robert
1}cil, Mcachan. street, Chicago; tho Rev. Dc
Loss n. Tompkins, Austin, tic Kov. W.
Thatcher, palatine, and J. T. Hlecpcr, layman;
the Rov. +. NJ. DocrIng, and W. q. Logan, Btato
Street Church; the Res. John Hitchcock, and ].
4. Ormahce, laymnn, harrington; ". Brown,
lnYman, 1t. Paul; G. r. Ford and j. 3. C1ough,
Arlington Heights; tho Rev T. II. 8sockbridRo
md German Lasher, Oak Park; ind tlla Rov.
John williamson, Michigan Ayenuo Church.
The ReY. ". c. Willing wns elected Chair
man, nnd Mt. G. Daggy performed tic ecc-
rctary'a duties.
on tho motion Of Mr.. Hoae, Q committee, Of
superintendent Of tho camp-meottng. The
Row stossrs. Williamson, Berry, ard Ciough
wero appointed such Committee:
On The motion Of Nj. Kenntcott, It WIS dc.
termlncd to hold d camp-ineettlE this ycar.
ind, OH tho motion OF tic same mcmbcF;n
committee Of threo wns appointed to fix the
time, md leugth Of tlmu. for holdinE the meet.
irg. The Rer. aicssrs. !'usoy. Kennicoss, and
Hitchcock Hero appointed such Committee.
a committee, consisting Of Mcsars. Sioux
bridge, uoag, and Toinpk'ns, Was appointed 70
prepare resolutions OF respect to Joseph f..
brown, deceased.
10 the Rev. Mr. Patten for Investigation.
THE COMMITTEE ON TINE
having retired 10 perform, 1ts work, returned,
nnti Iuade report recommending tint the
camp-n,ect!ng beEln "Wednesday, Aug. 20, and
cioso "Wednesday, Aug. a.
Mr. Bradley moved to amend the report so aa
to hold tho nlectin.. for two weeks.
The consideration Of the report was tenn
lie COMMITTEES on Nominations rcportcd a.
follows: Trustess-A. u. Lane, for thrts years;
George 2. Swift, for, tie 41explrcd term Of
Joseph r, Brown; W. 8. Verify and byron
schermerl,orn. 1or three years: mud the Rev. ".
G. Willing for Superintendent OF the camp..
''i reatias to the ETrustecs, and Tic Association
took recess for lunch.
After recess Mr.. BoerinG presented rosolu-
tion instructtnE tho Trustees to allow
THE RUNNING or NO RAILROAD TRAINS
to the canp-mcc!lng on the Sabbath day; and,
alBo that no refreshments be tuld on tho camp.
ground On the Sabbath day. To thIs resolution
Nts. Bocrlng made some remarks. IIo beIieycd&
TINT 1t War best to allow 20 trains to be ran on
Sunday, md no traffic, to be carried on. lle
Watlsud people to come there to haru a jubilee
in the woods, and he wanted them to come
tlcro on the first day and stay to the last.
MIR. CaIu"eli supported TIC resolution tn q
few remarks. Tho Bltle forbade him or III.
scrrants to do any work on tho Sabbath day.
II the railroads rnu trnlns on tile Sabbath day
by authority Of thu Trustees, the employees were
their SERVANTS, and they wcrc Responsible for
thc work Tho late Mcthodist Church Confer
aud In min Inv s7f
Chicago, and 10 thought the sentiment Of The
entire Evangelical Church., was In favor Of tho
sanctity Of tie Sabbath. Hc was In favor of
taking so.no notion now upon THIS subject. Hc
would not intend q canp-lncctlng on Sunday
himself or advise his people to coIlc.. Eo would
not eouutcnanCe camp-meetlnE which run a
ratlroal train on Sitnlay for pcc4nary profit, or
give any notice OF It, or encourage 1t IN any
war.
Mr. strowbrldEo said 1t vas we'll enough to
look Ut ..
uorn arnEs or THIS QUESTION.
Tho atrect cars aud tho railroad tratus wcrc the
poor man's carriages. II the trains were nut
run more would hitch up tieir horses aud cur
rsngcs a1,d como there. He wuu1d rather even
II pcople came out for picnic purposes on tllB
Sabbath that they should 10 whpEc they could
bear through tho trees tho swelling hymns. 11o
thought they had just as good right to come
out 0t tho city on train operated by fonr or
five men rs the country people had to conn
Tiers by employing o hundred men to hitch
up their carriages nll Wagons.
Mr. Kcnntcott was tn favor Of tic Sunday
trains. They could not nhkc brick without
straw, md II this meeting waited these Trustees
to DO thls, they must Eet so!no ono else 10 tako
the responsibility for tue success @ u the nleot.
cuntrot tho 1.h0U tcams n,at would CONC there
on the Sabbatl..day II tho tra!ns wcro taken OIL
! Tl,o ungolly hacs-slsavcrs from the city pro.
famed tho day mud violated I'LL law, huu'an and
| divine.
Alr. pattcn said tho evil was In having tho
| camp-lnetsing held over Sunday. 4 committee
| composed Of Chicago clcrGysncn and layncn
lad orgaaizea for 'hS h. pnTpsos1 s.1ss OF securing "
| OF this fact aud the growing eentiu,cnt on tbls
subject, lie would hot dare to tudorso my move.
| mant looking to tho running OF Suldoy trains.
| II the BunuaY trains Wcss run, he did not think
he could announce tic ramp.mectinE from his
Air. Busby said this question seemed to bc
whether they Gsiou1d have cnmp-mecstng on
tho Sabbath at all. II people como there With
teams thcy were lust as rcsponsiblo as II tho
| Trustees authorized tho running Of trains, for
| they furnished the cnase,
Mr, Hitchcock sald that thoy had been hold
Ing acau.p-tacellns at Darlington, mi! there
Wero mora roughs and rowdics there than f,s
had over seen before. Thcra wns moro inf4uIty
going OH than ho had ever heard on such ~ 'oc-
casion; r.
YET THERE MAD DaEN NO TRAINS RUN.
| lIe Ind been o nclnbcr ot II conferenro ia Chi.
| cngO WHICH pa3eeA 8IrlHEGuL 6uuuay Ia"S. LUG
| next Sunday l,o had seen some OF tho verY mcn
| who tau votcd for thnse stringent measures,
cll,gln.. to the gsarls Of tho strcat-cara, Uotn9
10 hour star preacher. tle did uut think this
| consistent. Ho wanted to ho shown tho moral
| law whicl, would be ylo1nted by Tho running oi
| SUNDAY trains, Ne Was somewhat puzzled to
accullnt Tor tho sudden awRkentng Of tlleso
mcnth tend,r eonzclanees which bad laid dor
SI: Mr. I; Caldwell. who had sat for some time
listening, said he had no nov light, and he stlll
jnaiutatncd h!s original views. sono Of tho
most successful casntrtncetlnHs he had eyer at
| tended vero not ruin on Sunday.
Alr, bradley said they had tried startling a
camp.mceting on Monday .aatt closing IL on
Saturday. Tic result had becn that the first
half OF tho week was spent in getting settled In
tho camp. aud tho last half in tearing up 10 10
llotnc iio snd his wllo had arrived % h0me on
Saturday night tired and cross, and oil day Sun.
DAY h3a Wtfe had to work to got the house In or
dor to I've. Such wal tho result.
htT. Bhepparu was In favor Of mn observance
Of tho Sabbath which was not full OF dcsgcatsoI.
no could not favoF tho runnlng OF Sunday
| tratns.
Atr. Williamson said the question really
amounted 10
WHETHER rlia1 SHOULD HAvs 4 oAAr-NEfF'