, 1879-05-06


way u1rl have h!a Sunday festivities according
to his tdcns. / know Il carries with Il nischlcf
a1u! harm, hut would do what stated ut tltu
first mt whit / Wish to do but what can do."
[Applause.l
TIE SUNDAY LAW.
The Rev. Mr., Crcsacy thought It would be
advisable to have ,i,e Suutay law rcad. They
nera body ot law .abasMg c1t!zers pas excel
lcucc. IT seemed to hin, altogether advisable
not 10 cut under tic lawt-tu 70 back Of grpuu1
gained. There wrra two things 10 do-to be-
come united themselves, and then generate tho
moral power which would BIZ q SUPPORT to tic
Mayor, who had taken un oath TINT he would
enforce the laws.
The Kew. Air. puskhurst said II there were
any representatives Ut the Lutheran Church
present he would bc uiad to hear from tletn.
liz sy'npatlifzsd heartily with the rctaarks q
Dr. Ryder. Tic question was not what cath
Individual watted. He knew, what he would
like to hnve, but haau'L the least idea that bc
could get It, Tic ahiy question was what
Law stand, but how much Of It could they GU
force. II hut An Inch, tint much at least. Tho
1Nlt000 0crnlaus Of. tlle city held the balanco VI
| power. '
| Citizens League be heard frou.
Alr. J. ", Guodspced supposed the Reform
| ALLIANCE was referred to, n,d tllen he went on
to tell what it had done toward closing tue ea.
conflict between ur State law and tlle compro-
| mise Ctty ordinance pasfcd iHrtug Mayor Col
yin'a administration. A1r. licnth had said 'Io
would enforce the law, but lc had not done Gu.
At present q petition was IN circulation protest.
i,.. aEatust The lawlrssncss uf tic ehloons, ntMl
stating that tlit best interests Of tile city .lc-
!ca A% stn,,,tss aI n rotorcsc. S To- III, nh
s.rranru Of SiI,,iay. tt,c stgtIers pIrtlcn llrm-
| selves to usc every legitimate ulcans to secure
the cnd II was proposed 10 get aVlNo
names "hn1u ti9 ntMs ~ o,,sa nMu .,,, i" - ,i'
rus,'e..b,o clcnrt ti,e snlouns rond he closed
/ from i9 to IL SUNDAY within sfxly days. zap
ptausc.l That L this element appealc to tue
Mafor he would Issue nfoclatat'an u seem,
ea y M tuat TX i, nsn ,se.,. e1 thora ~ .os
sei, Hin, - inv IN thta country. tic wnne
mower OK the Government should oe put forth to
enforcu lhe law; u,d, With tl'c help Of 'ls min
| Fotwc1l Hall would gifc dignity ulld prestige to
| thc 1noycRlcut.
Tic Secretary then rcad tic State lar, which
| Ia 0s frilows:
whocrcr Econ, oncn ony ttnp,Ing. house ar place
,yhcre Ilonor is sott or given away, npun the first
.iay u tIo weus. commonly called Sunday, shall bs
aued nor exceeding s40n.
midnight. 49,.
Whoeyas d,efntbs thc peara any eood osaer m ~
n lapgs M n ~ I m
Snudnya shafi M H H. III nsi ,,ot exceeding ss5' Ihis
anu tniroaa commands from hndirE ihrlr ra.ssn.
iSc'; sasgsss y isrryasn iss@ ssr:;i': ~; tGo
q? s 1Ss IL ase
exercise o. THO rights o. conscience ~ %loinGscf
links proper 10 keep ony oIHes "AS W u eaopa'"'
, ..-,,,-,<,,
BRIEF STRETCHES.
The Ror. Thomas 4. Dccrhcr said that n'l tle
moycmruts for the sanctiticatlon ot the Sal,batl,
hi on1r linen nar,tnltv s,crc.srul TIu, fart
,s". w.. @ ,a,nt tne n,cnt NATIVITY nf ,hc A,nc,ron
peoplc wore not III faror uf keeping the suhtnsf'
as a religious institution. There were two ns-
pccts of the sub;rct-tl.c religious or Chrls.
tla anu 1e eIs pn.s'sa.. ~; or n''.'" shen, "I
maae tte aaY 1or mah-ioF tne sace: oaoulo
any PORTION OF tho raco dlsaunu' ai'tl rob thu
community Of tho benefits and rights which
they could no 1nore secure The nerlcct observ.
God a,ld Of Christ, thai iIrY could secure tic
perfect observance Of The temperance Inv, nr :ht
III which ,he sg,Ish,,ess u Ma" preslon,.nateti
to the injury Of tie community. But two things
could hG tl0o; Ministers .,,il Chris,iat, people
cuI not Only observe tl,n Sabbath according
!" iicir conscloocs, but coul,. rxert an influence
In ,hrir fun,lirs mid in t,,s community Tor !,
careful observance oi ,Ilc day. There hal been
arreat Ie.t!uytlown IL regard to tue Sahhatl
throughout thp churct,. lii tlis democratic M.
lion everything depended upo1l tl.e Sabbath.
Isl It 20. wMl sbn Cuurcl, would cu, aud Uotl
jet 20 Uf ihc ministers, md oil wnulh "a tt
s.nnsh aml yulu. IAnnlause,t Il thu n.t.,tsteyg
umI ,i,o Officers. arI lIia u1e,ubrrs kcp
III" Sabbath tn ,lm apIrtt tn whleh {ioc
md Christ DESIGNED II they would hay.
! n stu,,tl. Wncn this was Accomplished, liz
sccond ground could be takc,i,--l.ut liz
r Habbath wus lualo ior t,lu bclcllt Of ,hs jabor
tr ctassess~was ajay of reltqf, un health, ut,t
> co1.fort,-tl.t those who did not keep thc sart
, hatn IeicrinratrIs wbfin thUsu whp did wer,
s.rsr'i.sn"'t "" r,svo,.i' aud werc etfe
!. nvery wny.
III mnifop Of the Rev. Ir. I'arkhurst, Bubsc
,nent anc"cI,.s WIRE Ifmit"i tn i've ,mjn,tcs.
'Shs R'.v' Wr pcrry imiteyed If tjr ejrort wa.
; ,onSucu die Ia whot ca,1,ld Go du,,a, Il thu nov.
MINT Iii II rns III" tnks tho ,,I,Iss Of a crnsatl
nvnt,.st riacns IT rnfrrs.Inent, hut wns flr Nm
! enforcement OF tip Jaw because they did no
bt,ut ,,,,.,,tco Nat tic. Sta,. iaw s.,,tt h,
i rnrried u V mi: Thcy had soulo rights whci
ryrTyboay WIS bound to sesYgct. {An
Z t'anss ss ha" no J1 na.tor IN u,,i thc sxamnl
r noni,i hays @ an cfsst Il every town,-shvy vital
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