, 1879-04-29
A Move Toward Securing It's OBJ
servat1ce.
Conference Of Evangelical Ministers at
the Pacific.
General Agreement as 10 The Importance
. OF the Work.
And the Necessity Of Calling in tho Lay
men to Take PART,
1auther and Larger Meeting 10 Do Held Monday
Morning.

THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
About 100 OF tic evangelical clerEymer Of the
city mot at tho Grand Pacific yesterday inorn-
Ing, in response to the cali of tic Committee Ut
Congregational Ministers. Among tile proml-
,,cut ones present wcrc the Rov. Il. T. Goodwin,
prof. Hyde, the lacy. Arthur Little. tho Rev.
George II. Peckc, Elder Willing, the Rev. A.W.
Pa.te1,, the Rev. T. +. Marsh, tho Rcv. DR..
Williamson, tho lscv. Mr. parkhnrAt, the Rev.
Dr.. HatAcltl, tic Rev. Arthur Mitchell, tic Rev.
j. II. Walker, the Rev. &fr. TrowbriaEe, the Rev.
Charles Hull Everest, tlc Iscy. MS. 1.caTstt tho
Rev. DR.. Pcddlc, the 1lev. Sir. Allison; nlso II
Committee from tic 1lcfortn Alliance, consisting
of W. Goodspced, s. 7. Dewey, Col. D1ller, e.
c. Dnhl, Mr.. sa1ord, ]. T. Van Vnlkcnbcrg, nt1l
@. II. Underwood.
George II. Peekc, whu simply snid tho object
was to discuss the Sumlay question.
on motion ot the Rev. Arthur Little, Elder
Willing wns called to the clatr.
After tho singing Of "'fl.cve Is fountain
filled with blooil," the Rev. Mr.. Little led III
prayer, ask1ng for wisdom md heavenly guid-
ance, and tho influence Of the l1oly Spirit, that
wise conclusions nnl results might be reached,
aud that there might be MI awakened Interest III
tho grcat question Of the letter observance OF
the Lords dny In Chtcngo; TINT nil win iove
civil liberty h,,1 have respect Tor Inv anti order
might lie awakened, MIL inquire what might fo
done to stem the uycr.urrenslng tide 0f wtckcl-
ness a1ll PROCLAMATION t04lav.
Elder Willing nskett II any nne prescnt had
my innturcd plan Or pnpeF to prcsenti
f,ovanra AraoSAL u,rrEl,AN1,Es.
M ~ N- voarn stn,o5 t1n. In h.1
Inv "eS, "tI. Ass"e In. nv ",u
nolt'lcF. Inc p'csen' '"ce'",s o''G'''A'tu '"
wus discussed In the Congregations. pnstors'
,nrc,nr md az co,,rso thcrc wns difference of
.a,.,. ..,,sa,,"a - 49,, r,,,,,o.. H.. ,,
V'e"s Win s'.cte..s ~ nv ""plee. n"' .'. Nv
cago was ono tint engaged not only the nttcli-
t;on of cvorv Ehr1atIau nt,l]nnt,ru1dst b1lt vl
cycrv roo1 mnn. 1'hc sabb,t1, was t,csccratc,l.
~, =, So.1 49, n s,,,., H., ~, ST.,
claimed some responsibility (ieVtcktrs). ni,h
he bclIved 1t was the inteNtion to oIen tl!"t. 1t
seemed good OF Tho bTcllirep To 1nYite 'hoso o!
all evangelical denominations to d!acuss the
action to rcaclt result. tle lIc.
loved they could advocate thc EVIL
stde most successfully Many would ho glad to
SEE the Nsw,nran Sabat, h in s'e s9ne Of its
cuss was Just what tllcy should attempt to
reach, h,-whothcr they could rcaef nnythtI,t Isuro
than the preservation ot the cirl sabbath. II
10 l,aSo unity; and Il might hc wise to ask 9TH
cr denominations {th0sn termed upcvangclicas,
to join IN the great movement. Thtn rs. tn
tho method, whether Il wns bottcr. to eall II
public meeting. and what It would lead to;
whether they should seek tho cooperation Ut
tlu Council at Masor.
The Roy. Afr: Little said the question .wns MI
old one, and Of all time. 1t was to be prt.-
sumed tint there was not mlt!tstcr present
who had not solno thought about 1t, evcn
wise for tic cotsm!stce to have presented one;