, 1880-08-02
Sunday Concerts Considered by the
Rev. D. 8, Johnson,
He Believes Them Detrimental to the
Public Morality and Welfare.
Indication oi thu Lot on Which New EpIsco-
pal Church Is 10 Be Built.
Ii Interesting ktter from Tho Rev. George c. Nctd.
ham 10 Lis gongrtgation-E1eftlsts al
Lake DlniT YESTERDAY.

hStCI}HH NUUICllt 4bJ uC Nl IGHEUNU Je8-
terday n.urning ui "TIle Sabbath a,ut tho
South rark sunday Concerts" as foiluws;
It WINS doubtless n surprise 10 many of otlr
citizens to ryntl tho following announce
ments in TIE CllIcAuo TRIBUNE of July
10. Inst:
Tho South Park Commissioners hnvu at last
plvcn pcople free sundny music, md tho blcsS-
@ Ct ths oF Pfier as Ana ws en p4ss ssa S ho Is
tho ralk descend upon their hrnt!s, witt, homo
uncomfortablo re,.l,.rks nron their latcncss in
fnth wns made for nun nnd not ,nHn for tho
babbath wns ;' sb4wa ysstGrtay % y s iho East p"rk
Tas,' foo anS a"1f pcsh"ps ii carrnses, to ook @
a 'ss ssna Tte aa tnd s'S nd to hss s' as ss
ttho band. ~ me direction only; but tic
people r33ioyei l., ana, ,g ga3horcd nronnd tho
tnS grounds aoi,u Of thu Tark Coin,nbsonors,
togethor with the Superintendent. " ere tiscov-
Elanmng lar', ;hetor , r. wniSh "! acso!:
viii smooth tldor for ,lnncing.
" The inauguration Of n series Of free con-
certs ii. South l'ark thus announced, is mn
eyen. Of no ordinary Interest IL, every luw-
nunily. II calls us ~ halt, anil commands
Us to i Eerlous consideration Of tho warrant
on thc grUun! Of c'tllcr Divine or human
LAZY for holding thcse concerts. It cornpels
lis to cxHnl1hc the reasons alleged fir tnAtf-
*tutlng them, md to lo0k at their sure results.
Above I'LL, 1t challenges nB to pt0mpt protest
ard decisive nc tlo1 against thu infringement
u our right 10 quiet Snbbntl. aid agninst
Sabbath itself.
Tie whole question Of n Sabbath, n relig-
tons and o cIyil Sabbath, Is thus. involved In
thlS and sn1 mi, n's sylsscs M 70 nTes down It's
II nppears to me HccdfM!, therefore, to dis
cuss briefly the grounds for tho maintenance
Of Tho Sabbatl, MS sacred ind civil day Of
tiots, md the llar,n to result from It's per
version BY, such public entertainments rs
trou. the W1rd Of God will furnish tho
f. s?unaHton Ss s s ssSssSn ab ay ETos 70 ssS
bsS ne for e @ aasf IL; :omSsr %} Sienst s ssb5s %as
day to keep It iloly"; tliis Is the Hice of
1 ho fseSE'sE sSasE xs !" 'Sn e ls Srss or Si sSn s i
tho yoicu of Christ utterng tile coInprc-
honslvo reason tor the command. Let lNen
listen reasonably To- both. Tho command
to Kssp l,o1y te Sabbath day bears with IL
Tllis command is embedded III tho moral
law. It did not originate from n temporary
0r national necessity. 1t Is neither 1losaic
@ mss sysd sg te gSeat wa n awEver as s but so e
:lawbearer. God gave tho luw, and lie gave
1t 10 the rnce or man. -.
TIL, Ten Commandments arc called the
se%se % M aths nssss 'sf afSa%a lie IL 's man, nG5s e
1nce. They cover all the relations Of man in
all places. nnil for aIl time, They form THO
basis for nll human ennctnlents. You crn-
",. os nt 1a4 lMS1 ,aW w. on tha ~ s'alliio BOOKS l
g. Tic Fourth Command ment is one Of the
links In this chain which binds mNn to God
It is ccncntcti by the Divine hand into tho
great arch OF the moral Inv spnMning tile
~ ~ VI ,m m'n 1t11 t,! Emel 10 eieInllr @ al. ,
With ItGiS ia 1it, y r, IRON LIS nafe ~ t,s Jaw lay
liz Mrci h. Nc Man vS s!st ai n ngsUmo lsose fI1m o
h,sa;u See ~ ~ ,Il'GIs VI ~ VIII tnelr
n,,n aat tney ca,not ,r o, 90 violence 70 without
oahgsE ny 10 aSSry otlef ''1at cGnt1lalaa: "a
MM shplt not , klti," "Iho sl!nlt not ste1n or
dM9" s.im!t i.p1 pHnl !a'so W!!Hcss, 's
nnnso,.,,,.n nl"r con without appealing to ti'e
ro.n1,'i WY so lens9 ,t y Ssely '',lil, al
tIa1' tXIsrsnl and ana psIpet@al psp obllEntlon? THIN
Sy oyr,,1 hMss W., Aa1nlt as m0ci ior INC
!ar rGar. G,ommaihamcnt inr 9ilt'sr tue % Fame
% ssr 5 y te s. ~'1 n,torta'vo iS i'v tyne yee
las as ill., tiIs sv9n I9"u nn 'Vei a - In' NSwneIo 6
aso, as aio VI wHo gaTe II nlaeinE IL N H. Iho very
or Moe na y tat @ s oerol, W. fssa R
@ ssss AID spi sssicls!e 6y as sr,S is HSs 81
,har shsrEsa ny 1e Jsws Ws eIoseiy nketl wlt
iosva 1lha9l ~, KY iuslGay. ~ l,egieei Was Lo-
anWea n x ~ ~ tno 1t3Mgngi,s. t o. Mar any falsst
nna i ~ u's inst Dy to mler aisrnlti1ill nI re
mallGn ,u, Ahl These )ndginGnts wero distinctly
hneSla1nlea 70 bo seat ny s'.l az account OF
III WILL a'sionGf ..I heipeti mpoli Ie Snnl'atlltl"y
itMMs s Tue Sa9nttA fGallained 4nitl the tllne ot
{n,sL,a G{atsL ~ ioa';a y ona 81 inc prominent
!GiaituFca ii,.u q ne J9Wlsh relIKloii hlu hatl9n,
'neilsy. nils.. Did lie ailoW 1t 50 to stand, or did
thI!sh Us many nt INC present t!Ay nrg rehuy
r. a!ilrli, opposo tie sanction OF TIC Fourth
SSohhn!ltaltTMt, Shhn!n , nild nnrOKhte the ,;JeWlssl
SauaG9alny gay 9ny Ihls u vlti9t Questinn. we May
nul aI Lesltata in answer It, md tiio answer Is
!eaay from Ills own lIrs: "'IIlmk not am
81 Sole 70 destroy, hut to ful The Inv was
f Eo FOURTH CoG,tlnndment as much Us tho
xrs1 whsn i} nr he Tenth: Shall NY believe l!m
Wen WWNen to mus declares the c0lltinllOls valid
~ ~ ana value OF tne Snbbatl! l5ut further,
is esxal,,n,u ssaan Of obedaGnc: to the command,
iiHooaalh, iHv iiis religious teachings Ills ninls,
IL H. ~ mercy t ~ tho ho'nes u inc ueople AMI
words. Wlat Christ aimed to do and did
i.aS not " destroy the slllictlty Of the Sab
IAN bht the perverted views OF tho Jews re-
atilnK H. On ono OCCASION they called Him
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