The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-12-22

ee.lremrr who ravc M ito far sinners
md who took nnon himself hnmsnity :
III time. This t'Anuxhf >honil aiss
make m pccr'e. saint or sinner. Wnrs
u,xion< ~ ohfv Hi INV. a. great 'ovs
,nchs "a hcgct respect. AMI il shonli ~
-ememberri hist one ~ Hi- comments
III holv.r Ia This connection Sunda,
(. awS aud their enforcement are now en-
! saeing iarge share ~ public attention
\ mi associations are being formed !,
nearly Al The cities 10 nr mote their NJ
iriencv. N New York city. new IN
" Sunday laws went into eject on fhs
+. ir-t 81 December. and the police werf
Instructed 10 see thar they were strict,
i,heyei. 30 that the FIRST SUNDAY nnmcr-
eu~ arrests were maSir--new Spaner men
and new shows. bo0f-blacks and BARRIERS.
liquor sellers and lewd women. MGR
chants and cigar stores. were all com
joeiled 10 close up or be arrested. and The
arge civ enjoyed one dsv's quiet. no.
.realized before for years. Ru' The magis-
ifra'es were called upon 70 decide on III
various cases brought before them. and
l'nanv or therl were decided 10 be works
OF "moral necessity" AMI the charges
dismissed. The next Sunday more boil.
incss in the violation Of the law was Oh.
,eervablc. and II i likely 70 revert e
former ns,ges. Just as though m sun
iiays or Sunday laws existed. evifcncinS
tho truth that morality must be built ur
lin the hearts OF men before Il can be en-
forced iy law. We wonder. however
THAT thu laboring men are not unit for
-. - - -
way things are tending now. Il j. not
IprobabIv distant day when capitalists
will demand that labor shall work sever
days week instead Of six. and the day
Iof rest will no longer be allowed
The New York Witness. the leading
religions paper OF the CITY. says Of the
Y reinforcement OF the law in that CITY on
the second Sunday. that the law was moi
Il 50 strictly enforced az on the first sun
y day under the Code. bnt enough Of III
,provisions were carried out 10 give ne 9
liar quicfer Sabbath than has been Gus
;tomary in this metropolis. The police
land police justices are gradually settling
down 10 an understanding a. 10 how
tmuch OF the Sunday Law they shall set
|flt 20 enforce We need not say that i
Inever crosses their minds that il Is their
EIduty to enforce the whole law g Il
Stands And in choosing what portions
Iof X they shall put into effect, Il i hard.
Ilv necessary 70 Sv that the considera
itions which have the most weight with
Them are personal preference and politi
Ical influence. Thus the poor peanut
Island keepers ere rigidly prohibited from
2 Ipiying their trade. while the Sunday
! Newspapers are allowed 20 Be sold q
usual. and the liQuor-trafEic goes on q
llull blast with hardly an attempt n con
|ceaIment The magistrates in their ef
forts % protect the favored bushes
/. have rendered decisions which read lik'
4 farce Newspapers. for example, sr'
classed - smoral necessity shaving
4 land boot-blacking come under the head
= Iof Unnecessary works Of cleanliness q
E Though thew couId not be attended 4
well on Saturday might. Ever
these accommodating magistrates. how
lever. have not been able 70 invent AM
z Iprefext IN behalf OF the gin-mills and i'm
= moral concert gardens In reference Y
oIthcse places the police are left to thei
clown devices, and OF course they may b
depended on simply 10 close theireyes.
u The question remains. Is anything
sIlikely 70 Be gained IN the long runfil
1.-the interest Of Sabbath observance b.
1.-THE attempt 20 enforce The Code2 Th'
'Ipolicy or the New York Sabbath Com
! Inittec has been 10 attack one thing n |
-Ifime. Knowing how important Il Is 4
have pnblic opinion not only Of the re.
!. Iigious. but or the non-rcligious class
IcnIisted in favor Of any Of their demand
7. They have always taken care 10 concen
/. Ifrate attention upon some one thing. Al
Ionly whst was likely to prove general,
!. acceptable. and educate public sentiment
lnp to il. before securing action BY th'
Ipolice. IN this way they have been abb
Y Isucccssively 20 bring about many change
= lfor the better AZ the result Of thes'
Y tactics, Sunday professions. loud cryinl
Y Iof Sunday newspapers. performances q
y Sunday Nv all thcafcrs. and other rus
\ I;oms which formerly disgrsced the Ssh
. bath IN this city. are now things OF ~
\ ipast.
vi IN one view Il may appear that III
Sudden enforcement Of many provisions
n LOT the law hitherto regarded a. obsolete
.tlmsy cause reaction IN public sentiment
Land really hinder the slower but sure
4 progress Or such work as that OF the Sab
sIbath Committee. We are, however, n
|cIined 20 think otherwise II Is : grea
'-Ithing accomplished 70 have large por
:. tion or the law actually enforced BY III
} IL oIico. A quiet Sunday j. m object les
an OF incalcuIable value. The probabil
n that after little experience ever
J Ia ~, religious public will come 4
/ !Ii:e Il, Let every effort, therefore, b