New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-24
SUND1Y CONNLCTICUE
Erom Tie proriience Lonn.nnk.

From The PrOrtie1lce journal.
Judge Studley, of New Haven, Conn, has con-
suued the statute against Labor on sunday IN I
way which leaves the question OF violation 80 iar
it relates to Sunday excursions ohe OF Tact not
easily TO be decided The managers OF a sunday
excursion having becn arrested, the Judge dis
charged them on tie ground that some things
may he Necessary and merciIul lu crow ded Guy
winch would be neither in a farming district
The question to be decided IN each case would seem
10 be- therefore, whether tie excursion oppOItu
nifty was necessary or herclful IA relation 10 any
sufficient number of persons mo were IA position
to avail themselves OF it, not whether II vas work
of necessity or charity 10 each individual eAcur-
siOulst What, then, Is necessary or charitable 70
the denizens of crowded city. Judge N,udleY
pretty evidently not only considered the question
in view OF the changed condition OF the population,
but with reference % the ideas now pe' alent IN
regard To the use of sunday as distinguished from
the doctrines entertained when tie statute was
first enacted.
The difficulty. for sensible people, is not in laying
down he principle. but III is a"pIl, aion. h'h
the horst TalliOad first run IN the cty OK
Providence. not few very good people N5Io
greatly exercised aud scandalzed thereby. IL Is
doubtful if there Is to-day any minimizing on AZ,
count of the regular trips intended and aNdlieu oL
for the purpose of attending church. or even OF
social intercourse. he cars Ire the carriages OIL
those who are not rich, and not even Tue mOsI
austere object to the attendance of the millionaire
at church by means Of his coach. The cars. tho
excursion, may he abused, as may De Ice water a
SUNDAY excursion is to the ordinarily comfortable
and sensitive citizen as repuls.Yc as a Watermelon
is disastetul, but the law does not distinguish De-
which mean one thing for class mas mean cA-
acty the opposite for another. A day on the river.
even III a crowded boat. may he health ana enjoy
meut 10 the oVerworked an. nervous artisan.
Taking The legal aspect Of the case, Judge >tudlcy
was undoubtedly correct in deciding that not only
present but particular con li;ions must bee consut-
cred in constituting the lew. In It's moral pAas'.
while the arguments on either side, taken alOho
and in their extreme aye sufficient 10 conclude Tho
case lust rs looks at one oI the other side OF
the shield, yet the truth j. that there IS growing
lberallty, not % say license which affects TIE
bench rs 1t does the pulpit. What Is the Clergy
man who has Jusl returned from Il slN weeks Naci-
ton TO say TO the wOrklngllau who has worked all
summer ID the city. ii he taxes sunday sail and en-
Joys Il Sunday ciamb3he. Broadly speaking. every
man must be law unto himself and in deciding Tor
himself what he viii viii not do. he Will. II con
sclentious look not into the statue, but INTO tAa
Book and upon tho actual situation a. II relates
TO himself aud Others lie Will ask himself not
what Is legal. but what is right; not what IS rlght
for others, but what is his duty ana privilege IL
he is independent 50 Also should he not gauge las
freedom without having honestly rs well - ear.
nestly bounded il by fraternal consideration or
the rights even OF the weaknesses, OF others.