Daily Republican., 1882-07-11
Closing Cigar stores.
NEWPORT, July 10. 1892

- NEWPORT, July 10, 1882.
1 was not a little pleased to read 1
your paper an account of one wise ac
by the newly elected Mayor Wales
"a viz, the closing of saloons and ciga
y. shops on Sundays. commend him 70
a it and hope he may rigidly enforce tn
law and bring all violators to account
" 1t Is high time that the sanctity of tht
Sabbath should be looked after by thos,
in authority as the day is being openly
= desecrated right in the face Of both
|, moral and civil law, and if this increas.
Ing evil Is not put stop to, the iud1
ment OF God will be visited upon our
nation. Places of business, clothed with
the mantle of respectability, under this
/ cloak, deal out soda water, tobacco.
cigars and rum, and are overlooked,
consequently the guilty go unpunished.
Shame on the government that con-
tinues to the privilege TO any one to
deal out to his fellow man that accurs-
cd beverage of He'll and for the pittance
wrung from the begeared wives and
children drives his victims to wretch.
edness here and damnation hereafter.
L say to the one whose duty il is to look
after these parties, bring them to JUS
tice for their violation of the law and
If found guilty let them feel that the
law made by the people is not to be
trampled upon.
One other evil of q magnitude alarm.
ing, is the running of accommodation
ald excursion trains and boats on the
Sabbath. What are men thinking
about? Is there no God? No jud ge
before whose bar man shall stand TO |
answer for these evils? Indeed, 1t |
seems as If men act as though they ex-
pected TO live forever and that to get |
gain and indulge In the qualification of |
each and every desire for pleasure was
the sole end in view and that there Is
to be no hereafter.
But alas; when the sands of life are
fast ebbing out how they will look upon
these things and exclaim "Vanity of
Vanities, all is Vanity" Reader are
you so highly favored as to be able to
claim American citizenship? II so, you
with all lovers of our country feel anx-
ious 10 see the interests of our repub.
liO augmented by every possible means
in order that the greatest gool may be
erjoyed by the greatest number. Let !
mo quote you few of the sayings of [
some whose records are we'll and favora- {
bly, known, Across the deep an Afri-
ian Prince inquired of Queen Victoria
ihe secret of success, as exhibited by the
British Nation. To the messenger ofthis {
Prince, the Queen handed Bible with {
he request, "Tell your Prince that this t
= the secret Of EDgland's greatness. a
Trace the history Of England from ear T
ier times to the present see how hel '
uhjects; have waded through blood and |
low the sacrifice of life has been sta yed
y the promulgation of the truths of
Iod's word. II you dear reader fail to
ee how the Bible has done so much for
his nation, its head the Queen, can q
race her peoples prosperity back to the :, ~
ay when Caxtou' Press sent broadcast :
'er the land, copies of the inspired -
ord. Listen to the testimony of one o.
our greatest Orators and Statesmen,
'anl. Webster: "If we abide by the =,
rinciple taught in the Bible, our -
ountry will 60 on prospsring and to V
rOsper, but if we and our posterity -
eglect Its constructions and authority, ~
man can tell how sudden catostro- =,
le may oVerwhelm US and bury all a.
lr glory in profound obscurity." o.
If you wish another testimony, that ~
Andrew jackson, whose clear iudg- h;
ent enabled him to delve into the his. n
ry Of this nation until he beheld; and a.,
'inting to the Bible, exclaimed: hpr
"That book is the rock, upon which -
IT republic rests '' a.
II we In this enlightened day show VI ".
ntemDt for Gods law bow can we III
a nation prosper? ? Is not the injunc- W.
IN, Remember the Sabbath day to do
ep it holy" plain enough to be un. M tMb'
rstood by every one? l trow it Is, g.
d ask professors and nonprofessors of i,a iae
ristianity to lift their voices and in "e
the Sabbath. Don't fold your arms and
? time enough If such total lisre.
rd of the day is permitted TO be con. thu
ued, the poor overtaxed laborer will L.
compelled to labor seven days out of ste
zen; yet men blindly walk on, under 6
delusion that the laborer needs the hiT
Obath excursion, &c, &c. to recruit if
strength, yet never for a moment ist,
NIX that by his action he Is enCoar- up
ng r. r. companies, steamboat com. um
lies, and employees in general to de. the
nd his labor each and every day of str
week, until at last lie has the sad wa
lities of his own evil practices and ira
force of his influence confronting of I
l with the fact staring him in the lon
B and saying almost audibly:-'You AS
ped to bring upon the nation and and
Lrself, the calalnities with which all stoC
threatened, and you sooner or later Ho
have to suffer. H.B. TIM