The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-01-31
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Meeting in Favor of Sunday Trains.

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Meeting In Favor of Sunday Trains.
Last Friday evening public meeting
was held at Lyceum Hall, in this city by
those favoring the running of Sunday
trains on the Belvidere Division 1t was
largely attended.
The meeting was organized by the APP
pointment of Mr.. VIM McCready as
Chairman, Walter +. Hayhurs, as Secre-
tary, and the following Vice Presidents
John S. Williams, Reuben P. Ely, Isaac
N. Leech, S. F. Martindell, Amos 5.
johnson, John 5. Pidcock.
On motion, Wn. Lyman, DIR. j. W.
Scarborough and Joseph Saith were ap
pointed a committee to draft resolutions.
who retired and in few moments re-
ported the following:
WHEREAS, It is generally understood
among the citzeus of Lambertville and
vicinity, that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company would run Sunday trains
on their Belvidere Division, provided
able to such measure and whereas,
1t has been reported in the public prints.
"rhat at large and representative
meeting of the citlzeus of this city aud
vicinity, resolutions were unauim III sly
adopted in opposition to the running of
such trains now therefore,
ResoLued, That we, citizens of Lambert
Vile aud vicinity, in mass meeting as
sembled, are of the opinion that the said
resolutions passed by the said meeting,
held on Sunday and in the church. are
not the Judgment of a majority of our
citizens upon this matter and he it
further
Resol0ed, That we are in favor of run
ming Sunday trains on this Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and for the fol
lowing among other reasons:
LIST. 1t will be a great accommodation
to our citizens, especially to those whose
occupation necessarily confines them dur
ing the week, or those who have children
or relatives living at distance aud find
ii almost impossible to visit home except
on Sunday. 1t would also enable those
living along the line to attend church in
this city. 1t would also be source of
satisfaction to receive the Sunday papers.
2nd. That the running of passenger
trains on our railroads ON Sunday, is
great public convenience Gfnot necessity,
that il is on the direction of sanitary and
moral improvement that we favor it not
ouly for the Belvidere Division of the
Penna. X. R., where we are especially in
terested, but on other roads and for the
benefit of other towns and cities, within
the bounds of the Presbytery of New
Brunswick.
3rd. Lamhertville not having the Sun
day communications that other cities and
towns of the state, similarly situated do.
is a detiiment to it's prosperity and growth
and is discrim nation for which we have
a just cause of complaint.
ResolUed, That in our opinion those
who publicly affirm that they will not
patronize Sunday trains, should not try to
prevent others from having them.
DIR. Scarborough asked if 1t was under
stood that those who were opposed had
the privilege of speaking against the reso-
lutions. The President replied that he
so understood it.
An invitation to discuss the resolutions
having been made, DR.. j. w. Scarborough
was called for.
DR. Scarborough said he had heard no
well-founded arguments to prove that it
was wrong to run trains on the Belvidere
Division on Sunday, when they were run
on other divisions. He had wanted the
Company to put on Il train for years, and
had heard with gladness the recent pro
posal to put on a train. 1t would enable
people to visit their friends, TO go to
church, TO visit the sick at distance, &c.
The very nature of man, his physical con-
stitution, made it very inconvenent to
lay aside all travel on that day. Men were
working in shops, during the week, in an
out and take recreation and fresh air
Women even needed these trains more
than men, for men could walk out into
the country, but women could not be ex-
pec,ed to take that kind of exercise
Many men cannot afford to travel except
on Sunday. The workiDgman cannot af-
ford to leave his days work and Sunday
is the only day for recreation for him,
aud for taking trip. What is rest for
one is not for another. Men working al
the anvil need the quiet of home, per-
haps, but to others, in other less labori-
Gus employments, trip off is great rest.
If this train were run, ministers would
not fail to use it to exchange with other
ministers. 1t would save the necessity of
leaving home over night. Ministers avail
themselves of the Sunday train on the
North Penna r. r. to his certain know
ledge. The Sunday train on that road
Mortified the people at first but now they
would not do without it. He couldn't
see the line of logic that makes the train
a dissertation of the day. Man was created
with vigor and activity that required
him to be active alldays. Where can you
draw the liae ? Didn't see that the run
ming of railroad train could be held as
dissertation of the day.
Mr.. VIM. Lyman was called for. He
said that there was but one objection he