The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-12
In Convention Assembled De-
clare that Sunday Papers
are Very Wicked.
Regular Weekly Meeting of
the Ministers Alliance
Yesterday Morning.
An Able Editorial by Major John
N. Edwards, Published by
Request.


was held Yesterday forenoon in DIR. Jack
sons study There were present Revs.
Hermann. jackson, Nesbitt, Van Wagner
and Beattie; visitor DIR. .GuaIher, absent
Rev's Miller and Stephens.
Devotional exercises were read by Rev.
Van Wsgner.
Rev. Nesbi:t said that Mr.. Coxhead,
formerly engaged In the Young Mems
Christian association work at Kansas City,
and who II now stale secretary OF that or
eanizItion, was DESTROYS OF comforting with
the clergy of Sedalia and leading business
men who are favorable To Christian effort.
with regard to establishing Young Mems
Christian association IN this city. Rev.
Nesbiti said he had cOnversed with 4 mum
her OF Christian voung men OF the city who
were in favor Of organizing an association
of that kind. He was IN favor OF
bringing the subject TO the attention OF
leading business men, and of the sssocia-
ton could be organized on a good and
strong financial basis, il ought to be estab-
lished. Some business men he had seen,
thought an ASSOCIATION OF that kind might
cooperate with the Historical society oi
the city, and form a Joint stock company to
erect a building suitable for the needs OF
both organizations.
DIR. Jackson thought that unless the pro-
posed Young Mems Christian Association.
could be assured Of proper tinsncia! back
ing il had better not be established. Com
mon sense and good judgment should be
shown in this matter. L. il was not back
ed up by business it wouldn't last a year.
Such sn association will need rooms,
light, fuel, papers and other reading
matter, and by all means 8 perma-
nent secretary, who would give his entire
time 10 the association. He referred to
tho history of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Kansas City, which is now
on basis of prosperity and permanence,
but which for years WAS an organization
half dead and half alive. He moved that
that arrangements I've made Tor
a conference OF the city clergy,
and men Of the city, to which Mr.
Coxhead would be invited and the matter
could BE- discussed In all Its bearings and
full consideration be given to the feasibility
of organizing such an association In Soda.
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The motion WIS carried, and Mr. Mes
bitt WIS requested to notify Mr. Ccxhead
of the action of the Alliance. and To fur-
ther confer with him.
Rev. Beattie said he thought the minis
tiers should put the notices OF their Sabbath
services in the papers Saturday and not
SUNDAY, and by this action refrain from
lending their sanction To Sunday papers.
Rev. NeSJitt approved the suggestion.
Rev. Van Wagner spoke of the wider
publicity given to such religious notices
when published Sunday, ewing To the
much larger circulation OF papers that day
than any other.
Rev. Hermann said that week days..the
newsbovs didn't bother him much, but they
did sunday, there were such larger num-
bee Ot boys engaged in selling papers that
day.
DIR. Jackson approved the suggestion Of
Rev BeattiP
Rev. Mr.. Nesbitt said he favored
the sugg, stiOn for three reasons:
First, on Sunday morning people get up
too late Ia read the papers before goir0 to
Sunday school. as all dc, and
Rev. Van Wagner interrupted by asking
what church it was that lis congregation
all went 10 Sunday SCHOOL,
Rev Nesbiit said, his church. Most OF
its members went to the Sunday school,
and did not read the papers before they
went To church. Ii notices we're published
in Saturdays papers they would ne mere
generally read
In the second place he believed that the
larger circulation OF Sunday papers would
NOS iiI~-eaSe attendance at church. as the
ciss- that read Sunday papers didn't go To-
church, and the religious notices published
that dsv would have little effect.
DR. Jackson said religious people would
go to the church If notice OF services were
not published at all.
Rlv Ne,bitt, said that some of his peo-
pie f,iled To come To- church sometimes, be-
published He remarked there are many
church people whose cUnscienCes are grieved
by tire publication Of religious notices In
Snndsy papers, thinking such publications
was sanctioned hy the ministers. He did
not believe the Sunday papers, loaded with
personal and social gossip tended To help
the spirituality Of people. Anything that
Divers peoples minds IRON the proper OBJ
seryance of the Sabbath - harmful.
He would feel better ii the change OF pub
LEGATION Of religious notices was made from
Sunday To- Saturday.
Rev. Beattie said the Sunday papers
were read more than the bible, more than
books. People read every item
in Sunday paper
Rev Nesbiit said that he knew of num-
bers of people who returned to their homes
from morning service, and spent the bal
ance of the day porting over Sunday papers.
DIR. Jackson referred To the large space
by Sunday papers IN giving social
gossip.
Rev. Beatiie thought very few people
were drawn to church On account of no.
tices OF services in Sunday papers.
DIR. Jackson thought thst If the publica-
ton of such notices was regarded
as an approval and sanction of
Sunday papers by ministers, the notices
should be withdrawn. He was rather in
clined TO think publication Saturday
l.. 5000. asootivo than GurJ.-