Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-19
BISHOP LEROY'S VIEWS.
HE FAVORS OPENING THE EX-
POSITION ON SUNDAYS.

No Harm to be Derived from a Visit to
it Even on the Most Sacred Day of
the Week-The WOrkmen Bringing
Order Out of Chaos.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ls.-Following the heavy
rains on yesterday to-day was intensely cold.
Strong northerly winds prevailed, and alto
gether the weather was very lnclement. The
general unpropitiousness materially affected
the attendance at the Worlds Exposition,
which was even less than during Wednesdays
deluge. Within the buildings, however, work
actively-progressed, and new exhibits rapidly
took shape. The Mexican and Jerusalem eX-
hibits, which had been in hOnd, were released
to-day and moved to the grounds, where the
work Of unlocking was begun. Horticultural
Hall has very fine display of fruits, ferns,
trees shrubs, bushes and the like, but as
surance Is given that in a few days its
contents will be much more beautiful
and plentiful. In answer to a question con-
corning the propriety of having the exposition
open Sunday, Archbishop Leroy SAID: 1.-THE
Roman Catholic Church has get aside Sunday
IN pursuance of Gods own commands as
day og rest from the weeks arduOus labors.
II one attends to his religious duties on that
day he has perfect right and is granted alb
solute freedom to enjoy himself in any man
ner he chooses, provided the amusement
sought is cheerful, instructive, pure and
moral.
VISIT IT ANY DAY.
SIN regard to the exposition, l would un-
hesltatingly counsel everybody to see it Sun
day or week days. Nothing but good results
can flow from visits TO the exposition.
There the great mass of the people will
ma food Tor mental, physical and moral cul-
ture. The highest perfection in art, science,
mechanics and the professions from all parts
or the globe are there represented, and the
practical benefits to accrue from acquaintance
with these are lncalculable. Take for IN
stance the day labOrer, mechanic or clerk
who tolls during the week to earn his daily
bread, and who has only one day-Sunday-tO
recreate himself. A visit to the exposition
grounds that day Will be of great benefit to
MIN, and will heartily approve, for these
reasons, keeping open the exposition on Sun
Gays. sometime ago number of ministers of
tnls city waited upon me for the purpose of
having me sign a petition to the managers
OF the exposition asking that the Worlds Fair
be closed Sundays. l refused to sign it,"
AN informal meeting Of the Commissioners
OF the exposition was held to-day, over which
Julia Ward Howe, chief of the woman's de-
partment, presided. 1t was decided to hold a
formal meeting for the transaction of impOr-
tant business in few days.
1t was the United States man of war Galena
that arrived here instead of the Tennessee as
first reported. The Tennessee, Swatara and
antic VIII arrive in about twenty days.
EXHIBITORS PROTEST.
To-day at noon there was largely attended
meeting of the Association Of Exhibitors at
the pavilion of the Grand Rapids Furniture
Association in the exposition grounds. Presi-
dent e. ). Burt, of Dubuque, Ia, was in the
chair. William JOselyn, of New York, stated
that the exhibitors had been very badly treat
ed in not being furnished with proper admis-
sion to the exposition grounds. In many cases
they had been denied admission, and in others
they had been admitted on laOOrers passes.
They protested against such treatment declar-
ing that they were the equals of the managers
OF the exposition, and quite as necessary to
its success since without the exhibitors there
could be no exposition. The protest was
unanimously adopted, and being put into writ
ing was at once transmitted to the exposition
authorities. Il. +. benjamin, of Michigan,
stated that there was a grievance far more
important than that of not getting passes into
the grounds, and that was the distractions
and Ill treatment which exhibitors had uni
versally met with from the Chief of Installa-
tion Samuel Mullen. He demanded his i'm
mediate resignation or removal by the Board
of Managers.
The demand was heartily cheered. and be-
ing put to the house in the form of a resolu-
tlOn, was carried by a large majority, and
the Executive Committee was instructed to
convey the resolution to the Board OF Mana
gers, and report to another meeting of eX-
hibitors to be held tomorrow at noon.
The meeting also adopted a reso-
system of providing season tickets for
exhibitors and their assistants be established
as was in use at the Centennial at Philadel-
phia. The meeting was almost unanim4 us
In Its action, and exhibitors who are earnestly
Interested in the success of the exposi ton de-
clared that they must have a change or the
great enterprise would seriously suffer. They
recommend that w. j. Wrightman, chief
clerk in the office of the Director General, be
substituted in the place Of Chief of Installa-
ton Mullen.
THE LIBERTY BELL.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-The Select Coun-
Gil to-day adopted a resolution providing for
the loan of the Liberty bell to the authorities
of New Orleans for exhibition at the Worlds
FAIR. The resolution provides that three
Philadelphia policemen shall accompany the
bell to New Orleans, and guard it at all times
until Its return to this city. The resolution
has not yet been acted upon by the Common
Council