Telegram-herald., 1886-05-03

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3ans ID gou -pend Sunday ln such 49,
thsl Eo1 are nOt morally mentally or phys
icaliY stronger 10 niesf toe demands that lbe
mex wees makes up0a yoa, len you have
n0t spent iI ai,sfy Fpu have really desc
Grated tie day III y0ar recreation has been
such thai 0n Monday mprn az sou are
Iaied and gaie uahlfed lor sees because
~ tie previous daY excess, then yoa
have diss psIsd during the day-yo nave
violated the divine lax which require, that
THIS dag shall be 80 passed ltat Irssprae way
yOu shall be De stronger Tor lis hours lac
more elastic. uOpel2i. nOoiy Ambitious
Hence | say iG Is dissipation. ID IS a wrong
way of observing IT, which takes from phys
ical vitality. which strengthen, passion
or lS~ers one sense Of ylFigt-al
riOtOus life. al impuTe or esu associations
that lower the moral temperature OF ones
being are an injury 10 the individual and
r-sl de-ecratOn vi the day made for man
elevation.
ruen in the second place. no one should
50 o serve iI as % interfere Niih tie rights
and privileges OF others IL nlaH, sometimes
bee dficut 10 define exactly what these
rigb' ) and privileges are. buI ia most ctses
We shall have no trouble in recognizing
them. l. for instance, may desire - worship
during certain hours Of that daV and IL may
be 10 my taste 10 spend the remaining hours
in quiet al home. You may choose 10 dO
differently. Very we'll. YOU have perfect
right 10. 80 long as you DO not interfere
with me. But it You insist on splitting
wood, 10 my great annoyance. VITO
am knOwa 70 be at worship next door,
although the work Is done on yourpremises
You are interfering with my rights and
are doing me great wrong. III. while
choose 20 rest at home your family holds
high carnival over my head again YOU are
interfering with my rights. lt Is your
prerOgative 10 split Mood II you choose on
Sunday or have a merry tiae. provided il
does not disturb your neighb0r observance
of the sunday Sentimenialy 10 may dis
tress me little 10 know that YOU DO such
things al all, bat if it Is not a positive DIS
turbance YOU are ENJOYING your rights and
] have no business 20 interfere with you.
NAV 90 10 church on sunday. You may
prefer 70 30 down 10 the river or into the
woods. or out 10 the lake. That Is your
idea OF observing the day of rest / 10 not
think 1t a good a. mine | think YOU
wOnld do better on the river. in the woods,
AZ the lake, for an hour at church first. Yes
am cOntdentyOu would Yet, ,ifyou insist on
spending sundays hours AT places named
| will accord you the privilege; yea, defend
il as your right, SO long IA you do not interfere
with the privileges Of other people You
have an absolute right 10 spend Sunday
afternoon at the lake, 10 stroll 10 play, TO
sail, even to witness a balloon ascension;
but il you are rude and riOtOus. then yOu
interfere with other peoples rights, and if
you come home racing aud shouting along
the street, then YOU interfere with other
peoples rights who live on that thorough
fare. and whose privilege it is to spend the
Sunday differently. And YOU ought 10 be
arrested for il, and would be did We have
the right kind of police force.
This Is the basis upon which ! would
place popular Observance OF Sunday.
do not insist that all shall regard ia the
same way. | would give a large aud legiti-
mate place 10 recreatiOns during certain
hours. | would throw the public libraries,
museums, and galleries open 10 the public.
| would have music in the PARKS. For
believe that the undOubted influence Of al
these is elevating and refining
We must remember that our city is every
year becoming more densely populated. and
that there is an increasingly large numbers
OF our people employed az daily tasks whose
only opportunity for an outing 10 breathe
fresh air and see the green fields is on this
day ami an occasional bat rare holiday.
They cannot; like some of Us. close their
houses or leave their work and 20 10 the
lakes or seaside or mountains for "A week or
a month at time Their vacation season.
II they have any, must be made up Of the
pleasant Sundays IN summer. And ! am
glad that, without loss Of wages, they can.
for trihing expense. take their sunday rec
reatiOn. And | am ashamed OF any minis
fpr who would dsuriVe them of fhf2 iri -