The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
The CHURCH CORNER.
CITY Ministers Protest Against the
Coming Sunday Concert gt Har-
per's Theatrel

The following has befn sent the ARGUS
for publication, and signed by all the
city ministers except Rev. R. F. Sweet,
of Trinity church, aid Rev. 1. W. Read,
of the First Bsp,ist church;
"The Sabbath Was made for Man" and
is essential for his highest physical, so>
cial, moral and religious well-being.
Recognizingihif truth. the state has en-
acted the civil sabbath. and protects it
by law. Nd community can afford to
lose its Sabbath. 1t comes burdened
with blessings to the individual, the
home, the community and the state,
when rightly kept; while its neglect,
sooner or later. brings ruin upon the
heads of its violators.
1t is therefore with deep concern, that
we, the members of the Ministerial
association and pastors OF the sew
eral churches of the city, see the
growing disregard for the Lords day
among us. The saloon runs all day and
evening, many places Of business are
given. Especially are we concerned at
present at hearing that arrangements
have been made for an entertainment at
the opera house on sabbath evening in
the near futurer The entertainment, in
itself, is of course legitimate; and if given
on any other evening We would be
glad to attend it, and to encourage
others to do so; but given on the Lords
day we can only enter our protest. and
advise all Christian people to stay away
from it, To these we have a right 10
speak; and in the name of our common
Lord and Master we say to all Christians
OF whatever name, that We cannot be
found at such places OF amusement on
the Lords day. without compromising
our Christian character. and bringing
reproach upon the cause of Christ
Therefore be it
Resolred o. That this action be read
to our several congregations next Sabbath
morning,
Resolved (2), That we call upon all good
citizens to exert their influence against
| the secularizatlon of the Ssbbath-the
turning of this rest day into day OF
| dissipation, amusement or toll.
Resolred ~, That copy of this action
| be furnished each of the city papers for
publication.
J. H. BROWN, D. D., Pastor United
Presbyterian church.
R. Il. PEARcE, D. D., Pastor First NJ
E. church
S. S. CRYER, Pastor Central Presby-
| terrain church.
j. H. WRIGHT, Pastor Christian church
W. s. MARQUIS, Pastor Broadway Pres
byterian church.
| Il. F. WEIDNER, D. D., Prof. Angus
tana College.
J. B. ScHwEITERr, Pastor German M
E. church.
THOMAS MAcKlN, Pastor Catholic
church.
In reply to the above, Manager Knel
handed in the following this morning
with the request that it be published as I
card of thanks:
Rock ISLAND, III May 1.
| HClCbN uCs-tC W
thanks TO the ministers for interfering
with my business and so thoroughly ad
vertising the famous Gilmore band, bu
as have all | can do TO mind my owl
affairs, | am unable to return the compli
ment. As the contract is signed and al
arrangements made, the great sdcrec
and miscellaneous concert will take place
Sunday, May 9th. Tickets now on sal,
at my store C. C. KNELL.
The New York Times says:
While the strict enforcement of th,
penalty imposed upon those found guilt.
of poiygamy under the United States law
is doing rapid work in disintegrating thu
Mormon church and abolishing Its powe
evil, it appears from the testimony o
| Mormon missionaries that the spread o
intelligence among the common people o.
the world is the real factor which is Il
break down and utterly destroy the mon
strous barbarism, which has its strong
hold in Utah. In century OF progress
| like the nineteenth it would be folly Il
expect that such relic of ignorance an,
blindness as Mormonism could long flour
ish, and the signs of the times all pOin
to the inevitable collapse of the structur
which has been built up in the far ives
upon the british passions of the lowe
orders of humanity The leaders anon
the Saints realized from the beginnin,
that they could expect no recruits from
among intelligent people.
A religious writer inquiries: "Do no
many christian people fail to make on
very importat distinction in their doctrin
of Providencef The function of diyin
providence is two-fold-to provide, an,
to make us provident; to provide capsci
ties and materials, in the use of whicl
we may provide for ourselves. The Prov
idence which we are to concern ourselve
with. is not an arbitrary power doin
things for us; but an intelli gent superior
putting within our reach what is neccs
sary that we may do things for our
selves"
PULPIT AND PEW.
At Trinity church services will be ell
at 1915 q. M, ~ m. and 7:30 p. m. A
Trinity chapel at $50 p. m.
At the First Baptist church in tn
morning, the subject of Rev. l. W. Rea
will be Personal Fidelity" and in tn
evening, "Our Love Demands it"
'Is 1t Not Little One7" 1915 u. m.
and "A Bible Message to the Young PEE
ple.' 7:30 p. m, will be Rev. ]. Fl
Wright's themes at the Christian chapel
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m, F. II. Kaup
Ike. superintendent. Young people
meeting at $50 p. IN. Seats free an