St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-01
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.

SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
Elder Ralph e. Prime offered the follow
ing resolution: That this assembly de-
clare most emphaticaIly in condemnation
Of Sunday newspapers, pleads with our
people to wholly abstain from their use.
warns Christian business men not to adver-
tise their secular business in Sunday papers,
and advises the pulpits of the church to
treat this question with no uncertain voice,
but fearleSsly denounceS these things
as sin.
DR.. Hicock jumped to his feet and re-
marked:
81 don't believe it is d sin to read Sunday
newspaper, as some believe-that's an old
theory. The sooner we stop this business of
making sin and adhere to the scriptures OF God
we will be better off,
Hadn't we better stop travelling on rail-
road trains on Sunday to meet Sunday ap-
pointments?" put in Rev. Lyman Marshall of
Illinois.
The resolution was adopted on an amend
ment, striking out the last clause contain
ing the word ''sin."
THE OFFICIAL" PAPER AGAIN.
Rev. S. P. Hood, a colored minister
from South Carolina, arose in high dudgeon
and asked that committee be appointed
to draft resolutions in denial of the follow
ing slur cast upon the c0lored brethren by
the Tribune of yesterday morning:
1t has been observed that the colored COM
missioners of the assembly were conspicuous
by their absence. They were promptly
present for their meals at their hotel, but
rarely present in Westminster church ut the
business meetings of the assembly. 1t is
questionable whether it pays to bring these
men so far simply to meet the committee on
the freedmen and make addresses at the
popular meeting.
The motion was unanimously adopted,
and the moderator appointed Drs. Pierson,
Spaulding and Hermaunce as the commit
tee, who forthwith prepared the following
resolution of protest:
The general assembly having noticed in
one of the daily papers an insulting refer
ence by some unknown person to the COL
ored brethren who are commissioners in the
body, in justice to this court of Christ. and
in justice as well as guaranty to these
brethren, and in order to set forth the facts.
explicitly declares that there having been
some nine of these colored commissioners
sitting in this body they have been cor
daily welcomed to all the privileges of
commissioners, upon q basis of full
equality and taking, as we believe, an intel
ligent and helpful part in all the delibera-
lions and decisions Of the assembly. The
assembly emphatically deprecates and dis
owns any sighting reference to brethren
who are so respected and beloved in this
court of Christ, where there is encouraged
no distinction Of race or color, but where
Christ is all and in.a all.
THE TEMPERANCE ISSUE
was again adverted to. Rev. Hunter Cor
bett introduced an unqualified Endorsement
of prohibition. This was quickly voted
down and substitute in the way of a gen.
eral denunciation of the sin of intemper-
ance was offered. This was also rejected,
for the reason given that the same senti-
ment was practically incorporated in reso-
buttons before adopted. Rev. MI. Marshall
got in pleasant little allusion to the min
listers who, mot only used wine in the
communion services, but offered it to their
guests at their tables" but this was