Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-09
The attack of Rev. W. 4. McAtee.

The attack of Rev. W. \. McAtee,
of Madison, upon Gov. Rusk for throw
ing open the capitol, and opening in
person, a meeting of locomotive en-
gineers on Sunday, is attracting gen
eral attention. and is in many instances
the subject of animated and heated
discussions among religious people
throughout the state. The ministers
of Racine lately held conference, and
sent the following communication TO
Mr. McAtee:
RACINE, Wis, June ., fs36.-Rev. ". A.
McAttee: Dear Brother-Haying read in our
morning papers the account of the convention of
locomotive engineers in your city last Lords
day, June 81 and also the part our excellent
Governor Rusk took in those ceremonies, thus
subyerting one of the most sacred and ttmehon-
ored institutions Of God to man, the Lords day,
We the pastors of Racine, in conference assem-
bIed, hasten To express our sorrow and our
alarm at this bold and officially sanctioned des-
ecration of the Sabbath The following resolu-
lions were passed by Us, and copy we hereby
send to you, our esteemed brother:
WHEREAS, The institution Of the sabbath is Of
divine origin, and the welfare of the nation con-
ditioued upon its faithful observance: and
Whereas. The observance Of this day for re-
ligious purposes has ever been found to promote
the highest well-being Of the race, individually
and socially: therefore
Resolved, That we regard the recent conven-
ton OF the locomotive engineers, in the city Of
MI
against both God and man, and one which de
mands retraction for the sake of the sacred day,
as well as the good name Of the brotherhood
Resolved, That the olfense against the moral
welfare of our people is in this case, especially
deplorable, in that so honest and intelligent a
brotherhood es the locomotive engineers should,
by their trespass, have given apology 10 the sa-
loon and beer garden dissertations of the sab
bath, as well as 10 others who wish 10 secular
| ize and GemOralize the day.
| Resolved That the conduct our excellent
governor in publicly opening to the organization
I the capitol of the state and welcoming them in
the name Of the people made every citizen OF
the state party to this infringement Of q divine
| and human institution.
Resolved, That in so doing lie has gricved and
pHlutu Il large anu IuAUeILlhl constituency
whose loyalty cannot be questioned, and whose
moral aspirations he can i'll afford to quench.
Resolved, That the prompt and earnest protest
of the pastor Of the Presbyterian church of our
capital city against this convention, under the
caves Of his church, as well as against the ever
to-be- deplored part our chief executive took in
the assembly is a cause for Just pride and de
yout thanksgiving on the part Of the Christian
and moraIist alike
Resolved That we discaim any other motives
in this protest than what are strictly moral and
only this because we feel the tendencies are
alarming in the direction of sabbath abrogation. "
The address is signed by Revs. d.
Il. Anderson, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church; X. II. Craig, pastor of
the Methodist church: j. II. Moehlman,
pastor of the German Baptist church
f. e. Updikc of the First NJ. f. church
f. Corwin, of the First Presbyterian
church; \. c. Mallory, of the First
Baptist church; George Sleeves, pres
idrnt of the Y. NJ. c. \. of Racine.