Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-29
The sunday Concert Matter.

A memorial has been circulated for few
days past on the question OF the Sunday
evening open-air concerts. The memorial
recites that the signers protest against the
concert management holding the concerts
at certain hours on Sunday evenings: 1t
recites that at first the concerts were held
| on Sunday afternoons. No protest was
made. because it was hoped better connsels
would prevail and, 10 avoid controversy,
the religious public was silent, although
l-they held the concerts then to be clear IN
yasion of their rights to use the public
parks-equally the property CT all tax
payers-and the public fund.- TO which
many of them had contributed, for viola
ton ofthe sanctity ofthe Sabbath. 1t further
recites that subsequently the concerts were
appointed for Sunday evenings at the
hours Of religious services, and IN close
proximity to where some Of such services
were held, so as to seriously disturb them.
This, il is claimed was q second invasion
of rights, and drew out respectful protest
from city pastors for at least such an adj
justment as not to bring the concert
hours within the hours dedicated to divine
worship. This protest was denied. Against
that denial the menIbrialists now protest
in the name of religion and its venerable
forms OF worship, the benetcent institution
of the Sabbath, and the sacred rights
of conscience dear TO every American,
and in the name of good morals,
common justice and the equal rights Of all.
The memorial finally reciteS that the Con-
cert Committee is not acting in private
but a public and 1uasi-representative ca
pacity, and they therefore transcend their
right to devote general public fund to the
sole benefit OF a class, and that in man
ner to outrage the moral sense of another
class of their fellow-citizens." The conclud-
ing sentence states that many OF the signers
are not COMMITMENTS of any church, but
that they agree in the opinion that the in
terests of the whole community, and es-
pecially the wage workers and their tami-
lies would be better subserved by holding
the entertainments in question at other
times than Sunday, and especially at other
hours than those held by many sacred to
religions worship.
There are attached to the memorial
over 1000 names The following fairly
represent the character OF the whole list,
too long to print in full Reys. Carroll NJ.
Davis, H. G. Christian, A. j. Frost, Thos.
Filben, 4. C. Herrick, r. j.. Mediation, E.
r. Ollie, Francis Fisher, Jorden Allen.
These represent the general business pub
lie on the list: Huntington, Hopkins Il
Co., w. Z. Strong e Co., Adams Mcneil
d Co., j. f. Davis & Son, Bothin
Manufacturing Company, ". d. Comstock
Lyon & Curtis, 2. E. Piatt, Gregory, Barnes
& Co.. G. w. Chesley, Baker & Hamilton
G. II. Hubbard, r. D. Stephens. n. Greene
Curtis, Newton Booth, Booth & Co, G. NJ.
Mott, J. G. Sepulveda, S. Gerson, Jas. NJ.
Woodburn, J. G.. Davis, n. S. Hammer,
Chas. L. Smith, D. Johnston, John NJ. Mil
hken, DR.. G. +. Pinkham, +. G. Water
house, Daniel Flint, Young & Dunn L. s.
Taylor, Warehouse & Lester, Sparrow
Smith, w. R. Jones, Peter BOIL, R. o.
Cravens, w. T. Welcker, F. H. L. Weber
r. II. Wilmington, Grove L. Johnson,
John Stevens W. r. Gallup,
J. S. Painter, P H RUSSELL
DR.. r. A. Snyder, T.. s. Wait
Matt. f. Johnson, H. H. Linnell. a. s.
Hopkins, S. S. Nathan & Co., Philip Scheld,
A. C. Sweetser, C. N. Campbell, Henry
Starr, Israel Luce, J. L. Huntoon, DR.. F.
NJ. Clapton, J. W. Seton, 3. n Bugbey G.
o. Hayford, w. S. Bassett.
These fairly represent those who signed
in favor of change of hour; Lindley IL
Co., Thos. b. Hall, Jas. l. Felter, Whittier,
Fuller d Co., w. H. Sherburn, Clarence
Nelson, II. Weinstock, J. Frank Clark, A
Conklin, A. A. Van VOORHEES, e Co.. Drs.
G. L. 6, G. C. Simmons, G. NJ. Lorenz, VIM.
P. Coleman, f. R. Dray, A. j. Johnston,
w. a. Briggs, Locke q Layenson, L. c.
Chandler.
Those who circulated the memorial state
that the canvass was general, not selected,
and that but three persons refused to sign.