Telegram-herald., 1886-05-25
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Tie Work ai Tie pastors conference ll re-
gard ta ihs SUNDAY amusement, given a.
Reei- Lake by tl.e Stree, Railsay Comps
has ert sl4ilei into iaree Yae of rape
r4lls of petition aud protest bearing han
drel- oi SIGNATURES nam l4tn women and
cai dreu prominently connected With lhe
local churches AT tle regular veskls
meeting held 81 The y M a. rooms
yesterday afternoon h b. Mller. who re.
side, 90 Reed iske Appeared TT ile Street
Railway lumr8uv aud made d verbal csnI-
muuicailon fiom them lie slated iLal fae
company had sent him tlsre ia say tlat
lhtN considered u ie be better tfr tlle cause ui
morality. % tlr pastors would cease tatir
agitation against the comuang methods
Itls their lesIrr Go guard tle public morals
and. While lley are operating ht.r ears iaT
making money ihe fac, is patent iaaf lAtfr
is less immortality ag the iake now Ihan
before their Sunday amusemeuls we're in-
Augura ed. Toe comm unieafluu ended lli
a request that the conference withdraw
from the position taken lae following
communication from Joseph Henry Richter
Bishop Of the Catholic lnooese of Western
Michigan. Nh9 "a, visited hy a committee
from lhe conference iu respect 90 the matter
few days since. was neal
GRANn Ksrus Mich,
May 40 ls-o.
Pastors Conference Gentlemen approfe
your efforts tO have fhe entertainments ou
sundays al Reeds lake discontinued They
interfere with the due observance 90 ihe
sunday and are injurious to morality.
N0Urs respectfully
HENRl Jo-frH RICHTER.
Ii was decided to place ihe petitions ln
the hands Of the Street Railway authorities
Al the earliest possible moment The mum
ber of signatures is about 300 aud is con
fined 10 church going folk
A reporter for the IElEaRAN HmAlD
called upon Bishop Richter and learned
that be preached % his people al 81 An
4. ew : cathedral last sunday upon Sunday
amusements. In the first part Of The dis
course the Bishop cited the authority Of iie
Catholic church 90 substitute sunday the
first dAy oiIAe week. for The Jewish Sabbath
which Is the last day Of the week. saving
that, while there was no sufficient warrant
for the change in the Bible ID wss made
upon authority contained in ecclesiastical
traditions The second part of The sermon
reviewed what obligations rested upon
Christians on sunday. VIZ. To hear mass
and the word OF God. to receive The sacra-
ments and 10 abstain from servIie work
he lNIltlt4 tlAAI IL u - PEI iftAAF tiNtt-l 10
take recreation after performing the sunday
duties that recreation was especially neces-
sarv for the labOring classes. aud that ID
would be unjust 10 interfere with legitimate
recreation but that all amuSemenfs whlch
interfere with the divine ser
vice on Sundays. which infringe
upon proper rest and the quiet OF the day,
or, which prove an approximation 90 sin,
ought - be carefully avoided The Bishop
concluded by reading ln substance ihe
decree OF the third council of Baltimore and
the pastoral letter of that council. DE
Obserpafia Dici D0mi4icae An epitome of
the decree is that not only what eyii should
be avoided bat whatever has the appear
ance of evil aud still more. whatever has
tendency 10 lead 30 evil things. Catholics
then should renOunCe all recrcauOns aud
amusemeuts which are az variance with
the sanciitv 0f the Lord dav. or which n
themselves lead 10 the breaking Of laws he
they divine OF human. Reference was
made specially 10 the saloon business
against which pastors should work
slrenuOuslv. by usiEg admoniti0ns threats
and even punishmeEts If such a course be
necessary % eradicate the evil The general
method of keeping Sunday in this country
was recommended
In referring 20 a call from Protestant pas
tors IN regard 90 the Reeds lake sunday
amusements Bishop Richter stated 90 toe
reporter that, If the condition 81 affairs out
there was - represented. he would consider
IL best for Christians 90 keep away. he did
not think the c0ugregating OF large crowd
on sunday was conducive to a proper oD-
servance Of the day CA the other hand
10 condemned the ex rene rigor of fhe
Puritsuic Sunday and expressed it as hs
belief hat quiet. orderly recreati0us were
not only allowahle. hni necas.arN.