New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-14
PLEADlNG FoR sABBATH OBSERVANCE
ARGUMENTS OF IT'S ADVOCATES BEFORE 4
SENATE CONTEMPORARIES AND
PERSONAL LIBERTY MEN IN
OPPOSITION

OPPOSITION.
Washington, Dec ia large delegation from Tic
American sabbath Convention had hearing this morn
before the senate Committee on Education and Labor
which has before 1t the bill introduced last May by
Sir Blair to secure to the people the enjoyment
Of the first day Of tho week, commonly known as
the Lords Day. as a day Of rest and TO promote its
| Observance as a day OF religious worship
The members Of tho committee present were Son
| ators Blair (charman Wilson, OF Iowa; Palmer, Oal
and Payne The object Of the hearing was TO press
upon the committee the consideration and passage of
this bill The delegation was introduced by the
Rev. ". F. Crafts. of New-York, who presented many
documents bearing on the subject including Cardinal
Gibbon's letter; ard stated has the petitions ior
the passage of the bill represented nearly 14oOOOOO
persons Mrs y. c. Bacon, superintendent Of the
sabbath Observance Comwttee OF the Woman S mrs
tan Temperance Union, claimed that Inc ssDoa'h
movement was favored by the leaders Of thought and
educators almost without exception by ell the
Christian people of every Protestant denomination ex-
ccpt the Seventh Day Baptists, and by nearly the
entire force Of the Knights of Labor
A. G Divon. formerly vicc-presdcnt Of the Eric
Railroad Company spoke the question of railroad
trains on Sundays, claiming that Sunday trains can
he abolished without injury either TO the railroad
companies or to the people at large. As to the
transcontnental trains he would get over the dcuy
by having several le-ovcr stations whore passengers
could spend sunday, the railroad companies furnish
ing them With free hotel accommodations
As 70 live stock trains ho heh that tLcy should
never be run for more than foriy-cight hours con-
tnuously. As 10 milk trains, De stated that tAo
Saturday milk IS not delivered to New-York consumers
before Monday: and (as their extreme Limit is 100
riles) that milk can be forwarded on Sunday nights
As 70 Sunday mail trains, they were unnecessary, RS
torarauhs were rcsorted to In cases OF emcre 'Acy
The pev. Dr. Lewis. representing the Seventh Day
naptsts opposed the BIZ desired to have seventh
Day Baptists seventh Day Adyeniists, and Jc"s eA-
c,upted from ifs operation. re sad th2t nc asAcu
that the biz be so amended on the broad ground
Of conscience and OF the Constitutional rights OF mem
bers Of those communities.
Tho Rev DR. Byron sutherland and the Rev. George
Elliott. both Of Washington, spoke briefly upon tho
question from the moral point Of View, and were lo
loved by pr. C. IT, Payne, of New-Nork, Who spoh'
ON the personal liberty" phase OF the question:. 10
said there had arson in our country organizations
calling themselves Personal Liberty Leagues, claim
ing exemption IN many Of the States from sunday
lavrs especially for the liquor business. This Is
class lec4satfon which is unconstitutional ana Whch
would be injurious to the people They seek u"
place On the throne the most dcspotc power IN uo
country the saloon. The danger OF this AeS IN C'
fact that IL controls the votes Of the people Is
claimed also that these leagues while bey mako trir
r1ea IN behalf Of the wcrkngmen, really ienH 10
oppress the wolkingmcn. This IS truo because The
,,s,a.ioD they ask cannot be enacted without DONG
avyav altogether with the day OF rest finally me
leagues claim that which If enacted vii result IN mo
overthrow of the Government. There can nc no
liberty without law; there be no personal ADe1"y
without obedience to law.
M Wolf spo'c next, representing the sscu'@F
Tooc,o and Dcencs Association OF the United et% -
f,,g for rs uai70sc the preventing ot ihc c1CIos
irg al The cecil si3stica! cta upon tc 4i- sl,l4
&c.. country DO characterized the movement ~NI
tie bin as fun OF danger TO this Goyetni,.
what The letter Of the law forbade ~. Oh C@ :,
attention To the fact that tho tAtloic va ~,
deloeaon or OF tho influence back OF ne t,-ill ~
80, NO. enforce 0hscrN anc3 o. the Sc-ltll tt A
asIed for here but permits all SORTS OF e.l.1
ments and sports in connection WIN '-o I0'o- '~'
so t],s evening" session Of the Sabbath Union Con
vention Professor Icuick Johnson, o. Chlcalo s1no
on the sunday newspaper. Tic sald ih9 9 9
pauer Is the daily newspaper carried mo Su.n'y :
ENLARGED but not elorlfcd sancuhed: II D; go
mosaic containing al sorts OF material aDou' llo
world tie flesh and tho devil ~ 10 WY ui9 ~
# Is pleaded that necessity cMsl9 ior j. e. '-' a.
rieo he said was one Of absuic!y lhc NcMapaFcI j.
hon for the money that is IN IT, The SUNDAY nov
paper, he claimed, IS keeping larsc nincIs ~ ~ ~,
cre entitled II IS impossible 20 do the seven oter
work IN six and It no evidence nc sall, '!t-
because tho sunday news paper once lGph.u ~, "a
erndov the men who worked there til 4 oclCch IN
10 morning were enjoying their sunday Heah'
Zshv Is n that # allowed 10 be thus sou ~ itl5
street while the ordinary pedder IS required 10 "t[-P
papers keep the people from going 20 church. ,r'.
to5s who sell the papers are encouraged 10 "a"4l'
urOn the sabbath D., -, .- .,
NJ tbe National sunday Rest bill and the proposed
onc~drnent 10 the Constitution Of the United Saes
ferlldoIn- tie manufacture. impora on, tfElsp 'i
lion and sale OF alcoholic liquors IN the n.iou odc
were adopted after which The convention o~'ouI1'