The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-14
REV. mYRoN nEED TALKS.
ne Has Something 90 say About Sunday
Newspapers


Newspapers.
The Ministers Association. OF Denver having
adopted resolutions favoring more strict OBJ
servance of Sunday and condemuatory of Sum
day newspapers, Rev. Myron w Reed was
asked by the Denver Renublican to give his
views concerning their action.
About year ago.. said Mr. Read. there
was movement OF this kiEd 10 the Ministers
Association Rev. Mr.. Craig and myself OPP
posed the idea OF attacking Sunday newspapers
and also Rev. Mr. Van Ness, who Is not now
the association became SO exclusively evanEeh-
cal. We used to have good times then. Rev
erend Mendes DeSolIa. the jewish Rabbi Rev.
Thomas Van Ness and Rev Father Carr used
TO be admitted into fellowship. Well, after the
decree against Sunday newspapers was Dromul-
gated, presumed must agree TO IL, SO sent
around my church notice for Saturdays papers.
very discovered that while my notices
appeared on SATURDAYS the very preachers
who had opposed Sunday newspapers, had their
notices in Sundays papers, and they were not
short notices, either. I would find several OF
these gentlemen with their notices, of some
length. giving all the musical programmes. My
notices, yon remember, seldom take more than
four or Ave lines, and never contain anything
about music
THE Puritan Sabbath is not the Sunday OF
John Calvin, of Martin Luther, or of Melanc-
thon. Luther used to play skittles with Melanc-
thon on Sunday. He used to say that Melanc-
thon could beat him Greek. but that he could
beat Melancth on at skittles. don't whats
right the Purtans have TO prescribe Sunday
for all the people that have come to America
from norway, ana sweden, ana GermAnys ana
France. The Sabbath made for man. and
not man for the Sabbath. / understand that
Christ rested on human needs. necessity for
one day of rest in seven, and not an arbitrary
edict don't the word Sabbath myself. 1e
only be used consistently by the Hebrews
and by the Seventh-day Baptists. The day
observe is the day OF the resurrection the first
day of the week, for the observance of which
there is express command It is founded
the custom of the apostles and is day of joy
and not of mourning.
II would like to day of rest in the seven
compositor, the reporter, and the Sunday work
er generally. All ought to have one day OF rest
in seven Dr. Norman Mcleod aroused nearly
every clergyman in Scotland against him for
pleading for a reasonable Sunday He published
a little allegory callod ''The Starting" in reply
to their abuse. The story was of q poor man
who had starting. The bird used 10 talk and
whistle on Sunday. So preachers elders and
deacons called 6ae poor man and wanted
him to wiring the birds neck. The man objected
to this and they thrust him out of the syna-
gogue The time came when Norman Mcleod,
once so prosecuted, was elected the moderator
of the Presbyterian General Assembly of Scot
land
Rev. Mr.. Reed said he had never heard of
minister, no matter how strong bis views on the
Sunday question, who objected TO having his
sermons published Monday morning, yet Mon
day morning paper what made printers.
editors and reporters work on Sundays.
The reporter said he knew preacher who
wanted his sermons printed Tuesday.
.sWel note that exception" said Me-. Reed.
laughing