The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-05-28
The Meeting of the Sabbath Day
Observance Convention.
Opened This Morning With a
Large Attendanee-AppOint-
ment of Committees,
Etc.

ance convention of the safe of Mis-
souri, convened At the Cumberland
, Presbyterian church this morning at
9:l5 o'clock and was called to order
by Rev. b. +. Boiler, Of the Ohio
street Congregational church. who
read the 54,h chapter of Isaiah, fol-
loved by prayer by Rev. Heron, of
the Broadway Presbyterian church.
On motion of Rev, Boiler, Rev.
Heron was chosen as moderator,
Rev. w. d. Gray, ot the Ohio Street
NJ. l.. church, as secretary.
Rev. b. +. Boiler, Judge Richard
sou and Thomas G.. Newton were ap-
pointed committee on organization (;
Revs. A. III. Stephens, Jno. Ashley,
Wilson Asdale, committee on resolu-
tons Revs. Gault, Fiegenbaum and
w. X. futile and Meesrs. White and
Brown, committee ON state organiza-
ton Rev. Gray and j. G.. White,
committee on enrolment.
the committee on permanent Or
ganization reported the temporary
officers for permanent organic alton.
The convention was entertained by The
reading of an excellent paper on
"Sabbath observance III rural life"
by Rev. Thomas Ill. Taller OF ElinA,
Mo-,
The paper was made the order of
the day and remarks were made by
Bros. Gault, Mr.. Porter, Rev. w. d.
Gray and Rev. Taller.
\ change in the programme was
announced by Mr.. Gault. and but one
evening session will be held tonight
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. The speakers for the even
ing session are Rev. WILDER F. Craft,
ID. d., of New York whose subject is
Sabbath rest or Sunday work, which
shall go?" Rev. John A. Brooks, ID.
ID. OF Kansas City will speak on The
relation of Sunday to our civil and
religious institutions"
DIR. w. F. Craft, field secretary of
the National Observance Association,
addressed the convention OIL the sub
ject of organizing a state association
IN Missouri, DR.. George p. Hayes fol-
lowed with remarks.
On motion, all resolutions were re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
and the convention adjourned until
: O'Clock r. m.
This afternoon the attendance was
very large. The exercises were OPEN
ed by song followed by prayer by
Rev. Morrow of the United Presby-
terrain church. A second hymn was
sung and followed with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Brooks of the Christian
church.
Rev. DIR. Hayes, of Kansas City,
was introduced and addressed the con-
vention at length on the Physical
Observance of the Sabbath"
DELEGATES.
The following delegates were pres
ent at the morning session, but a
large number of others arrived on the
afternoon trains and will De present
this evening and tomorrow:
Rev. WILDER +. Crafts, field secre-
tary, New York; DIR. Geo p Hayes,
Kansas City; Rev. r. e. Porter,
Winston, Mo, Bev. J. A. Morrow,
Greenwood, Mo; Mrs. Jean Nj. Nor
row, Greenwood, Mo-; Mrs. Archer,
Kingsville, Mo-; Prof. G. A. Foster,
Pilot Grove, Mo-; Rev. Il.
=. Donnell, johnson county, Mo;
Rev. Jas. klostermyer, Rockville,
Mo. Rev. Jno. A. Brooks, Kansas
City Rev. Z. Z. Bailey, Indian
Territory Rev. J. II. Gillespie,
Pleasant Hill, Mo-; Mrs. Kate l..
Shaw, Cameron, Mo. Mr.. g. j. |
Hunt, Montrose, Mo-; Rev. j. w.
Anderson and Mr.. j. G. Howe,
Moberiy, Mo.
FIELD sEcRETARY's ADDRESS.
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, field secre-
tary of the American Sabbath union,
who is here attending the Sabbath
observance convention in address at
the First Congregational church Kan
sas City last night said;
The religious Sabbath treated Sun
day work and designations as crime
against God; the civil Sabbath only
as crimes against man. In recent
years legislation on this subject had
been based not on Gods will, but on
"the general welfare" The Sabbath
was pushing petition against Sun
day mails, against Sunday work in
the military service of the
government, against Sunday
work In interstate COM
short, petition which
asked congress to give Sunday rest to