The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-03-29

dictates OF reason. In the United
States and England, and in fact, in
the greater part of Europe, they al
low man more privileges on Sum
day. His day of rest can, il he so
list, be made day of quiet enjoy
ment. If you want modification,
you must first repeal these laws,
and make new ones, from your
scale of modification.
Another member arose and said,
GAS 'gap-lilling' is in order, l shall
have to follow. L nearly always get
up to fill gap. 1t must truly be
terrible state of affairs if the Legis-
lature's first duty should be the re-
peal of the Sunday laws. l always
imagined that there was some other
and more important duty incumbent
upon them, such as to elect temper
airy chairman. / am utterly opposedto
religious legislation; not that ! am
opposed to religion; religion is one
thing, and government iS another.
think it would be q dangerous
thing to repeal the Sunday laws. L
think it would seriously effect the
majority of the laboring people, and
I think their rights are paramount.
Until you can get laws for the pro-
lection Of the working people all
round let us keep the laws we have"
The last speech was made by
member who spoke as follows: To
repeal the Sunday law-the law
which creates and regulates Sunday
is to abolish Sunday. 1 cannot
support any such proposition. If
the proposition had been to create
an additional Sunday, l would have
regarded it with more favor. L
might also have been on the affirma-
tive side, if the proposition had SIM
ply aimed at modification of the
laws on our statute book regulating
the observance of Sunday, but to
repeal those laws, and thereby abol-
ish Sunday, or leave it entirely to
the option Of each individual person
as to whether he observes the Sun
day or not, is a measure which | can
never support; because l believe
that the social economy which has
provided one day of rest in the
seven for mankind is wise and good.
Tina, Sunday is one of the best insti-
tutions which men have, and that it
might not be taken from the help
| less by the powerful, from the poor
by the rich, it should be strongly
protected by law. One not better
informed would infer from the talk
| of some men against our Sunday
laws, that those laws are of o bur-
depsomely restrictive character, ia
buing everything not of purely
religious Misunderstanding all des-
criptions of exercise excepting re-
ligious eXercises-so strict that they
prevent a man smoking or whistling
or a woman cooking dinner on
Sunday. Whereas, as matter of
fact, our Sunday law is quite lax
and liberal, more liberal than in
many countries, permitting any
work of necessity, or any quiet
amusement, and in reality allowing
people to do pretty much as they
please, as long as unnecessary man.
ual labor is suspended and the peace
and quiet of other people are not
disturbed. | don't know that L de-
sire more liberal Sunday law than
this, or that laxer law would be
for the good of the community. L
believe in law which compels the
observance of Sunday as day Of
cessation from the ordinary manual
avocations of life. Such law is
especially promotive and protective
of the interests of the poor. Abol-
ish compulsory observance of Sun
day as day of rest, and in the
course of time you will have mills,
factories, etc, in full blast on that
day, and employees would be re-
quired to work seven days in the
week. l cannot vote for anything
of the kind"
After the leaders of the two sides
had concluded their answers, the
debate was closed.
The subject adopted for next
Thursdays meeting is, Resolved,
that warfare as means of settling
quarrels or misunderstanding be-
tween Nations is relic of barbarism
that should be abolished" Walter
Hill will lead the affirmative, and
| Percy l.. Darlington the negative.