Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-29
NO work ON SUNDAY.
Address Before tho Evangelical Al
iianee by Mr.. Crafts.

Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts, secretary Of the
American Sabbath Union, delivered an ads
dress before the Evangelical Alliance OF this
city last night In the hall OF the Young Meas
Christian Association building on the preseT-
vstion OF the Sabbath AZ day OF physical
rest and worship by the united forces Of
American Christianity In the interest OF the
Church and nation, ef morality, aud Of
liberty.
In opening he explained The various de-.
partments OF the union.
It's watchword IL "America for American
Institutions rather than "Amerlca for
Amencansv only, which would remand
many OF us 10 the lands whence we came.
The union In seeking the aid OF national
law for the protection and preservation Of
the Sabbath as day OF rest claims II IL
doing nothing contrary to the genius OF our
fundamental principles.
This question OF the invasion oi the Sab
bsth by toll Of various kinds needs NATIONAL
iZatlon, said be. Congress Is now being
peti.ioned to pass Sunday rest bill, asking
that those under the operations OF national
law in the army. the postal service, aud the
interstate railroad trains be allowed to enjoy
the same Sabbath privileges which those I'M
der the operations Of State laws now enjoy.
Fourteen millions OF people have signed this
petition, among them labor organizations OF
all phases, from the Brotherhood OF LOcomo-
/ tive Engineers downward, and large addl-
tlons are daly being made 10 It. Three
things are asked for: Discontiuuance OF all
military parades. Of interstate trains, OF mails
and pOst.otlices on the sabbath. The
strongest advocates OF tins movement are the
lahar unions OF the country. II Is not
the expressed convictions OF the Church
ottlv millions Of lahnrtuU in this
country are deprived OF sabbath rest, aud
they are asking this relief by national law.
The churches are falling into line with them.
The encOuragementS 10 1t arc thus increasing 2
daily. Behind our eGOyernment Is the
po~er % the people. This is being brought
to bear on our representatives,. Various OBJ
| jeciiOns 10 the interstate sunday trains and
| post-Oflices were met by the speaker humor-
ously and yet most effectively. Petitions
were circulated through the audience for
signatures, addressed 10 both Houses in
favor of the bill. At large meeting OF the
ministers Of the city. held at T. O'Clock, DR..
llOge was authorized TO sign the petition for
them.
It being the annual meeting OF the Al
lance, officers for the current year were
elected as follows: President. Rev. Or. Da-
shell; Secretary aud Treasurer, Rev. DR..
Lambeth; Vice. Presidents, Revs. Or. Cooper
Of the Baptist, l.. A. Cutler OF the Christian,
j. :. Nose; Of the Lutheran, Judkins of the
Methodist, and Or. Hoge OF the Presbyterian
churches.
Rev. Mr.. Crafts addressed large congrega-
tions at the First Presbyterian church sun
day morning, at Grace.Street Baptist church
at night. and spoke on this subject before
the mems meeting 1.-THE Young Mems Chris.
tian Association Hall in the afternoon. The
foundation for the speakers remarks on all
three occasions was the fourth command
ment: Remember tie sabbath day TO keeT
IL holy" Mr. Crafts has given this subject
a great deal OF attention and presents his ar
gumeuts in very attractive sud forcbit
manner. He visited Richmond while the
Engineers Convention was In session here N
October and secured that body's endorse
ment OF the petition which it Is proposed tC
present to Congress and which was pub
ished in the Dispatch at the time.