The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-18
RAILROADS.

The claim is that if the Richmond Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad should
stop transportation on Sunday their
competing lines would ret their traffic.
If they can carry all the frci lnt and pas
sengers i'm six DAYS why require the sew
enth, and a general law would work 10
the benefit of the roads themselves. tul-
tiyate public sentiment by precepi and
example. take the proper means 10 get
the laws needed passed in the
Legislature Don't mention about
Christian laws. Our State SO far as
Sabbath laws is concerned, has the pub
lie sentiment behind TO- This country
was settled by the honest Englishmen,
the robust Hollauder, the Scotch-lrish.
who were never afraid TO stand up
for their rights i'm public or private the
cultivated HuguenOt, let us, inheriting
their love of religion and morals, hold
on 20 our priceless heritage.
Ten minutes speeches were then called
for
Rev. J. NJ Peterson of Manchester
thought we had laws enough if we could
execute them. They are not enforced.
Ii is uneQually enforced Ii was wrong
to arrest him for shoeing his horse ON
Sunday and let the newspapers run at
fall blast Is it crime 60 sell a gill of
peanuts on Sunday, but no crime 10 pub
lish newspaper ON SUNDAY with foul
description of bull-fght in Spain The
civil law is not reiOrmalOry, but il is re-
strictive. Ii can compel "a man from
doing what is wrong.
Rev. $. t. VIM, of Petersburg. said
that il is claimed that when State passes
law restricting certain acts ON Sunday.
the State il transcending its powers
that the Sabbath is ecclesiastical, some
thing 90 be left 10 each mans conscience,
and something with which the govern
ment has nothing to do. There Is nota-
ing relative TO the well-being of man, az
the question of Sunday Observance. He
quoted from the report Of $40 physicians
of LOndOp presented TO Parliament that
the Observance of the seventh day was
necessary 10 the mental and physical
well being OF man This OVerwOrk me-
cessitates stimulantS, and the stimnlants
used are intoxicating liquors. When
ever there had been a decline IN the
observance of the sabbath there was "a
decline m morals This is not only "a
Divine law bul natural one. found in
the constitution OF man, and As q natural
law We may leglslate upon 1t Macauley
SAYS that a man who works 800 days IN "a
year really does less work than the man
who only worked SIX days in the week.
lie threw out the suggestion that a
committee be appointed to gather sta
tistics about the observance OF the Sab
bath day
Rev. b Funston, Of Christ Church
Richmond, urged that definite action be
now taken We must be aroused TO IN
thusiasm. Happy homes, the souls of
men, the best interests of society, are
If we want progress and
happiness We must have protection TO
the sabbath. We can DO nothing with
railroad magnaies they think of nothing
but increasing dividends; they make mis-
takes though, for most accidents are the
result OF 0yer-wOrked men. Let Us now
proceed TO action, become stirred up and
feel that We have great work to do
We must have organization.
DR. W +. Crafts, ID. d.. OF New York,
said Mr. Preston had shown the key
note. Equity The way to build up the
obseryanceof the Sabbath is by equity
Much can be done by one person, but
great deal more by organizations No (
crime is greater than that of your Legis- /
lature when il made that railroad law I
and your City Council. when it compel /
ed the street car line 10 run on Sunday I
He rapidly gave IA great deal of good and |
practical advice.
Rev w G. Lumpkin, OF Manchester,
'aid the way to break down the Sunday
newspaper is for the Christian TO stop
buying them. To stop sireet-cars on
sunday, Christians must stop riding on
sunday. He did not believe in appeal