The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-28

ried In or out, and when the nuyefs anu
sellers loafed about the walls he TOLD
them II they did so again he would lay
hands on them. From that time forth
came they no more on the Sabbath.
This great question Of keeping the
Sabbath is being greatly agitated. There
are more letters coming To Washington
urging the passage of the rest law than
there are letters referring to the tarlii.
The little document called the hearing
on The subject. which contains the argu-
menis on both sides, have been distri-
buted by the million.
Your Sunday law in Virginia is bet
ter kept than any where else. The
charge has been made that such a law is
unconstitutional, for the very Constitu'
ton itself says that the President shall
have ten days, excepting Sunday, in which
to approve or disapproye bill. Here
the Constitution exempts the President
from work on Sunday, and Congress has
the right to pass laws stopping the run
ming OF trains, working 100000 postmen
seven days in The week and making her
army Of 81, 900 men TO parade twice every
Sunday.
All men dislike TO work on Sunday
themselves, but don't mind others work
ing for them. No one minds the iaded
engineer running his engine or the post
man asserting the mails. but no one
would like 10 DO IL himself
They say that the carrying of the
mails Is necessity. Did you know that
in the metropolis Of the world-the city
of London-not letter is collected, as
sorted or distributed on God dayg The
managers OF railroads say Sunday trains
do not pay, but each of two rival lines
are afraid to take the initiative and stop.
The statement that the public want sun
day trains is demolished when you are
told that the petitions sent 10 Washing
ton asking for the passage OF the bill
have been signed by fourteen million
names
DR.. Craft made another address on the
same line last night al Grace-street
Baptist Church, and will tonight speak
before the Evangelical Alliance at the
hall of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation
MR.. CRAFTS NIGHT SERMON
A large congregation gathered al the
Grace-street Baptist Church yesterday
evening at ,S0 o'clock, when the Rev
Wilbur F. Crafts, of New York, delivered
an address on Sabbath. violations He
directed most Of his remarks TO the many
ways In which the sabbath was desc
Grated by the running OF railroad trains
on that day He held that national
law should be enacted which will stop
the running of all trains throughout the
country that no mails should be received
OF delivered and that the postotllces
ought TO be closed and the clerks Of
these several departments afford
ed one day OF rest in
every seven that the business which
was done on these days could be as
easily transacted in six; that while some
railroads would willingly suspend opera
tions for the sake of observing the sab
bath, yet there were in many instances
parallel and competing lines that re-
fused 10 stop, and hence neither had the
moral courage to DO that which they
know ought to be done, and what would
give those men who work TO
the enriching Of corporations and
earn no more than scanty liy-
ing day of rest 10 spend with
their families and improve their moral,
physical and intellectual conditions He
said that as letter 10 be delivered on
Sunday must be mailed on Saturday, and
one mailed on Sunday was not delivered
until Monday, the operations Of the tele-
graph could be made 10 answer this pur-
pose, As a message il delivered anywhere
in the Union in few hours after 1t IS
dispatched.
In conclusion, he rigidly denounced
the publication of
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS,
and spoke Of ii as a direct and indirect
violation of the Fourth commandment.
He was followed by Dr. Cooper pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, who urgently
seconded the remarks made by Dr.
Crafts.
Dr. Hatcher closed with a few re-
marks, after which a number OF petitions
asking Congress to enforce national
law stopping the operations Of all trains
and the mails on the Sabbath, and
forbidding the employment by any
corporations OF any clerks or assistants
for more than six days in any week,
were circulated amongst the cOngrega-
ton
A number of these petitions were
signed By persons then in the church
and handed mp TO Mr. Crafts, and Others
were taken home TO be signed and re-
turned TO the meeting to be held for the
advancement OF the cause al the halls OF
the Y NJ G. A this afternoon
The following is
THE PETITION,
a duplicate OF which will be forwarded
10 the House OF Representatives United
states
To the United States Sfndte
The undersigned, adult residents OF
the United States. twenty one years OF
age or more, hereby earnestly petition
your honorable body 10 pass bill, for
bidding, In the nations mail and mill
tary service. and in interstate com.
merce, aud in the District of Columbia
and the Territories, all Sunday traffic
and work, except works of religion and
works OF real necessity and mercy, and
such private work by those who observe
another day as will neither Interfere
with the general rest nor with public
worship
CHURCH NOTES
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, OF Baltimore
preached yesterday In Clay-street Bap
iist Church and Nenable-street Baptist
Church.
There will be preaching in Clay-street
Baptist Church every night this week.
The pulpit OF Centenary Methodist
Church, of which Rev. VIM. +. Judkins
Is pastor, was filled yesterday morning
by Professor Pollard, of Richmond Col
lege and at night by Rev. c. Z. Lyford
Rev Preston G. Nash, associate rector
OF ST. James Church, preached at Grace
Church yesterday morning from the
text, Second Kings Sd chapter and 81
verse: Nevertheless, he cleayed unto
the sins of JerOboam, the son Of Nebat, |
which made Israel to sin; he departed |
not therefrom"
Rev II. Melville Jackson, rector OF |
Christ Church, filed the pulpit at Old |
81. Johns, Church Hill, yesterday morn /
Ing, preaching an eloquent and interest |
Ing sermon.
Dr. Hoge preached in the Second /
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