The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-20
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
INTERESTING MEETING or THE EVAN
GELlCAL ALLIANCE.
MR. CARMICHAEL ACCEPTS TIE
CALL TO ST PAJLS
INCEPTION To TuE SUPREME RE
GLNr ROYAL ARCANUM
Proceedings al the Nafions Courts-News
aud Notes from Richmond Col
lcge--i ocal Itcmsin
General.

Tho Evangelical Alliance Of Richmond
and Manchester was held last night in
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association The attendance was par
ticularlv large. taking into account the
number of special religious services 60
ing on in thc ely
Rev. 4. G. Dashicll ID. D., The presi-
dent. presided dr. Landrum, the secre
rary. was compelled 10 be absent on ac-
count of the revival al his church. Rev.
Mr. Cutler acted as secretary pro tenn.
The HYMN Nearer. Ny God 10 Thee ~
was sung. and DIT Bledsoe offered fer
vent prayer. The hymn " / Need Thee
Every Hour was next sung, after which
Mr Reynolds followsl with prayer.
= was announced that Dr. Hatcher
was unable io be present on account OF
an engagement out of The city. DR. New
ton could not De- present, but any action
taken would receive his endOrsatiOn.
The question discussed was how better
20 secure The observance Of the LORD :
Day hy the working classes, and several
of The committee appointed al a former
meeting 20 ind out, made reports on the
subject
Mr REYNOLDS said he had seen in Da-
ko;a. I'm one town. Eve churches, on q
SUNDAY three were closed; IN the other
TWO there were present five men and two
hundred and fifty women. He asked
where were the men The reply was
they are ai work on the railroad. They
had 10 work or starye. for if they kept
the Sabbath Others would have 10 take
their places Processing Christian men
lave charsc of these railway systems,
they are ile ones 20 whom you must 60
10 and WORK on.
rHE SUNDAY NEwsPAPER.
Another thing which Is breaking down
the Sabbath f, the sunday newspaper
which contains matter oitentimes not
el,vafing for any cay in the week. In
mer1po cities now the sunday
newspapers have lecomc a large book.
People spend the day reading in
them foolish novels and sensational
stories and forget that Il is
COD. day. Ii may surprise
YOU when / say that in the Dominion OF
Canada there is not published single
paner ON sunday The Toronto Globe
did try TO- Unpublished three issues. but
such wa, The storm that on the day fol-
lowing She third Sunday 10 apologized,
and said 20 would not DO 10 again.
Another cause of sunday breaking is
the running of street cars, which not
ONLY require ihe men 10 run them, but
keep people riding in them, forgetful
thai thcrhurch bell is ringing or that
the family altar is at home.
DR.. lI0re thought that Sabbath-break-
inc was not confined 10 working men.
The men of means are those who mostly
break &c. The man who goes on rail
road duty ON Sunday does so from
stern necessity He goes TO work with
reluctance He wants TO get up free that
Sunday morning, ioudle his children, 90
to church and enjoy holy day OF rest.
Ii is the married men who control these
railroads They are the sabbath breakers.
Appeal 90 them. not in terms of denun-
Gallon. bat TO their hearts, and with the
spirit of God with yOu. you Will succeed.
DR.. Read said that if all the men who
have 10 work each sabbath could get TO
Church, the churches would not hold
them.
DR.. Kerr said the whole discussion
gathered around the word How" II
the voice of God can be made the voice
Of the people, all right; if we can
educate the people mp 10 their
duty, then their voice viii be the voice
Of God. but not till then. Ii is only
through the force of the people as a gem
eral sentiment that railroad magnates
and newspaper proprietors can be got
ten 60 observe the Sabbath. II the Chris
tian men viii come together and resolve
10 have Sunday work stopped, the pub
tic viii reflect their action, and like ! o.
Ionic, the newspapers will apologize.
Dr. Bledsoe did not believe that there
was I'm the community on county sus-
cient moral courage 10 give us Christian
Sabbath The laws already in existence
he believed should be rigidly enforced,
and il they were they would guard the
sanctiiy Of the Sabbath
MI kuyk hoped that work would be
performed by The Alliance instead of
talking he knew of his own know
ledge that more freight trains were run
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad on
Sunday than on any other day.
Dr. Judkins wanted the law strictly
enforced.
IL was decided to have the State Sun
day School Convention and the Sab
bath Rest meeting, which will each
meet In this city on The 10Th Of March,
merge together and hold their meetings
ri the same time and in the same nall.
Dr. Hoge. o. account Of pressing mat
tiers. resigned as president OF the Sab
bath Rest Committee, and Dr. Hatcher
was appointed.
Adjourned with prayer and the bens-
dictiOn