The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-18
ADVISING THEIR FLOCKs.
Two Colored Pastors Jealous for the
Early Closing Movement.

Two Colored Pastors Jealous for the
Early Closing Movement.
Rev. E. K. Love, pastor of the First Afri-
can Baptist church, was very earnest in his
sermon on early closing at his Sunday
morning service. He said: 1.-THE dry goods
merchants of this city, or rather their en-
ployes, want shorter hours, and l don't
think it is anything but fair and reasonable
to help them all we can. You know that
according to the gospel the day should be
divided into eight hours for work, eight
hours for recreation and eight
hours for sleep, but seventeen
hours, which they say they have
to work on Saturdays, is altogether too long.
1t is nothing but an act of charity and
humanity to lessen the hours, and l want
this to go on record that the First African
Baptist church is at the head of any move
ment that will tend to lessen tho hours of
labor of the salespeople of Savannah. |
can almost be positive that my congrega-
ton win help them by doing their shopping
on week days be ore 6 o'clock and on Sstur-
to animals. Is not this more than that?
L simply say we want to close
the stores in proper time. Look at
the temptations on Saturday night to re-
sist. Many of our brethren work in those
big stores, and they are not lazy and care
less if they don't come to church regular.
mol 1t is simply because they are over
worked. Again tell you, do you do your
shopping in the day time, and let these tired
set of people get a little rest. You do an
act of charity, besides having the advantage
of selecting your goods in the day time"
Rev. Gilbert W. Griffin of Bryan street
church gave an interesting talk TO
large congregation on the early
closing. He said: "All the sufferings
T.
| As we profess to be a religious class of peo-
pie. why not follow the example of Christ
| and do all we can to better humanity? As
in the case of these overworked clerks, let
us make resolution that we will do all in
| oar power to lessen their hours of labor, and
| you will receive the blessings of God, as well
as the blessings of these clerks. Religion
| is great thing, but we do not want our
| minds to fly too far from humanity, The
colored race think themselves an inferior
people. want to kill this idea We keep
| ourselves down. There are two things that
| we want besides religion to better our
selves. The first is more care and respect
TO ourselves. The second is more money.
How are we to obtain this respect? When
we are to let the white race see that we are
ready and willing to do all we can for them
in an honest, christian way, and our first
move in this direction is to do all we
| can for the Retail Dry Goods Salesmen's
Association. will do all in my power.
| Now let me see how many in this church
are going to stay away from the stores after
$50 o'clock" TAT this every one in the
church raised his or her hand). God bless
you" said the preacher, "and may he help
you to keep this resolution. You may think
this small request but if you only knew
how many hearts this would gladden. you
would take it as request from God HIM
self. Once more appeal to your consciousness
| to keep this resolution. | know you are
doing the right thing andI want you to
keep it up.