Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
THE SABBATH DAY
It's Holiness Must, and Shall Bs
Preserved.
IaHEsSE JlX Is HlRIKly'S HALL
Last Nights Dsnaoust42tIen "a Favor oi
the sabbath Lfke The EEtbusiAsHi
Ihat Greeted james a. Bialue-
TIE speeches ana Resolutions.

The sabbath Like ths EnthusiAsni
That Greeted J4u~s a. Bialns-
IAs speeches ana Resolutions.
Not since thev.s.t % Grand Rapids OF
james G.. Blaine has Hartman Hal
been hlled BY such aa audience IS that
which assembled there last evening. All
the streets leading 70 the center OF the
c-ty were tnronged with people, Al NOV
ing lnone detection, as ear.yas ! O'Clock,
and at the hour for the opening OF the
meeting not an available inch OF stand
ing room was 10 be had even 10 the entry
way. The alsles Of the hall, however,
were cleared So that no distractions
might exist IN case Of q sudden emer-
gency.
The raised seats on the platform used
by the Gilmore chorus were stul IN
place, and were occupied 10y the choir
OF hundreds Of voices. under the mas
terly direction of Prof. q. c. Shepherd.
Theplatform was occupied by the Mayor
and common council, the clergy, the
vice presidents, players OF instruments
and the speakers.
The meeting was called 10 order
pr omptly on time 10y Rev. DR.. Camp
bell Far, who requested that 10 out
ward expressions OF applause be made
during the evening. The audience
broke over the rule, however, many
times.
The first order was the singing, by
chorus and audience, of ''My Country
lis OF Thee" followed by prayer, by
Rev. \. l.. Merriam.
Dr.. Fair then introduced Hon. f. +.
| hi. as chairman OF the evening. Upon
taking tie chair. he spoke substantially
as follows: After relating the clrcum-
stances OF the invitation 10 be present, /,
extended by the committee OF arrange =
ments ID the mayor and Common
Council, hc said:
"lu accordance with that invitation,
! am here 10 preside over tins meeting.
/ cannot say that | am here for tue
purpose of making speech; certainly
| am not come prepared with any elab-
crate speech. But IN taking this char,
| am dcsirOus TO say that am IN hearty
accord and cooperation with any
movement that has for It's object the
preservation OF the American Sabbath,
and for the relief OF poor tired nature.
Whatever may be the duty of pa bic
Official, / feel bound to this duty my
self.
First, because / recognize in it the
voice OF God. speaking to Moses III the
distant past, and through hm to the
generations still TO come, Remember
that tnou keep the holy Sabbath day.
six days shalt thou labor and do al
that thou hast TO do, but the seventh
day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy
God. In IL thou shalt do no manner o.
work, thou and thy son AID thy daugh-
ter, thy man servant, and thy maid
servant, thy cattle, and the stranger
that Is wlthIng thy gates. For IN SIX
DAYS the the Lord made Heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that IN
them is, and rested the seventh day.
Wherefore, the Lord blessed the sew
| enth day, and hallOwed It.
second, because IT is the law of the
Commonwealth which You and ! are
bound 10 obey, and which have taken
a solemn oath to uphold. II has been
the law of all civilized COmmOuwealtns.
It was contained in tine code of TheodO-
sius. It was the law OF Charemague.
1t has been embodied in the legislation
of ali systems OF government 10 winch
we look for precedent and example.
Third, il has stood the test of time.
Its utility was recognized IN the Incom-
parable statesman shlp ot Burke. and
4. 4 - -.f s.-t at.N
Ithas commanded the reverence OF 4
Milton, Shakespeare and Of the great
ones of the past.
Fourth, because It is essential for the
preservation of our physical, moral
and intellectual manhood. lthas been
SAID, and truly said. that man Is seven
dav clock. wound up ats set time. This
day should lie reserved for purposes of
recuperation. I surely do not believe
i'm that earlier American Sabbath
which made il a mislelmeanor IN a
man q kiss his wife on the sabbath
Dav. but ID believe in unfolding the
American sabbath as 10 u.s."
The opening speech Of Mayor Uh.
was received with profound emotion
bv the immense aud .cncc. IL is seldom
that mn orator produces so solemn au
IMPRESSION "a that created ny Sir.
Thls magnificent rendering OF tnc
fourH commandments
Upon taxing the chair, Mr. Uhl
c1.led ior tao singing of "Ali IIai! tlo
Power Of Jcsrs' Name" after which
Hon. Thomas ID. Gilbert. chairman of
the committee on resolutions, pre-
--1tod the following, and moved Their
aI0ston.