The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-19
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1890.


On sunday last there assembled in this
city large and representative gatheringoi
our people TO give voice TO their sentiments
of protestation against the projected move
,nent TO conduct, during the hours oil oaopa'n-
day. the exercises incident to the Columbian
Exposition.
over this gathering the Mayor OF the CITY
presided. Among the speakers were man,
justly regarded as the leaders anu eNei"
plars of our people, while the memorial
adopted was an earnest appeal 10 in'
authorities Of the Exposition not to pursue
the course above indicated, and dignlied
protest against the dissertation OF the ia!
whose sacred character is enjoined and up
held by the Iaw-human and Divine.
II was meet and proper that this. old Com
monwealth, whose sons aforetime were
among the foremost builders OF the iaDfle
of this great republic, should thus, in the
very inception of this movement TO ceie'
brate the nations triumphs, cast their IL
Nuence for the continued supremacy OF
those sentiments Of reverence for 0od ana
obedience TO law which has marked the
conduct of its affairs and 80 nightly con-
trlbuted to the prosperity and weli-being oil
its people.
In the sentiments expressed in the me-
mortal The TINES cordially unites. Inc
Columbian Exposition is designed TO pre-
sent to the nations of the world some faint
copceotion OF the life and attachments oil
our people. The triumphs o. art, OF inNen'
tive genius, of industrial progress in all It's
myriad forms, will there be exhibited. In
the great galleries, through the vast courts
and along the serled aisles Of the EXposl-
ton buildings, the products from furnace
and factory, forest and field, will be spread
TO make known the wondrous story Oh
the wealth of this favored land. The
great cities the traveller VIII pass
as he Journeys thither, the mighty
lines of railroad and steamboat navigation,
the myriad homes, which like stars In the
armament dot the land, the churches, ana
the colleges, asylums and schools GROWING
hill and dale; all these will further tell the
story Of our peoples progress. The peace
and good orde- which peryades society will
lead new conception Of "liberty regulated
by lava" while the dream OF the ages oil
mans inherent right to rule himself VIII De
exemplified in the spectacle OF a nation
where every attribute of sovereignty rest
with supreme safety in the hands OF the
people.
OF all this the traveller, as he wends his
way TO the great Exposition or wanders
through its crowded courts, will take some
note. Through six days in every week the
hum and hustle Of traffic and trade in It's
vast confines will be heard. On the seventh
we ask that its roar be stilled. Let SIX
DAYS tell the story of our peoples progress
along all the lioes which make for their tenn
poral prosperity and power. Let the seventh
declare their reverence for the Most High and
an unfailing recognition of His guiding
providence amid all the vicissitudes of the
nations life. The very silence which viii
thus brood over the vast aggregation VIII
he eloquent in its reminder OF the fact that
the Christian religion, which has brought
such untold blessings to this land, still
dominates in the minds and hearts OF the
controlling elements Of our people.
fin our greed for gain we convert the
Sabbath into day of struggle and traffic
we will indeed present to the world the
spectacle o. the triumph of the baser over
the better aspirations Of our people, while
the solemn words of benediction vouchsaled
10 the land whose "God Is the Lord VIII
I've turned to prophecy Of direiul import,
portraying the decline and fall Of that ma
ton whers Mammon is king.