Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-14
INV aud Order DetectIves.

To the EdHOr Of me RfglsffE
SR:-The strangers who came into our
city and have organized themselves
into what they have been pleased TO
cal The Law and Order People, seem
TO me. TO be meddling with other peoples,
business in a way that doesn't commend
them 10 the respect and recognition OF the
people OF Wheeling. If Wheeling dldnt
have some twenty-seven churches, with as
many good ministers to preach in them,
and had other religious agencies at work;
if Wheeling wasn't capable of caring Tor
the morals and souls of her inhabitants,
there probably would be a missionary field
in Wheeling for these ephemeral ana purl-
tanical Sabbath reformers.
If these Law and Order people repre-
scented any substantial interests in our city;
if they were in any way identified with the
great moral. social, spiritual and economic
interests of the city, their conduct IN pros
cutting and prosecuting our people might
have some preteXt in reason; but, as the
matter now stands, the contrary is the case
| will show how they violate the Sabbath
by PLAYING the smart detective on the UNI
suspccting They go into u saloon and buy
a glass of beer and drink it. Here IS ylo-
lation of the Sabbath day by TINS very de
tectve They 60 into cigar stores and DO
the same thing; they go into bakers, butch
er shops. drug stores-all places OF neceS-
sitv to our people, and buy of these deal
ers. so that they can have them arrested.
Now. they, then, have drunk beer, bought
cigars. meat, bread. drugs, and other artl-
Giles in so many places in Wheeling, mind
YOU, on the Sabbath day, too, Just so they
might give fees to a Justice and Constable
on Monday Yet these are the people VINO
don't work on the Lords day The LORD
doesn't require such workers or reformers
for His holy day. >.
Our Savior didn't send His disciples
around Jerusalem 10 see whether they SOLD
wine. but they were commanded to preach
His gospel to the Jews and Gentles, Out
not as detectives.
Now we haven't any objection to Mr..
Watkins. or any of his Law and Order
people, preaching TO our people, II they
want to hear him and them: but do object
to his meddling with our city affairs, as de-
tectives. ,-,,-.
Mr. Watkins. nor none of his followers,
can possibly have more respect lot Ihe
Sabbath day, than l have, yet, don pc
leve in its puritanical observance. In the
hot weather want ice, milk, sometimes
bread. and drugs all the year around II
need them. / can do without cigars, to-
bacco and beer, but those who need them,
7 saw. let them have them except strong
drink. ,;i
Street cars run. steamboats, run, rail
road cars run, hotels run, preachers preach
all on Sunday-for money and III Is out
right and necessary that they should.
To be consistent in carrying out your
puritanical ideas you should stop al! OF
these employments, too. Our civil
laws are but the natural result OF
our Christian civilization Our country has
attained its exalted Christian civilization
without any help from Law and Order PEG,
nile. The command is Teach My gospel
in all the world The gospel Is the great
civilizer and SABBATH reformer OF our SIN
stricken world. We have nothing IN the
teachings of our Saviour about Law and
Order people such as we have in Wheeling
now Get people to violate the law so you
can punish them with fines and costs. Is
This Christianity! I say not. such CON
dnct has no authority in Gods word. 1t is
cowardly and not right. viii the grand
inrv in Ohio county indict any OF those
who are arrested and held! l say never.
the grand Jury kicked out three cases at
fine September term. AN OLD CITIZEN
UbeSIiug. Scpfcmber r., 1890.