Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-19
CHURCH MATTERS.
Topics Discussed From the Pulpit
Yesterday.

The churches were well attended yes
terday, and the topics discussed from the
various pulpits were more than ordin
arily interesting. The Sunday schools
were also largely attended.
At the First Congregational church,
Rev. Geo. A. Rawson preached, and in
the evening the pastor, Rev. Robt
Hutchins, chose for his subject, "Sun-
day Closing"
Rev. D. V. Bowen delivered the last
lecture of course at the New church,
yesterday morning, choosing for his
topic, Emanuel Swedenborg"
At Simpson NJ. E. church, Rev. A. G..
Williams spoke on ''Can Los Angeles Do
Without Its Saloons" at the evening
session.
At the Emmanuel Presbyterian church.
yesterday morning, Rev. Wilbur F..
Crafts spoke on the subject Of
Reasons for Rest Day. 1t is al
most unanimously agreed that man
needs, and so has right to, a weekly
rest day. Won Humbolt the agnostic
and Prondhon the atheist both argued
for such rest as a natural law. John
Stuart Mill says that abstinence on one
day of the week from the usual daily
occupation is highly beneficial custom.
Professor Tyndall says OF Sunday rest /:
"We cherish it because it is in principle
reasonable and in practice salutary." !"
The socialists of Europe, though in re-
volt against religion, demand the weekly
rest day. Judge Field remarks there are
few points on which statesmen and
scientists are so agreed as on this human
need of weekly rest.
1t is also agreed, with similar unan-
unity, that, as far as possible, this
weekly rest-day should be common
day. Some one has proposed that COM
merce should go on as usual every day,
and that men should rest in squads but
this is manifestly impossible. The hod-
carrier and bricklayer must rest to-
gether. Furthermore, man must rest
when his friends rest, or he might as
well not rest at all.
There is general agreement, further,
that this rest-day, in this age of combin-
alton and competition especially, must
be protected by law, that no man may
be prevented from resting by his en-
ployer or competitor. Otherwise, nine
teen BARRIERS who want to rest will have
to do seven days work for six days
pIOuIS, because one unreaSOnaDle DdrDer
refuses to join them in Sunday closing.
There is general agreement, also, that
in forbidding Sunday work, exception
should be made for works OF necessity
and mercy and for such private work by
those who keep Saturday as will not
destroy the rest of others.
These four rock-firm steps of general
agreement bring us to the portals OF the
Sabbath question, Sunday closing of
saloons. This fight is both non-sectarian
and non-partisan. Manly Tello, editor
of the Catholic Uniuerse, said at can
vention of the Cincinnati Sabbath union
in Cleveland: "It would be an abuse of
liberation should the followers OF Christ
permit the followers of Bacchus to force
them to the wall by the opening OF sa-
looms on Sunday. We Catholics are
with you for the whole term OF the war
for a legal protection of the day. Ii
Christian men thought less of their po-
litical gods, and more of humanity,
there would be joint Catholic and nom
Catholic Christian lobby at the capital
that no legislator would dare disregard
in the interest of the Sunday saloon.
For the sake of noble, suffering woma n
hood let the saloons be closed at least on
Sunday, that the homes may rejoice.n