The Washington critic., 1890-02-01
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the First Day OF the Week.
The closing session of the Sabbath
Reform Convention was we'll attended
at the Foundry nj. L. Church last even
ing. The lower floor and gallerie,
were well filed with an intelligent and
earnest gathering of refined ladies and
gentlemen, congrogated TO lend aid Ia
The cause by their presence, influence
and financial contributions. The even.
ing was principally given over to short
talks and addresses by ministers and
distinguished public dignitarics.
Shortly before s o'clock the exercises
of the evening began by the singing of
The familiar national hymn, America, -
in which the entire audience Joined
with spirit
Rev. George Elliott pastor of the
Foundry Church, was the presiding
officer of the evening, and announced,
after the singing, that Rev. Sheldon
jackson would lead in prayer
Rev. DIR. Power of the Christian
Church. who was the first speaker, held
the audience for fifteen or twenty
minutes by tho cloqucncc of his re-
marks. He said, among other things,
that he did not objectto the absence of
God in the Constitution, but he Ger.
tainly did object to foreigners coming
to America and trying to abolish the
Op1, In, Il,n at..a G
Columbia, and he also objected to rail.
roads being built in the streets of
Washington ON the Lords Day.
The president of the meeting intro.
duccd Rev. DIR. Bartlett of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
DIR: Bartlctt's fine personal appearance
and manly bearing are so well known
as TO need no description here DIR.
Bartlett declared that the Sabbath was
an American institution, and that it
must and.would be preserved. He didn't
want Jewish Sabbath, nor a Puritan
Sabbath, that forbade man kissing
his wife on Sunday, but he did want
good, honest, liberal American Sab.
bath day of rest when an employe
would have law on his side and could
say; II will not work to-day. l am
going home to my wife and children. "
And" added the reverend gentle
men with emphasis. 81 want him pro-
tected from his employer when he says
it,"
Commissioner Douglass was next
called for, but failed to respond. DR..
Elliott said that Mr.. Douglass told him
that be would attend the meeting and
deliver an address, and that he had no
doubt he would come as soon as he
could. lie said that he had waited on
the Commissioners of the District per-
sonally. and he wanted to say that he
had never been treated more courteously
by any body of public men; that they
promised TO recommend additional Sun
day legislation TO the committee of Con
grcss on the District of Columbia, and
that they had fulfilled their promise
was a matter of history.
MONEY NEEDED.
The president said before continuing
with the speaking that it was desirable
to take up collection, and he hoped all
persons Interested in the movement
would respond literally, as there was
not money in the treasury sufficient to
pay the current expenses of the con.
vention, and he doubted if there was
enough to pay for the printed pro-
gramme in the hands of the audience.
He mentioned that "the other side"
were using money freely, and that funds
were necessary to pay for printing
pamphlets and circulars and other eX-
penses necessary to carry on the work.
Printed slips were distributed, and
seemed to be signed quite literally.
They read as follows:
SUBSCRIPTION FOR LIFE MEMBER, 500.
The undersigned agrees to pay the Ameri-
can Sabbath Union $3.50 per month (total,
'si00) during 1890 In monthly payments or
otherwise. Name, -. Street and num-
ber, -. Town or city, -. State,