Telegram-herald., 1891-09-04
TO KEEP Thu SABBATH
sunday Ciosing Urged Upon the
Worlds Pair 0snagsrs.
1HEYWlyI TIE GREAT CAFES CLOSED
BabbafArfs.s Make a uBgsss Appeal { q
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CHICAGO, Sept a-Eight gentlemen
appointed BY tho American Sabbath
uaion have address ths eommisr
sionsrsof ths worlds fair on the subject
of Sunday closing. Rev. DR.. Hcrriek
johnson presented the historic side Of
the sabbath question; Gen. o. O. How
ard. Of New York. the patriotic side;
Rev. Dx. Thomas L. Ternly. Of Phils-
delphiA. the statistics of the Phila-
delphis exposition; bishop j. p. New
man. Of the Methodist church. the
civil aspects Of the subject; Hon.
L. B. conan. the interests of
the wageworkers In keeping the
gstss closed on Sunday; Edward
y. Cragin, the history Of former
sxpositions; Rev. DIR. r. l. Patton.
biblical argument and Rev. DR.. p. 8.
Henson, suggestions - to the best and
uoss profitable methsd OF spending
sunday. At Wednesdays meeting Of
ths union the principal action taken
wss the adoption Of memorial TO be
placed in the hands OF Secretary Dick
inson. Of the national commission
This memorial. which embodied In .
concise form the most potent argu-
ments for Sunday closing, was ordered
engrossed and signed by the ofiOsrs OF
the union and the member present at
the time Of its adoption II Il sd-
dressed TO the Worlds Columbian COM
mission and the directors Of the Worlds
Columbian exposition. This memorial
opens with the following introduction:
Nearly i.soo petitions are on Ale IN the once
q your secretary, requesting you not 70 open
che Worlds Columbian exposttton On the Sab
bath day. These documents speak for indi-
viduAis sssociations. churches congreg&
siona secississtical sssemblie9 eensvo-
lent sad religious societisA local state
and national organizations. TAsy rep
resent Thousands sf business and Droees-
sionai men. great financial instttutioaA col
leges. univsrsisiss. theological ssmiAaxiss
ana other educational sstsblsAmsntaI
Many Of then are fren the labor classeA
tabor uAieAs. isw End order leagues ana
patriotic seeie1teA They ere equally non
partisan end unsestarian. uniting people Of
ell dsnominations asd I'll political parties In
this ono common object Thsy appeal for pro
lection against the dsnoralisstion and license.
the dissipation and laxlessnesA the tnvssien
day"
{ Then follew coPies Of resolutions
passed BY the national assembly
of the Society for Sunday 0bserv.
ance st Detroit, and similar meetings
at Ocean Grove, Fort Dodge. Ia, st.
Louis and elsewhere; ensctments on
the subject BY the Massachusetts, state
Legislatures; opinions of senators
and representatives ninety-seven
archbishops and bishops of tho
Roman Catholic church and Protestant
churches with Episcopal orders, and
an extract from Washington Irving's
life Of Columbus, which states that tho
aiscoverer Of America was guided in
MI his actions by the principles of the
Bible, and never would set sail on the
Lords day il he could possibly prevent
u. This long introduction u followed
by the petition of the union requesting
the closing of the gates on Sunday.
At Wednesdays session of the ma
tional commission Director General
Davis submitted his report, going over
the entire field covered by the depart
ments under his charge. The
report shows IN immense amount
of work already accomplished in
TIC way VI ocSukiu8 tcSSSnAeASAA
from the foreign governments and the
states of this country. 1t also demon
strates that at the present rate of appli-
cations for space the exhibits in the va
rious departments viii be the most ex-
tensive, - we'll - tho finest in
character, ever displayed at
an exposition. The amounts al
ready appropriated by states aggre-
gate q, o95. 900 With the sppropriar
tions expected Of legislatures still to
meet il Is estimated the total viii ex-
ceed 5000. 900. Most of the states
have appointed commissions and are
already at work preparing exhibits.
The total expenditures Of the various
departments up to August were Sl1o.'
es47 73. With the director generals re-
Port WAS submitted the report OF
Chairman Jeffery, OF the local
grounds and buildings committe, show
ing that s;s,oc0, 900 must be spent be-
fore the fair will be ready to open.
The construction department. under
Chief Burnham, has spent e49e. e30.S0,
employing ie4 skilled drauzhtsmen and
superintendents and asa lsborcrs and
watchmen. This does not include any
building work to be done BY contract