Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-25

this law. To the honor and praise OF
Great Britain, must say, that WHEREBY
or her flag waves, there is at LEASE an
attempt 10 enforce this divine law.
Edinburg, Scotland, is undoubtedly the
best Sabbath keeping city IN the world.
There seems to be a mistaken idea in
reference TO the observance OF the Sab
bath in Paris. Paris is not a business
city on the Sabbath. Almost all the
stores are closed on that day. Sabbath,
or Sunday, as it is usually called, with
the Partisan is public holiday.
Italy, unlike France, makes the Sab
bath a day of business. In the eternal
city Rome-that city which was once
blessed by the presence of one of Chris
tianity'S greatest cham pionS, the Apos-
tie Paul the city Of the Pope, city
where there are over four hundred
/ RomiSh churches, a city where every
| tenth man is either cardinal, friar or
prieSt-in this city on the Sabbath,
all places of business are open, houses
/ are being constructed, factories run
ming, public works being executed as on
Saturday. In Naples the Lords day is
the busiest day of the week.
Switzerland, especially in its Protes-
tant cantOnS, is the best Saboath-keep-
ing nation on the Continent. Germany
and Belgium, like France, look upon 1t
as a public holiday. During the last
Worlds Fair at Paris the exhibition was
opened and crowded on the Sabbath,
except the English and American de-
partments, which were closed in honor
of God 5 law. The tendency of the ma
ton at present is TO follow the example
of the European continental countries.
This is largely due TO the millions of
foreigners who, having been educated
TO Sabbath dissertation in their own
countries, desire TO destroy our day of
rest.
The Sunday newspapers had their
origin in war times when as nation
we had our hands full Of very i'm
D0rtant matters. l do not hesitate TO
say that there is not and never has been
such another force working toward the
SecularizatiOn of the Christian Sabbath
as the So-called Sunday newspapers.
Mr.. Stifei has as much right to open his
store. order his clerks back of the cOun-
ter and call upon the public to come
and purchase on the Sabbath as any
newspaper Has " pun AlS SOONS OH 0AN
market.
The greatest blight on the Sabbath of
rest is the Sunday saloon. am told
that nine out of every ten saloon keep
erS in this city break their solemn oath
every Sunday. Gentlemen, if you do
not defend the Christian Sabbath. ci"-
cumStanceS will be such that your chill
dren will be unable TO enjoy that day OF
rest and worship. The dissertation of
the Lords Day is increasing ten times
as fast as the population.
| have written TO the pastors of the
Protestant churches OF Wheeling ask
ing this question Of each. What is the
membership and the average attend
ance of your congregation? | have re-
ceived answers from all but five. The
combined membership is $3.50, and the
average attendance is $500. Assuming
that the Catholic membership and at
tendance is about the same, we have
membership of 6,57S and an attendance
OF $40 out of a population Of $4,000.
The reason for such a state of affairs in
Wheeling is evident. With part of the
people busy at secular employment, and
part allured by the open saloons and at
fractions OF the city we cannot expect
20 have our churches filled.