Evening journal., 1891-05-19
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
MR.. 5WARTz SAYS THEY ARE AN
EMissARY or HELL.

2 Chicago, on That Day.
= The Sunday newspapers received
Is whack at the hands of Rev. William 2
SwSrtz, pastor Of Central Presbyteria
Church, Sunday night. The subiec
. upon which Mr. Swartz preached 4
!. eloquent and foreible sermon was sTb
+ Sabbath, with special reference TO IN
opening Of the Columbian Exposition h
Chicago in 1893 Il was In considerinl
J this subject that he administered hi
attack on the Sunday newspaper, whicl
, be said was tremendous power fo
evil, an ally OF Satan and an emissAry o
hell. Moreover, he did not think tbi,
language one whit too strong.
D. Minister Swartz had large and sttan
5 tive congregation and his clear argument
against the opening OF the COLUMBIAN
Exposion on the Sabbath day was clossly
followed. He said man can do mora
and better work by using Gods division
OF the week, six days Of work and one ~
rest A man who works seven davs each
week has jaded, tired look aud has no
enjoyment In his work One DAYS rest
In seven Is necessary for the mind As
well as the body Nature exacts and
God demands the Sabbath. The Chris
tian Church IS in array against the desc
cratioa Of the Sabbath There IL ne
division In cur ranks There NAV be local
or regimental ensigns, but fhev are
sll marching under the same banner
Next 20 the army Of the church comes
the host OF civil authorities. Since fra
Puritan fathers observed Sunday In the
year 1890 un IL the present time the dav
has been observed ia this country All
the laws have recognized the day. We
therefore contest for the day which God
has made holy. We do not wish a
Pharisaical observance Of the day. but
that each should observe It with the
freedom allowed by its Creator.
who opposes the observance of the
saobathf Those who are trying to have
the exposition opened on that day. and
thus break down the Christian Sabbath.
In 1893 we are to celebrate our achieve
ments, and tho enemies of our countrv
and It's laws wont the exposition kent
open on Sunday Who are these peonla9
First the devil, whose zeal knows no
languinhing, who Is active even when
saints grow weary He Ia assisted nv
greed, represented by the saloon. the
Sunday mail aud the Sunday newspaper
Then came his whack on the SUNDAY
newspaper, than which, be said. there Il
no more active Zoe to the Christian Sab
bath. The editor and reporter 90 with
the cit zsn and interrupt him when be
ought to be In his closet In PRAYER While
be Is IN church they whisper words Ia
his ear that hurt his mind and start
him on the way to hell There Is no
doubt Of the magnitude of the influence
of the Sunday paper The Sunday press
~ bound and chained by Satan and Is an |
emlssary OF hell. What man who has |
consecrated himself to be Christian can |
read Sunday newspaper There il not |
\ man here whose checks wsuld NOT |
bush wish shame II he should stnnd /
before this congregation and simply read |
the headlines of the Sunday paper
A New York newspaper. which does
not publish - Sunday edition. recently |
analyzed eleven leading papers published |
IN sunday and found 52f columns lit |
erary miscellany 3lS columns OF gossip.
sports and sensations; 900 columns of 1
news and politics, II columns Of reliq-
ious news The man who has read the
sunday newspaper before coming 10
church Is In bad state OF mind for
religious instruction Mr.. Swartz read
the headlines of a religious Cd column in
one paper, which was made IN entiraiv
OF sensational matter in church affairs
Continuing his remarks, be said: Never
violate Gods Gay or do your soul sueh
injury as to read Sunday newspaper
he only excuse for the publication of
this ubiquitous enemy of the Sabbath ia
that the newspaper property may pay
isrger dividends. It is as righteous for
the theatres to be opened as that the
pspsrs be published on the Sabbath"
Mr.. Swartz left the newspaper and
took up the Sunday trains, giving Van
deroiit rap for not granting the request
OF mis- employees to stop unnecessary
work on Sunday Besides these hp-
parent enemies to the Sabbath are the
disguised enemies There are those who
say Open the exposition on SUNDAY
and give the poor workingmsna chance 10
see It, They care a deal for the poor work.
ingman Then there are those who talk
OF personal lihsrtv You have no liberty
to spend your Sabbath as to rob another
Of his. These forces against ths Sab
bath are very strong; but are we afraid
OF themf There is great deal IN ths
balance The desecration Of the Sabbath
Will cause the violation OF the conscience
an Increasing irrsverenca for God the
day and his word; moral deterioration
the Increase Of crime mental and
physical deterioration; home with It's
sacred associations ruined the practical
shslaving Of labor; no opportunity for
moral and intellectual culture. Then
will we be helpless under Gods wrath
The forces are mershaliug for the con
hiet Will you let your Indifference SUP
port someone's greed2 Let MS see that
We are on the side Of the right, for our
church. our homes and our families u
ne Sabbath Is swept away, In 400 yesrs
hence there will be no United States 70
celebrate It's eighth centennial. Let US
therefore ~ Chicago exhibit amonE our
other national achievements, our Chris
tiRn Sabbath. He then requested his
hearers to write their sent-
ments to Willard Hall Porter.
or George V Massey, the commissioners
from this state 20 the Worlds Fair. that
they might be presented to the proper
He called for a vote on the
question OF keeping the exposition ooen
On Sundays. The congregation was
opposed TO 1t.
In his closing prayer Mr.. Swartz
prayed that the great power of evil, the
Sunday newspaper, might be removed.
4
'Impromatu Social aad Lemon Squeeze"
The Young Peoples Society Of First
Presbyterian Church gave an 'Impromptu
Social aud Lemon Squeeze" last night. in