The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-10
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arose. The resolutions read:
WHEREAS, There has been at work all day
upon thoroughl9re Of Atlanta a squad of 100
banGs laying the tracks and wires Of an electric
street car line Under permission Of the mayor
OF the city,
Resolred. That the Walker Street Methodist
chu-ch, in conGre CATION assembled, do declare
ueteSJ such work upon tho sabbath 70 be not
only gross ana iaRral; violation OF the
statutes CT tue state, but shameless outrage
uEon tao ChrsAsu sentiment of the com
munity, and ius:lg deserves the condemnation
OF ali deserving and law-abiting people.
Res s0lved ftrttey, That il ia the sense Of this
cDngrega. ion that the action OF Mayor Hemp
hi'l N granting permission TO the citizens OF
Atlanta under slcn circumstances to violate a
state staUts, as well as to ignore law of the
church Of which he is q member, is inexcus-
abls, unwarTanted and criminal before God aud
man.
Rcso'red further, That this church appeal to
the grand jury OF Fulton county to vinticate
the laws Of the state by bringing the guilty par
ties to merited punishment for the fragrant
violation OF plain and time honOred statute.
RESOLUTIONS OF TRINITY CHURCH.
At Trinity church, Rev. Walker Lewis
devoted greater part Of his sermon to
Sunday traffic and railroad building. de-
nouncing it in unmeasured terms. At the
close of the services the following resolu-
tion was offered and passed by a standing
vote, almost unanimously:
WHEREAS, Work on the Electric line in At
lanta has been going on to-day IN defiance Of the
state and divine law;
Resolved, BY the members Of the congrega-
tion of Trinity church, that we condemn this
unnecessary, lGwless and sinful pro cedure, and
demand that such thing in the future STALL
not be tolerated.
Rev. w. d. Anderson of the First Meth
odist church said that had he known the
work was going on his church would have
done the same as the other churches.
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF IT.
There is humorous side to this other
wise serious matter Not four months ago
Atlanta went into moral spasms, and finally
the council resurrected a lot of
obsolete state and municipal Sun
them put into execution. The first
day OF the week was a memorable one in
the history Of Atlanta typical blue law
Sunday. The sale of sodawater and cigars
and fruits was prohibited. No groceries or
meats were allowed to be delivered, and loaf
of bread could not be bought The mayor
was held responsible as the head and front
of this extreme faction in power in the
council That was Sabbath observance
and seventh-dsy godliness with a venge-
ance. OF course popular opinion promptly
overrode the council, and these laws be-
came dead letters again.
DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
Now, as the common expression goes the
mayor must take "a dose of his own medi-
cine" In justice to the mayor this final
statement should be made. 1t is known
that for years he WAS principal owner of
street railroad property. This fact was
brought out prominently in the street dis
cussion to-day.
1t is reliably stated that Mayor Hemphill
does not now own a dollars worth of this
property, and that his action cannot in auy-
way be regarded as for personal considera-
tions, but for what he considered the public
good.