St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-06
ALL MUST REST NOW.
Organization Of a League to
Compel Sabbath Observ-
ance in Minneapolis.
Startling Charges Against
the Conservatives by a
Canadian M. P.
Theodore Thomas and His
Orchestra Draw Out q
Big House.
Searching Investigations Be-.
ing Made by the Grand
Jury.

The Rest Day League, an auxiliary to
the Minnesota Sabbath association, was
| organized at a mass meeting held al
Centenary church last evening. The
meeting was addressed by Rev. Wilbur
F. Crafts, the well-kHown advocate OF
Sunday observance, who stated the OBJ
ject of the gathering and spoke at some
length upon the subject of Sunday clos
ing, using much the same arguments as
he advanced before the Y. NJ. G. A. a
few evenings since.
He stated that he had travelled
through California and had found that
IN the northern section of that state
nearly five-siXthS Of the business houses
were kept open for business on Sunday.
This was because few foolish dealers
insisted upon doing seven days work
for six days profit and forced the other
dealers to follow their example. They
were able to do this, because there
we're no laws against Sunday business.
he argued that if the business men had
No Higher Motive
for observing Sunday and joining in a
movement for general Sunday observ-
ance, they should do so from mere sell
fishneSs, as they would gain thereby.
If the saloons were closed on Sunday
their clerks would be in better condition
to work OH Monday, and their trade on
that day would also be better
from the fact that their customers
would have more money to spend
with them than if they had been able to
go on spree on Sunday. He said that
in the enforcement of Sunday laws only
three exceptions should be made.
Those were in favor of household work,
works of mercy and the private work
of those who observe another day. In
speaking of those things which should
be prohibited he said:
1.-THE first question is what Sunday
amuSementS can the state prohibit, and
on what groundS?" "You may say, If
you allow any one to carry on business
on Sunday. why prohibit the man who
runs a Sunday excursion, or the ball
player, or the actor? l will try to eX
prohibit these things because the min
listers think them sinful, or because
they in themselves are not right. But
the great principle of
The American Sunday
observance Is that man must get his
rest and recreation without interfering
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amusement forbidden then is that which
requires that one class of men must
work while another class play. Another
class includes the amusements that are
business, because the theater has no
more right to do business on Sunday
than the dry goods store. The third class
takes in the noisy amusements, such
as professions, ETC.. and the fourth and
last class those amusements which actu-
ally, as shown by the statistics, pro-
mote crime. The saloon represents this
class. Now let us make up our minds
that the saloon and theater shall not
destroy our American Sabbath. AT the
close of Mr.. Croft's remarks subscrip-
tions emitting the subscriber to men,
bership were taken, and a constitution
similar to that in use by other societies
of this nature was adopted. The follow
ing officers were elected: ID. G. Bell,
chairman; Rev. d. E. Wells, secretary,
and Nathan Mccarthy, treasurer.