Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-05
SUNDAY AND THE WORLDS FAIR.
Petitions and Memorials Presented in
RchaIf of the Sabbath--The Speakers.


CHICAGO, September 3.-The National
Columbian Commission reassembled at 10
o'clock this morning. A resolution was
passed inviting the Board OF Lady Man
ayers to be present and sit with the
National Commissionidurlng the presenta-
ton Of the memorial of the American
Sabbath Union for the closing of the Ex-
portion on Sundays. The nomination OF
4. w. Robinson, an engineer in the United
States navy, stationed at New York, to be
chief of the department of machinery,
was unanimously confirmed. The mem,
bers of the Sabbath Union, led by Colonel
Elliot f. Shepard. of the New York Mail
and Express, arrived shortly before 1880
O'Clock and were shortly afterward followed
by the Board of Lady Managers.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Colonel Shepard, as president of the
American Sabbath Union, presented the
memorial of the union, praying for the
close of the Fair on Sunday. He also, as
president of the Sabbath Observance Com
mittee of the General Assembly OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church, presented petition
of that body to the same end. He like
wise read telegram from Archbishop Ire
land, of st. Paul. giving his acquiescence
in the movement and the resolution IN
favor of closing the Fair on the sabbath
dav passed by the Farmers Alliance Con-
yention OF Ocala, Fla. Colonel Shepard
then introduced the Rev. Sylvester Sco-
vile. president of the Wooster College,
Wooster, o., who gave a brief and elo::
auent historic review of the history OF
Sabbath legislation and Sabbath OBJ
seryance and their effects on the nations,
socially and commercially.
SABBATH OBSERVERS.
The Sabbath was. he said, peculiarly in
wrought into the structure OF the American
nation. II was settled by Sabbath OBJ
servers. and the Sabbath had always been
religiously observed by their descendants;
General o. O. Howard was next introduced
and presented the question from the
patriotic point of view. quoting, from
Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Mcclellan,
ond President Harrison to show how the
Great soldiers and statesmen of the nation
r.spected the Sabbath in their otfciai
capacities.
OTHER PETITIONS.
The Rev. T. A. Farnly. of Philadelphia,
then laid before tho commission petition
for the close Of the Fair on Sunday. con-
tanning nearly 500 900 names. he SPOKE Oh
the closing of the Philadelphia Exposi-
ton of 1876 as bong satisfactory IN ITS re-
suit 10 the management Colonel Alexan-
der 4. Maitland. of Brooklyn. urged that
SUNDAY laws were not founded on religion,
but on the rights of man. that no nation
could remain permanently free without u
day of rest.
ACTION DEFERRED.
II was announced on reassembling that
action on the Sunday closing question Will
be deferred until the local directors OF the
ExnosItion have made their rules and sub
mitted them to the commission Tor ap-
prevail. -
A S5.000,0 900 LOAN.
Tonight the Judiciary Committee met
and promptly agreed upon q report en-
dorsing the appeal Of the Chicago Direct oa et
ors TO Congress for a loan OF So,0oO,vOo.
the Government to take as security q lien
mon the first receipts OF the exhibition.
APPOINTMENTS coNrIRMED.
The Worlds Fair Directors to-day for
mallv confirmed the nomination OF D. M.
Sam;,els. of Kentucky. as chief OF the de-
,srtment of horticulture; 4; ". Hopin-
son. United States navy, .cniei OF ma
ch;nery: and II. 4. Peabody. OF LIMOS
chief OF the department OF liberal arts
ali three having been previously connrm-
al bv the National Board OF Control.
Tessrs. Sainuels, Robinson. and feapooy
are now duly appointed: The speedy con-
Sr,nration Of Mr.. Samuels Is something OF
: snrprise. in view of tho bitter conten-
tom that has ragged so long regarding tho
horticultural bureau.