Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-12-30
Lords 5 Day Union.

The annual meeting OF the Butler Lords
Day Union was held in the {. 2 Church.
on Monday evening, Dec. 18Th, 1892. az
| 100 The object of this { nion Is 10
preserve the Christian Sabbath as a day OF
rest and worship
\ IT, work during the year is in charge of
| an Executive Committee composed of the
officers of the Union " hich are President,
| two Vice Presidents, from each denomina-
ton represented in the Union, q Seeretarg
and Treasurer. The meeting was called
| to order By the President Rev. ID. n.
| Harnish. The Secretary gave brief out
! line of the work of the Executive Commit
tee during the past year. This Committee
early Dec, 1891, prepared a paper, direct
| ing attention To the violation of our Sab
| hath laws to the organization and object
| of the Butler Lords Day Union and cali
! ing upon ali citizens to give their active
| influence TO the promotion of a better
| observance of the Sabbath. This paper
was published in all the local newspapers
and nearly two hundred copies were ad
dressed personally 10 those in employ
| ments in which there is violation of our
/ Sunday laws. The Committee also has
endeavored to lead our people to wise and
scriptursl views of our rest day and to
| secure their cooperation in opposing
/
Sabbath laws With this in view a num-
Der of meetings were held on the second
| Sabbath of Feb, in three of the Churches
| of Butler. These meetings were attended
and very interesting and impressive al
dresses were delivered by Rev. Wilbert +.
| Crafts formerly Secretary of the W estern
| Penn'a Sabbath Association.
During the year petitions and letters
| prepared by the committee, and signed by
our citizens have been sent to the Com
missioners of our Worlds Fair and our Con
| gressmeu and Senators urging them to use
their influence for the closing of the gates
| of the Worlds Fair on the Lords Day.
The various pastors of this county, also
have been communicated with and urged
i To- direct the attention of their congrega-
tions to the subject of Sabbath Sanctity
with special reference TO the closing of
| the Worlds Fair ON the Sabbath, the sell
| ling of newspapers on the street TN Sab
| bath, the pumping of oil wells, the run
| ming of trains and other lines of sabbath
| dissertations have been considered by the
| committee. The union has been greatly
| encouraged in its work by the large and
| appreciative audience that assembled at
the union service held in interest OF Sab
| bath Sanctlty III the Presby teriau church ON
| last Sabbath evening, and also by the fact
that our business men are almost unit
| in desiring the gates of the Worlds Fair
closed on the Sabbath The Treasurer re-
| port showed balance in the hands of the
| Treasurer OF $24 0S The following officers
were elected: President, Rev. ID. n. Har-
nish; Vice Presidents, Rev. Eli Miller, W.
| G. Flemming, Rev 5. NJ Bell, John II.
Fulton, Rev j. S. McKee.J. NJ. Galbreath,
W. d. Brandon, L. Mackey, Rev. IL. h.
| shy der and Rev. Enech Smith; Secretary
aud Treasurer, W. Z. 0ller. The Exeeu-
| tive Committee meets the second Monday
of each month at 7:30 P. NJ. in the office oi
| W. d. Brandon. This committee invites
the hearty cooperation of all good citizens
in its effort TO establish sunday quiet
that will breathe restfulness and Sunday
worship that will breathe blessing all over
our city and community.
| w Z 0LLER,
| Secretary, BUTLER LORDS Day UNION.