The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-18
The Rev. Mr.. Eakins De-
nounces Their Law
Breaking = Sun
day Traffic.
THE NEWS" WARMLY PRAISED.
Not Afraid to Expose EVil-Sab-
bath Dissertation Must Stop
Dancing.

The Rev.. William Eakins preached an
interesting sermon on sabbath Desscra-
ton" yesterday morning at st. Paups M.
E. Church. He chose as his text Exodus
Xxx. s. Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy"
Some people think" said Pastor
Eakins, "that Sunday was set aside in
order that they might thoroughly enjoy
themselves. They visit the various re-
sorts which are allowed to be open on
Sundays and have general good time.
They give little or no thought to the
Master who died to save them. 1t was
the intention of the Master that we
should observe the Sabbath as it was in
his time. The day should be observed in
the same spirit as the Jews that time ex-
hfbited. The Jews went together regularly
on this holy day, studied scriptures and
collected money for the assistance of the
poor. They We're not allowed to do any
work on Sunday, and on the day pFeced-
ing the Sabbath they had to gather a
double portion of victuals, SO that they
could attend to their services on Sunday,
THE ALDERMANIC SALOONS.
How different matters are today. Our
Ice cream shops, grocery stores, butcher
shops and saloons are wide open. In
many of our cities the saloonkeepers do
as good. If not better, business on Sunday
as on the other days of the week. was
rather surprised at reading The JERSEY
CITY NEWS on Monday last, and finding
the list of aldermen who keep saloons. A
large majority of the members of the
Board of Aldermen keep grog shops.
Some even have two saloons, and, what
is worse still, they are all open on
Sundays. The NEWS sent one of its re-
porters on tour of investigation en- Sun
day last and the result was something
startling. These very same Aldermen,
each of whom took an oath to enforce our
laws, were violating them instead. Their
saloons were open and doing business.
Nevertheless, these perjurers hold their
heads as high as the rest. THE NEWS,
however, is not afraid to expose their vile
doings and tell tie public what they are
doing.
TIME TO AROUSE.
'This Is not the only evil that the
church people have to contend with.
The Sunday newspaper Is becoming
almost as big an evil as the saloon.
Taking all in all there are abundant
reasons why Gods people should arouse
themselves and put check on this desc
Grafton of the Sabbath Some people may
say these evils are too big, ana they can
not be dislodged. This is covardlS. The
Christian. n.peopfe properly banded together
can crush out any existing evil.'
AS TO DANCING.
At the evening service Pastor E9kins
delivered special sermon on "DaAcihg."
$50 far as we know" said he, dancing
was indulged in from the first century,
and where this pastime originated no one
knows.
Dancing, we all know. is the favorite
pastime Of u large majority of our young
people, and | will try to show you why
you should not dance. In the first place.
it brings young people into close contact
with people of questionable character. 1t
is impossible to control matters at recep-
tions 80 as to exclude Objectionable per-
sons. Dancing is also detrimental to
health. It is followed at unreasonable
hours and in i'll ventilated rooms. Cham
bers's Encyclopedia says that as social
amusement dancing cannot be recon-
mended by lovers of virtue
Many regard the objection as TO the
immoral influence as n relic of Puritan
ism, but visit to any of the picnics held
in the city will show many young people
rapidly travelling down to ruin.
Dancing also retards mental develop
ment. Herbert o. Thompson. the Com
missioner of Public Works of New York,
whom we all know as q much over
worked man, was once asked by a friend
il he did not find his work tlring. 1T Is
not half as bad as leading a German re-
piled Mr.. Thompson.
"Mr. Thompson was right. Hard work
is not as firing as staying out all night to
a dance.n