New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
FOR AN AMERICAN SUNDAY.
A SABBATH UNION MASS MEETING IN OMAHA.
SPEECHES BY DIR. ]. II. KNOWLES, Z. F. SHEPARD.
BISHOP WARREN AND OTHERs-A CON-
MTrEE REPORT ON THE QUESTION
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Omaha, Neb. May 15-In Omaha the poo'o"'s
shooting galleries and theatres drive DISK 'f"ue
on Sunday, and many OF the stores Keep open "'
noon. Yet fully 1900 persons occupied every IVAN
able space In the Exposition Building here tms ai'e'
noon at the Sabbath Union mass-meetne. heid uhoer
the auspices OF the Methodist General CONFERENCE
Long before the opening announcement, the hoor an.
galleries were packed with the "e'rc's
bladx coats and spring bonne's' anu ",''' W
first HYMN had been sung several huhoreu pcop''
vbe Ind been waiting In the NpWcs
squeezed through into the aises ana oVerr''i "'o p
form and speakers rostrum while score OF venture
some auditors climbed TO the roof ana looheu uo'
IN tbe meeting from the top WINDOWS Inc ~
speaker was T.. +. Shepard, OF Newiorh. "no mas
sfoGpped In Omaha his way to Portland ore' "
convey TO the Conference the greetings OF 'he Iresp'
terrain General Assembly. With him on the piatiorh
80. c,.,. senator J. r. Edwards, OF New York, Com
r,o1ore Veddcr's successor at Albany DIR. D. H.
Knowles general secretary of the American sapDa'h
Union; Judge William Lawrence, OF ONO; Dr. w. ..
Cbadbourne presiding elder OF the Boston disrict vi
the Methodist Episcopal Church. DR.. g. W. Hamitoh'
Of Boston, and several Of the bishops and high officers
Of the Church. Bishop John p Newman the first wee
president of the American sabbath Union presided
Early in the proceedings Bishop Newman detached
preacher 10 speak al an overflow meeting In the First
Baptist Church, adjoining the Exposition man, ana
before long word reached the platform that that meet
ing also was overlooking The speakers were limited
10 ten minutes each.
@Ou MAY TO- 1885, GOO people OF various denomina-
tionss said DR.. j. II. Knowles, presented memorial
10 the General Conference to appoint General Sab
hath Committee This memorial was referred 10 'he
Committee on the State OF the Church, which reported
unanimously its favor May To- and the conference
ordered the committee, when applied 10 on the subject
The Presbyterian General Assembly then in session at
nfp1 is
scntatves f. f. shepard and Governor James A.
Reaver OF Pennsylvania. The Presbyterian Assembly
South, then IN session at Baltimore the Bapist
Home Missionary Society Dutch Reformed. Lutheran
Reformed Presbyterian. United Presbyterian, Cumber'
land and Moravian churches took similar action, ana
In two months hfty-fve representatives of leading
denominations had been officially appointed to serve
on the committee. ON November 49, 1888, the men,
bers assembled in New York and resolved 10 take i'm
mediate steps 10 organize a National sabbath Com-
mtee. AT a second meeting. in Chicago on November
o. arrangements made for convention Mt Wash
ington on December IL and II. At that gathering
several Federal and Congressman were present
and the constitution there framed was adopted. ana
forms the governing document Of the American sab
bath Union In four years the Union has secured the
cooperation Of fourteen evangelical denominations 70
preserve the sabbath as II day of rest, and has or
ganLed Sabbath associations In ten states WIFI 2oo
city and country auxlarles. 1t has nineteen secre-
ffty-two secretaries WHO devote a part OF their
time 2,5OOOOO copies Of sabbath publications have
been disseminated. II has maintained SAB
bath department weekly In New-fork news
paper, was mainly instrumental in securing
the Sunday-closing provision In the New-lo rh
Worlds Fair Appropriation BILL and has stimulated
fifteen other Legislatures to take the same action.
After DIR. Knowles came Elliott +. shepard. who
appeared much affected at the enthusiastic greeting
Of the audience. Bishop ii. W. Warren. who fol-
lowed, spoke on o. The sabbath an lmperslable Com
mandment,' and paid warm tribute TO Mr.. Shepads
services In the cause Of SABBATH observance. Judge
Lawrence talked Of THE sabbath and the Civil sane
tons' urging that the constitutional right OF the Gov
eminent TO prohibit public exhibitions on Sunday WIS
settled. Senator Edwards speaking ON "Legisa-
uon and Sunday Closing Of the Worlds Fair also
dwe on the recent decision Of Judge Brewer. Of the
United states supreme Court. that "rms Is Chris
tan Nation" Il do not apologize for the bad work
OF the last New-York legislature he added but
their action in stipulatng for the closing of the New
York Worlds Fair exhibit Sunday was highly com
mendable. Mr.. Blaine ordered the closing OF the
American exhibit at the Paris Exhibition In 1850 and
SUNDAY. we shall show that our moral progress has
not kept pace with our material advancement;
Rs os%asas saoa GaAq%n Of
sabbath and the Home Bishop ". \; Nnde OF Inc
Of ! The Lords DAY and us Peis;' ,,u...
Ta officers Of the American sabbath Union are Elliott
+
NewYork general secretay; Dr. II. H. George Beaver
Falls PENN general field secretary and - y. Pcrlee.
New-YOrk treasurer The board OF managers consists
OF Bishop Edward o. Andrews. DR.. Joachim Elmend )rf,
Robert Graham. William Irwin. Dr. lanes NJ. King,
Dr. r. s. Macarthur, Br. A. c. Wedchnd. Leighton Will
iams william Worall, New York: Alexander 5. Bacon
and DR.. James Il. Darlington. BROOKLYN j.. ;. CONN,
Fort Dodge Iowa senator a. II. Cllquitt Atlanta
Dr. Thomas A. Fernby and Join W. Woodslde; Pmla-
delphla bishop John F. Hurst Professor ierrck John
s1n OF Chicago: Dr. George 5. Mott, Pennington. ~ d.
and PostmasterGencral John Wannmaker.
The COMMITTEES on Epscopacy vii present TO the
General Conference to morrow the following important
report
As respects memorials concerning the election OF a
roored b,shop referred the General Conference TO the
Committee on EIdscopacy. the committee respectfully
report that since and members OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, OF kindred tribe aud tongue
arc eoually entitled to all rights and privileges the
race or nationality Of bishops j. not proper sux}set io
iensation but be decided by the Tree Not.s 81
those invested the responb i!,y OF eiccuhs nsn1p
The effect OF this report Will be 10 sht ihe puiuo
NJ deciding the persistent application OF the cOorcI
Wethodsts for a colorcd bishop from the shoulders Oh
the committee to those OF the Gcaci'h CONFERENCE