New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-10
Sunday CLOSING OF THE FAIh'
, RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF II ADOPTED
,r,rc,rrs HOWEVER, REFUSE TO PLtD'I
THEMSELVES TO sTAY AWAY IF lhH

ruEMSEJVFS TO sJA1 AWA1 II N
PROTEST IS NOT NEEDED.
| c,or,, Young people from Chicago interested III
having the Worlds Fair gates closed Oh ou'ua'
| n-cparcd a crculT which has been "lneS .,oa.
| among the delegates. II presents Hc''. s",''
| 49,. ar.vers and a conditional pledge as follows:
l. The Worlds Fair sfouhus arc III" ''
davs-"Ad Admission % cents" , .s
The uquordenlers, the hccntiou'. the s'ceuy '"a
the goddess have THUS far gained their ucS.ics .'
This eonspcuous and fragrant way have put 10 SOUTH ''
American sabbath OF rest .o.o,,,s
for money considerations. in favor OF opening on 'u"a'S
during the whole mir , M ,ots and
4 This will mean noisy EXCURSIONS VI" a.,
,.uh rs 600 persons compelled 10 work seven uns II"
49, .s :. chItnqos Sunday psndemonlum sn1 eaoo''"'
hr.ahinQ made more easy In the mtiIe'
4 Tho iaw.abidine. oricrlovinr aud Chr.s'''n p'o'
nIo Of the whole country have thus af pc''"o"'u. w.
ia and appe1ed in vain. In reversal OF nS'or'o
s, In disregard Of labors naturs rights. In dis
hd,nc. 10 statute law In defiance of the Goa OF '"o"
our Worlds Fair Is sabbath bic@nhs ihsu'u''o"'
what are the Christian people going to do ABOUT
lorss and increasing number Of thousn'''
-. ,,.,,.,,on peoa. have decided they cannot
-, nor attend the Columbian Exposition OF AL IL ~
continues to open on Sunday
o. What Is their line Of reasoning?
A The law binding Christians Ia; ''en'c'noor
,ho Sabbath Day 10 keep IL hoy" The running =" '
- ,,r ia NOT keeping thu Sabbath. IL Is therefore pro-
,,pc and wrong 70 attend the Fair at al IL mus Ia.
d, SUPPORT an institution which Is doing pTSn' "'ons
and lasting injury. Therefore, we mu" "'"'N WV
sup,.,rt from q SabbOth.brrakcrs' iair. ma,
A. rho Roy George p. Hays. ID. D., OF Kansas 'iy'
n rcccut letter says IN the Fair continues open on
sunday clnnot 20 at all we ""S' ''r
Christians u our influence Is to count ior any
O. What would b. the effect Of 5OooVo Ch'is"u" p'o
ple declaring tber purpose to stay away eh'ie" 'O"
misunderstanding fpirl $50. 40
A. our oacials will figure OIL It," A, least east s'o
each sIcn, in Chicago and OF the fa'r-s-''V'0'''O ~
they will shut the gote- on SUNDAY ann
O. (Fcr you to answer. VIII you SANCTION anu oup
mort goddess and lawbrenkng fair. or VIII you sU"u
OUTSIDE with a protesting Christian un'n '"e '"'"
ayers yield N the rightI 49,, c.r,s,,,,
n VIII you join US the following special ohri7"'"
Endeayor pledge for 1852 and 1898 namely
Wa IN. uders,gned hereby declare our Intention anu
o,cunlv .dge and bind ourselves not To a"chu ''O
rdumblan Worlds Fair AT ANY TINE 30 long rs VIC
Grounds ARE KEPT OPEN ON SUNDAY
tee, vote upon the question was taken at special
mcc,lnc of a number Of members N inc i'"'e
pcople's society, held at the Marble Conee''' w.
formed Church yesterday afternoon. lhoNo VIM
uished 10 pedge tie members Of tho soo'c'S "o' :"
attend the great exposition Mt Chicago the sa'''
,r,, ON sunday. were disappointed. THO meeting was
,c,, nnon the call Of numcbr OF the delcsh'cS ""'
r onnosca Ia the sunday opening OF inc far'
~, poy Howard H. Russell Of Chicago, one oi inc
committee which issued the call. presiuea' NM
po.d Cody. a delegate from Chicago, enpialnea .'c
Ito, -, Tho me-tlng and said that the Nhrisu"l
-, ., ch,cago were opposed TO the opening Of t''c
Fat, n, sunday lie said that he was ooh'I"ocu
.h. I, yu,h he improper for the members VI INC
sc,,v ,or Christian FndeavOr any other Chr'su"hs
., ,,teud the Fair n sunday was desecra'eo
Tho Rev Dr. McCaulcy. OF ohio recommended .'"'
~. members be called upon 10 gvo ihdiV'"""' P'ee'
not 10 patronile the Exposition unless u "as ''
ON SUNDAYS but not many responded
Tho Rev Or A. " spooner. 81 N'oohh' f'""
oncret a resolution protesting against the op'''"s w
the Fair on sunday and IN" sale OF in'"N''huR '",'
a, ,be grounds because thousands OF IN" m'moerS
- ,ho socletv would be unable 10 attend the CA
,hLfon IN account ~ religious scrupeS' u 'n'
DO, v,r. dsrcgardod. The Rv. DR. D. -
,,,rr.u objected to the resolution. because III "''
,,iuinn il would exact pledge from tue "c''"',
. This socety- be said has no nSAt - dcu'a" SUI"
- r,car. n there Is a single member OF '"e 0o"''"
49,, y,l, vote, against this resolution.
81 .tu f,,u. Chicago" said man In me rf'' VI No
,h WHY no; comprmle IT,
ax,r continued the Rev. Or. Burrcl Nv ~
, ~. f., c.mpr,mi,cs. Neither do / VcHcN' ""'
u ,,,u. peoplc should Try TO run the country
ia then mayed to amend the resolution 10 rc'o ~
follows: ,, -, 49,. .,..c,.
y,,.l Thu, Tic people assembled here "'oT f'r'''r
,t.iou th authort having the inat'r 10 ei"fs" '"
,,,cn, N. opening II The Columbian f"r ol u,
, ,,,, . such action mo-, taken vast hiu'''u' "
a., ,,,c,n ,.opl. particularly such ~ h"'u ths "'O'' "
a, II morals, would dad IL In coDceh'e iHI"N''o' " "
=. 80 Tend eountcnsnc- IN Fsir. ana that ns '''''
IA. transmitted Instantly 10 the Congressman
NC orovc trustee Of the society, spoke against
IN. meetings taking any formal action Inc ""o'''
r.solutlon however. was adopted unanimously