The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
TOrOOTBALL, NOT TO CHURCH
yy.w WORKERS NEGLECT THE PRESI-
DEy7"s .INNUIL CALL TO PR.irER.
H.. IA Condition, not n Theory. TINT Con-
fronts Us, Snys DIR. Paxton, ms He CLOSES
III. Church Doors on Thnnkspi''"g-
What Others Pastors Say of the Sec"-
:arixntion OF the Thanks aiSing Holiday.

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As THE Sun reported YESTERDAY, inc rev, w.
john II. Paxton OF the West fresoy.er'un
Church. who isJay Goulds pastor. announces
on sunday that there would be no rc''s,u.'
services in his church on ThanksEi'lns na'
The stect OF the lale- Ir'nee.oh aoo.o nj
and other holiday sports on the attenHahc" As
mentioned for his decision lie SAID last "'I"'
1T Is not radical a or nSH yesr on TnanS
i tm in such matters Exhibition attn
leics on holidays have become an ins'!.u.'oa
like tho Sunday newspapers. anu fapi" '."h',.
on s"nd",s It is only tho nouf rHn r "p mo-.
'a'H ana grow a. s"t,' 10 o,.nrs largely.
nIe maze the ,hon in n.g mr' other " "usof
,,n.n ,,lncns or to a,pgsrmen,s. or mako it a |
,o"n ',"s's ~ 1 ~ s.ryros thcre would not
lie more than 100 persons 20 attend them. and !
,', ,yn,,I, j.oy, he,ors the services
WERE 80, y'I courT.r,tor are Harvard. Yale or
Princeton alumni. II they do no. go OUT Oh
tow, thoy vii! 90 to the Gamo There is no
profit IN 'o",ins to reeosaize a. '9 ,n
In henry NJ. sanders oi the Madlsoh A'eh"e
Bast ,nSssh Yale w aum %o and played ss
''sf o.l. s ssla in football. and ali athletics hut
,o,.hnI and th. Christian ons.rya,c. OF
Thanksgiving Day are mutually exclusive:
they cannot abide together on the same day.
Sir. PAXTON Is reported as having announced
~ service on Thursday on account q. the
Iae Princeton zane That is Symh%istii OF
which was .indicA, ed in 4 circular and received
:ns:s .Hs a" .; a Mp' 1 H9s an Hn
ins services early to allow time 70, for
Here is the question, How long must this
city allow. Without protest. two Christian col
Iegesto rob IhanksgiytnG Day OF a., its c re;
ito PC made to lance at; sn,ianss on twenty;
are are indeed nonironted with Condition Which
requires earnest co,.iteration: DoTrot quote
ton Is to the TACT chat day intended for re-
ligious observance should he selected for the
fa n 9 am nS so VIII hed the usual Thanksgv
apE nny sSySs at the iva
eubr. john II. Mcl!ya!ne OF the Presbyterian
Princeton College and Seminary. lie said:
What Mr. Paxton has done is Paxtonian.
to the attention OF the Princeton faculty the
fact that PRINCETON. Presbyterian college. is
M the religious ohse e OF Of Thanks
giving Day. On THURSDAY the tho, congreEa-
With with Us. We worshipped with them last
year. and the noises on the avenue
S Yss sns is aSss
the c Ny islam S' Observance Of the dsy to Be
hrQkap Is because more money can De trMen
N 1T INA gate IN that day than any other. The
T. S with an shss is
.,Df. I: Mschesnry q H., SnIison Avenue
cuss ior Tlylns u, the. religious services in
iar , SnEs Sf rcrioGs neiay Some
are ,ryns to make it football day: F9otbal!
al rght but it SamnGt ta9e s sne w pIGGe t 1"
.sha%s. 10 ps'"'. ~ ~ ~ "Da'u 10
Dr. John Hall OF the FIRM avenue prssbyt
the usual Ser services will 10 hid in our church
on THANKSGIVING Day see that one church
s as not make a NOD 5hs thu
~ %ySs S sT@ viii u have
WIFI xi sSSpss Sss 4 70 SslSsS IT,
football game.
shond hate to ,S:ro said a Pr G. u
oEnSa eharHets but think t wise for he
giving day. They can do it lust as we'll as not.
By having the service early in the morning
PSsHSI haT9f Fl sn'S s Ssy nSdSy
Jung anu TecrSaii4n: l neneSe IN muscular
Christianity. 1 believe IN encouraging these
athletic gamses, and do not see that any harm
Is none II IhnnSsglting services ~, are over
earlier to enable Ghristians 70 VISIT them
TIE Rev. Or. John ~ kEing q the st. Johns
NJ. =. thurcn SAD; me ren2,ous services vices.
cannot ~ success now uniss. they are union
atec Or the eseps to s chur Ts
church VII unite With Others Football is now
agreht attraction. We did not formerly have
70 contend Win that. would NOT charge that
It INJURIES tho religious services. tut 1t Is M
tttraetlon. Ihs Other features , o. me gay seem
The Rev. DR. Leighton Williams OF tho AM
ny Ran, tn church said: Our visws eon>
corning the day arc changing We are max
Ing more o! tho day In all its featp:"s. We
nss p moe Mn"SSments NE social te1tures
fSnH ni AK. + 1sr Sinsr s1days Put do not
that ito religious observances arc becoming
ses we psrhap ors sh ls snSA ieac
Wow OF the day; nGs W Hre not losing our rev
oLence LOT II We snail nave . service III our
church at ioi3o d ,,.
me Key. Dr. H. - nacArthur OF Calvary