Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02
HOW 1T WAS DONE.

The Movement which Resulted in Doing
Away With the sunday Concerts. 4
The movement which resulted in the issue of
the order Withdrawing the use OF the
pension building for the proposed sacred
concerts on Sunday started with several
of the religious organizations of the city
At the monthly mass meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Union of this city last Fri
day resolution protesting against the use Of
the building for such a purpose was adopted
The Bible Society also took action, and
several of the churches. petition was
prepared which was addressed to the Senate
and the House. the President and to Secretary
Noble strongly protesting against the Sunday
concerts and asserting that 1.-THE hold
ing OF such concerts on Sunday by a band
of musicians connected with one of the great
departments of the government in a govern
ment building which is occupied by another
great department and part of the ceremo-
mics connected with the inauguration of the
President of this great Christian nation. by and
with the sanction OF her chosen rulers would
be national sin and result in incaicuiabie
harm. and would be used as an example in sec
uarizing Sunday"
SECURING SIGNATURES.
Messrs ". &. Tyler and O. B. Brown of the
Central Union Mission we're active in prepar-
ing the petition and in securing signatures
from the MINISTER'S. the churches and
religious organizations of the city, This petit,
was sent on Monday last. On the same day
Rev. DR.. Pitzer. the president of the Evangei.
cal Alliance, was requested to send q telegram
to Mr. Cleveland informing him of the situa-
ton, and that evening he telegraphed TO Mr.
Cleveland as follows: Expressed Christian SEN
tinent in the city opposed to proposed use of
the pension building next Sunday for concert.
Can YOU aid in closing?"
On Monday last committee consisting of
Rev. 7. S. Hamiiu, Rev. :. II. Greene and Rev.
r. H. McKim called on the President and pre-
sented the petition, which had been numeroasly
signed. Yesterday Secretary Noble notified
the committee that the use of the pension build
ing had been Withdrawn for the proposed pur-
pose on Sunday. and later the Secretary re-
ceived a telegram from Mr. Cleveland objecting
to Sunday concert being a feature of his inau-
guration.
WHAT THE PETITIONERS CLAIM.
Those who have been active in this matter
claim that they are citizens of this city and
that anything that operates against the order
and peace OF Sunday affects them, and there
fore that they had . perfect right to make
q protest OF this character. They did not
go TO the inaugural committee for the reason
that the matter had been discussed by the COM
mittee and it had been decided by vote to have
the concerts on Sunday. If there is an opinion
that the crowds would spend the day
moro proftably at the concert than they
will on the street, that, they say, is matter Of
opinion Those who were opposed to the
affair did not hold this view. They also say
that an Inauguration is not held for the pur-
pose of raising money for orphan asylums and
that Mr.. Cleveland expressed his disapproval
OF such scheme. If money is to be raised for
such purposes there are other times more ap-
propriate for making the effort.