The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-02
CHICAGO WRANGLES.
A One-Man Plot in the Big
Fair-Sunday Opening
and the Dominies.

FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, June 2, 1898.
Director. General Davis and Director Of
Works Burnham are chatting under the
restrictions placed upon them by he
council of administration. which is COM
posed Of members of the National Conf
| mission and the Local Directory They
think now that the different commit
tees having lent their aid
and advice during the con-
structiye era of the fair they should al
low it to be run by one man-the director
general. Col. Davis and Mr.. Burnham
have had numerous consultations in re-
gard to the matter aud have inaugurate d
q mild rebellion against the council
of administration. The usefulness of a
director OF works has about departed
now that the buildings are complete
and it Is easily conjectured why Mr..
Burnham has been forming th is alliance
with the Director General. The National
Commission will not meet until July l.,
and if the ''one head" scheme is success
fully managed. the Director General will
be in control by the time the National
body convenes.
The plan Of the Director General is TO
simplify the machinery of administra-
ton, and some time ago he sent a letter
signed by himself and Mr.. Burnh am to
the council of administration rece mined
ing that the Dlrector-GeneraI be clothe d
with full authority as the executive hea d
of every department of the fair, and that
the ceremonies, ray and means, tran s.
| portation and admissions committees be
| discontinued, aud their functions as
| sumed by the council of administ ration.
JUNE's SPECIAL DAYS.
The council has hesitated TO take favor
able action. but on the contrary issued
| an order the other day describing the
| manner in which the Director General
aud the Director of Works should ar
range for fete days during the period OF
the Exposition. After a conference with
| Mr.. Burnham yesterday. Colonel Davis
compiled a list of special days for June
\ which he sent TO the Council this morn
ing. He announced that he neither
accepts or rejects the method of proceed
ure proposed ny the conucil. but merely
| asks its confirmation. The list is as
| follows:-
June 5-Denmarkhs national holiday.
June 6-Nebraska.
June 10-Travelers' Protective Association.
June 15-Germany: His Imperial and Royal
| Majesty ascending the throne.
June 1T-Massachusetts: Bunker Hill Day.
June @0-North Dakota.
June 24-Sweden: Swedish midsummer day.
June 26-New Hampshire: Anniversary Of
the ratification Of the Federal Constit ution.
June 29--Milers' day.
THE SUNDAY ISSUE.
Should it be decided by the Judicial
proceedings now instituted that the gates
OF the Fair can be totally opened every
L ~ L.--if &L@ 49, - q 49, ShNl@ ~ \ 49,
the council of administration n the
subordinBse governing bodies will
find that 1t is easier to talk
about inviting minister's Of all
creeds and sects to preach and
conduct religious services on those days
within the grounds thau iG IS TO get
general acceptances of such Invitations.
Not every minister Of the Christian
church who has spoken in favor
of opening the gates on Sunday
eau be induced to perform his clerical
functions i'll the White City. where
there are no churches or chapels. The
only semhlance of one Is the repro
duction of the La Rabida Convent. and
there is hardly room enough III that
quaint s~torehouSe of Columbian relics
tor the visitor TO move around. 1t Is D OF
SO much the absence of conventional
houses of worship in the park that Will
trouble the managers OF the FAIR,
but the personal objection of
church pastors to leave their focks
and preach to the Sunday crowds
at the Fair as If 1t was a species OF enteI-
tainment resembling Salvation Army
rallies. Then such men as ID. l.. Moody
have ideas about religious services which
would hardly narmoni1s with tue views
of the Exposition officials no matter how
anxious they are to carry out the promises
made regarding services at the Fair on
Sunday.
MooDY's POSITION.
Although Evangelist Moody has tried
TO be noncommittal on the question of
accepting an invitation to preach at the
Fair when it comes, he has, nevertheless,
said enough to justify tue concIu-
sion that unless he is aIlo wed to
conduct the same kind OF q revival
service at the Fair as he does at the Chi
cago Avenue Church, he Will politely de-
cline the Invitation That Is being neld
back by the Supreme Council probably
for the reason thai the members of that
body have serious misgivingS rs TO Mr..
MoedV's acceptance OF such al Invitation.
He does not propose to be used as a
drawing card for the pecunlary benenG
of the Exposition. Prelates OF the Roman
Catholic Church would not accept invita-.
tions to conduct religious services In a
music hall, because such a proceeding
would be contrary to the prescribed forms
and canons of that church. III PROTEST.
| &aL EplScOphl IoCtUIS VI pAuuANAcASOs "
one or two possible exceptions, would take
q similar view of sucn d departure from
the sanctury and pulpit, and they would
not like to offend any OF their parishion-
ers by posing rs open advocates OF y
Sunday fair.
WHERE DOCTORS DIFFER.
The Rev. Ur, Rainstora OF New York,
who believes IN Evangelical methods in
the Episcopal Cnurcn, and the much
criticised Rev. DR.. P~arkhurst Of the Pres
byterian faith. would no doubt accept in
vliations If they were sent, so would the
Salvation Army LEADERS. the Unitarian
aud Universaiist minister's, BIT Bishop
Potter, The Rev. Morgan Dix. the Rev.
Jos. COOK and preachers of .ns Orthodox
school would respectfully decline To come
to Chicago for sucn Il purpose, The Ex-
position officials realize that they must
get preachers OF pruullnence, those VINO
are known as pulpit orators, Ia orter u
make tile religious feature vi 5atiday OPP
eniug il success. TO fail in that tespecL
wonid give Ihe opponents OF a Jay
far tno opportunity to say tna5 tue
church pasJors, as a body, took lle Sab
balaifan view Of the question:. Inc tre-
yralnfne for Esxt Sunday 50 lar as IL
relates TO religious exercises, nangs tire.
although there Is only one more day 70
make the arrangements. Cnorai D,ree-
tor Tomiius is ready to urovtae the CHOIR
OF TWO hundred voices To lead III tue con-
gregallon's singing ana render anthems.