Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-19

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Average daily paid attendance '...... 2O'?!2
Average daily receipts. ......,..; Slo,lll
The average daily attendance at the Cen
tcnnial exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876
was about 81 600 for the six months, the
gates being closed on sundays.
To realize SlS,00O,OOO from admissions
during the fair the daily attendance must
average 100000 visitors at 80 cents each.
over 500 GOO. 900 have been expended by the
directors. This would leave S2,OOO,OOO to
he obtained from COnCeSsiOnaires before the
fair can yet its actual expenses back. a big
rush is expected soon, to begin next week
and continue till October. Bnt the national
and local commission are blue.
The Exposition Co. has out something
over 81 900 900 of Gp c. dcbenture bonds,
PAYABLE Jan. /, lS9i, and has loan of
$1,000 900 from the city Of Chicago, secured
by bonds. The stock subscriptions amount
to S5,553, go, and are to be repaid If the
financial results warrant il.
Otherwise the subscribers will lose their
money. The running expenses are esu-
mated at about 10000 day.
The announcement Of the contemplated
opening of the gates at the W0r.ds Fair
grounds has stirred up the Mass. Sunday
Protective League, the officers ut which
have telegraphcd to Atty.-Gcn. OIncy re-
questing him to take steps to prevent sun
day opening by an injunction, The league
has sufficient funds at their disposal to set
all the wheels of the |. :, courts in motion,
in order to avert what they hold to be u
Dissertation Of the Sabbath.
There has as yet been no attempt, either,
on the part of the several church dcnomlna-
tons to avail themselves of the opportunities
OF religious services within the mclosurc'
Among the attendance Of loO,ONO persons on
Sunday, onc-tcnth misht be rcckoncd as ready
even in such surroundings to devote an hour
ia i-t Il, az
sermons. and there are numerous places
where services of this kind could properly
and advantage Ously be he'd.
In hearty sympathy with this purpose OF
the league is the Boston committee, repre-
scntng the National Council of Congrcga-
tiOnal churches. This committee has teIt-
yraphed Chairman johnson Of Chicago to
Withdraw Immediately the UNCONVENTIONAL
exhibit in case the fair is opened Sundays
Rev. Reucn Thomas, who Is one OF the
vice presidents of the league, says that the
proposed Sunday opening Is "a mere money
making speculation, and that it would be
"a criminal act " "a shameful ana dlshonor'
able transaction
The proposition of the Worlds Fair d.
rcctors to restore the national subsidy o
S2,5OO0t0, and open the fair on sunday, IS ;
distinct case Of bad faith. The return Of The
money would not absOlye them from then
obligation, because Of the circumstance
under which the money was given. Ihel
were IN serious eNlEtHcy' "hlth ,hI IH,e,,,'
the utter fal'ure OF Inc pr"J'C', an" !, W., W"
only the and OF congress thaI thap II" lueu
to pull through. mat ana was gwen o" t"'
condition that the fair should tie closed OF
the Lords day.
"Decjdcdly, am against this new move
OF the Directory. dld not see one atom
sense or equity in it, The directors canuo
by any right open the grounds, rharE" tn
people ADMISSION ana thth vi "lhH ,,!!.,I
the exhibition. There would be very illt.
to see except the eNtrrIoFS OF lh' pululi'S
and the conCesNiouarics would reap "hHI
wind of success. II the people must pay t
get Inside OF the lar groun Is thcI shoI
see all or nothing. lhe only thlhS th'I IN
directors can go II thry want 10 open IN
gates ON the Sabbath Is to take the matter |
the courts go, ,,..
Edwin Walkers hll, won ho'd water
of that am certain. I'm, Suhua! -ciosl'l
business !, assuming an unworthy gus
1t is readily seen that the directors 90 nc
wish the talr to open on account OF III
pubhC, but because OF the money that WI
accrue from such course None! ~ III
object and the only one, and when none
becomes KING over such an institution
cannot but SINK somewhat III the esulhaHo
of the people
Again, they nave secured money iroi
the government under certain condition.
They have spent the money ana now inc
want to get out OF the conditions lhat olh
them. 1t Is not right. lhey may 90
through the medium OF the courts ~
never through Mr.. Walkers proposed Dl!
The national commission VIII DO hothlhS l
the matter.
The league sent out notice to all the evan
gelical pastors in Boston and vicinity r
questing them urgently to raise their voice
IN their pulplts against the proposed uts'
Grafton.
Rev. L. j. Haynes, d. D., devoted h
morning sermon at the Peoples church
the question Of Sunday opening at Il
worlds fair, taking for his text the la
words of the second chapter OF Mark: "IE
Son OF Man is Lord also Of the Sabbath