The morning call., 1893-09-15

| whether by argument, petition, personal inter-
views or otherwise. 10 secure. when the time
! comes, righteous and morally healthful de-
cision. Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM c. POND,
M. j. FERGUSON,
j. &. SMITH.
DR.. Pond added he thought that his CON-
mittee had used all its skill to get def
but failed. and Rev. J. &. Smith remarked
in eorroboration, ''We were left in the
dark generally as to the executive commit
tees intentions in this matter"
Mr.. Smith, who had been appointed as a
substitute committee to draft q petition to
| the Midwinter Fair executive. submitted
the following preamble and resolutions.
which were unanimously approved after
some discussion regarding the pTopriety
of calling wOrkingmen ''the working
classes:
To the Mtdtrirter Fair Erecutiue Com
n1ittee: WHEREAS, 1t is desirable that The
Nlldwlnter Fair, as movement inaugurated
by public-spirlted and eDterprising men, should
receive tile patronage of our Christian citiZen-
ship both on account of its immediate object In
giving employment 10 our working classes in
these Times of financial Stringency and also its
ulteIlor object Ia attracting Talent, capital and
character 10 onr resourceful State; and
WHEREAS. The accomplishment of this pat
rlottc object Will barely deprBd upon the due
observance of The weekly rest daY. that most
beneticent institution which has becOme iucor-
commands The respect, not only OF the churches
bur of The best thinking classes outside the
churches: and whereas, the dtvin- bumani-
tarianlsm which established the rest day in
wolves he constant regard for the great classes
of toll for whom the church has been the tore
most champion and trueSt adviser;
Therefore, we the undersigned, do respect-
fully petition your honorable body at The ear
lieSt possible moment 10 declare that the gates
OF the MidwtDter Fair shall be closed on sun
days, and further TO cooperate with tile under
signed lpnIipA xii asc
men of San Francisco and vicinity 10 grant
their employees a hall-holiday every Saturday
afternoon during lie continuance of the fair.
Rev. Mr.. Woodward moved that the
word classes be stricken out, as he did not
believe that classification of people in a
republic was proper. His motion was lost,
though former suggestion 10 eliminate
honorable" before working classes" was
adopted.
Charles Geddes, an elder Revs. c. o.
Brown, w. H. Tucker. G. S. Abbott, NJ. j.
Ferguson and w. W. Case were elected as
a committee to publish and circulate the
petition throughout the Pacific Coast.
Who Is TO stand the loss of Saturday
half-hOlidays, whether the employer or
pmploye. was not considered in the discus
sion.
while recent usage allows the employ
ment of the word Humanitarian and its
deTiVatiops in the sense of philanthropisi
and philanthropy. it comes somewhat as a
shock to NE" remarked one OF those pres
ent, when found in the resolutions of a
BODY of theolOsians such as that which
met to-day. The word is essentially theo-
logical, aud as such applies to person nI
a system which affirms the humanity as
opposed to the divinity OF Christ. The eX-
preston. Divine humani tarianism,' is
certainly incnngruous. especially as COM
ing from a class which pPrsisteatly mis-
names Sunday the Sabbath"