The morning call., 1893-09-14
SUNDAY CLOSING.
A Long Address From the Christian
EndeaYors.


At the last meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Golden Gate Christian En-
deavor Union action was taken in regard
to the Sunday opening of the Midw inter
Fair. and committee was appointed, con-
sisting of Rev. James Woodwork, Miss G..
g. Davis and j. Glover Smith, with instruc-
tions to prepare and present to the execu-
tive committee Of the fair an address ex-
pressing the sentiments of the union with
reference to the matter. The committee
has obeyed the instructions by preparing
and sending to the committee of the fair a
paper of which the following is copy:
The Golden Gate Union of Young Peoples
Societies of Christian Endeavor, embracing a
membership OF 1000 young people connected
with more than thirty different churches in this
city, desires, through Its executive committee,
TO unite with the rest OF the $1,000 Christian
Endeay0rcrs IN the State In respectfully yet
earnestly requesting you 10 establish and I'm
mediately publish a rule, 20 be strictly en-
forced. declaring that the exposition Of which
you are TO have control shall be closed on every
Lords day so long as IL shall continue as pub
lie exhibition. THIS We ask for reasons which
have been given by the bodies of Christian min
listers and others who have already presented
10 you similar requests, and which, so far as we
have knowledge OF them, we heartily.indorse,
as well as for others which might easily be pro.
duced, did the necessity for them exist.
The Christian Sabbath, as you must certainly
know, has ever been, since the first settlement
Of our country, as dear TO the hearts of the
disciples of Christ in this land as the flag which
symbolizes the Government under which VS.
live, and now for us, against almost IL not en-
tfrely all precedent, TO proceed deliberately TO
such a dissertation of the day that so many of
us hold dear and TO such a violation of tile feel
ings and conscences of our Christian citizens
as would be the opening upon the Sabbath of
the Midwinter Exposition, would, we are sure,
dampen much OF the ardor and enthusiasm now
felt for It's successful which, be assured we
desire most heartily TO sbare-and would lower
us in the estimation OF the world. postponIng
once more TO the future the removal OF the re-
proach which has so long rested upon
us of not having yet reached the ad-
which elsewhere prevails, while the man.
Hesitation of respect for the SaDbath which
would be given by closing the exposition on
Sunday would do much 10 wipe away that re-
prOacb, and would tend greatly 10 impress the
better classes of people with the desirability OF
California as place of residence. as we'll as
suggest to shrewd capitalists It's Importance as
one for the establishment of business and the
Investment OF funds.
The International Christian Endeavor Con-
vention of 1896 is TO be held in San Francisco
and we have already begun the work of prepa-
ration for 10. Ii is our desire TO draw from the
Fest and Canada, as well as from countries
north and west OF us, as many attendants upon
that convention, with their friends. as possible
and we believe that our success Will depend II
10 small degree upon our ability TO elevate Call
fornia asia Christian State and her people as
Christian people In the estimation of the world
we therefore close by repeating our reques