The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-21

o. the worlds Fair Finally aud Definitely
NEEDED Upon. No General Demand Being
shown. and the Lack ~ Co-Opcration Of
the Religious World BEING seriously
FELT The Last Open sundays Receipts
for the Dead Flren~us Fund.
CHICAGO. July II. After tomorrow,
July 10. Sunday opening Of the Worlds
fair will bc "a thing Of the past At
yesterdays meeting Of the local direc-
tors by n vote If "a 10 "A resolution
was adopted ordering the gates of the
exposition closed On the first day Of
the week, after tomorrow. The entire
receipts If tomorrow. "iieros Day
are to be donated To the families Of the
fremen who lost their lives in the Cold
Storage warehouse fire. The directors
were reluctant to admit that Sunday
opening had proved failure, but
the lwindling attendance and
the opposition of many OF the
exhibitors who were unwilling to meet
the extra expense entailcd by seven
day fair. has forced the conclusion upon
the local managers Of the exposition
that nothing was To be gained by
Sunday fair. The working people
who are unable To attend on week days
have not taken kindly To Sunday
fair with motionlcss machinery and
covered exhibits. While the Art pal
ace and the plaisance have been well
patronizcd on sunday the other fea-
lures Of the exposition have Offered
but slight attraction to visitors.
The persistent opposition Of the re-
ligious element throughout the coun-
try has without doubt had powerful
influence in bringing about the action
of the directors. Hundreds ofpetitions
have been received from religious bod
les and prominent preachers praying
the fai~ be closed Sundays. and prom.
Using all the all in their power To make
the exposition "a financial success il
such action were taken
Yesterday letter was read to the d.
rectors signed by large number OF
Chicago's bcst-known preachers. in
GLIDING such names rs those of Bishop
} Merrill. of the Methodist Episcopal
: church.: Dean liulburt, of the Divinity
school Of Chicago; Arthur Edwards
, editor of the Christian Advocate; Rev,
: DIR. Barrows. chairman Of the general
cOnlIIltttt vi tbC iSiit aou' >'' hN'''
,, Simon Gilbert. editor of the Advances
: Ed Gonsaulus. DIR. Mcpherson and
others equally well known.
= The address declared that "A fair trial
had proved that there was no general
!. demand for an open sunday. and the
G highest success of the exposition wa
o imperilcd by the alienation of mil
: lions of people who were opposed Z
r Sunday opening. 1t appealed to the
b directors to close the fair on Sundays
:. SO that the religious element could b
. free to cooperate with them in max
. ing the exposition as remarkable fo
d its attendance a. il was for its mate
o rial grandeur.
9 This appeal is sample OF hundred
4, with which the directors have beer
il flooded for the past six months. an
u the conclusion was forced upon ther
G. that much was To be gained and littl
y to he lost by a proper res pect Tor sun
ct day
" Yesterdays action of the director
"a will deal severe blow to the Interest
AZ A. of the concessionaires. many oil whom
N count upon sunday as their most prof
~ table day. but the majority of the ex
r, hibitors, so far as could he learned Las
Of evening, are satisfied with the chang