The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-14

Sunday. True they caI stop work on
Sunday if they choose, but They must
work if they would keep their situation
ana support their families While rail-
roads are run on Sunday, and while fur
naces are kept burning on Sunday, and
while newspapers are printed and sold on
Sunday, and while saloons are kept open
on Sunday agreat many men must work
on Sunday. But if it can be proved
that it is necessary to run any
one Of these institutions on Sunday, then
| am ready to maintain that every one OF
the sons OF toll who were forced to work
on Sunday is entitled to one day every
week as day of rest. II he cannot have
Sunday then let him have Monday or Sat
urday or some other day. My point is
that God has given every man a Sabbath,
and that every man is entitled to the Sab
bath that God mas given him; aud, more
over, the Lords day Is just rs long az any
other day Of the week IL ia day OF
twenty -four hours Every man is entitled
to this seventh portion Of time. Both his
physical and his religious nature needs it,
and If any employer, be that employer an
individual or q corporation, deny to tho
lnhorer Il day OF rest, or II any workman
wiltuly depriyes himself of the blessings
OF the day OF rest, he thereby sins against
God. against himself aud for the SIN he
VIII have to render an account to the Lord
OF the Sabbath,
God never intended His day to be q day
of gloom and sadness. On the contrary. ID
ought to he day Of religious JOY and glad.
ness "ThiS Is the day the Lord hath
made, we viii rejoice aud be glad in it,"
ought TO be the language and the expert.
ehCG oi eNo'E C4Il'I'2u' As 10 tAe exact
method Oh sionalDG ihe sacred hours, the
W,S,o'uS OF tho APo'tlss are appropriate;
Lee every man Do luiIy persuaded IN Ais
own MUD vuly i5t every man be sure
'HH' Nv u Wy '"s W 40 BpoH III a felIs'Ods
sense
AifLN HE GOLDEN RULE.
Sunday Is the poor mans dnv. But the
accursed thirst for gold has. In to1 many
instances, ro bbed the otr man of his day
II may ba confidently affirmed, thgt the
vcXed question ns to the relations between
capital and labor, masters aul servants.
employers aud employed. VIII noyer be
rghtcOusly aattl,i by any law sayp chat
OF the Golden BALE NltGer EMPLOYERS nor
employees have any right % use for ono pur.
pose what God has given them for a,otnrr
purpose. A Guardian or trustee has mo-
right to taIupor with, or TO misaDply trust
funds. The ills which afl,ct 1lr land
touching sunday work, wI.luut be rem
pdlcl by tramphuC under foot the law.or
God. "DIHntss ia business. says the sab.
bath breaker. OF course 10 u.s. Bat both
the law OF God and tho law OF tho lrnl
say that on one day Of tho wpes worldly
business must De stopped. "The Kings
business may bee done, aud it ought o. Do
done, on thc Lords day; but worldly bus.
Iues5 tran sactvd Tor worldly fame Is
strictly prohibited by the law otGol. and
It ought to be prohibited by human law a.
we'll
General Grant said that z any law Ia on.
pTesslyc and wrong, the quickest and hay,
way TO bring about 10 repeal j, tu ra!aree
lt But surely the sunday laws ut this
land are not oppressive Certainly the
Sunday law Of tals state is mos, humane
No friend Of law aud order has any right
to complain Of It's provisions It, reluiro-
meuts are not gruyi0G-, aud is penalties
are not severe. To BE- Aacd only four
dollars FOR doing worldly business on the
M M" u"y IS su,u'y uIu punishment.
hs ou,bt 10 b, c5p,il l4riug his b1s,Bsss-
for lu uls case the penalty inflicted /. fftv
dollars
Anon. those who wore fined Ina,
w.ek for Violating ,pr sunday Law 80,
some Of our best citizens They are ma
good friends OF law and order To sav tho
least. as are some Of thclr PROSECUTORS T6sy
mads no attprput t1 eyad. tho law
some OF them offered no defence hut
simply paid the fine. Iftheir arraisnnrrt
WIN result iu teaching saloon Eoorrr. tb1,
they must giyo up tlpir bad bu.irrs. an
sunday am surs tbnt some ~ fbs... .,,,I
citizen, who were fined VIII bs deyoutIy
tHauEfgl
Tho grossest violation o. the Lords day
In this clty Is not the selling. or buviuy or
drinking N a glns, og s5G4 water or tbs
buying ut A loaf Of bread or "A dish uf ,re
cream Itis hirY time tba, tho frIrrd. uf
SUNDAY law should bend their cprr-.a. tu
another direction. A much ul4fa ,.,5Igs
violation II our Sunday fe,t anal our sun
day woratio. Is ih, CRYING out nlaur our
street. aud at toe doors OF our r4u.rhe,
OF ia, sunday uswsuau,r. WHY t.,. na,
our excellsp, mayur and our pg,lc, officer,
stoned tlia uul..qr..
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"O'' 'f IHe TURNTABLES
Il is IDLE % say that the liquor saloons 0'
this city are not in tho hHb.. OF doing bg4.
rovs ol the Lords day, Had DO is lu.t as
idle t1 say that the constable, whose duty
&c ls 90 see that tho saloons Do not violate
the law, have done tbc.r dl'y. So. ui
least ana crelihly Il.ormel II the "a .
loon, w0re not H0 potent factor iu our
polite, their owners would b3 quickly de-
tectcd and gGick.Y punished Bat the -R-
looms control yoio., aud c0ustaJlrs and
other city oflcH-7 ura elected by votes:
hence bakers Gui Grugr,.i6 a-o pouacal
upon, and lqgor dealers are allowed 90
cnrrv on their "ofor1us tra1t or course
the sunday .tW should ho enforced with.
out fear or favor upon an classes alike, hut
| 4, seems tho busiue's which Does tl. Ir1tt
H.H HIUF d.. UTfr TIf- tina h#fF.nUa. H..HI
Is lis9ly TO bs the most favored