The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-23

The Councils were called TO order
at 1885, President Dole in the
chair. There were present Ministers
Damon, Hatch and King, and Coun-
cillors Ena, Waterhouse, Wilder,
Bolte, Mendonca, Morgan, Young,
Tenney, Suhr, Allen, and Smith.
Minutes of the preceding meeting
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
ID. b. Smith presented a petition
from the American League request
ing that the band be allowed to play
on Sunday.
Mr.. Morgan moved reference to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved it be tabled,
to be considered with a bill on the
subject.
The President stated that it was not
in violation of the law.
Mr.. Wilder moved reference to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morgan thought the Minister
could order the band to play next
Sunday, as no law conficted.
The Attorney General read sec
ton of the law of 1856, under which
the claim might perhaps be made that
Sunday concerts were unlawful. He
favored reference to Judiciary Conn
mittee.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
The Secretary read q. petition from
"a number of citizens, as follows:
TO the Executive and Advisory Coun-
ellis:
Petition of the Honolulu Young Mems
Christian Association against the
proposed Sunday afternoon band
concert.
Whereas, The Sabbath is the divid
ing line between Christianity and
heathenism, the bulwark that shields
our Christian civilization against
anarchy, with it's train of lawlessness
and barbarism, and every influence
that tends to weaken the power of the
Sabbath over the public conscience,
endangers the stability of our repub-
lican institutions; and recognizing the
fact that the pursuit of ordinary busi-
ness and inordinate pleasure seeking
upon the Sabbath is not only destruc-
tive to good morals, but also to the
welfare of Society; therefore,
Resolved, 1. That we will use our
influence to discountenance any pro-
posed action in favor of Sunday af-
ternOon band concert or anything of
like nature.
2. That the said band concerts are in
direct violation of the divine COM
mand "Remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy"
The seculariZation of the Sabbath,
whether for business or pleasure, is a
source of moral and physical evil,
leading to suffering and discomfort on
the part OF Overworked employees,
and to debasing excess on the part of
pleasure seekers.
G. b. Ripley, Arthur Reynolds,
Chas. NJ. Cooke, F. j. LOwrey, w. w.
Harris, w. A. Love, Edwin a. Jones,
w. J. Forbes, J. T. Waterhouse, G.. V.
JAS. Day, Walter G.. Weldon, William
A. Bowen, Chas. II. Atherton, J. b.
Atherton, p. {. Jones.
Received and referred to Judiciary
Committee.
The Secretary read the following
petition on the same subject:
To the Executive and Advisory Coun- |
ellis of the Provisional Govern |
ment of the Hawaiian Islands.
MR.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN:
AT a meeting Of the Central Union |
Church of Honolulu, held on the |
evening of March 21st, it was voted to
demonstrate against Sunday afternoon
concerts; and the undersigned were
appointed a committee to draft and |
present to your Honorable Body
protest against the Inauguration of
such entertainments
We submit respectfully that no
valid reasons exist why the present
quiet Sundays in Honolulu should be
Certainly no bad results
to the public have followed the OBJ
of Sunday as day of rest to
the labOrinG man.
We submit also that those in our
community who regard Sunday as
the lords Day, and sacred to the cul
tivatiOn of the spiritual nature and to
the worship of God are entitled TO
have their convictions respected, and
the repose of the day not distur bed by
the noise of large gatherings of people
and by music not of a nature to accord
with the sacredness of the day.
The present commendable course OF
the mercantile establishments here in
closing at an early hour on Saturday
affords abundant opportunity for re-
taxation TO those " no need it. Them |
too, the performers ia the band them
Sc Ives are entitled to the rest of Sun
day.