The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-28
THE SOUTH AND SUNDAY OBSE RE
ANCE.

Commenting on the question OF
Sunday observance in the South as IL
Illustrated by the refusal to open the
Atlanta Exposition on that day, the
Philadelphia Erening Telegraph says:
One thing may frankly and truth
fully be said, in no part of this coun-
try to day is the old-fashioned Ameri-
can Sunday-a day Of cessation from
secular labor, respectful, quiet, and
worship for all who are SO Inclined
so generally observed as in the South.
This fact is noticed with extreme graft
fcation by Northern visitors, already
unhappily familiar with current prac-
tlces throughout this section, and the
West particularly. There is to be no
unseemly and costly contest over open
ing the Atlanta Exposition On the first
day of the week. There was feeble
effort in this direction, but it has been
speedily disposed of, and in charac-
teristic way, by the directory, which
unanimously voted to postpone all con-
sideration of the subject. This course
is taken in Difference to local public
sentiment and in accordance with fun
damental American principles. At
lanta is very busy city SIX days in
the week. 1t is forging ahead in every
element of material prosperity; but on
Saturday night it lays aside the tools
Of labor and refrains from unnecessary
trespass upon the rights of those who
toll. In this respect the new South
sets a healthful and inspiring example
TO the reckless cities of the West which
have almost abolished the American
Sunday.
The above leads the Washington
Post to say:
This is the sober truth. 1t has come
to pass that if one would find a thor
oughly representative American COM
munity where our language is spoken
by ALL where our customs arefalthfully
perpetuated, and where a wholesome
and pronounced national sentiment
lies at the bottom of mems thoughts
and inspires all their purposes and &C
tlons-onc must go South. There
he will encounter a people who look,
speak, think, and feel like the men
who wrested this country first from
the untutored savages and afterward
from the tyranny of princes. There
stands the stronghold of conservatism,
the happy medium between tyranny
and anarchy, the stout, unyielding
spirit of enlightened Republicanism.
There was no noise of wranglng
over Sabbath observance at the At
lanta Exposition because the men of
the South do not seriously disagree
upon such issues. Public sentiment
in this part of the country respects,
hOnors and upholds the "day of rest"
There is no ostentation of pety, no
canting protestatlon of superior holt
ness. The people simply follow in the
footsteps of their fathers and recognize
the Sabbath as a thing of course.
They are hustling, earnest, brave
hearted folks in Atlanta They believe
in progress and prosperity. But they
give one day to decent soberness-con-
cede to each one at least the opportu-
tunity of worship-and stand uuani-
mously for the day religion and moral
l,y have set apart. Along with energy,
llberallty, intelligence, courage and
patriotism, they put the American Sab
bath on their programme and there it
stands.
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