The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-01
SABBATH PROTECTION.
Important Meeting Yesterday - The
Northeastern Pennsylvania Sabbath
Unions Plan Of Work.

Important Meeting Yesterday - The
Northeastern Pennsylvania Sabbath
Unions Plan Of Work.
The quarterly meeting of the board
Of managers OF Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania Sabbath union was held at the
Office of President Hollenback, in
Wilkes-Barre, yesterday afternoon.
Treasurer ]. Lawrence Stelle reported a
fair financial condition for the new So
ciety. General Secretary Rev. F. A.
Dony also reported good progress In
the work. A committee was appointed
to prepare an address to the churches
and friends of the Sabbath. Rev. T..
A. Mills and Fl. A. Fuller, ESQ.,, were
added to the Board of managers. The
following plan of work was unanimous
ly adopted:
Plan of work of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania Sabbath union. Founded upon the
commandment of God-"Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy"
Basis-The movement is to be Christian
in it's character conducted in the spirit
of Christianity, and employing means and
agencies that are open and honorable, so
as to command the moral support of
Christians, and to invite the cooperation
of all who favor the protection of the
weekly day of rest. It's keynote is TO
be six days for labor and one day for
rest"
Details. - First -:General committee:
There shall be a general committee con-
sisting of two Christian men or women.
favorable to the Sabbath protection, to be
proposed by each of the several churches
which desire to be concerned In the move
mnt, which general committee shall be di-
vided into as many subcommittee as the
population of the town or city may re-
quire, and severally organized for con-
tinuous permanent service under the di-
rection of the executive committee. Va
cancies may be supplied by the churches.
A circular letter, to be signed by the presi-
dent and vice president, and counter
signed by the secretary, shall be prepared
and sent to each of the churches in any
town or city, asking the pastor to preach
a sermon on the subject of Sabbath pro-
lection and to see that such committees
be provided. The first meeting for organ
ization in each town or city shall be called
together by the general secretary after
notice from the churches of the selection
of such committees.
Second - Executive COMMITTEES: There
shall be an executive committee of three
or five persons, appointed by each gen.
eral committee, whose duty 1t shall be to
district the town or city into as many sub
districts as may be necessary for the dis
patch of the work, and to assign each SUBJ
district to a subcommittee for the pur-
pose Of making a simultaneous canvass of
the entire city, requesting and urging all
.tiolators of the Sunday laws TO close their
places of business and conform to the laws
of the state from and after q given Sum
day, the said committees to continue in
charge of their several districts as long
as the work may require, diligently noting
and reporting to the executive committee
all cases of violation of the law, in order
that proper information may be in the
hands of the executive committee to sus-
tain legal action, should that become nec-
essary.
Third-Enforcement of the law: The ex-
ecutive committee shall endeavor to en-
force, or secure the enforcement of the
laws against persistent violators, after
eShausting conciliatory and moral meth
ods. The general secretary may assist.
The funds necessary to pay the expenses
of such enforcement to be raised blythe To-
cal committee.
Fourth-Reports: 1t shall be the duty of
each executive committee, through its
secretary, to report the progress of its
work to the quarterly meeting of the
board Of managers of the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Sabbath union, such reports
to be in writing and sent to the general
secretary.