The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
SCOTLAND,S NEW SUNDAY.
Wonderful Change in the "BOnnte"
Land i'm a Few Years.
Pail Mall GaZeft

Pail Mall Gazette.
Scotland's observance of Sunday is I'M
dergoing ii wonderful change. When the
magistrates of Glasgow a Few years ago
authorized the running of tramway ears
on Sunday it was predicted tnat a tefflDIe
Judgment would fail upon that city on ac-
count of it's wickedness, and perhaps III Is
due to the gloomy prognostlcauoIs OF LIE
Sabbatarian Cassandra that no other town
in Scotland has followed in the wake OF
Glasgow. When the Edinburgh Botanic
Gardens were thrown open on sundays
another wall went forth, but alas. not
outstanding threats of Judgments the
public throng there; And II fsbplte ss ~ ane
Observance Society steamers laden with
passengers ply in the Firth of Forth every
pleasure seekers from the town TO the
country and cyclists scorch along the roaos
of Scotland in al ALE di Ire ftie 81 Sunday golf
was fc Aght and ended in a victory Tor the
Sunday golfer: and on every han6 tnere
are signs that the old-fashioned Scottish
~1Savhath' has departed never TO re-
turn A most remarkable proof OF TINS
is furnished by the pleas OF a oepusa of
Edinburgh. The members OF the uepu:d-
ton were for the most part emlnent nun,
of Scotland. who in time past were CON
sidered rigid Sabbatarians: Some OF them
indeed are members of the Sabbath Cp-
servance society. Yet this deputation in
terviewed the Lord Provost in the ln1eTesSs
of those who used to be conslaerea Sapv
bath breakers. There was a time not very
long ago when the heinous sin or Vaglns
or stravaiging Il. e.. walking), on The
Sunday was punishable by Imprisonment
straVaigers that the present day Sab
batarians solicited the Lord Provost 10 pre-
vent Golf PLAYING on the Braid hill on sun,
DAYS. They stated distinctly that they dld
not appear as directors to SQnqay son
but simply contended that the hills should
he left safe and quite for those who do
not play golf, but who enjoy a rample on
Sunday. OF a verify Scotland Is degenerate
A 81 course. there are still some ~stalwarts
who. faithful to the traditions or thelr
forefathers, uphold the good old Scottish
.'Sawbath" as a day upon which no man
shall be seen to smile. A few of them
were gathered together IN Aoerde e tbe me-
selves by predicting. as they nao many
times before done. the judgments. wnlcR
fall upon the mh present ssdre+ slnlu of s the Sabbath
Alliance Of Scotland. the Rev. a. NJ. Shi-
ach. buoyed up himself ana ms hearers
with the the hope that the opening OF me
not1eeums and picture galleries may be
unsuccessful; but he was horror-stricken
to note that the Prince of Wales had a
last week and he made the awe-inspiring
prediction that 'if the heir expected to SIT
on the throne and to outrage divine IN
etit1tions in this way it was more than
likely, looking forward to the future. that
the throne would sit on him than that ne
] would sit on the throne"
what was meant by this threat was not
quite clear TO the audience but LOOKING fhas
apnIauded heartily. Another clergyman
denounced as unchristian certain at
homes which he had n heard Il lt had P Pea1
5ie he said. should be preparing for the
lords day, an ex-farmer; who ~fol,oVahhd e
the reverend gentleman, denounced the
sale of milk on Sunday, and told now
thirty years ago he was asked to bring
milk to town on Sunday and had refused.
He would rather have put the milk down
the burn" AL his customers agreed to
take their milk Gu Saturday evenings,
except one rich lady. and she d1ed a lew
weeks afterwards But, alas! me scot
/ tish Sabbath breakers. and they are legion
only scott at such judgments