New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
OPPOSED TO RIOTOUS LYING.
LUTHERAN MINISTER'S TAKE ACIlON
on SUNDAY CLOSING.
CLuBMEN TO SEND MEMORIAL TO ALBANY
AGAINST THE RAINEs BTLI~"TRAFFic

CLuBMEN TO SEND MEMORIAL TO ALBANY
AGAINST THE RAINEs BILL-"TRAFFlc''
DOES NOT APPLY TO CLUBS.
The prevailing condition of the excise question: as
regards Sunday closing ertcularly. has aroused
the interest Of the Luther ministers OF the CITY
The pastors Of churches of that denomination met
in ST Peters Church. Pc Ka.b and Bedford aVes.'
yesterday and declared themselves as being strenu-
ousy opposed TO the desecration Of the Saboath
day by those who seek 10 live riotousy' Inc
domlnes passed a set Of resolutions containing
many hundred words. The first portion OF the reso-
uions reads
We. the undersigned. the members OF the Brook
connected with the ninisterum OF the state OF
NewYork in view Of the widespread asltat.9 20 IN IN
city legally enforce The sancthca,lon OF IN. ,ne
Christian Sunday. and in reply to repeated so!lc'a-
tons addressed 10 US and our on ,b no
basis OF Gods holy word and OF the confessional
writings Of the Evangelical Lutheran Churcn maze
We believe that the Christian Sunday is hallowed
wherever Gods word and the preaching OF me sos
pei are not despised but deemed holy and willingly
heard and learned
The presidents of the various social CLUBS oil tne
city are also much interested just now In excise
matters. but in a different way 10 that IN wmch
the ministers are laboring
Yesterday Messrs Mckeen OF the Hamilton
Moore Of the Montauk; Broun. OF the Crescent
~
and signed the following memorial. which VIII De
forwarded the earliest opportunity to Albany:
To the Legislature OF the State of New ork -,
The undersigned. behalf Of the social cnps n
Brooklyn, which respectively represent. earnestly
protest against enactng into law the pfoHls az ~
the bill known an act IN re.atlon 10 'He uall1
In liquors. introduced into the Senate by Mr. hdhes
which classes such social clubs as associations ana
corpora lions engaged in the liquor traffic We ear
nestv protest that the word traffic has no proper
application TO the methods ana purposes OF T Sucn
clubs In purchasing or dispensing hquors lhey
purchase liquors and dispense them 10 ther own
members as a mere incident OF the social Ire ana
activity OF the club. Such clubs are not engaged IN
sny business. They earn or divide or distrip-
ute any money for profits. under the laws hppi-
cable such organizations. Individual rnemps :
have therein individual property rights; ciup
membership. being a privilege. does not survive anu
Is not assignable. The liquors and other supplies
the common fund and charged for in the proportion
used or consumed. There is In effect no more d
traffic business In such liquors ana supplies t'an
there ia where the expenses OF common housenoid
shared by its members. The distinct priVieIe
OF the social club s the seclusion which belongs 70
the home. Its invasion by system or eSpona Se
violates the cherished principle or AnSo-SaN0n ho-
erty, which makes mans home MS castle IN
urging these for consideration. we con-
cede the wisdom OF such legislation as VIII prevent
the abuse OF club privileges. and VIII prevent any
and every attempt evade the lawful restrictions
which may be put upon the traffic in liquors We
also very strenuously maintain that the members
OF the clubs have the honor TO represent do not
seek . obtain any privileges which are not avail
able 10 the humbest citizen. Nor do they seek Gny
JAMES MKEEN. Hamilton Club:
CHARLES \. MOORE. Montauk Club.
CAMPBELL c. BROUN. Crescent Athletic Club.
WILLIAM C. WALLACE. oxford Club.