The morning times., 1897-01-11
doors Of these churches ~ fH1


and the cars frequently run by the very
doors of these churches. ~ q fs1
The Church Bells. - = a =
But this is not all. The bells Of the
churches is most serious interference
with those whose rest depends on quiet
than ali other causes put together. They
| ring in the morning, as early as 6 O'Clock,
loud enough to wake any ordinary sleeper
who is not accustoIned5 ! st theH,a even
though he be far away.i.ATd- this IS a
! noise we could well alispe8ser WITH 70
When clocks and watches were the
property of a few, belissperformed an I'M
| portant service, but dow no one needs,
| them. But the suppression of the cry of
the newsboys, i'll so far as it curtails the
sale of their papers, is a serious business
| for them.
THE profit on the sdt1day pap2rs Is =
twice as much per copy .qp otheE days,
| and they sell, on an average, nearly three
| times as many, so that Sunday is their
chief harvest day. Without the extra in.
come from this day the earnings Of the
week W ould hardly suffice TO 4 eep ssplil and.
body together.
Now, it seems to me that in these
| times, when SO many are living on thu.
very verge of starvation, when iGleness
and want are leading thousands into vice
| and crime. when employinent is almost
| impossible to obtain, it is a serious mat
ter TO cripple the earning power OF hun
| dreds of boys who have the courage and
pluck to earn an honorable living.
1T is exceedingly snfan- Bds1ness to let
a little personal ANNOYANCE. lead to action,
| which may jeopardiZe their whole future.
| II only the quiet and eomfefB Of q few
piously-inclined people have teen slightly,
| disturbed, then l protest that the whole
business S without reasonabe excuse. ~
1t Is Contemptibie.
"If it is right for these boys 20 sell
their papers at all on Sundays, then il is
simply contemplate to cripple'gtilern in
their efforts by such restrictions as these.
professed ambassadors OF Christ have sue
ceeded in placing upon them. 80 '+.9'ss
Il should like to see the professeilly
| Christian ministers OF this country crop
their efforts to make Sunday observance the
| distinguishing feature of the Christian
| religion, and the chief credentiaI OF Chris
| tian character, and devote themselves
with whole-souled earnestness to the work
of making a place in the world of honest
anu HOHOrdDle lnOuStT y lpTs LUG -IiliIbIllS
of boys and girls who cannot even get
| chance to make a living by selling papers.
"Tbe Third Comma ndment is not all
contained in the words, Remember the
| Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labor is quite as important to
human welfare as the Injunction To .'est
| upon the seventh. >144-s' -
Il think it entirely safe to say that these
ministers were not only self-elected 10
| the task undertaken, but that they utterly
| misrepresented the public they professed
! to serve. do not believe that the pubic
desires the suppression Of the newsboy's
cry.
| "In his own interest. as well as that Of
the newsboy the average, citizen would
prefer to have the newsboy vocaliZe his
| presence in the neighborhood. He does not
/ want to station himself at the door or win
| dow to wait MS coming, neither does he
wish a succession OF newsboys calling
upon him to learn whether he wants
| paper.
| Il hope the public feeling ! n this matter
will be indicated with such clearness
| within the next few days that when our
| committee waits upon the Commissioners
| to request recall OF their order they Will
have no doubt that we represent the senu-
ment OF the general public. ar No. ,..-