The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-21
The Pastors Association Ga This
Subject.
THE EVIL OF The uSfNFOSoFD Law.
A Plan Proposed TO Do Away Win
All Character Of Amusemcnt on
the sabbath.

Post a, their request:
Your committee OF the SAhbA;A sssscrA
ton have given the susjee, careful AZ.
prayer.ul consideration Aaa would 7espoCt'
fully subEni; The to!loNiag report.
For several years yzst ne subject Akl
given u5oge serious co5Ce-a AID devqs- n
greet than the high handel Aai opel desc
Grafton O. The sabbath hts given g ~
pastors and churches q this city As AL
the city pastors kno~ ,he Pastors 4ss7-
citation has wTesytd with this question
for years as with % o4Aer We E2vs lad
great cause Of complaint. oct u-Ay be
cause 81 the violation q Il from tie scrip
,pral and religious aspect o. tbs holy dag.
but because tbs laws %, ;he c.ty and ;Aose
OF the State made for the pT9rSc;iNn G.!
good citizenship have 10; bsen eat1r,e1 By
those who hSyo been entrusted VIA oi p
ciai position by their ttllow citizens.
Your committee earnestly urca Vast y,u
file this complain; IL The name 9t the
good citizens Of Houston aEsius' these
who. by the euHrBses o fbe voters 81 tae
city. have been elected 20 office and thea
have failed 10 see that the laws were ,--
forced against those who have perslsteatlg
violated them We Zee. justified ~ 1Dce
This complaint. not Only u he name %!
Christian people but ia the name 0. good
citizens who are interested 81 he ula.l-
tenance OF that principle Of good citizen
ship. There are physical as we'll re-
lislous reasons. Tor The observance %! mis-
day OF resL Man needs rest 10 body taG
mind from labor ana business auNcry. Il
day % rest is aovau.ast ous 70 iAo .7-
diyiduai himsei.. Il taatt r!ake hllu s. r4o-s
useful factor IN society Of wh.ch be IS as
integral p4ri I'll. STATE 1n-st 'le-cf-r
be under Obligation to aass sr7t .aNs 4s
will guarantee III Meuta. and ifr.. sd
rest require. hy ter u1.y.al.L 4lt II .s
the sworn duty q 'Dusa -a 1Ei .al rr-4-
lion 90 enforce Tbs Jaw made ier -.s p-'-
lection o. tha d.. ,hA- ftirr she's th.s -a.t
Even Esl3e sroin tic r-tzi.u. asrr... g
the question. d. tsy sh7l.t De- s- 4.a-.
;or rest ana f-e-dur. from h.-.-, &C. ea-.
goa cirl-eEsb.o aaliL 9tel.r. -aa- trc
laws regarding -hat sax sso..l f--
sFecre1 TIE Us. 90. .o..gls...- -l.- f.r.
sr1ias' hose aha i-.. the sltt.ta a.y
and hose who saif 70 eufo-. lL- .-
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l7.e. h.s eog---~ s-s 5es.r-s h.. ..et d.
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sent -h-s s-s- E--4r rs ef.f.-l Do. s-.
c.tiz-,s AKA lst tta azes.-E s-l E4.sf.-e ~
the saatath faps " ths rr ra- ,a-qs q
hGrrarit~ IN tAe resalzst-r OF ts. tr-..1.
soelety and .hs state s.5ar f.- .la a-,-
tecfiog g. la.s DAY - tae groqt- slt rs-
meat 1' rna Sstls-- flaws Ne s-- ir
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that many houses 81 the al sr tr.t Okla
aud business fraussetst r. y.ois.so-, ~ ,t,.
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