The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-29
FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
The Last Day of the Tent Meeting
Devoted to That Purpose.

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A large and enthusiastic congregation
gathered mt the tent Sunday afternoon to
take part in the Sunday observance rally.
Nearly every denomination in the city
was represented. Among those on the
platform were Revs. b. +. Ball, S. l..
Rice. j. c. Jones, w. d. Keene, T. o.
Carson. Il. C. Anderson, i. G.. Brough-
ton, Thos. l. Shipman, VIM. Lunsford.
G. ID Bulla, and Y. NJ. G. A. Secretaries
Meacham and Morrow.
Rev. VIM. Lunsford presided over the
meeting and stated it's object The sing
ing was under the leadership of j. p.
Flippo and the opening prayers were
offered by Revs. b. L. Ball and S. +.
Rice.
DR.. T. e. Carson, of Greene Memorial
Church, was the first speaker. His sub
Jrct was The Sabbath n Physical Nnces-
sty." 81 wish," said DR.. Carson, that
all peop,e agreed on this subject. If
everybody thought as..I do there would
be no occasion for my appearing here this
evening. 1 find myself face to face with
the laws OF God. Remember the Sab
bah hay to keep 1t holy. Six days shalt
thou labor and do thy work. etc This
is the longest of the ten commandments.
They are all of equal Importance. but
this one was made more magnifying.
Moses was great man, but this law did
not come from him. Moses handed us
the law, hut God gave it to him. Tt has
Gods impress on 1t and through it.
There is no appeal from this command
ment and there is no chance to repeal it.
All civil law seems in some way to be
based on the ten commandments. The
Lord blessed the Sabbath day. He kept
IT. He Stad after 81 foil Of CT dave Cd
sets himself as an example by resting on
the Sabbath day and keeping it holy and
you ougf to follow God. God made the
seventh day necessity. We recognize that
there are here In Roanoke people who are
ready Tor the fight to make the Sabbath
6 day of rest. God and nature both saw
this law is insepGrable. The one who
said Thou shalt not steal,' said Thou
shalt keep the Sabbath day holy"
DIR. Carson made II favorable impression
upon his hearers and his address was lis
tened to with rapt attention.
Rev. VIM. Lunsford announced that
DR.. w. G. Campbell, who was 20 discuss
The Bible and the Sabbath was de.
tanned ut home by sickness and that Rev.
K. G. Anderson was present to take his
place. Mr.. Anderson began by saying
that the Bibe and the Sabbath are 1.-TWO
precious things. They have never been
separated and don't suppose they ever
will" The speaker read from the Bible
promise made by God to bless those
who hOnored the Sabbath Said he: "In
London you can get letter on Sunday.
In Edinburg they have no newspapers.
In Switzerland they have only one drug
store open on Sunday" -
DR.. Broughton WAS the last speaker.
His subject was "Sabbath Observance in
Roanoke" Among other things he said:
u want to say amen to what has al
ready been said. 1 believe God is in this
meeting. Roanoke has the best Sunday
law of any city in Virginia or the South.
The Christian people of this city have IL
great deal to be thankful tor. We have
got good officials and we have public sen.
tinent to back them up"
Here the speaker paid his compliments
to Tramp" i'll The Roanoke Times. and
continues:
"But,we are not perfect. Our Sabbath
is not kept as it should be. People 60
buggy riding and bicycle riding. In
Toronto they have no street cars and no
newspapers oil Sunday"
DIR. Broughton touched up the gam
blers and gave the addresses of where
gambling is going on. He also used plain
language as to other sins going on in
Roanoke and closed with an appel for
the people to press forward in the good
work.
When DR.. Broughton concluded Mr..
John H. Wright offered the following
resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously by a rising vote:
Whereas, the mayor and chief of no
lice are endeavoring to enforce the law
for the protection OF the Sabbath and
whereas there has been some unfavorable
comment upon their action; be it
Resolved, That this meeting of rem.
resentatives of all the churches and pee
pie holding no church connection. tx
presses its hearty approval of the action
of our city officials ard we pledge our
selves to do all in our powr to defend the
Sabbath FROM dissertation in this city
The meeting closed with prayer by Rev.
w. d. Keene.
The largest congregation that has vet
assembled greeted Rev. Thos. !. Shipmnn
Sunday night n, the tent. This was the
last OF the long series of meetings and
Rev. Shipnian delivered most excellent
sermon on the Importance of continuing
in the way or righteousness. from o3d
chapter OF Luke, Remember Lott wife. =
a vote OF thanks was extended the city
press for publishing the sermons. nisc
the organists. choir and all who had MS
sisted in every way the furtherance of tho
meetings.
The tent was dsmantled Yesterday AT
teinoon and the great meeting is now but
II memory.