The San Francisco call., 1897-02-16

The resolutions against Sunday bicycle
racing were introduced by Rev. S. s.
Palmer and in the discussion all the pas
tors agreed with him IN affirming that the
local pulpits had always been active in
denou ncing Sunday racing. The resolu-
tioGs EN- bodied the statement that the
Cali fornIa delegates had said the pulpit
had not denounced Sunday racing.
The paper of the day at the Presby-
terian Ministerial Union was by Rev. Z.
II. Jenks, on ''The Pastor as an Execu-
tive"
The Christian pastors drifted into the
subject of prize-fi sighting in the discussion
OF a paper on The Uses of the Religious
Paper" read by Rev. E. II. Berry, editor
of the Pacific Christian. Rev. Edwards
Davis remarked that he would like to
see the Pacific Christian publish a strong
article on "How the Americans Are Toll
Grating the Coming Prizefight"
Mr.. Berry replied that he was too much
dlsgusted with the whole affair to men
ton ii in his parer. Rev. Edwards Davis
took hopeful view OF the matter, as he
thought pugiIism in the long run would
be knocked out of the ring by culture. He
sad "Prizefighting is disgraceful exhi-
bltion OF physical strength. 1t is debas-
ing and is conseq uentiy being debased l
hope the championship will finally go 10
Peter Jackson, then l should like to see
him have contest with an orane-
outang, that victory might go to the
beast"
II think this prize-fight is disgrace to
the State of Nevada and to the people of
the State" said Mr.. Berry. EVERY
houghtfu-minded person will count its
cost; II Is brutaliZing, it will put q bad
light on the acts of the Legislature and il
will bring Nevada into antagonism with
the Christian element of the coup try'
VII Do -
OF the listeners by saying: Il think that
this prize-tight between Corbett and Fiiz-
simmons is just as justifiable as the the
ory Mr.. Mills advocated in the Senate in
regard to arbitration. II nations have
right to go to war, then individuals have
a right to engage IN prize-ig5ts." Mr..
Ford added that IN both cases it was brain
versus Drawn. His observations of the
heads of Corbett and FltZslmmons had
led him to the conclusion that Corbett
was the more brainy man of the two and
that consequently he would be the victor
of the coming Tray.
Rev. Henry B. Morgan OF Alameda
wanted to know 1t brains had anything to
do with prize-fighting. Mr.. Ford assured
him that they had. ''If l had had time"
he said, "I should have gone 10 tile
Sharkey- y-FitzsIm mmons fight, for scientific
reasons, to see the contest of brain and
Drawn. II we are to preach against evils
We must see buem as tHey exist.
Mr.. Morgan said that the details of
prize-fighting are so we'll known that he
did not think it is necessary for ministers
TO see them.
None of the speakers condemned the
newspapers for giving detailed accounts
of fights, but they all gave it as their
opinion that Christians should make it
their business to secure Legislation forbid
ding the possibility of contests of brute
force.
Rev. DR.. Harris was the speaker OF the
day at the Methodist preachers meeting,
and he occupied his allotted time in read
ing ex tracts from book that has recently
attracted some attention in the East and
England. 1t is by Kernahan and is en-
titled 1.-THE Child, he Wise Man and the
Devil, or a Dream of a Christles~ World"
In discussing the paper Rev. DR.. Bovard
said he would like 10 draw attention
TO signed letter by William Mckinley
which recently appeared in the Omaha
Christian Advocate and the st. Louis Ad-
voca te. Il can vouch for the genuineness
of the letter" said DR.. Bovard. Its con-
tents are an appeal TO the inaugural bail