Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-06-11

Columbia law school. says: cit is well
settled by the courts of the leading
state that Christianity is part of the
common law of the states.' Hence it
logically follows. from the statements
of these two great lawyers, that the com
mon law recognizes the duty of observing
the Sabbath, and endorses it as an Amer
lean as well as a divine institution.
Furthermore, the supreme court of the
United States in a decision rendered in
the matter of 1.-THE rector of the church
of the Holy Trinity of New York VS.. the
United States rendered by Mr.. Justice
Brewer on February %. 1892, made the
following declaration: These. and many
other matters which might be noticed,
add a volume of unofficial declarations
to the mass of organic utterances. that
this Is a Christian nation" From TINS
opinion there was no dissent; 1t STANDS
as the unanimous decision of the high
est tribunal in the land, and in this
decision that tribunal recognizes the sab
BATH which is an integral part OF ChrlS-
tianity and which is essential to the
constitution of a Christian nation, as an
American institution. In addition to TINS
we quote from a statement maze by X
". Emerson, one of the greatest writer's
and thinkers this country ever produced
in which he says: The SaDpain IS the
core of our (American) civilization.
From these statements, drawn from the
that the Sabbath is one of Americas
first and fundamental institutions, ana,
in offering this petition, we are pleau-
ing for Americanism as against foreign
ism and heathenism.
Third: AS these band concerts are now
held they are a violation of the vested
rights of the churches of this city. Dur
ing all the years since the emu ehss
which we represent We're eStabLSEeu III
phoenix. Sunday evening has been ac-
ai
holding divine services. This time Is now
usurped by the band to the great oetll-
ment of all the churches IN the CITY. ~
is also in direct violation OF the laws OF
the territory which forbid the disturb
ance of religious worship W men !he
hand holds concerts on Sunday evening
at the court house, or pracuces at its
Mace of meeting Sunday forenoon, l.
greatly disturbs the religious services al
the Baptist Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches rendering it almost laiossip1e
to conduct said services in the soleinn
and devout manner consistent WIN Ing
worship of Almighty God; and When heio
at the city hall, they disturb IN a SIN
liar manner the services at the Christian
church. This city cannot afford 10 aLo"
the services of its churches to be inter-
rupted and hindered in this manner, ana
thus undermine the churches, which are
the bulwarks of public morality, virtue
and righteousness.
Fourth: Sunday concerts are also IN
opposition to the best business interests
of the city. The citizens OF Phoen1X,
| church members and outsiders alike, are
| DESTROYS of building up the city and pro-
| noting its prosperity. This can only be
| done by attracting to the city people Of
character and means. When SUCH peo-
| pie come hither, drawn by our adVan-
| tageS of climate or the representations
| of advertisements, as they step from the
| train they are at once greeted by the
| noisome sight of "block Az with its
demi-monde denizens. Walking along the
main streets of the city they find them
infested with gambling dens, dives and
saloons, in which are to be found women
singing, and walters, all of which run
wide open seven days in the week. w e
submit that such sights and scenes are
much more likely to repel from our city
than to attract to it, a desirable class
of residents, and that people who have
families to raise or money to invest will
be slow to bring either or both to city
where such things are tolerated.
PRESTON MKINNEY,
Presbyterian Church
LEWIS HALSEY,
Baptist Church.
EDWIN A. PENICK
Protestant Episcopal Church.
E. D. MCREARY,
Methodist Episcopal Church.
j. NJ. WEEMS,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
! F. A. AMES
IiSe MelnOulSt church.
inc petition was received and tbs
committee was assured OF early &C
ton upon it.
j The momentay question of street
sprlnkling was taken up and settled
IL was resolved to purchase three
teams at a cost of not more than 5000
each and three sets OF harness costing
not more than SIS each The city al
present owns only the sprinkling
carts. 1t has cost $240 a month to EN-.
pioy men and horses for their opera
ton. The city engineer was directed
to ascertain the cost of putting il
curbing along both sides of Washing
ton. The practice of hitching teams
to telephone poles awning posts, ETC.
was ordered abated, tree STANDING
in front of the Anheuser was directed
to be cut down and the purchase of an
other bicycle for the police was order
ed.