Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-12
SUNDAY QUESTION TALKED Of
Rev. Fair of Omaha opens the Dis
cussion mt the Episcopal
Convention.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 1.-The Sunday
question was the topic for the second days
session OF the Protestant Episcopal churchs
nineteenth congress in this city today. Rev.
Campbell Fair OF Trinity cathedral, Omaha,
and Rev. Henry Tattlock Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, opened the discussion with formal
papers.
Dean Fair said in part: There are 200
passages in Holy Scripture bearing upon
one day in seven as day Of rest and wor-
ship May we not ask Is all this scripture
merely dead history, or is the principle it
contains a living issue, a social problem and
high religious duty?
What was given in Eden must not be
lost in America We need reverence. the
rest day will promote IT. we need cere
monial, the rest day will give it scope; we
need morality, the rest day will teach 1t;
we need religion, the rest day will uphold
it; we need worship, the rest day will main
tain 1t; we need rest-blessed, happy rest
the rest day will secure it. Sunday is
the sacred pause in labor's work, to prove
that all life is not earthly toll. Sunday is
the summer of the week, as the season of
that name is the brightness of the year,
Mature supports revelation in giving
humanity a weekly rest day and is next to
Holy Scripture the authority for it's observ-
ance.
What prevents our having Americas
Sunday as it ought to be? What are the
hindrances to loyal, cheerful, consistent
observance of the day, it's import and obli-
cations?
"one of the hindrances is the Sunday
newspaper, but l have no objection to
Sunday paper printed on Saturday, circu-
lated and read on Monday.
How can we preserve the true American
Sunday? We must maintain it's God given
authority-it is Gods day. 1t is the
church's day, and the church has power to
make 1t day of obligation. 1t is the re-
public's day. Sunday laws are all over the
union to keep it differently from the other
six days. We must call it what it is, the
Lords Day. We must speak of it as what
God made 1t, blessed holy, sanctifed and
hallowed. We should have Saturday prep
aration for Sunday observance. We must
adapt the God given principle of Sab
bath days journey.
"The church should give the people at
tractive services to draw them to the house
of prayer. All that clusters around Sun
day-ts schools, bible classes, offerings
| and blessed sacraments must be maintained.
Special Sundays can be made effective, hos
pital Sunday, prison Sunday, flower Sunday.
"The family in the house must recognize
the Lords day in the home life. The laws
| of church and state regarding Sunday should
| be read, published and made known. The
press must be our ally to secure calm
and reverent Sunday. The pulpit should
speak in love and earnestness to preserve
| for God His own day. A strong and healthy
sentiment must be aroused and maintained
| in favor OF the day as a real rest City
| Observance and state recognition should be
| secured. The Saturday half-holiday and
early closing must be worked for, and by all
means the nation must be educated that, il
Sunday is lost the desolation has come; in
the words Of Emerson, No greater calamity
can befall people than its loss of wor-
ship"
| In conclusion, among suggestions for the
| right keeping of the day, the dean urged the
| following of the Jewish precepts: Whatever
can be done on the day before or deferred
until the day after ought not to be done
| on the Sabbath"
| Rev. w. S. Rainsford of New York, Rev.
E. NJ. Stires of Chicago and Rev. Beverly
| e. Warner of New Orleans led in the further
| discussion of the same topic.