Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-10
A FIGHT FOR SUNDAY.
tuNIsTERs START SUCH 4 CRUSADE
AGAINST LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
LOCAL OPTION A POSSIBILITY.
The Due Observance of the sabbath
10 lie Enforced-A Christian 'fti-
zensI,ip League May Re Formed
What SaIoon-rIen Think.


The Ministerial Union Of Richmond and
Manchester has instituted a campaign
to secure the Observance Of Sunday in
accordance with the established laws.
The fight is directed against saloons
that are kept open on Sunday. gambling
houses. fruit-stands, the crying Of Jews
papers on the streets. and excursions
The opening gun Of the campaign was
fired at the last meeting held before the
summer vacation, and the matter has
Just been taken up in such a manner as
leaves no room for doubt that it will be
prosecuted with all the energy and i'm
nuence of this powerful organization.
There were strong and interesting
speeches made at the meeting held yes
terday morning in the Young Mems
Christian Association building, and the
sentiment Of the body appears 20 be
unanimous, though the general scope Of
the action that shall be taken is viewed
from different standpoints. The fight
AGAINST the saloon-men who keep their
bars open on Sunday viii be particularly
vigorous. and the ACCESSIBILITY Of insti-
tuting q local-option campaign is being
considered.
THE TWO RESOLUTIONS.
At the last meeting held before the
HOLIDAYS. DR.. Cooper offered a resolution
that a committee of one from each de-
nomination should be appointed to visit
the MAYOR of the city. with view 10
securing a better Observance OF the sab
bath. in view Of the present diagram.
violation Of the law in open dOofs Oh
business and liquor selling.
Rev. J. G.. Reed offered as SUBSTITUTE
aResolyed. That we undertake local
ontion campaign in our city 10 drive OUT
the bar-rooms como
The matter was discussed az sOlne
length. and eventually both resolutloi'
were referred to the Business Con-
with instructions to report al 'ne H0''
meeting. ,,,, ,,orn-
ir, and the committee returned polh re-
solutions. with recommendation .'i"'
christian citizenship league shoull DE
formed TO agitate the questions reIeiteu
ia I'm the two resolutions. \ large m m
her of the clergymen present spoke Ipoh
the subject.
one minister said that he had counted
forty places open one Sunday on Broad
street. aside from the drugstores; ana
another said that the police themselves
acknowledge that large number OF par
rooms are open on Sunday.
Rev. Or. j. r. Hawthorne, who led the
local-option campaign during his former
residence here. took a prominent part
in the discussions, cited the vigorous ac-
tion of the people Of Nashville IN re-
farence 70 the proper observance OF Inc
Sunday laws. ,.,,
We said that the Chief of Police would
do Nothing to remedy the evil, nor ~oulu
tbe NIayor or the Board of Public Norhs'
mill the citizens arose en- masse anu re-
ouested that the Governor sehu uoOp'
tn Nashville TO enforce the laws.
Then the Board OF PUBIC ~
bere-got down 10 work ana reiio' 81
The chief of Police from ONCE ana
sfarteJ new regime, with the result
tbot the Sunday laws were enforced ana
strictly observed.
COMMITTEE TO REPORT.
rho result of the discussion was the
oaant,on of a motion that a committee
- r,,a--oue from each denomination
sbould he appointed to look into the al
visibility OF forming such league as tno
one indicated above. Rev. Wiliiam .
campbell was appointed chairman oil the
committee, and the other members are
pev Dr. j. b. Hawthorne. Rev. I. L.
Rane. and Rev Carey L. Morgan
There seems 10 be no doubt that TINS
committee will recommend the iorina .,i.
of a citizens league, ana WIN oue"no
mans for its organization. II Is moro
likely that the suggestion made by M,;
Reed that a local-option campaign sna'i
be undertaken Will be abandoned pu'