The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-12

three hours to present their views on the
proper observance of Sunday and how
this should be brought about
Bishop Whipple presided and particular
attention was called to the services which
will be held Friday night at st. Paul's
church, the occasion being the fortieth
anniversary of the conservation of the
present bishop of Minnesota.
Rev. Campbell Fair, D. D., of Omaha,
dean of Trinity cathedral, opened the dis
cussiOn. He said in part:
There are two hundred passages in Holy
Scripture bearing upon one day in seven
as a day of rest and worship. May we
not ask Is all this Scripture merely dead
history, or is the principle 1t contains
a living issue, q social problem and q
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
we need morality the rest day will teach
it: we need. religion the rest day will
uphold it; we need worship, the rest
blessed, happy rest-the rest that will Sc
cure 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
observance.
What prevents. our having Americas
Sunday as it ought to be? What are the
hindrances to a loyal, cheerful, consist
ent observance of the day. it's import ana
obligations?
"One of the hindrances." the dean said,
lis the Sunday newspaper, but, he add
ed 81 have no objection to a Sunday pa
per printed on Saturday, circulated and
read on Monday"
In conclusion, among suggestions for
floa Yicr Of thn low hn 6na
urged the following of the Jewish pre-
cepts: Whatever can be done on the
day before or deferred until the day aftor
ought not to be done on the Sabbath.
MR.. TATLOCNs VIEWS.
Rev Henry Tatlock. of Ann Arbor.
Mich, was the second writer on the topic.
and he spoke as follows:
THE ground upon which all the friends
Of Sunday may thus unite in common
effort for its defense contains four i'm
pregnable positions:
Il. Sunday is needed as a day of rest.
The weekly day of release from labor is
required for mans physical health; for
h mental efficiency; for his social devel-
liberty and for the maintenance of
family life
2. Sunday is needed as a day of reli-
gIous observance. A weekly day set free
moral health. and for his spiritual
growth. Without Sunday kept as a holy
day. neither virtue nor religion can be
maintained.
8. Sunday as a day of rest and as
day of religious observance is required
for the welfare of the state What af-
fects the physical, mental, social, moral
and spiritual condition of the individual
affects society, affects the commonwealth.
The stability of the state rests upon the
capacity and virtue of its citizens. Sun
day properly kept gives play to the high
est powers of mans constitution and ele-
Yates his whole manhood 1t increases his
efficiency as worker and supplies him
with the motive and the powers of self
government. sslus ,populi snprema lex.
day of religious observance in an Amerf-
can institute. 1t is here. 1t was intro
duced by the fathers of our political ex-
istence, and 1t has been maintained
through all the changes Of our history
1t is recognized by the laws of the nation
and by the laws of every state. 1t is a
custom of the people, and the people have