The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-02
FILED ITS PROTEST
SOUTHsIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
AGAINST SUNDAY CONCERTS.
RESOLUTIONS TO COUNCIL.
OTHER CHURCHES OPPOSED TO
MEASURE MAY TAKE THIS ACTION.

Baptist Church Express
the Opinion That Money Expended
for Sunday Concerts Could Be De-
voted to a Better Purpose if EN-
pIoyed to Further the Plans of the
Ministers of the City in Organizing
Charitable AssoeiatiOn-Alder-
man Jones Has Not Determined
just How Money for the Concerts
He Advocates is to BE Obtained.
The Southslde Baptist Church has sub
mltted resolutions to Council against the
Sunday concerts that may be he'd dur
ing the summer months in Forsyth Park.
Mr.. J. E. Fulton, clerk of the churcn,
filed the resolutions with the clerk of
Council, and they will probably be read
and received as information at the meet
ing of that body next Wednesday night.
The Southside Baptist is the second
church to take action as a body against
the Sunday concerts Recommendation of
the Mayor. The Duffy Street Baptist
Church took such action also and it is
not improbable that, in view of the pros
RNNNANO OlhliidllIG lOI Dullddy NO4lCNA ~
that other churches will follow suit. The
action of the two Baptist churches was
taken before Alderman Jones expressed
his intention to introduce such an ordi-
nance. Now that it is generally known
that such a measure is to be proposed,
end that nearly all the Aldermen are ia
vorably disposed toward it, it is by no
means unlikely that the ministers will
begin vigorous crusade against the
measure.
The following is the resolution adopt
ed by the Southside Baptist Church, which
is of the opinion that the money that
might be expended for Sunday concerts
could be employed to greater advantage
and with more benefit to the city if de
voted to the plans of the ministers for
the organization of a charitable assoc. a
ton:
In accordance with a resolut on passed
by this church, in a special n erenc-
he'd last Sunday evening, and acti..g un-
der its instructions, l communi at tho
following resolution for your consider
alton:
Whereas. We are opposed to the
mended by the Mayor OF tn S city, either
in the park or elsewhere in our city, be-
ing unnecessary, undesirable and a desc
Grafton of the Christian Sabbath, which
has so wisely been set apart as day OF
rest and quiet;
Therefore, Be it resolved, that we Of
fer tbs public exp es i n of our disap-
prevail of having tn. Sc concerts on the
Sabbath desiring at all times to maintain
its sanctity and to peIpetuate its oLserv-
ance.
In making tris protest it may be ad-
ded that the sentiment Of is chur h is
that the funds to be expended for these
conce is could be used to much better adj
va tage, if appropriated to pub ic cha T.
ty; and it earnestly d 81 ed that the
CITY Council and the Mayor W Ii lend
tn ir hearty co-ope alton toHar car
rying out the pa of the mi isters of
the city to relieve the distress of its de-
serving poor
Alderman Jones was seen yesterday and
asked if he had determined upon just
what plan of action he would pursue to
secure the Sunday concer s. In view Of
the query of Alderman Dixon, chairman
of the Finance Committee, as to where
the money for the concerts was to be OBJ
tanned, it was thought that Alderman
Jones may have Diet rmined upon a
course He said, however, that he had
been out of the city and had not had time
to go very clos ly into the matter. He
has not abandoned his intention of intro
due ng the rSinance, however. a d it is
probable that II will be forthcoming at
the next meeting of Council.