The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18
AGAINST SUNDAY BASEBALL.

Stand Taken by the Ministers of Bee
vile on This Question.
peeylne Texas, August i7-rhe follow
ing Is copy q the proclamation against
baseball games and excursions ON Sunday
TINT has heen issued by tho mlaistcls OF
Becy.lle and 'yEich the church members
Of tbg town aic called 10 to sign and IN
dorSe:
we. the undersigned gospel ministers
and members %; he different Christian
cbmthee OF Beeyillr, Texas, feeling deep
AMI abiding concern Tor the moral and re-
lg'oim welfare OF our city. desiring
especially that our young men and boys
craving up In our midst, may be keps
from temptations that lead them astray,
take this method of putting ourselves on
record as being most emphatleally OPP.
pcscd K all kinds OF Sabbath dcserratlon
Ne profess 10 he, ana believe we are the
1rlchus Of our young men and of our la
hotls people, and because we are We are
opposed TO the sunday baseball games.
We ljeiere these sunday games are de-
NJ, onig OF the Sabbath but OF All God
lawS, ard so produce goddess set OF citi-
zella for the tutnfe. We believe the Chris.
tan NApbath ~ binding o. the end of time,
thai all meu are under obligation to keep
II helN. II ia not a holiday, but a holy
adt "a which we. are 20 shake loose from
things that will help us 60 be better and
p.ntr- The sabbath Is needed AS a day
q the week; i Is an oasis IN the barren
waste where the weary pilgrim hnits for
rliSsbnent aud repnse The world with
Out sabbath would he like man with
out smile, like summer without flow
ers, Ike homestead without a garden.
- the friends of the lahofing men we be
hsNe thai the best recreation he can have
Is a SCiptural Observance OF the Christian
Sabbath. observing II ms u day OF rest from
seculaf lapor Win his family, ana MS a day
OF Worship IN the house OF the l.ord.
I'VE believe also that sunday excursions
are al ppeh violation of the Scriptures
a1l ~ defiance OF the expressed viii OF
the Lord; that they foster loose views of
morals. Christianity and an obligations To
regard the laws Of God, that they are run
IN the interest OF money making aud NOT
for the benefit and comfort Of our people;
aud We urge our people and the t1tlcns
generally not 20 pltronize them, hut op,
pose and discourage thpm.
citizens Of good order and an friends OF
our Young people to Join us IN opposing
and preventing these forms ana an other
forms OF Sabbath desecrationn
This IL signed 50 far by the pastors OF the
city aud about dozen Of the church mem.
The fact that this is the first season thar
matched games Of baseball naVe ever been
Played here On sunday IS supposed 10 be
the principal cause that has led the
churches Of the town 10 take the stand
they have In the matter, Heretofore very
little Interest has been manifes.s1 by
the people in this part OF the State in
brsebail, and II has made little or no diff
ference TO them whether or nor the game
was paved at all. This year, however,
neae'y everybody has taken more or less
Inferest In the game, and as Sunday Is
rue only day in the week when most ne0-
pie can spare the time. from other duties
Is attend a ball game the best games have
bern matched for Sunday. IT, Is thought
dizr fhiE organized opposition on the part
Of the churches VIII stop the Sunday games
in The future