The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-20
Churches Take a Vote on the Sunday
Closing Resolution.
Also on Closing Them at 10 p. m
Thirty one Additions to
Churches.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION MET


yesterday, and the following resolu-
tions were read, voted on and unani-
mously Endorsed:
We, the undersigned citizens of Pa
ducah, hereby petition the mayor.
board of aldermen, police commits
sioners and city council as follows:
1. That the laws relative to the
closing of saloons, groceries. cigar
stands, etc., now existing be rigidly
enforced.
2. That a law be enacted removing
all screens, stained glass or other OBJ
struction to public view from front.
side or back of all saloons or coffee
houses located in said city of Paducah.
3. That law be passed requiring
all saloons or coffee houses within the
bounds of said city OF Psducah to close
at 10 p m. and remain closed until
8 a. m, except on Saturday night,
when they shall remain closed until
the following Monday at 6 a. m.
II was announced in each church
that the action was to be the official
action of the church, and it would be
so certified by the proper officers in
the petitions to the council. The res
olutions were unanimously adopted.
The pastor of each of these churches
will attend the meeting of the council
tonight, accompanied by twenty mem
hers OF his flock.
1t is rumored that ten members of
the council nave already pledged
themselves to defeat the measures pro-
posed.
1t is also said that the matter will
never come to a vote in the council.
Several Of the councilmen are open in
their opposition, but most of the al
dermen seem to be in favor Of it.
Mayer YeissT said this morning that
he would enforce to the best Of his
ability any ordinance that the mnhlei-
pal boards may see fit TO pass. But
that he could hardly be expected to be
on the side of any blockhead who
would get up and publicly abuse him.
Strong sermons were heard yester-
day from all the Paducah pulpits. By
general agreement all the ministers
preached along the line of the reform
movement begun during the Sam
Jones meeting. The ordinance was
read from each pulpit and endorsed
again by each congregation. The min
listers and twenty members from each
church will wait on the council to-
night, and ask the passage of the or
dinance. Should the council fail
them, the candidates for aldermen Of
each party will be visited, and the
ones in sympathy will receive the en-
dorsement of the churches, each min
lister will announce from his pulpit
the names of those favorable to the
ordinance. Should none OF the pres
ent candidates prove available sep
arate ticket will be made, composed
Of men who can be voted for. This
is in part an outline of the work
out and begun yesterday. The
ministers are dead in earnest, and if
their congregations stand by them
there will be something done along
The line of reform in municipal affairs
IN Psducah during the next few
months.
Rev. ]. O. Reii, of the Cumber-
and Presbyterian church, and his
were very indignant
to learn that the night be-
ore a wagon of some description
lrove up near the church at Sixth
md Court streets and put off beer
reg, which was lett in front Of the
hurch DIOR. Rev Reid was notified
" Jack Whitesides, one of the Sam
ZONES converts, and went there and
lad it removed. 1t is not known who
Ind it, but Rev. Reid referred to it
yesterday in his sermon and left no
loubt as to what he thought Of the
he insult. The worst part of it was
hat the wagon seemed from the track
o have been brewery WAGON. and en-