The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-07
SPEAK OF BALL GAMES
MINISTERS ALLUDED TO SUM
 DAY PLAY IN SERMONS.
J. c. White & Go. Decare They Have No Interest in Baseball Associat- ion-Lstter From Judge
 Carmichael.

Inc ministers or montgomery are etH protesting against Sunday bssebail Several of the ministers alluded to base, ball in tones of protest in their Sunday sermons
 At the Montgomery Theatre at the clos. ing service of the union evangelical cam. paign Rev. Neal l.. Anderson chairman of the committee from the Minister's Union read a number of communication which had passed between the Ministers Union and j. G. White and Company oi New York city, part owners of the Mont. The first communications read, which have been published in The Advertisel were to the effect that ]. c. White and Company had instructed W. H. Ragiand Company. that no games were to be played on their lines in Montgomery on
 Sunday, and that they were in sympathy with the ministers
 The later letters and telegrams from J c. White & Co, which were read by Mir Anderson were in the substance that that
 company sustained no relations whatever
 with the Montgomery Baseball Associa-
 ton and could take no action in the pro-
 posed movement
 In answer to a telegram sent J. c.
 White & Co. by number of Montgom-
 cry business men protesting against Sun
 day baseball in that 1t would in1ure their interests, the company wired that they OWHcu uO BtOCA HI tEtE 1WVtttAOtuNzy B&c1-
 ball Association and if Mr Ragiand
 owned any he did not hold it as their
 agent. They also suggested that the
 business men confer with the. Baseball
 Association saying that the New York
 firm was opposed to Sunday baseball.
 These communications were reed by MT. Anderson as he said to make public the exact situation and to reveal the responsibility of Sunday baseball:
 coSrt Street Methods. Meth church also @ s@. ferred to Sunday baseball in his Sunday sermon. He contended that such . practice was wholly contrary to the moral interests of c community. and made in,- pressive remarks relating to It's evil.
 Rev. MT. Anderson. chairman of the committee of ministers was not in the city yesterday and no further action has been taken in the matter.
 The following communication relative to Sunday baseball games was received yesterday:
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Matters pertaining to the moral or oth- CT interests of the commonwealth are le- gftimate subjects of discussion. and so re- Garding them, respectfully solicit space for a few thoughts in relation to the Sabbath day, and its non-observance.
 It is understood that a number of per sons here and elsewhere have combined to exhibit baseball games to the people of Montgomery on the Sabbath day for e money considers ton. The ministers of the city have endeavored to induce the parties engaged in this business not to play ball on Sunday, but upon the week days They have positively declined to yield the point but insist upon exhibit ing their show on the sabbath day.
 This action of theirs. theirs is in rs fisgrssnt dis. m Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy" and contrary to the moral senti- ment of very many good people in the city of Montgomery.
 The Sunday laws of the State may be embraced in a few sentences. that Is to say. the following acts are forbidden: Causing your child. apprentice Or ser. want to labor on Sunday. shooting, hunt ing. gaming. card-playing. racing. keep markets and trading therein on Sunday There is no law against exhibiting base ball game for pay on Sunday. That there is not is probably due to the same reason assigned by Judge Rice, when asked If there was any law forbidding q man marrying his mother-in.law. The distinguished Judge answered, no. He was then asked If he had any idea why there was no such law. His reply was: My Lord. do not suppose any Lesis. found q man who would so far disregard the proprieties of social fife as to marry llis mother-in-law."
 A large majority ot the good people of Montgomery are in perfect accord with tion to Sunday baseball and doubtless stand ready to cooperate with them in an appeal from the decision of the base hallists. to the Legislature of Alabama. that body of men which has already shown its patriotism by faithfully caring for the peoples interests and is doubt less unwilling for the moral sentiments of the good people of the state. to De under foot by any combination of men. whether of hom" production or Imported from other States
 If the city ministers VIII allow a sug- gestion I will offer IL
 Let the ministers issue an address to the people of the State. and at the same time call upon the rninisters throughout the State to give the matter active atten- | lion to organize a campaign before the onconninK Legislature to enact into law | the skeleton of a bill hereinafter Get | forth. and, my word for 1t, if the matter | Is pushed systematically and vigorously. l the Sunday baseball games will very soon l become things of the past,
 Substantially the following would do:
 "A Bin to be entitled an act to prevent l the playing of baseball. for a money con l sideration. on the Sabbath day;
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- | Iature of Alabama. That it shall be un- lawful for any number of persons to I play baseball on the Sabbath day for pay | or for gate receipts.
 Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted. That | any person violating Section of this act | shan he guilty of a misdemeanor and | upon conviction thereof shall be fined not | less than $50 and for a second offense. | may also be sentenced to hard labor for | the County for not more than six | All of which is respectfully submitted.
 T. N. Carmichael