The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
SABBATH REFORM
AT THUNDERB0LT.
Letter From n ThunderbOIt Church
Trustee.

Letter From n ThunderbOIt Church
Trustee.
Editor Morning News: An article
appeared in to-days Morning News.
announcing that the Thunderbolt Union
Church had petitioned the new Coun-
ell of that township to stop the viola
ton of the Sunday liquor law and other
Dissertation of the Sabbath day at
Thunderbolt The criticism of town
official which is embodied in the article
is so unjust to the church and the pc
titioners that l beg you to allow us
space to reply. This official asserts
that it is merely a political move to
hamper the incoming board, inspired
by the defeated candidates at the last
election"
l beg to state that l drew up the pc
tition; that l am not, nor have l ever
been, identified in any, way with Thun-
derbolt politics. The only inspiration l
got was from the membership of the
church, who are also innocent of Thun-
derbolt politics. We have one member
of the board of trustees who was a
candidate on the ticket, but l will say
in justice to him that he had nothing
whatever to do with the petition, and
did not sign it. Our entire aim and
purpose is to benefit the town, and our
church would be a whited sepulchre of
nypOCTlCy Qlu we not SIdIlO LOT IL pure,
clean, God-fearing Sabbath. He states
that the petition is signed by only fifty
people, and they are mostly women
and children. We admit this in part
The paper was hurriedly carried
around Cat the time we thought the
meeting to swear in the new Council
was to take place at s p. m. that same
day.. 1t was circulated in the day
| time, when most of the male popula-
| ton was in Savannah at work. Many
| of these have since signified their will
| ingness to sign it. Yes, brother, the
women and children" signed it, 700,
| and you can rest assured they knew,
sadly and well, the need of it! But,
| be that as it may, the official goes
eighteen qualified voters at Thunder
bolt. and doesn't dare to say thar even
all of these are in sympathy with the
| Sabbath violators. Surely, our petit
TONERS are far in excess of this num-
Der. l do not even believe that all of
the liquor dealers at this place are in
favor of selling whiskey on Sunday.
Many of them certainly do not depend
on it for livelihood.
The self-appointed champion of the
"wide-open" Sunday stated in the pub
lie prints last Friday that the very
men who are now being aimed at are
the people who are responsible for the
| OI lIldl THEIR gen
| erouS contributions almost built il and
that they gave under the impression
that it was to be live and let live!''
! was chairman of the board of trus-
tees, and of the Building COMMITTEES
| from the time the plan had its birth
until long after its completion, and be-
ing in a position to know where every
dollar came from that went into the
treasury. l emphatically state that the
liquor element of Thunderbolt did not
contribute enough to build the steps
at the front of the building. Our prop
erty as it stands is worth $1,000. Their
entire contributions were much less
than $50, and If they gave this with the
idea that it was to be a ''live-and-let-
live" church, or, in other words, as
hush money" we entreat them to say
so, and we will gladly refund every
penny of ii. Yours sincerely.
4 Richard w. Farr.