The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-24
PREACHERS OF OKLA
HOMA TOWN REALLY
INDIGNANT
THEY PROTEST MUCH
Say That Proposed Buffalo
Hunt is Cruel.

Special To- Daily Dedder
Oklahoma city, May gi-At meeting
OF the Ministerial association held the
1901 of May comuittee conIatng OF
iho Rev. VIM Kelly chaiuum; Ecv.
Il J.. Day and REV Mr. WmtwcH was
appointed TO protest asains, the propos-
ca buffalo hunt at the 10l ranch. The
committee presented the fcIowine res-
oluuons which wore unanimously ad-
opted:
whereas. the Press association Of
The United States has a.ccrted the in-
viation Of the Oklahoma Territorial as
sociation to meet I'm Guthrie the 7th day
Of June. -oo
Therefore. be it Resolved. by the
Ministerial association OF Oklahoma
City ,hat we commend the enterprise
and public spirit shown py the terri
torial press in securing for Oklahoma
the presence Of this splendid body Of
representative gcrtlsmcn. men eho in
conjunction with the pulpit largely
mould public sentiment, conserve public
morals and influence the Thought Of the
day
"hesolved that while all ol1sscs looE
forward with pleasure to the coming
convention and win greet its members
with true OHlanomc hosr itahfy, no class
will welcome the expected guCsts with
greater pleasure than the ministers Of
the territory and the congregations they
represent
"RosoNed that we request our peo-
pie TO do AN iu their power TO make
the members OF -ne convention feel
at home while with us that they may
,arS back to their s.notums pleasant
memories Of their visit
Resolved. that the approaching
convention win afford the territory
au admirable oppor1niy or showne TO
the nation at large the marvellous
strides made along evcry conceivable
line OF development in the Do ief per-
iod Of its history, tacreby aiding it ip
ITS struggle TO secure early statehood
through the united and powerful as
sistance of the press.
Resolved. that we have learned 2ith
regret that the owners of the notorious
One hundred and one rarch have in
vited the association to aT entertain
ment ina. might ave heen appropriate
sixteen years ago when the corptry was
first opened to white settlement, but is
now entirely Inappropriate because of
the progress the territory has made in
wealth commercial Uud Industrial ac-
tivity and in the education and culture
of its people.
Resolved, that the 1lteupts TO eX-
hibit Oklahoma as in q transition state
emerging from "a condition of se"ii-
barbarsm. by importing budalos from
/ n distance OF two thousand miles and
exhibiuirg them ir "A hunt with Indian
dances roping contests and other in-
cidents of a wild West show as essen
uM parts of the life Of this territory are
false. in fact, calculated TO leave crron-
eous impressions On tne minds Of our
visitors and constitute libel on the ter-
ritory and ifs people wlo are as nteni-
gct cultured ana refined as she people
of amy state in tho Jnion.
Resolved lhat the pr posed sham
buffalo hunt. fost red by irrtspou, iblo
persons for Sunday the 1lth day Of
june. IS not only a direct violation OF
article ., chapter g. sntptcs Of 1888
of the sunday laws of the territory and
therefore crime, Dissertation OF ts,
Lords day, cruel, brutal ana vulgar
sport but that the proposal 10 in-
,ludo in such an exhibition In t7'
entertainment of the intelligent body
of gentlemen who comrose tne OKLA
Roma Pr,ss and the National associa'
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