The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-30
In his statement he saws

In his statement he says:
mot until the appearance OF one or
two recent public criticisms. both direct
me to add anything to the open letter ad-
dressed a few weeks ago 10 the labor
unions through the one who. for tho
time being. was their chief representa-
tive
ON REASONABLE RECREATION.
MY attention has been called to let
ter in the Sunday Journal signed Church
man the first two sentences OF which
read as follows: IT Is rather surprising
that a priest OF the Anglican church
should say. as Mr.. Bassett did In his open
letter concerning the labor parade, that
his branch OF the Catholic church has
always held Sunday sacred II he means
by this that the Church OF England and
1ts American daughter have held that the
whole day should be observed with due
reverence no objection need be taken to
his words
II am unwilling TO see any essential dis
tinction between regarding the whole
day as sacred and observing the whole
day with due reverence Either express
mo one has objected TO reasonable
recreation on Sunday. II Is unreasonable
recreation toward which the protest is d.
rected. My point is that there is a quality
OF sacredness attaching TO the day itself
and not alone TO the religious services
which may be held thereon.
QUOTES CANON AZ
"rhe American Episcopal church has a
canon on the observance OF Sunday which
reads as follows.
"'Canon AZ All persons within this
church shall celebrate and keep the Lords
day. commonly called Sunday. by regular
participation in the public worship OF
the church. by hearing the word OF God
read and taught and by other acts Of de-
votion and work OF charity using all
eodly and sober conversation
Notice. please. that this canon docs
not say shall keep the morning only
while the last clause distinctly implies
the quality of sacredness TO which allu-
sion has been made. The criticism OF
'Churchman, while admirable in tone
seems to me somewhat unfortunate. as
having a tendency 10 divert attention
from the main point OF the protest TO a
subordinate issue.
Several persons who have appeared in
print have advocated the 'Continentar
Sunday. Do we all know what the Con-
tinental Sunday is7 have seen some
thing Of e. especially az II exists In south
ern Europe.
1T varies somewhat according 20 To-
cality. bu~~in general these are some of
its characteristics: Stores and shops open
throughout the forenoon and ofttimes tho
entire day with buying and selling going
on as usual Smoke ascending from the
chimneys Of factories and. workshops
while the appearance Is that work is In
progress very much as on other days OF
Che week.
SUNDAY BULL FIGHTS
THE afternoon and evening. on the part
OF those not at work. is devoted. appar-
entity. wholly TO pleasure and amusement.
che latter including the theatre. tho opera
or anything else.
Trade. labor. pleasure. amusement are
the chief notes Of tho Continental Sunday.
I am not. OF course. implying that ie-
ligion does not exist ! am speaking OF
the outward aspect Of the day. anl I say
that in this outward aspect religion does
not appear as a dominant or even con-
spicuous feature.
1T has been said that there Is mere
ehurcheoing In Europe than in America |
pearance 20 me. however. Whenever pos.
sibe I attended masses both carly and /
late. IL was not my good fortune. ex-
cept In a few Instances. 20 find large at /
tendance. In the country districts there /
were proportionately more than in the
cities. attended the high mass at 81. !