Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-23
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Ministers Protest Against Desc.
Grafton Of Sabbath Day.
NECESSARY WORK NOT WRONG
VIVA, The Pastors Object to is Sun.
day Outings at Summer Resorts.
Unnecessary Work and Travelling
Common Sense Reasons Urged.

Following mp the movement against
Sabbath day dissertations. the Min.
isters' Association Of this city yes.
tcrday issued IN appeal to tile pub.
lie. The appeal. which Is printed lc.
low, is signed by every member of
the association cXccp, two Rev. w
b. Bcauchamp, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church. and Roy. w. Il.
Jinnett, pastor If the rhirlicth
Street Christian church:
"ro The people of The city Of New
port News and vicinity:
I'VE. the Christian ministers of HE
city OF Newport News, having wit
messed with painful regret the con.
tiuous and ever increasing profana-
ton Of lhc Christian Sabbath or
Lords Day, ana having ut heart TIL,
highest welfare, temporal aud spirit.
ual, Of orr community, and believing,
that this cannot be attained without
preserving the sallctiy of The Lord
Day. feel it u,lr imperative duty 10
address you on this vital question.
I'VE reaflirm our deep and abiding,
faith In tile Bible as Tie Word vi
Cod, In the power and purity Of The
Christian religion revealed therein.
and in the holy efficacy ri all its in.
stiLutions. Of which We regard tn.
Christian sabbath, m Iur,l's Day by
III means The least We dn not ask
for return To that riunlisn wlic.
destroyed the original intent Of the
law and produced the deadly Phari.
sceism of Christ's Day. We are ask
Ing for the preservation nu,I sanctily
Of the Lords Day-that day cunsc
Grated by the resurrection Of Jesus
Christ, sanctioned by apostolic usage
accepted by the early church and
perpeluhtcd throughout It's history
It's necessity lay in the constiiu.
ton of man and ii was there fore
ordained Of Cod. Mans physical!
limitations demand ~ least one day
out Of seven for rest The dccimal
system OF goddess French rcvolu.
ton proved IA failure ana is prcsrry-
ell III history only AS Il monument
to human folly. Men have been ere
ated social and religious beings and
their highest development demands,
aud therefore he divine law provides,
stated time; 10 assemble aud worship
God.
I'VE do not igunrc The fact that
some work must he done on the
Lords DRY. Man ana beast must he
fed. the helpless cared for and sui
fering relieved. All work Of mercy
or necessity was permitted by lc-
hovah under the Jewish economy. by
the Christian church in all ages. aud
Is approved by enlightened reason
we would therefore most respect
fully urge upon all employers of la.
Dor the consideration of The claims
of the Christian Sabbath, or Lords
Day, In its moral and economic ia
well as religions aspects, brlicvin.
that the highest interests Shall obey
the divine law az written in the con
stitution Of man and in The Word Of
God. We ask that they refrain all
unnecessary operation on the Lord 5
Day ana in case Of necessary work
that they so adjust their Industrial
system as to give employees a part Of
the day for rest and Worship.
we especially urge The laborin.
man 10 keep holy tile Lords Day.
reminding him that Christianity has
done more TO amcloratc his cond
ton than all other agcncic., com.
blned. We would warn him against
appropriating The Lords Day TO sec.
ular pursuits and holiday anlusc.
ments lest thai awful day come
when the mcrcilcss greed ri god.
less industrial system will give him
opportunity for neither rest nor wur-
ship. but force him 10 grind al I'M
RENTING toll seven days 10 The week.
We appeal especially 10 The Chris
tian people Of our community. we
urge them to minimize tile necessary
work in the home On sunday so HAT
all members Of the family may have
o2ortunliy for rest ard worship, to
refrain from all mnnecessary travel,
from sunday excursions AMI picncs.
from visiting places Of amusements,
earecially those demoraI2ing resorts
whose operators are in nagrant VIC
lducn both Of the law Of God ana %