The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14
SUNDAY CLOSING
IS HERE TO STAY
Mayor Jones Speaks to State En-.
deavorers on a Sane Sab
bath" and the sLid.''
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
st. Peter, Mimi, July 14.-Arguing
for a sane Sabbath and counselling
the men and women in his audience to
do. their utmost to give impetus to the
reform wave that is sweeping the coun-
apolis, last night delivered strong adj
dress to the delegates to the state
Christian Endeavor convention. Seated
on the platform with him was Mayor
W. H. Rounseville, who several months
ago fastened down the "lid'' on St..
Peter. Every seat in the Union Pres
byterian church was taken.
Describing conditions in his home
city, Mayor Jones said: IT am not re-
sponsible for what was done in Mime
apoHs. It was an aroused public con-
science which made possible the closed
Sunday, and 1t Is going to remain and
continue 2 fixed policy for all time to
come in that city"
The Individual and Reform.
Commenting upon the permanency Of
reforms, the speaker styled as fallacy
the. popular. belief that reaction in
evitably follows crusade Of this char
acter. ...- 49,,
Reforms said Mayor Jones,
SHOULD not be given in haste, nor in
large doses. Very often nice discrim-
nation is needed to determine how far
| a reform may be extended, and, in my
opinion. the future Of the movement de-
ponds In a large measure upon impress
ing the. individual with the necessity
Of obeying and helping to enforce the
lazy: :,
they must insist. upon their realization.
The good Of today must be the better
of tomorrow. There can no longer be
a dual standard Of right and wrong
there can be no such thing as public
right and wrong and private right and
wrong. Every executive must stand for
the right and hold aloof from graft.
Graft is the, acceptance Of any favor
or benefit by public official which
he would not or could not receive if
he were a private citizen. And, let
me add, the man who attends a prayer
meeting and forgets to attend the eau
Gus and 90 to the voting booth is a
dissembler and hypocrite.'
Committee Assignments.
Appointments to the committee on
resolutions were announced yesterday
It is made up Of L. A. Gilbert, St. Paul;
Miss Clara g: Strand, Pelican, Rapids;
Helen Huntington, Window. and Harry
A. William. Minneapolis. The auditing
committee comprises T. H; .Colwen ani
Ralph Stevens, Minneapolis, and Wal
ter Howell. St: Paul. asj ,
"The District and Local Union Con
ference'' was the subject of arpape1
by Miss Anna M. Smith, state secre
tary; her assistant, Miss Lucy Gundlach
read another on fThe Committee Con
ference,' and Miss Edna Brack, state
junior superintendent, described fTht
Junior Conference
' Talked of for President.
Altho the nominating committee ha!
. made no report, it is understood tina
they will present the names Of Rev. c
E. Burton of Minneapolis, E. w. Val
AIKEN, president Of Parker college, Win
nebago City, and Rev. L. s. Hall O.
this city for president. None Of tn
men mentioned is seeking the office
and it is possible that two Of them will
withdraw. 49,: -,sie,- -,s.;z,~r Il
reach St.: Peter has necessftated
t change in the program for the servic
at Lake Emil. He was to have rea
his annual report, but an address b.
Rev. Stanley B. Roberts, pastor of tn
Bethlehem Presbyterian church. Mime
apolis, has been substituted, and he wi
: speak on the Holy Land.