The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-12
DETROIT AsSA|LEO
GI MINISTER As
W|OE-0PEM CITY
lev. Il. D. Dests Says That in Mat
YER Of Sunday Saloons, Billiard
Halls and Theaters, No Town
Has Anything On Us.
pastors' Union May Invite Lecturer
70 Come To Detroit TO Expose Mrs.
Eddy and Christian Science.

: The question OF public morals. In III
various phases. was discussed In the
meeting OF the Pastors union. Monda,
morning. in the Young Mems Chris
tian association, the principal address
being delivered by the Rev. Herbert
Downs Deetz. OF the Cass-ave. Meth
odist church. Mr., Deetx's talk had t.
do with Sabbath Observance and In his
remarks he said:
For looseness of morals, 90 far al
can see: In the number OF places
open to boys and girls, to which they
can 60 without any apparent restraint
for wide-open Sabbath In which sa
looms and billiard halls and cheap
theaters go on without restraint,
doubt II there is a city In the coun.
try today worse than the city of De.
troit.
only yesterday | found that the
worst productions OF the week are
being given in the five-cent theaters
where crowds Of people were. waiting
on the walks to gain admittance, and
they were chockful at every perform
ance."
Mr.. Deetz said that, In view OF the
fact that he was to deliver this ad-
dress before the ministers of the city,
he teiephoned Mayor Breitmeyer and
asked him what he thought Sunday in
Detroit should be. The mayor re-
Piled" continued Mr.. Deetz, that he
appreciated the invitation, but for
various reasons II would be unwise
Tor him to put In writing anything
Of that sort"
Later. Mr.. Deetz said he called on
the mayor. but when he left his ONCE
he didn't have any definite conception
OF what the mayor thought OF The Sun
day question, but he concluded that
! ne meant that the laws could not be
enforced unless backed by the moral
support OF the citizens.
the mayor Is going to give US the
same type OF administration we have
had for the last two years In Detroit
look for NO change along the line
g Sabbath observance said 1.-The
pastoF. -T--
In this connection, Mr.. Deetz said
there were many laws on the statute
books OF Michigan that should be ex.
plunged.
There is penalty OF $l0O or 80
days imprisonment for driving a car
riage on the run" he said There
would be no street cars on the Sab.
bath to take US good people to church
In the great down town churches II
the laws were obeyed to the letter"
7. To this several of the clergymen
from the outlying districts uttered
loud "Amens." Continuing Mr.. Deetz
said there would be no Sunday trains
to take the visiting lecturer out OF
town on the Sabbath: no Sunday
newspaper, and no Monday morning
paper; no ferry boats running on the
Sabbath; no church raffes, and no
prizes at fashionable whist parties.
Profanity. said the speaker. is against
y the law, and there Is fine for not CUT
ting Canadian thistles and milk weed.
and the law provides that there shall,
be seats In stores for the clerks Co.
prohibited by law.
II believe that an agitation should
be begun to get over all these ques-
lions and>have these laws which wa
enforce. expunged from the statute
cooks" concluded the speaker.
!, The Rev. John Sweet, superintend-
ent of the Detroit Methodist district,
offered a resolution to the effect that
committee be appointed to study
the Hally home rule bill and find out
what Its attitude would be. II passed.
towards an open town on Sunday.
DR.. Sweet also presented the matter
OF Frederick w. Peabody. a Boston
attorney and lecturer, coming to De-
troit to lecture on "As Mrs. Eddy finds
the Saviour" said to be an expose Of
a Christian Science methods. Or. Sweet
said: las ministers of the gospel we
are at fault. Christian Science itself
is about the worst form Of heresy that
confronts the true teaching OF the
scriptures today. Hardly a page OF
the bible Is not contradicted by Chris
tian Science. II Is In contradiction OF
the teachings OF the word. and Is a
superlative idiocity. Some men are
apoIogizing for Christian Science. or
-,course. there are many good Christian
Science teachers, but Robert Ingersol
also taught many good things. But
Christian Science. pure and simple. Is
the most insidious and dangerous
thing opposed TO the gospel OF Jesus
Christ"
Pamphlets were distributed contain
ing extracts from Mr.. Peabodys lee
ture, which IL said TO be disclosure
of the life and methods OF Mrs. Eddy,
Of her pretended religion and her
bogus healing system In such terms
that no sane and decent person can
longer afford TO give any countenance
TO Christian Science. OF which she Is
the founder and sole proprietor.
The matter OF the coming OF Mr..
Peabody was referred TO the spiritual
committee.
The election OF officers for the com
ing year resulted as follows Presi-
dent. the Rev. c. W. Baldwin, Metho.
dist; vice-president. the Rev. w. J..
Wittet. Baptist: sscretary-tressure-
the Rev. J. ID. Macdonald, Presby-
terrain; chairman Sabbath observance
committee, the Rev. John Sweet.
Methodist.
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