Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-21
STRONG DOCUMENTS ON
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Report On Sabbath Observance
Recommends Closing Of All
Places CT Amusement
InuUrSe Half Sat
urddy Holiday.

. Denver, Colo. May 21.-The four
hundreth anniversary of the birth Of
John Calvin w.il be celebrated todas'
by the general assembly of the Uni
ted states of The church he founded
and the most elaborate preparations
for the noteu orthy event have been
made
The most active business oil the
day To be taken up at the general as
!semby is the committee report On
the evanselistic work as well as on
the sabbath observance Much inter-
est attaches to the latter because OF
the activity of the church in the var
ious cities in seeking TO close the sa-
looms and ali places of amusement.
Report on sabbath Observance.
Among the reports presented to the
Presbyterian general assembly today
was that of the special committee on
sabbath observance. The report says
that the battle for the maintenance
of the American Christian sabbath
the past year mas been more aggreS-
SiVc than ever.
'Not only says the report, have
the friends of the sabbath met with
concentrated opposition from inter-
ests which we always find Mimical to
the sabbath but the past year we
have been saddened by the fact that
in an important battle in New York
state we have encountered the oppo-
sition OF some ministers of the gos-
pei"
The report continues: Various
cities of the United states have been
aroused concerning the Sabbath, as
perhaps in no one year during the
past half century. Chicago, New
York, Louisville, Newark, Baltimore
Atlantic City and others have agi-
tated this question of sucn vital mo-
ment to the municipality and to the
nation"
Conditions in several cities of the
United States and in foreign coun-
tries are then reviewed and progress
in several directions noted.
on the Sabbath question the com
mittee commends Canada's aim for
1903 as the worlds motto:
-. That no employer for gain
shall demand unnecessary work on
the Lords Day Of any employe.
80. That no employe for gain
shall willingly work at unnecessary
work on any Lords day.
"5. That every person who works
on tne Lords day at any work Of
real necessity snall have a full day Of
rest that week; and that no person
shall b" called upon to work ON two
successive Lords days"
In conclusion the committee re
Jmmcnd the adoption Of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved l. That the authority of
the Christian sabbath is found in the
law of God and confirmed by the
Bord Jesus Christ.
Resolved ?. That the general as
scmbly expresses its strong conviction
that the sacred character of the SaO-
bath must De carefully and strenu-
ously maintained, and 10 this end en-
joins all ministers, officers and mem
bers of the Presbyterian church 'nI
the United states Of America to cN,r-
else special care and faithfulness and
discourage holding funerals on that
day.
Resolved 6. That the general as
sembly reiteratcs its strong and em-
phatic disapproyal of all secular uses
of the day. all games and sports, In
civic as also in army and navy, all
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an lturges upon all employers OF la
Dor and captains of industry 10 re-
ognize the need of the laboring man
for his weekly rest day, and thereby
insure his greater efficiency and hap
plncss and the greater prosperity OF
both capital and labor.
Resolved 4. That the general as
sembly urges on all families not TO
buy anything ON the sabbath, to plan
for their servants on the Sabbath and
20 help them to fulfill their religious
duties, and TO pay laborers so that
they may have saturday afternoon to
make provision for the sabbath.
Resolved .. That this assembly
heartily endorses the plan of the Sa,-
urday half holiday and recognizes 1t
as tending TO the better Observance
Of the sabbath
Resolved 8 That the general as
sembly hereby reiterates its emphatic
condemnation Of the sunday news-
paper, and urges the members of the
PRESBYTERIAN church of the United
states of America 10 refuse to sub