The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-28
Urge Quiet Sunday.

Urge Quiet Sunday.
Denver, May 21.-The urging of
quietus on Sunday amusements, the
adjustment Of divorce, the support
of religions education and the cele-
bration of the four hundredth ami
versary of the birth of John Calvin
were subjects which started the
business of the Presbyterian General
Assembly off with rush today. Two
other questions which threatened to
cause a parliamentary conflict before
the end of the meeting are the re-
port of the executive commission
and the report of he committee on
administrative agencies, brought to
the attention Of the assembly by DR..
]. D. Moffatt, former moderator and
president of Washington and JEFF
ferson college, and former Modera-
tor B. P. Fullerton. Mr.. Moffatt ex-
pressed the belief that this session
will see the adoption of plan where
by the eight administrative boards
of the church are consolidated in a
large degree. The committee on adj
ministrative agencies recommended
in effect that each board should ask
legal advice regarding the possible
powers of each and that by using the
full power of each the powers would
be centeralized.
The selection Of vice moderator
was not made today, as expected. 1t
is believed that Judge Charles s.
Holt, of Chicago, will be selected for
this honor. Moderator Barkley said
today that tomorrow he will make
an announcement regarding the Of
fee of vice moderator, as we'll as the
committee memberships.
This afternoon the assembly
characterized the celebration of
Calyins quadcentenary. The speak
ers were: Rev. Henry Decker, of
Kentucky, Rev. William McKibbin,
of Cincinnati, Rev. s. D. schaff, of
Pittsburg, and Rev. w. J. Darby, of
Evansville, Ind. During the after
noon the Woman's Board of For
eign Missions heard addresses by
missionaries.
Among the reports presented to
the Presbyterian general assembly
today was that of the special COM
mittee on Sabbath observance. The
report says that the battle for the
maintenance of the American Chris
tian Sabbath the past year has been
more aggressive than ever.
Not only" says the report, "have
the friends of the Sabbath met with
concentration opposition from in
terests which we always find in
imical 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 opposition of some ministers of
the Gospel"
The report continues: Various
cities in 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 such vital
moment 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
1909 as the worlds motto: That no
employer for gain shall demand un-
necessary work on the Lords Day of
any employe. That no employee for
gain shall willingly work at UNI
necessary work on any Lords Day
What every person who works on the
Lords Day at any work Of real nee
sssity shall have full day of rest
that week and that no person shall
be called upon to work on two sue
cessive Lords Days.
In conclusion, the committee rec
commended the adoption Of the reso
lutions in substance as follows:
Resolved, that the General AS
sembly reiterates its strong and EN-
phatic disapproval Of all secular use
of the day, all games and sports, il
civic as also in army and navy, al
unnecessary travelling and all ex
cursions, and urges upon all employ
ers of labor and captains Of industr
to recognize the need of the labor
ing man for his weekly rest day, an
thereby insure his greater efficienc
and happiness and the greater pros
perity Of both capital and labor.
Resolved, that the General A.
sembly urges on all families not t
buy anything on the Sabbath, to pla
for their servants on the Sabbath an
!. to help them to fulfill their n
ligious duties, and to pay laborers {
]. that they may have Saturday a
J, ternoon to make provisions for Il
} Sabbath.