The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-03-05
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
OREGONIAN AGAIN EXPRESSES WELL-KNOWN
VIEWS in VIGOROUS FASHION

In correspondent the Oregonan its welown
views Sunday obeancevews which concurred by
large number OF people and which herewith printed furnishing
what Horace Greeley termed mighty interesting reading
Frankly seriously The Oegonan wishes to reply to some
questions which Mr. Seldom Ewing of Fulda Wash
letter printed another column Here only brief will
be made from it. occasion requires Mr. Ewing asks first Does
The Oregonan believe that Sunday baseball simply heahul
recreation when attended by gambling profanity without
regard the wishes Of homeovng Godarng people living
baseball parks and who the hours
if they go all on Sunday lot of oysterersF
"The Oregonian believes baseball healthy amusement
Sunday Monday Tuesday The day difference
Ito its heahuness Many persons who need outdoor
such baseball supplies Sunday all Unless
they obtain the their physical
This hard mdeniable fact To like Mr. Ewing who
side villages and enjoy ot-ofdoor life every day
preposerous oes that great muudes the privilege
rarity and that for lack of they suffer severely Heu the
apparent hardness Of heart and caous indifference which
bs the welfare Of his less fortunate feowen The Ogonan
does approve profanity gambling game
anywhere ee Sunday any other day One of principal
why favors Sunday baseball the ndsputabIe
tends diminish gambling and every other which grows from
bad social conditions Open and wholesome the
of all andotes for every Mr. Ewngs category Baseball
nesabe moral influence upon patrons therefore
The Oregonan uphod If any body could game
promoted vice, The Oregonian would oppose it
"As class the patrons baseball love their homes God
much Mr. Ewing does They find that the enjoy
of Sunday game nterfere with their family relations
npairs religious the slightest degree
makes better parents and wother Christians Of them The Ore
gonan the opinion that Christianity
healthy religion fitted to hold its baseball field just well
by quiet reside 1t adapted to all relations and every
don of life 1t little unreasonable any particular
of people claim the exclusive OF the Sunday To
call those who go baseball game oysere begs the question
would be equally fair and unfair those who object
the game bgots This world where OF have
his way completely We make concessions
who differ with and if go upon the always
the risk OF meeting people whom dislike and with whose opinions
agree 1t difficult how Mr. Ewing could
arrange things his satisfaction in this particular Sunday
baseball forbidden The oysere could still walk upon the
if they wished and would find them agreeable
company because they deprived Of their recreation
.Mr Ewing asks further Does The Oregonan believe the
Catholic Church rigid and hence calculated further
right OF con interests This paper believes
each body of Christians has its faults and its merits To
pare mission In the Catholics keep their
open all the week. permit wholesome the first
day OF the week. and innocent other days.
they undoubtedly have the advantage OF those who oppose these
things AS 1aty, that Of controversy, What ap
pears sinful axy another uplifting
things differ Nobody hope
make everybody else adopt his about them If is certain
however that very close connection exists between the couny
any particular method of spending Sunday afternoon
Does The Oegonian believe the Puritansm which it
basis the high country No does
Puritans confers benefit whatever upon morality Fndament
ally because decries the best gifts of God and makes
the poisonous The belief that enjoyment
wicked responsible endless misery 1t irrelgious and false
Cod gave pleasure well pain and it his will that
should Purianism denies that he gave any
thing pain rational make rule OF life
Does Oregonian believe that discipline
youth of America less We of certain kind
discipline and much another parental control
deeper and hrmer home me and strcer school
would excellent things for the young On the other hand it
would good compelled the house all day
Sunday Discipline that kind evil and have all Of
that by any sensible person The attempt confuse
Sabbataran superstition with morality religion and discipline
not ingenious The pubic intelligent
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