The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-29
State that the Proposed Re-
peal of Anti-Sunday Base
ball Bill Is for Benefit of
Club Owners.
GENERAL SENTIMENT
APPROVES THE REPEAL
Rev. Conrad Huber States
That No. Man Has Right to
Interfere With Gods Word
Other Sentiments.


are heartily in favor of the repeal of
the ant-Sunday base ball law. How
ever the ministers are opposed to this
liberal movement. In some instances
local ministers will attempt to create
sentiment against the proposed repeal
by denouncing it from their pulpits.
Yesterday the Palladium interviewed
several divines. also few laymen. on
the subject. with the following result:
Rev. Father j. F. Mattingly. ST.
Mary's Church, am heartily in ia
vor of Sunday afternoon base ball.
When well regulated there is no vio-
lation of the reverence We should all
have for the Lords day"
Rev. S. r. Lyons. pastor of the Unit
ed Presbyterian Church, am not in
favor of the repeal of the law against
Sunday base ball. This is part of
great question, viz. shall the Sabbath
be preserved as day Of rest The
clamor for an open Sunday is in real
ity a demand for the right to do busi-
ness on Sunday. The repeal of this
law is being pushed by the men who
own base ball clubs They would
make more money if they could have
Sunday base ball games Their plea
that it gives the workingman pleasure
is in their mouths utter hypocrisy.
Sunday business is already serious
menace to the wOrkingman's rest day,
and he is the last man who should
wish to see the opening of the flood
gates that would sweep away his Sun
day. l love base ball and l want to
see it kept clean. l love the Sabbath
and l want to see it kept clean. I
love my fellow men. l want them
protected from the greed of business.
Inteferes With God.
Rev. Conrad Huber pastor of st.
Paul's Lutheran Church, am
| against the repeal. My stand is simp-
ly this. that nobody has right to in
| terfere with Gods word. There is no
question but what Sunday base ball in
terferes with the teachings of the
Lord, Remember the Sabbath day and
keep it holy
| Rev. Joseph Beck. pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Church, don't approve of
| it. l don't object on the ground of it's
being good recreation but that l have
found the people neglected their
church services both morning and ev-
ening and attend the Sunday after
noon games instead. l expect the law
| will be repealed
Howard Against 1t.
Rev. E. G. Howard pastor of the
First English Lutheran Church-'I
! hn II tnc Drrr
essary Sunday business and leads to
the breaking down of present Sunday
| laws
| Rev w. NJ. Nelson, pastor of the
Grace NJ E. Church-"Well / think
that the stand of any Christian man
on the question should be plain. Gods
law is higher than any other. l stand
for Christian Sabbath. l am in IA
vor of the present law
| Rev. S. w. Traum, pastor of the
First Christian Church-"Any argu-
| base ball is alright would convince
me that the Sunday theater is alright.
My sentiments are expressed exactly
| in an editorial in last nights Indiana
| polls News The editorial is as fol-
| lows:
| Professional Sunday base ball would.
in our opinion, be unwise and illogical
| for the laboring man in whose name
chiefly it is urged. Union labor stands
! for six days of work and one, at least,
of rest. Sunday base ball means work
for the professional players seven
days in the week. Labor has long
urged a half holiday one day in the
week, and il is coming. If Sunday
i base ball is authorized it will not work
to the advantage of a half holiday.
Base ball for amusement and not for
profit is not forbidden by law. Pro-
| fessional games on Sunday are want
ed by managers because of the posi-
/ BILE profit. In the long run We believe
this is mistaken policy, even from
the money getting side of the busi-
ness.
Soekenhier Favors It.
| Postmaster j. A. Spekenhier-'1
see no harm in Sunday base ball and
favor the repeal. This sort of recrea-
tion is all right as long as it is not
played during church hours. 1 have
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my recreation in riding through the
country in my automobile. In postal
circles about the only rest period is
during Sunday afternoon"
! Many other prominent citizens
spoke on the question. favoring the
repeal They believe that Sunday
base ball is correct form of Sunday
| recreation so long as every thing is
/ kept orderly