The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-05
TODAY IN HISTORY
MoNDAy SEPTEMBER s, 1910.
Labor Day.

Labor Day.
The first Monday in September is oo
served through the United States as
Labor day. IL is a day set aside as t the
legal holiday OF the workingman. In 1907
the knights OF Labor held their genera
assembly In New York city during lhe
month OF September. and on the oth Oh
| that month twenty-eight years ago. re-
viewed great parade organized oy ,ciie .tie
Central Labor union OF that CITY a.I
next year parade was held on me, tne nTs, rn
the resolution OF George r. Lloyd. one OF
the knights Of Labor IL was decldcu tna.
all future parades should be held on that
day, and that the day shall be known 40
Labor day. .
Workngmen's organizations all over
the country then began an agltatlon Az 70
induce the state Legislature to ae,
March Is. 1857. Colorado led the way; TO
be quickly followed by New jersey. Ne"
York and Massachusetts.
On September 5. 1774. the first contin-
entail congress assembled. There were
ffty-hvc men selected from the twelve
colonies to meet in this general congrss.
and when the body Vas no eaiIeS 10 for9vl oriSl
four Of these delegates had responded
Peyton Randolph, Of Virginia on that day
was chosen the first president. The com
missions of the delegates were then read
and most OF the first day was consumed
In approving these credentials, In deter
mining how they should vote, and In ap-
Thomas Cushing, of Massachusetts,,
proposed to open the sessions wlth
prayer, but owing to the wide diversity
OF religious " opinion It WIS opposIedd opp d s Ds
then arose. and said: Il am no bigot. and
can hear prayer from any man OF piety
and virtue who is friend to this coun-
try" He therefore moved that the Rev.
Mr.. Duche. an Episcopal clergyman. be
requested TO read prayers the following
morning.
offered by Rev Mr.. Duche he also read
the Thirty fifth Psalm. which begins.
plead Thou my cause, Lord. with
then, that strive with me. and fight Thou
hand upon the shield and buckler, and
stand up to help me"
John Adams said; II never saw q
Psalm to be read on that morning"
Then the Rev. Mr.. Duche. ''unexpect-
elly to anybody. struck out into an ex-
temporary prayer for America, for the
congress. for Massachusetts,. and espe-
cially for Boston, which was so fervent
that II filled the bosom of every man
On the first day Patrick Henry made
one Of his characteristic speeches. Gov
ernment Is dissolved. fleets and armies
and the present, state of things show
your landmarks. your boundaries? We
are IN a state of nature sir. ! will sub
nit, however. / am determined to sub
nit II / am oVerruled. l hope that fu-
ture ages viii quote our proceedings with
applause. 1t is one of the great duties
ot the democratic part OF our constitu-
ton TO keep itself pure. The distinction
between Nirginians. PennsylvanIans, New
Yorkers. and New Englanders are no
more / am not a VirgInian. but an
During It's first session congress sat
with closed doors The members had
AIKEN an oath Of secrecy, and the public |
waited WIN anxiety TO hear the result
II their delIloera tions All eyes were
urned towards Philadelphia during the |
For three weeks little was
tnown OF their transactions except that |
hey voted contributions TO their brethren |
congress was entertained at the City |
tavern By the Assembly OF Pennsvlva MIA |
IN October %, 17T4, congress adjourned |
recommending that the second contin- |
ntal congress be again convened at |
Philadelphia on May 10. ITS, Lord |
nathan. on comparing their works with
ne masters Of the world said of them
hat for solidity or reasoning. force Of
aeacity and wisdom ~ conclusion under
ucn a. complication OF circumstances no
ation or body OF men can stand In pref
'''' a'
September is the date of the snr-
ender OF Malta to the British Gsool. of
ne battle Of Copenhagen GsO7) and tho
aEad battle between the 'iEnterprise"
nd Boxer GS1O. II Is the birthday Of
ardinal Richelieu. French statesman
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