The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-05-23
'RETURH'TO blue
LAW sABBATHs
PresbylerIans ADOPT Stringent
Resolutions Tor Sunday
NAsHINGT0N CITY SCORED
Capital City Comes in For Severe
Arraignment For Lack Of Sunday
Lnws--Many Ministers Object 10
Stringent Resolution and an Ami.
mated Discussion Results.

Atlantic City, May 22.-The heresy
trials and church union are the two
most important matters TO come ny
during the second week of the gen.
eral assembly OF the Presbyterian
church. which began here today. The
trial OF DIR. Brown. president of the
National Theological seminary. is ex-
pected TO be taken up at once. The
general feeling Is that the preachers
not doctrinalIy sound Will be expelled
immediately II Is reported that quite
a number OF ministers come under
this head and win be expelled.
Washington city received severe
arraignment at Saturdays session ol
the General Assemly OF the Prestby-
terian church. The report of the
Sabbath observance committee said
The capital OF our country has nc
Sunday law. and because of the nty's
prominence in our national life
should receive our first attention. On
Sunday. retail stores are open In
many parts OF the city. building
operations and street repairs 20 on
according 10 the will OF the contrac.
tors. newspapers are published both
morning and afternoon. and are cried
out through the streets as on other
days. Theaters and five and ten cent
shows and saloons are In full blast
Social Sunday desecratlon has
also very much increased In Wash
ington within the past eight years
Dinners, receptions. teas. musicals,
golfs etc, abound. are elaborateiy an
nounced In tie papers. and among
the guests mentioned are constantly
seen. the names OF people active and
even prominent in chureh circles.
Sunday Is a popular dinner and
luncheon day In Washington society.
Some Washingtonians place the
blame for II upon the diplomatic
corps. whose Continental Sunday Is
gaining ground with the smart set OF
Washington. Nearly every Sunday
sees half a dozen smart breakfasts
at the Chevy Chase club and an
equal number OF big dinner parties,
also match golf games under the
supervision Of the club"
The report or the committee on
sabbath observance. with It's strin-
gent recommendations, aroused an
animated discussion. Many minis
,ers proved TO be oppose. to what
they called an attempt 10 30 back
ward two centuries aud impose a real
Iold blum on the Sabbath" on the
twentieth century. They we're for a
sane Sunday, they said, but not so
strict one as the report called for.
The barring OF travelling on sun
day. buying things because you hap
pened TO want them. even n they
were unnecessary. and having no hot
meals so your servants could rest.
was declared 10 be absurd. and the
assembly was urged 20 ignore such
trivial matters" Others spoke
earnestly In favor OF keeping the
Sabbath as the commandments or
dered. and the report, with It's eleven
stringent resolutions. was adopted.
Among the resolutions embodied
in the report was one 10 the effect
that college presidents and faculties
be requested TO abolish Monday
morning reci,ations 40 that students
would not have 10 study on Sunday
Il was decided TO organize Sabbath
observance committees IN each pres
bytery 20 cooperate With similar
eommittees from other denomlna.
tions, and with state and national
organizations IN preserving the sane
ItIty OF the Lords day.
Public officials are urged In an.
other resolution TO do their full duty
In enforcing Sunday closing laws
aud Sunday newspapers are de.
nounced In unqualified terms.
The United States government Il
also asked TO arrange that in time OF
peace no warshIps iourneying up and
down the coast viii have to move on
Sunday.