The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-23
and & aid 10 cent shows and saloons
are in fun blast.

and 8 aid 10 cent shows and saloon.
are in MI blast.
SUNDAY Is q popular dinner anc
luncheon day in Washington society
Some observation-disclosures place the blame
Tor It upon the diplomatic corps. who's
continental Sunday Is gaining grounc
with he smart set of Washington
Nearly every Sunday sees half Il dozcr
smart breakfasts at the Chevy Chase
Club and an equal number of big din
ner parties; also match golf games un-
der the supervision Of the club.
The sentiment that laboring men
should strike for n six-day week as
well as an eisht-hour day is growing
and meets the approval of labor lead
ers.N'#
All OF which Is respectfully submit
ted, and much OF which is Undoubtedly
true. Among the resolutions embodied
In the report was one to The effect that
college presidents and faculties be re-
quested TO abolish Monday morning
recitations SO that students would not
have TO study on Sunday, and 1t is not
at all unlikely that this part or the re-
port VIII have the unanimous approval
Of the students. objection has been
made by a number of ministers TO the
stringent recommendations of the COM
mittee and particularly to the abolition
of hot meals on Sunday so that the
servants might rest. and they protest
that is wanted is a sane Sunday
and not the Sunday Which some of us
used TO enjoy. The stricter the better.
say we-can't make IL too strict 10 suit
us; but we doubt that any substantial
progress is TO be mado by attempts TO
ieGislate morality into any people, par
t~icularly into the people of Washing
ton.
However that may be, a bill was in
troduced in the Senate yesterday PRO
viding for the proper observance OF
Sunday as a day or rest in the District
OF Columbia. 1t Will not be satisfac-
tory to the people who have started
this reformatory movement. For ex-
ample in tho FIRST section. 1t is pro-
Sided that persons who are members
OF a religious society who observe as
q sabbat any other day In the week
tnan Sunday shall not be liable to the
penalties prescribed In this act (Which
arc fine or Imprisonment, or both in
the discretion OF the court) If they oh
serve as a Sabbath ono day in each
seven. IS herein provided, That
would never do. OF course, because
while it would compel the Jews to OBJ
serve their Sabbath, the only sabbat
In fact authorized and commanded by
the Almighty, IL would permit them 10
carry on their business on Sunday.
which is the day the Presbyterians
wish to observe.
Some of the clergy of Washington
nave been much offended by the evil
prominence given TO that city by the
Sunday Observance Committee. The
Rev. Or. Herbert Scott Smith. rector of
81. Margaret's Episcopal Church, doubts
that Washington Is more guilty. in
the matter OF Sabbath desccration than
any other Eastern city" Mgr. James +.
Mackin. pastor of ST. Paurs Roman
Catholic Church, declares that the
observance Of Sunday in Washington
Is as orderly and as dignihed as in
any city OF similar size in the United
states" and the ladies VINO have given
dinners on sunday are practically a
unit in holding that there is no harm
in giving dinners on that day.
1t IS a very difficult thing to handle
and we doubt that it can be effective
~ reached by legislation. 1t can be
reached only by better training in the
family. and the more severe the legis-
lation the less practicable will IT be
OF enforcement. We notice that sew
eral trials for heresy ara TO be settled
by the General Assembly at Atlantic
CITY and the disposition of these cases
VIII be watched with interest by all
outsiders who will be curious 10 see
now much these people believe In what
they teach. Last year, 1t viii be reco,.
lected, ,hai the bars were let down for
at least one young divinity student
VINO was going 10 the Far East as a
Christian missionary, although on his
examination he was frank enough TO
say that ne did not believe In the
deity OF Christ. Going 10 China 70
preach Christ without believing in
Christ seemed to The lay mind a Very
remarkable mission for this evidently
very sincere young man 10 undertake
4.
H.. LEI HAWAII WAIT.
INTO consress there has been in
.-D L-. 1881 -A NH A