The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-05
Preachers ROmped
On the Show People
More Ministers Talk.

ffAt OH Atit ahPjNSt NSH'~AAAAAs7 'A~
ministers work in the matter Of cir
culating the petition He said that
the petition had been circulated "a
his church By business man and
that he bad nothing 70 do with tnc
intatory work Of launching the be-
tition. II had been stated previously
by a show man that the preachers
OF the town were behind the move
ment 40 Kill the Sunday show"
Rev Clifford Thompson Of the
Congregational church answered the
argument that the closing Of the
Sunday show win hurt businesa,9
saying. because thing pays is no
reason that il should be allowed 10
run An establishment run Cor the
degradation Of womanhood pays bat
does thas make Il right?7 According
10 Mr. Thompsons views the church
IS 10 save souls, save lives and to
make lives safe. He contended that
the Excepting OF Sabbath day holy" is
one Of the surest ways Of making
boys ana girls lives safe Personal
IN Ne said that lie was not against the
shows and theatres. Moving pic.
,nre shows are the medium OF educa-
lion for the masses and our argument
ls not against the Monday moving
picture attraction but the Sunday ox-
hibltlon, said MI Thompson
Rev Challenner declared that the
ministers Of the city we're not trying
10 hound the showmen Of the city but
were working to defeat the repeal OF
iho ordinance. REV. sherman follow
al him by a short speech cn the sub
ject AfIere to oppose The repeal"
Wubker ST. Takes Hand
Henry " wubker, wssager Of the
Mageslic Theatre came forward a.
tms time with a we'll loaded cannon
81 repeal argument Like the good
oId fashioned preachers. MI Wubkcr
chose subject after uis fashion.
Two sides 70 question. ana furlh-
az ike a good many preachers be
wandered from his text and reviewed
the history 81 she show business. tell
ink his personal experiences in the
! business he demanded that there
be no discrimination IN the business.
! pleading that The show men be given
4 fair square deal Mr. Wubker de.
cIared that there we're bad shows as
wen as bad churches He said that
he believed ID living your religion
I daily. q ana not a church member
and never will be" was the challenge
he flung Al The chickasha Ministerial
alliance as a parting thrust
Blackstone Dips IN.
Mr. Blackstone Of the Kozy Thea
tre explained that the local sbowmen
we've not responsible ior the brass
band and other advertising features
that we're on the streets here on sun
day last winter
Aenry Wubker came back Wiih
graphic description Of the value q
The moving picture show as an edu
cationai means. quoting from a oala
/ we'll. Kansas newspaper ia Nhieh ih'
pastor Of The Christian church Of tha
place commended the moving picture
show and used it to illustrate hts ser
mons
Tom Wubker continued the argu
ment by taking up a statement iha
the performance on Sunday was gi'
en- for the profit BY declaring tina
there is no profit made on the Sun
day performance but that this nigh
simply rounds out a weeks bnsines
IN showman's calendar-the receipt
Of the week making it possible 70
the proprletors Of the play houses
break even. he says that the sho'
2 business IA chiekaslm Is not goo
enough to run without the sunda
business.
Third time aud out. H. 2. Wubkf
arose to the bar aud announced th'
/ he was ready to quit Il everything
the town K closed. but he did ny
IKE the style Of singing out one bus
ness
Good Of the ordef'H
H.R Hovey was called upon by Il
mayor but refused to talk. May
Burton took advantage OF The oppoft
nifty and announced mass meetii
/ of the citizens to be held a tho q
NAH Friday might 70 consider the AK
hNi regarding thA adjustment o. q