Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-30
LORDS DAY ALLIANCE
Its Aim to Secure Better 0bser-
vance of the Sabbath.
ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM POLITICS
Tends Toward the Uplift Of Sabbath
and Enforcement Of Sunday Laws
in Anne Arundel.

The aim of the Lords Day Alliance
is to secure a better observance of the
Sabbath as a day of rest and worship.
The Sabbath, day of rest for all, and
of worship for all who will is its motto.
The safe organization has for its
primary aim the educati IN of the peo-
pie through, press, pulpit and patform
to realization of the value of the
Sabbath. To accomplish its object,
its Organization consists of president,
seven vice-presidents, recording secre-
tary, general secretary, treasurer
and twelve additional members of the
executive committee
In addition to the State organiza-
tion there is a committee in every
county and legislative district Of
Baltimore. The chairman of this
committee is vice-president, select
ed by the State organization, and is
ex-officio a member of the State ex-
ecutive committee. This committee
has charge Of the local work and
always takes the initiative in any
law enforcement campaign, but the
State organization lends all cooper
dliOH WllHln llS power.
The Lords Day Alliance is abso-
lutey free from even the semblance
of politics, as evidenced by the fact
that its officers are of all political
parties. For example, among it's
officers are Dr. David II. Carroll, pres
dent; A. N. Bastable, Joshua Lever
ing, George r. Gather, DR.. Joshua
w Harrino forr,or Co,o..ou IIo.l
Stevenson A. Williams, Summerfeld
Baldwin and other men of standing in
different parts of our State.
Among others contributing to the
worksare such men as Joseph D. Baker,
James A. Gary, John Hubner, John
7. Stone, Samuel G. b. Cook. Henry
S. Dulaney, Harry ]. Hopkins, John
Writ Randall and many other men of
prominence. That it is not sectarian
is evidenced by the fact that such
men as James Cardinal Gibbons,
Bishop John G. Murray, Eugene Lever
ing, George A. Klinefelter, w. O..
Atwood, Frederick w. Wood, John r.
Carey, Elisha Perkins, William A.
Trotte, Edward T. Lumpkin, Rufus
Woods are cooperating with the
Lords Day Alliance.
The above-named persons represent
eleven of the great denominations in
State. These are jotted down from
memory. Many others could be given
but these are sufficient to show
that they are in touch with the great
churches of the State. Then the
great business firms of the State,
in some instances are cooperating
for nothing makes so much for
security of property and adds so
much to national wealth as does q
well-kept Sunday. In one instance a
Hebrew lawyer, representing a client
of his own faith and of prominence
in the State, has asked for the CO.
operation in getting a clean Sunday
so that his client might take his fam.
| lily to his shore in safety.
All walks of life are represented
among the members of the Lord s
Day Alliance. Educators like DIR.
John Flyncher, physicians like DR..
John Nj. I. Finney, merchants like
| William C. Rouse, manufacturers like
Charles j. B. Swindell, bankers like
| oOiiu u. RdulSdys capitalists line
Franklin j. Morton, insurance mer
like John 7. Stone are examples OF
the men cooperating in the pres
ervation of the Sabbath. The in
vitation is for all men and all organ
izations who will help in securing fol
their fellow-men the guarantee of {
one day rest in seven to make ont
in the preservation of the Sabbath
for mans uplift.
In Anne Arundel county, as in an,
other county of the State, they ar,
ready to cooperate with the consti
tuted authorities for the enforcement
of the Sunday laws, but they expec
these sworn officials to do their dut,
and keep their oath of Office. They ar,
not in politics, will not endorse an.
man for Office, but expect, as the,
have a right, every official to do hi
full duty and secure a quiet Sun
day-free from desecration.