Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-06
GOOD FILMS ON
SUNDAY ALL D. K.
'HE RIGHT KIND or MOVING
PICTURES DO NOT ABUSE
SABBATH DAY.
A SAFE, SOUND ARGUMENT
tcnd These Reasons and Then Decide
Whether or Not the Writer Was
in the Right.

within the last fifty years there
Nas been gradual but decided
hauge In the observance Of the Sab
bath The change has favored the
true Christian conception Of the Sab
oath that il was made for man
fhere was a time in England and in
our own colonial period when It
d. seemed az If the old Pharasaical idea
Of the sabbath had come back upon
'arth. The idea Of the Pharisee, It
viii bee remembered was that man
vas made for Slbbath The more
liberal and human view Of the Sab
bath now coming into vogue every
where Is not nj all new, it is the old
est view such as was held by Christ
himself ana by the early Christian
church. Nowhere in the history OF
The Christian church did the old
Talmud idcl of the sabbath prevail,
except in he days Of the Puritans OF
england. The Puritans Of England
have impressed their characteristics
upon the American civilization and
no man or student Of history will re-
iuse them his profound admiration.
After all, however, they were but
men, sui icct to mistakes. II is now
admitted even 10y their own descend
ants that their observance Of the
sabbath was fanatca and served no
GOOD or useful purpose whatever.
Time was when man was not al
l.. =
re might then be brewed If the fer
uenlation had to take place on sun
day, because it could be objected that
the ale worked on sunday No
man outside Of Bedlam would sub
scribe to any such notions IN this
year 1913.
Indeed England, which politically
~Nd socially is event at this day under
the rule Of the heirs Of puritanism,
has discarded those preposterous no.
lions Slowly has become their ma
lional character the Englishmen are
iberllzin. the Sunday.
In this country we begin the mod
ornzaton Of the Sunday by allowing
Art Galleries and Libraries to open.
as ii became plain that the people
were greatly benefited, and as the
stars remained IN their old positions
~ the fiYmament, in spite OF the
- orrihle deseCration Of the Sabbath"
1.-THE hours were extended. Today no
public man Of any prominence can
be found favoring the old days when
these Institutions were locked tight
On the only days when the average
citizen could visit them.
= In many states, especially in the
west the observance Of Sunday is on
he plan Of continental Europe. Ev
erything, including the Saloons and
theatres, is wide open. There are
2w Americans who win go quite that
,...hPth The majority of ms still be-
'neve in honoring the character OF
he day. In pleading for the Sunday
entertainment consisting of properly
selected motion pictures. preferably
good music and a lecture, we recog-
nze the character of the day. It ls
n5s intended to show any pictures
which have not a distinct education.
u and moral value, Happily there
Is an abundance of such pictures and
their regular supply is constantly IN
nreasing. Let the doubters send for
I catalogue of educational pictures
either to Independent or Licensed
manufacturers or better stll let them
.ook at any issue of the Moving Pic
,ure World and read the weekly list
If releases.
The zone of the modern Sunday
yEertainmcnt of motion pictures has
within the last year constantly wild
sfned. In Mobile, Ala, and in New
Jersey, in the New England, and all
Through the Middle West Sunday eX-
hibltions are common. Wherever
such exhibitions have been allowed
.here has been a marked decrease in
police courts dock on Monday morn
ing. II is a common knowledge that
the motion pictures hurt the saloons
tWhere the decent and properly re
strictcd Sunday entertainment is per-
,itted, speak-eas and saloons
do mighty little business.
The Sunday picture keeps the family
Together on Sundays. The motion
picture appeals to the parents and
children.
wherever exhibitors of motion pic.
Itures have on their fight for n lib
oral Sunday they have scrupulousy
observed the character Of the day in
,ne selection Of their program. Tho
,subjects chosen have been Of classic,
religious, scenic, tropical, industrial
and generally education character
lectures have often been delivered
with pictures. In the state Of oregon
the governor lectured on o picture
Showing the famous interstate tour OF
governors. which has been filmed by
Va well known picture maker.
=, Al, tho chiefs of nolice in tha var.