Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15

That good news to the poor and to the toers.
But Satan bafed in his effort to destroy this prin
cpe-the day of rest and recuperaon for manly loading
with forms and ceremonies that made day of torture
straightway started other tactics
Their result is today
When Jesus said: THE Sabbath was made for mar"
He not giving you the right to make and
work for you seven days out of
Far otherwise.
He both said and showed what He meant when He
healed the with the withered hand.
He asked: lis it lawful the Sabbath day to do good
to do harm7 To life or to kil?"
They would not
You will say that it is lawful to do good-to life
on the Sabbath day.
And if you heard Campbell Morgan few nights ago. in
your heart of hearts you confessing:
IF am not doing good, am inevitably doing harm"
IF not saving or helping to life, am inev-
itably sharing in destroying it."
THERE is NO MIDDLE GROUND.
You not both God and Mammon"
The Sabbath was made for man"
But it was not so made by God to enable man,
two a dozen by working their employees on
that day of rest impose hardship upon the employees
thereby gain fancied financial advantage other
who unwilling to take from laborers-from workers
that which is lawfully ther-one day in for
Not discovery.
Our fathers recognized the principle embodied in
laws and ordinances.
The resolutions recently adopted by the Ministers the
Evangelical Churches of Atlanta express it.
THEY SAID:
Whereas the Ordinances of the City of Atlanta pro-
vide That any merchant billiard table tenpin alley
keeper other dealer who shall keep open doors the
Sabbath Day. trade traffic that day any person
who shall do work any wise labor work be
done the Sabbath Day Except be works of necessity
shall be fined or imprisoned.
And Whereas the laws of the State of Georgia pro
vide That any who shall pursue his business the
works of his ordinary calling the Lord day works
necessity charity only excepted) shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor.
And whereas, these ordinances and laws are the ex-
preston of the will desire of City obey
the will of our Father and Maker that all and
children should have day in for rest;
And whereas, men and women should not be called
to labor for the purpose of making money for them
selves for Others namely their employers the Sabbath
day. whether their trade be that of exhibiting moving pic
lures or playing ball, other works; bel
Resolved That we, the Ministers of the Evangelical
Churches of Atlanta believe that is only necessary call
these ordinances and the law the attention Police
Board and Chief Police any thought of the pos
sibty operating places gain thereby compelling
employees to work in the City of Atlanta uness the work
be of necessity charity upon the Sabbath dayGod
day of rest
Recognizing the right of the majority to govern our
fathers also provided way in which the majoritys will
should be expressed
COUNCIL within certain limits voice that will
where City Ordinances are concerned
THE LEGISLATURE has the power where State Laws
in question.
But
NO ONE MAN make unmake our Laws
Above the Mayor, the Police Board Chief Beavers
these laws which expressly prevent doing anything
other than obey them
Without doubt all of these officials have advised
by City Attorney Mayson and his assistant w D. Ellis
Jr that they not permit moving picture shows and the
like for gain the Sabbath day
Assistant City Attorney W. D Ellis Jr has advised us
that the Supreme Court has already passed upon que
ton and settled in the of Fchtenberg the City of
Atlanta 1875 Georgia. Page g. moving picture shows for
profit not be operated Sundays in Atlanta under the
existing ordinances.
Neither the Police Board the Chief of Police can
alter the laws of the State of Georgia and the Ordinances of
the City of Atlanta to wishes the Mayors Sec
rotary who appears the representative of the Moving
Picture Shows.