The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-24
ADVOCATES SUNDAY
CLOSING IN TALK
Rev. Grannis, Speaking at
High School, Explains
Work Done.
WOULD REMEDY EVIL
The Worlds Madness for
Money is Folly, Minister
Asserts.

Advocating Sunday closing for ev-
cry kind of business, the Rev. George
w. Grannis of New York City, spoke
last evening at the high school audi
torium, under the auspices of the
Richmond postoffice employees.
E. NJ Haas, postmaster, introduced
the Rev. Grannis. Mr.. Haas explain
ed that the speaker was instrumental
in having postoffices and businesses
in various parts of the country closed
on Sunday.
Mr. Haas explained what Rev.
Grannis is doing to remedy present
evils and make the people OF the
world and especially the United States
realize that the worlds madness for
money was folly when to obtain 1t,
the laws of God and man had to be
violated. The people are becoming
aware of the fact at this time, accord
ing to Mr.. Haas, who gave much cred
it for the reform movement to Rev.
Grannis.
Praises Minister'S Work.
Rev. Grannis praised the work of
the ministers in the country stating
that they were the most sincere men
in the world. Considerable work was
done by the ministers in the large cit
les to assist the movement for Sunday
sclosing of the post offices, he said.
Sunday Closing important.
Mr.. Grannis spoke of essential and
fundamental questions which are con-
fronting the people of today. AS i'm
portant as any is the problem OF Sun
day closing of every branch of work
and giving to every laboring man at
least one day in the week for rest and
Sabbath observance.
Closing. the works of the steel cor
porations of Pittsburg on Sunday was
explained by Mr.. Grannis. 1t was
through. his work that this end was
finally reached in that city. Though
the owners Of manufactures ridiculed
the work of Grannis and his support
ers in attempting to close the plants,
they were finally convinced that their
employees services were more eff
cient and better six days out Of the
week if they did not work Sunday,
than when they worked every day.
Health Was Impaired.
Through the influence of the re-
forming organization of Allegheny
County Sunday School association of
Pittsburgh, many conditions in the
factories which tended to impair the
health of the laboring classes both
physically and mentally were RENE
died. Rev. Grannis attended meeting
of the association in a Y. M. G. A. in
Pittsburg and presented the matter of
closing the corporations on Sunday.
The chairman of the meeting was OPP
posed to the movement of "bucking"
the alleged trust and said the associa-
ton would not take up the movement.
So great was the impression made by
the advocator of Sunday closing that
the other members of the association
demanded it. The chairman of the or
ganization resigned and Grannis,
though stranger to the entire body,
was elected chairman and successfully
carried on the work proposed by him.
1t was found that the absence of men
from church was due to the fact that
they were compelled to work seven
days each week.
"Death Wagon" Ready.
The Jones and Lockland Steel cor
poration of Pittsburg was located in
the same square where Rev Grannis
was at one time pastor of a church.
1.-The death wagon was on three sides
of the church ready to carry away per-
sons who were crushed or killed while
at work there" said Rev. Grannis.
THE conditions there are now i'm
proved greatly as a result of appropri-