Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-22
SUNDAY TRAVEL
IS Forbidden
King, George, Nor Any Member
of Royal Family Will Desecrate
Sabbath. u.

Chicago, May 21-"King George OF
England has established the rule for
himself and his family never to travel
on Sunday unless it is absolutely
! necessary. Would that in u country
the high officials OF our own govern
ment, some of them protesting Chris
tians, would adopt the same rule and
set an example to the American peo-
pie. Alas, it is not so at present"
The Committee on Sabbath Obser-
vance Of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, in session here, drew this
contrast today in its report. The re-
suits Of twenty-three years. work Of
the Sabbath Day Observance Commit
tee were laid before the assembly.
The committee found cause for re-
joicing in the passage Of Sunday rest
laws by forty-seven states, but issued
a circumstantial rebuke to the man
agement Of the Panama.Pacific Expo
sition for planning to open its gates
on Sunday. I.
i "A number Of Sunday observance or.
CARNATIONS seriously mediated refus.
ing to take any part in the ten days
Lords day conference to be held at
the Panama-Pacihc Exposition, it was
declared in the report. on account Of
their repugnance to, the exposition
plan to Keep open Sunday.
Oppose Sunday Opening.
There was ~hesitancy, the report
asserted, "on the, part of some organ
izations to participate, in a congress
in connection with an exposition the
gates of which would be open on
Sunday but in view of the fact that
California is the only state without
a Sabbath law and In, the hope that
the congress would be influential in
obtaining the passage of such q law
the Lords Day Alliance decided to
take part in the congress, reserving
however the right to enter resolutions
of protest against having the exposi.
ton open on Sundays" ]
The exposition thus far has not
asked for a government grant. it was
declared in the report in order that
the government might not make Sun.
day closing a condition Of its support.
Urged Not to Shop.
General adoption of a Saturday half
holiday as giving opportunity for pre-.
paration for the Sabbath vas advo.
Gated IN the resolutions which closed
the report. Families are urged not to
buy anything on the Sabbath, to re.
frain from reading Sunday papers and
to facilitate the religious o~bservances
of servants. The assembly is record.
ed as requesting the faculties of col.
leges and seminaries not to schedule
any Rotations for Monday mornings
in order that students may not be
tempted TO use Sundays to prepare
such work.
Seven Day Laws.
Under the head of victories during
the year the committee called atten.
ton to the passage by New York and
Massachusetts of n days rest in
seven, laws. Notifications Of these
laws are contemplated in bills intro
duced or about to be introduced, de
clared the report, which urged Pres
byterians to take a trm stand
against any weakening of the acts
The record of ~observances Of the Sab
bath included such diverse mention:
as that of New York prison keepers
taking one day off every week, ant
100000 London, England, milkmer
petitioning their customers to be con
tented with one delivery Sunday NOR
ing.