Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-05-21
KING OPPOSED TO
SUNDAY TRAVEL
ENGLISH MONARCH HAS En-
TABLIsHED RULE FOR HIM.
SELF AND FAMILY.
R[BUKE FOR EXPOSITION
California Only state In Union
With M sunday Laws and lte-
ligious Orders Hesitate
"a Participate.
BY Associated Press

~ Associated Press
CHICAGO. H.. May 20.--"king
George Of England has established
the rule for himself and HIS family
never 10 travel IN Sunday unless II
Is absolutely necessary. Would that
our country the high officials Of our
own government, some OF them pro-
Tossing Christians, would adopt the
same rule aud set an example 10 tho
American people. Alas. II Is not SO
At present
The Committee of sabbath Obser-
vance AT the prcsby ,erian General
Assembly. In session here. drew this
contrast today In It's report. The
results of twenty-three years work
nf the Sabbath Day Observance Com
mittee we're laid before the assembly.
The committee found cause for re-
| i0cing In the passage Of Sunday rest
laws los forty-seycn states. but Is
sued circumstantial rebuko 10 the
MANAGEMENT OF the Panama-Pacific
Exposition for planning TO open its
gates on Sunday.
A number OF Sunday observance
/ ORGANIZATIONS seriously meditatcd re-
fusng 10 take any part In the ten
! days Lords Day conference Ia be
held at the Panama Pacific Exp0si-
ton. II was declared In the report.
on account of their repugnsnce 10
the exposition plan To keep open Sun
day
There was hesitancy." the report
asserted. ION the par OF some organ
izati0ns To participate In congress
In connection with an exposition the
yates of which would be oprn ON
Sunday but In view 81 the fact that
California IS the only state without
Sabbath Law and In the hope that
the congress would be influential In
obtaining the passage OF such Law
the Lords Day Alliance decided to
take part In the congress. reserving
the right TO enter resolutions OF pro
test against having the exposiiion
open on sundays"
! Thr ryrra'irli ihaa fsr has not
asked for government grant, II wa
declared in he repor, In order that
the government might not make Sun
dag closing condition OF Its sup
port
General adoption of n Saturday
half holiday as giving opportunity
for preparation for the Sabbath was
advocated In the resolutions which
closed the report. Families. are
urged not to buy anything on the
sabbath. 10 refrain from reading
Sunday papers and TO facilitate the
religious obseryances OF servants.
The Assembly Is recorded as request
me the faculties OF colleges and
seminaries not 10 schedule any reel
iations for Monday mornings IN
order that students may not be-
tempted to use Sundays to prepare
such work.
Under the head Of victories dur
ing the year the committee called at
,eniion to the passage by New York
land Massachusetts OF one days rest
I'm seven laws. ModificationC or
these laws are contemplated In bills
introduced or about 10 be introduced
declared the report. which urged
presby'crians To take firm stand
AGAINST any weakening Of the acts.
The record Of obscrvanccs OF the
Sabbath included such diverse men
ltions as that ol New York prison
keepers taking one day off every
week. aud 10000 London. England,
milkmcn petitioning their customers
L., lac coutcuted with one delivery
sunday morning