Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-23
STIRRED UP
HORNETS NEST
Chautauqua Superintendent AL
ford CritiCiSes
Ministers.
OPPOSED TO SUNDAY Lid.
Ridiculed Moral Tone Of Affairs
Found In Hop
kinSville.
OPPOSED TO SUNDAY Lid.

manager AFFORD OF the Redpatn
Chautauqua Saturday afternoon Sc
verely criticised Hopkinsville for
putting the lid on Sunday programs.
He declared that the preachers
who had brought it about, themselves
took up collections in their churches
on Sunday and that the town that
put on such righteous airs had % sa-
looms and permitted Sunday base
ball. Many of his remarks about
the city were very uncomplimentary
and in exceedingly bad taste, in view
of the fact that the sale of seats was
larger than last year, and the pre-:
gram had been officially accepted by
the Chautauqua people. Mr.. Afford
aroused much antagonism among
the religious element by his attack.
Rev. A. R. Kasey, of the Metho-
dist church, attempted to reply, but
was denied the opportunity. AS a
result, Mr.. Kasey replied to the at
tack in his own pulpit Sunday morn
ing, denying the statement that SUM-
day ball was played here, or that the
churches were run for money on
Sunday or at any other time. Other
ministers had something to say along
the same line, and Mr.. Afford sue
ceeded in drawing forth much un-
pleasant comment in and out of the
pulpit.
At the First Baptist church the
following resolutions were adopted
by the congregation concerning the
Chautauqua Managers:
Whereas The civil authorities of
this city and the churches of this
city have never countenanced or en-
couraged public amusements and en-
tertainments to be given in this city
on the Sabbath for profit, and
Whereas, Members of the local
ChautauGua Committee and mem
bers of the Ministerial Association
of this city were publicly criticised
for their opposition to public enter
tainments by the Redpath Chautau-
qua Bureau, by the superintendent
and speakers of the said Chautau-
qua, and who also made false state
ments about the affairs of this city,
and refused an honored member of
the Ministerial Association to be
heard,
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
Congregation of the First Baptist
Church of the City of Hopkinsville
that the conduct of the superintend-
ent and speakers of the said Chau-
tauqua was discourteOus in the ex-
IRENE, and unworthy of the super
intendent and lecturers of a great
institution for public education and
entertainment.
And be it further resolved that
the action of the local Chautauqua
Committee and of the Ministerial
Association. of this city be and the
same is endorsed,
And be it further resolved that a
copy of these resolutions be furnish
ed the local papers for publication.
GEO. d. DALTON,
H. H. ALTERNATELY,
JOHN C. DUFFY,
Committee.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Afford
mentioned the matter again and
said the remarks made by the minis
tiers were not of enough Importance
to merit his attention. He said there
were rs cities clamoring for Charl
tauqua entertainments and they
could get along without Hopkinsville
and did not purpose to try to sell any
more tickets here. Hopkinsville
could allow cigars and soda water
sold until eleven o'clock and still
didn't want Chautauqua entertain
ments on Sunday and they would not
try to come back again next year.