The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-13

to write and I thank The Age-Herald for publishing what | write. As you
 gladly accord mo space in which to
 give reasons for my objections to Sun
 day pictures shows gladly accept. One
 of the fundamental reasons: God said
 long since: Remember the Sabbath day
 to keep 1t holy" Picture shows on Sun
 day convert it into holiday. and a
 holiday Sunday does not conform to
 Gods word corrupts the common people and poisons the nation. "The Lords day
 becomes the devils day wheresoever It
 becomes a mere holiday" Sir Waiter
 Scott said Give the world one-half or
 Sunday and you will find that religion
 has no stronghold on the other haif.
 Another reason is: There is law or Ala
 bama forbidding the carrying on Of any
 business for gain" which Is not of mercy or necessity. Sunday movies are not necessities. as. shall be shown the gentlemen who think otherwise, and at tempt to make gain" by operating them on the Sabbath. Our commissioners know there Is state law against the operation of any business not of mercy or neces- sity-for gain" The violation of any one law by consent or otherwise leads other people to violation of other laws which
 they do not like; and this will lead to anarchy.
 Another strong and impregnabe reason is: If Sunday moving picture men can operate for gain, 1t is class legislation, favoritism, preference for one business over another. If they can run wide open at any hour or within certain hours, why
 not allow dry goods stores. meat mar kets, barber shops and all other classes or
 people In business who so desire to open on Sunday, too? All business men devote
 more time to business than amusement
 business before pleasure" l submit In all candor that Sunday movies are no more entitled legally or morally to cater
 to the demands of some people for amuse- ment and for their own gain on Sun
 day than are other people who might add
 to their finances by opening their places
 of business on the Sabbath It is a
 dangerous precedent to allow one class of
 people to violate the law of God and the
 state and prevent others from so doing
 "The people who work hard have not made any demand for Sunday movies" It is the operators.f Besides. those who work in picture shows would not get any Sabbath at all They have rights, even though they are in a minority and con- tribute to the pleasure of others. They get tired like other people who work, and I have yet to hear of any of these em- ployes asking for seven days work to make their masters more gain Not to enforce a law Is rewarding law-breakers at the cost of men who obey 1t. There is a fable of camel who wanted to thrust his nose in a building and afterward drove out all it's inmates. There Is an- other fable of 8 tent incased in walnut shell which when opened became large enough to shelter a very large army. Should Sunday movies be allowed to run
 wide open on Sunday, at any hours. we shall soon have Sunday theatres, Sunday baseball and wide open town. In the near future we may offer some sugges- tions for substitutes for these perils to the Sabbath. But not in this. Thanks for space, and is 1t too much to hope
 that the superb Age-Herald, with it's tre- mendous influence, will accept these