The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-06-15

and pay locals must reach sur
Office on or before Wednesday noon
OF each week.
tGS" All notices Of entertainments of
any nature at which admission is
charged given by local organizations
II charged at the rate Of five conts
per line per insertion.
At. a special session of shc City
Council June 18th a motion was
passed TO draft IN ordinance prohibit
ing Sunday base bail. aNothing that
the Council has considered in the past
few years has created so much interest
as the passing Of this motion. The
motion was made after a good deal
of discussion of matter and was ia
substance that the Council draft an
ordinance prohibiting Sunday base
ball within the limits Of the city of
Rope On roll cali Chalmers. King
and Lunding voted AYE, and Bow
en-. Fuller and Grams mo,
Mayor Major deciding the tie by vot-
ing Aye. The proposition of pass
ing an ordinance for this purpose was
brought to the CouGcii at the regular
meeting June 9TH by Rev. Ensign,
pastor Of the Methodist Church. He
claimed that Sunday base bali and
the church could not exist together,
Stated that the matter was not to be
considered from n financial stand.
point but entirely from mora one.
He maintained that those Who attend
ball games on Sunday fail 30 attend
church and intinIatcd tMat, Sunday
ball and immortality 90 hand in hand
Rev. Van Aiken, pastor OF the
Congregational church, appeared be-
fore the Council at tie special meeting
Monday evening and spoke in favor
Of passing the ordinance. iIn grant
ed tho point thut there might be an cx
case for Sunday games III The large
cities where there were mHrv clerks
ard !aholrrS who could not possibly
attend on week days but insisted that
those conditions DO not exist here: he
also contends l:iat The Young people
get the hahit uf attending games OF
Sunday and eventually iail intn<im.
moral ways. tie suggested that the
q .cstinn could II" solved ny evening
games and tina, the farmers ana bust
ness men should let iiirir help of tt
attend tie games.
y statement 81 these gentlemen ap
pears elsewhere in this .ssu1.
.Al,irrman Chalmers spoke at length
in favor Of The Sunday nastimo, stat
inc thnt it was Impossible for farmer:
to lay off their lncn and teams during
the short busy season: that IL is better
70. all concerned TO have the men at
tend 4 bail game iftnn to get togethc,
in snme oH.-"f-t!ta-Hay place and 2uz
Eel q k"g az Aac@ or get drunk. or
cheap whisky, Other Gowns nrount
il"i" "ni"Y their Sunday base ball
This point WAS answered by an utIfali
Questions: III other t,rn,s~ i4avo hIint
piI- .hau!" 'iopr permit .hpm 10 OK
list heic?' This is AN unrun >onabi,
comparison as t'e II. y. is arEnowl
edge" by all To b" an immoral unstitu
l!on Whit" the imm"ra'ity of attending
= ltAI, game or PLAYING bali nn sun
daf IS severely questioned and The ar
e"moaiS in favor Of the game area;
numerous ana as strong tf not nlorn
SCI Than those against.
th', is q question upon which nvc!y.
or" is entitled to express his ouiniun
II a person does not approve Of sun.
Gay %ani"@ he is not compelled to at
tend. Neither is ti.c person WID ownc.
an automobile obliged on Sunday tt
TAX" himself and family for 4. Ions
ride in the country. Some pe0uir car
enjoy their automobiles and as indi
V!duaiS they are not considered i'm
moral because thny take their pleasure
y VI! 'SNtihhN J! lli!S fi!:lltlti', Others
/ however, who are living It life whjc!
! It intended to contain a certain
amount OF enjoyment, cannot AFFORD
a pleasure like this. They naturall,
Will seek some amusement on the DAY
OF rest, maybe they will go for "A walk
ma bc they will read a book, mayit
they will take {; rifle and 90 shootin,
gophcrs. maybe they will meet /:
friend and 70 to a secluded nook an(
have a few drinks. maybe thcv vii
gather in Il darkcncl. closed stuff
room and play poker or rnmmy O,
whist. On maybe they will walk on
to tie ball ground, fiji their lungs will
nice, fresh clean air and let the mean
ness tina; has been accumulatinr i,
their System during the G,isy wccl
pass oil with their pcnt up energy ir
roofing the home team TO victory. T
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