The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-04-17
WHY VOTE AGAINST SUNDAY
MOVING PICTURE SHOW.


Next Tuesday the people of Emmett
will decide by their votes the ques
tion Of Emmett's Sunday moving pic
ture shows This is not only local
bat a nation wide issue. The grea
] film corporations and moving pictur,
, show pfoprietors have started a cam
paign to break down the respect fol
The Lords day IN the interest Of in,
creased profits for their pockets. ST,
days which ought to be sufficient fol-
any secular business is not enough to
satisfy their greed for gain.
Two articles published in a local pa
lper favoring Sunday shows have
sought to sidetrack the real issue by
casting reflections on ministers and
Ichurch attendants. and by misapply-
ing truth and facts II is more than
Il church issue. II IS national in its
scope But those articles were not ar
Ruments, do not convince thinking peo-
4 pie, and hence merit no answer here,
I The first reason we submit WHY we
should vote against the Sunday shows
4 is because they are wrong in desc
Grating and profaning the day hallow-
( ed OF God for His remembrance. The
essenee of the Divine law is, "Remem-
Der the Sabbath day 10 keep il holy
Elk 2D,S. Christ taught, "The Sab
bath was made for man and not man
for the Sabbath; that he was Lord
also of the Sabbath" that ct is law
ful 10 do good on the Sabbath days"
These things he practiced by attend
ing worship, teaching, preaching, heal
ing and helping on the Sabbath. In
like manner Paul worked, and he and
his associates also preached, broke
bread and were sin the spirit on the
Lords day II is a day TO be separat-
ed from other days as a day Of privi-
lege--for worship, rest, fellowship and
service. Keeping it holy is using it
for these purposes. Sunday shows
do the opposite of this and draw mems
thoughts away from God and heavenly
ideals to those of sordid life, and often
wrong life. Il puts profits and selfish
pleasure above God and his worship
God is right in asking us to give him
one day when he gives us six days for
secular things-sufficient lor moving
pictures.
Again, our votes should be east
against Sunday shows for patriotic
reasons. We love our country. We
seek her best welfare. We hope for
her perpetdity. (D We are guaran-
teed by our constitution the right of |
unhindered and unmolested |
But the film corporations and picture
show proprietors, with the force of
the immense sums Of easy money they |
have accumulated, now seek msidu-
Dusty TO break down this guarantee.
They would claim the same right to
lesecrate the Sabbath, which is given
he church to keep it holy, and so null
ify our constitutional rights as far
ng pictures they try to entice people
% substitute the picture show for wor-
ship, t2) History teaches US that ma
ions once christians and basking in
prosperity have lost their
glory and place through dishonoring
God and Gods day. This accounts
OR the weakness Of France. Ger
nany's Sunday for many years has
,een = farce, with one formal service,
md the rest Of the day spent in Holt
lay doings This In no small way has
ed 10 her undoing, To GermAnize this
country by breaking down respect FOR
he Sabbath in the name of greed and
'leasure endangers the future Of our
and.
God has prospered us in building
N the foundations our fathers laid.
they never built on ideals Of personal
'rofits and selfish pleasure. To shift
o these now is dangerous and un-
wise experiment. and tends to drive
,ur country on the rocks which have
,layed havoc with other great nations.
Hence protest against the Sunday
movement. The Continent
/ Sabbath of Europe is not desir-
Ible for America.
Third. there are business reasons
gainst the operation Of Sunday NOV
ny picture shows. II is not only sec
liar, but non-essential Grocery and
lothing steres deal with necessities
or life, food and comfort Why
hould non-essential business be civ
m special franchise above the husi-
less that deals in essential thipgs.
me open Sunday has been tried in n
Emmett and Idaho and has been found
vanting. To vote for the operation Of
sunday moving pictures il to vote in
avor Of the return Of the epsn Sun