The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-31

LONDON, Nay 3o-England Is expeT-
ienctng q great wave of:Seaaing IN favor
OF . brighter Sunday. From all parts
OF TIE ftngtnm protsstsssre being made
IA reGaNe 70 the limitations placed upon
reasonable pleasure by local bylaws or
tho ancsent acts OF parliament which
sim remain on the statute books CEN
turteS otter their object no longer APP
pea1s to the greater number OF the
population.
Honeecorninx soldiers are asking II
eomethfnR cannot be done 70 dispel the
traditional gloom with which the first
dzy Of tho week has been too long IN
vested.
Under the law games are not pro-
hibtted. bot local authorities with hard
Iy an exception bar the playing OF
games in the public parsk on SUNDAY.
Their acts in regard to these games IS
far from logical. Persons can SWIM IN
the OPEN air baths or lakes up 10 ten a
NJ. on Sunday under one authority. Dut
not another. bat often these mumcipan-
ties who prohibit the swimming PERM.
the lakes 10 be used for boating all day
and win few exceptions bands play on
Sunday evening in the parks
AZ private pleasure SroupdS games
lika bowls. croquet and golf are gener-
aIfy tolerated, bat wheu Sunday rootoall
or cricket CT the new TO England game
OF baseball Is suggested. along come
tba 'ktlltoys" Mrs. Grundy and MIS-
WIxg and q host Of advocates or the
claims Of the much belauded but prac-
tically nonresident In England. NON
couformist conscience TO oeclalfn
against the dissertation OF holy day
which has no spiritual sisnir'cance. AZ
Far a. worship Is concerned. for over
nIne-tenths Of the population.
- Yfu1oy1 2EeeS Opposition.
10. The first time these klljoys arr
r,eatine their match. The Padres" who
havo NOW returned from the front are
eavocates Of o reasonable Sunday. With
tia expariences OF the good erect on
discipline provided By tho gn1neo'piayeo
~, SUNDAYS during the war tho Padre
points the moral OF tho amount o.
.erinoe~ fsIl breach Of army regulations
ia O crime according to mintary law
due to Sunday idleuess that mas oc'
CURED In the homo camps since Inc meI
have returned. and claim thar COCO
games would prevent the greater par
Of this crime. -,
One Padre has been using the Incl
dent OF the crap trouble the other gun
Say In the Strand as evidence OF the
need for the provision OF Sunday games
While other claims as a precedent th'
permission granted by the authorities
last year 10 play baseball in HYDE tark
giving special stress to the good enec
on the morale Of the troops who TOOL
part either as players or spectators o.
those games
Many prominent personages are CIV
ing their support to the movement ou
with almost a unanimous voice the!
give evidence to their desire TO protec
both the present hours Of worship ant
the day Of rest.
Bishop Weldon. Dean OF Durham
gives his views as follows: I attach
great value to Sunday as day OF res
and worship. but cannot wholly oP
pose games on Sunday as a day OF res
and worship, but ] cannot wholly op
pose games on Sunday for the poor i
they are played by the rich. thint
games should be 50 organized as tc
cause the last possible increase OF laoo
and interference with religion
Lord Lonsdale says: Il have Away!
been most strongly in favor OF all leglt
innate games being played on Sunda!
afternoon. so long as religious matter:
y are In no way interfered with
Iuxlaad Xsvors 9anes.
The Duke OF Rutland is not in fayo
Of professional games on Sunday. bu
he gives his views thus: II approve
Sunday games generally, II they ar