The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-12
Tulsa Ministers Lack
BlueLaWEnthuSiaSm
Consensus of Opinion Indicates Opposition to xiii.
ing off" SHnddy-Ninisters Would he Lenienf-
Business Men Stand for Personal LIBERTY
Oklahoma Heads List and Would BE First
Under Lords Day Clamps.

Bible that cxhorts us not TO have
A pleasant time on sunday. ] do
not believe IN mercializing or
profcAionallzing the sabbath, but
SEQ no harm In amateur sports Oh
that day. For instance. ] do not
object II small boys get out SUM
day afternoon and play catch ur
baseball. 1t develops their muscles
and their minds. Nor do see any
harm II men spend part OF their
Sunday afternoons playing golf Hut
do believe they should attend at
least one church service on SUM-
day and not apend all the day play
ing golf or tennis or taking some
other form of pleasurable exercise.
The great trouble is We hAvo
swung to the opposite OF tho sab
bath Of our forcfatherE. We now
have "A Sunday of Dissertation In
stead OF IA Sunday OF sonsecration.
''Thorc are certain activities that
must continue on Sunday. IL In not
necessary to stop all Sunday trains
or prohibit sunday motoring. A
to Sunday newspapers. do not be-
lievc they should be discontinued
but I think they could bo greatly
improved as to general appearance
and as to tho class Of reading mat
ter they contain.
1T is not the duty Of tho church
10 amusc.' Reverend Cr,im declared
when asked n he thought the
church's programs should he
tho Lords Day Alliance wore put
into effect. The church 10 q place
for spiritual upbuilding and It
should continue to occupy that
place.
Alliance GOrs 10 Extreme.
"'rhc great trouble with such Or
ganizatiOns as tho I<ord'B Duy Al
lance. II II In responsible Tor this
propaganda. In that they 20 to ex-
tremes."
First Methodist church. admits he
may be n bit old-fashioned, but no
does not favor u continental sab
bath.
II may be somewhat old-fsshion- =
cd" no sayS. but we should not
permit tho inroads of tho continen-
tai sabbath. Sunday should be KEEP
, sacred day. I'm hardly 90 old
fashioned. however. that would
, prohibit sunday motoring. but
think this pleasure 10 greatly
abused.
Nothing should be permitted on
tho lords day TINT In not means
/
worship, l presume j am In full
accord with tho Lords Day Alliance.
AFTER all. men are like children.
Very often the things they think
best for them to do arc the very
things they should not be permit
tod to do. II might be that the pro-
gram Of tho church could be en-
larged 80 those commerciaiised
pleasures would not bo considered
No necessary especially do not
believe thesters should DO allowed
to operate on Sunday"
BusiIAxS Men Oppose lawn.
Several business men and city Of
ficiuls interviewed during tho past
week do not fully agree with the
pastors and hold more worldly
Wow OF the sabbath. These bus!-
ness men fear that adoption of the
Lords Day Alliances program
would result In Wholesale violations
of law which intcrefes with person.
al liberty. Condensed, ther views
Indicate their belief In tho old
adsge: "You can load n horse to
water. but you cant mako him
drink"
: my View may be a worldly one, -
says G. 4. Younkman. city commis-
si0ner, "but I believe observance Of
the sabbath should be n matter OF
indlyidua! choice. OF course ! do
not believe in boisterousneas or
: fragrant violation OF law. but every
man should have the privilege OF
spending tho day AZ he secs 1T.
IL he wants To motor out into the
country and spend the day picnick
Ning. I can see no harm In II. II
. he wants to attend n show on sun
day. Il should not be denied him,
Z gh nj A. re- 4
service at least once every Sunday
, but II he doesn't. no great object
would be attained by forcing him u
, do 40. Legisating a man to attend
p church isn't going to accomplish the
end II purposes
= According to the "reformcrs .
Oklahoma would be one OF the flrs
states hit by the blue lave be
J cause It was originally Indian ter
ritory. Then will come army an
; navy reservations, national park
q and insular possessions and the ter
e ritOry about American embassie!
legations and consulates In foreig
countries, controlled by tho Unite
States.
Minister Scores Movement.
20 Apparently the movement In
- strong in the east that II Is reachir
a against itself. In recent sermC
g New york pastor said; 'I a
q far indeed from supporting or Il
% dorsink the campaign for strict
., sunday laws and "A return to ii
A. Puritan observance OF the day, TIL
a campaign, II the announcements q
~ correct. Is one OF those we'll mea
efforts which do harm To the eau
a they mean to support. The NOV
r mcnt IS narrow and impractlcabi
ne Such method would do more
10 drive religion out of the hearts
IN tho people than into them. Tn
n Lords Day IL one OF the foundation
to ~ religion and Christian life, bu
an We have no right to try to comps
n It's religious observance"
SO far as can be learned. ther
.v. IL no noynment on foot In Tuls
ty 10 form an organization TO cooper
ot ate with the lords Day Alliance 10
re cally.
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