New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
The Perfect Sunday
Suggestions for a Blue Day of Ono
Simple Hue
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

S.mple Huc
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Unquestionably this Rev. Harry
l.. Bowlby, secretary Of the Lords Day
Alliance, is on the right road, and as
nation we will do we'll to follow his
wishes. However, it occurs to me that
DR.. Bowlby has not gone far enough
True, newspapers should be suppressed
on Sunday Movies should be closed.
Automobiles should be forbidden the
streets. Baseball parks should be
closed tight. But there should also
be law in every state forcing all
kinds of people over the age of four
teen to attend church twice on Sun
day and remain in church. for at least
five hours during that day. The legal
penalty for not doing so should be
fifteen years in the state pententiary
for the first offense. Hotels, likewise
should be closed on Sundays, except
for the ingress and egress of those
residents on their way to the nearest
church. No shop of any kind should
be permitted to open its doors from
Saturday night until Monday morning
Streetcars should be forbidden to leave
the barns.
No reading OF any kind should be
permitted on Sunday, except from the
Bible, and persons caught reading
other books should be sentenced to
four years in the penitentary Smok-
ing, Of course, should be utterly taboo,
and pire smoker should receive ten
years in Jail, while the minimum SEN
tencc for a cigarette smoker should be
fifteen years. 1t will do no good to
have these laws without suitable pen
altics suitably enforced All hos
pitfalls should be forced to lock their
gates on Saturday night, and no opera
tions Of any kind should be permitted
in hospitals on Sunday Persons suf-
fering accidents on Sunday should be
forced to remain where they fell until
Monday. because in short time it
would be seen how useless it woulc:
be to suffer an accident on Sunday and
people would soon avoid doing so.
The crowded condition of our
churches at present presents prob
lem, but one which could be over
come. When the new laws are active
Of course, there will not be sufficient
room in the churches, which are all
ready crowded to the point of suffoca-
ton. The law must provide that every
motion picture theafcr and every other
theater, which are goddess places. must
be at once converted into a church
and likewise all delicatcsscn stores
haberdasherics and meat markets
should be made over into churches
for the overflow, which will be vast
Persons walking on The streets of any
city in America on Sunday must carry
blue card, signed by an officer of the
law, and it must be proved BY the
person that he is either on his wav to
church or returning thcrefrom. If not
the penalty should be fourteen wears
IN the state penitentiary.
Shaving, washing ones body. comb
ing the hair or putting powder on the
face should be forbidden on Sundav
and the penalty for those caught so
DONG should be three years in jaj
for the first oFense. If child is
born on Sunday the law should pro-
VIDE that it be Immediately stranpled
to death and placed in an ashcan for
removal on Monday morning All
trans and steamers must come to a
stop at midnight Saturday and remain
standing until Monday morning, one
hour after midnight. Kissing any ner-
son on Sunday should be punished bv
death. There is no use in hallway
measures if anything is TO be accom-
p'lshed, and these few suggestions are
but the faint beginning Of what should
be If we are to please God.
God has been waiting patiently for
many years, and it is time we did what
re wants US to do. trust that Won
are with us in this great and far
reaching movement and that Won viii,
throw your editorial influence to the
| solemn cause. u r
New York, Nov 30, 1920