Evening journal., 1920-12-15
Will ARREST
VIOLATORS IF
sunday LAWS
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society can prove.
I'VE feel that there should be no
need for the Law and Order Society"
said Dr. Watt, "and therefore, appeal
to your body FIRST"
Il always have felt there was no
need Tor a Law and Order Society,""
replied President Smith.
Dr .Gllllllan was then called upon
10 give an expression of opinion, and
endorsed the Views OF DR.. Watt that
the ministers were not asking for
the. enforcement Of the BLUE Laws"
as mas been charged, but only wished
70 prevent the "c0mmercialism OF the
Sabbath"
In closing the interview. President
smith assured the gentlemen that ali
that mad been said was simply an ex-
preston Of individual opinion on the
part OF the commissioners, and was
not TO be considered as their answer
to the request of the Ministerial
union, which would be forwarded
them after the commissioners had
given the request due consideration.
~ a letter from Rev. J. Francis
tucker, member OF the faculty Of
lhe Salesianum, the Catholic High
SchQOl, was read. He declared the
ministerial committee not only rem
resented a minority Of the citizens
but also a minority OF the members
OF the clergy. He urged the police
commissioners to enforce all the
laws vigorously, quoting a motto OF
General Grant, "ihe best way tO Sc
enforce IT,"
Father fuckers letter TO the COM
mlssloners follows:
The Oblates Of st. Francis de Sales.
10 the Board Of Police Commission
ers, Wilmington, Del
Honorable Sirs: A sense OF esteem
Tor and confidence in your Honorable
Board prompts me TO believe that Won
will accord equal Constellation io his
appeal or mine as TO that Of the COM
mlttee of the Ministerial Union apro-
pos the Sunday Blue Law issue.
FIRST May / invite your Honorable
Board to examine the credentials Of
the committee Of teh Ministerial Union
ana 10 ascertain would suggest by
names rather than by figures - Just
how many citizens of this community
they represent. l can assure you, there
are some citizens, even in clerical
garb, for whom they have no right
to speak / would invite you to en-
terrain the suspicion that they rep
resent but quorum even Of the Min
isterial Union Itself; the abundance OF
sef-appointed committees of this ma
ture in the past seems TO justify the
raising Of this point.
Secondly. May | request that no
name that this committee may appeal
to, be considered in relation to Office,
but only under the weight OF the ar
guments such name subscribes to. Il
is, for instance, poor argument 10
compare candy and cigar stores TO dry
goods and shoe stores, for the obvious
reason OF emergency involved in the
former and not in the latter-emer-
gency that obtains in the legitimate
need OF human beinas getting fed
with ice cream and candy and smokes,
as we'll as, and more than, in the
superluous need of even minister's
automobile getting fed with gas on
| the Sabbath. There are many citizens
| In Wilmington, Honorable Srs, claim
| ing Of your protection who cannot
/ afford TO lay In a stock OF cream Of
sweets, or OF smokes, as most Of us
/ clergymen can, and for whom and
for whose children. the open shops
are no more than the cellars, the ice
chests or humidOrs OF the rich.
Thirdly. IT, in the wisdom Of your
counsel, you decide TO favor the so,
NMAAIM NullAiliA AANlAHAAlWn VI 0MAAA0N .
may / ask that this decision be thor
ough in reaching every form Of COM
mercializalion-may | ask that It be
applied TO all paid agencies. This l
ask with General Grants thought
guiding IL: "The best way to secure
the repeal Of a bad law Is TO enforce
it,
Last. May ! ask you to invite the
committee Of the Ministerial Union
10 say "Afnen" TO the following noble
words OF the great Baptist preacher.
Charles II. Spurgeon, Of London
Your Sunday bills and all other forms
OF Act-of-parllament religion seem TO
me TO be all wrong Give Us a fair
field and no favor and our faith has
no cause to fear. Christ wants no help
from Caesar. | should be afraid to
borrow help from the government. 1t
would look to me as II l rested on the
arm OF flesh, instead OF depending on
the living God"
With the expression OF my deepest
respect, / am, Honorable Sirs,
obedienty yours, ,,c,s r,,c,,rn
Rev. J. Francis Tucker, ID. d., VIII
mingtOn, Del.
letter from the Ministerial Union
addressed TO Chief OF Police Black,
was then read as follows:
To George Black, Chief OF Police,
Wilmington, Del.
Dear Mr.. Black: We, the members
Of the Ministerial Union, desire to di-
rect your attention to the open and
persistent disregard OF the sanctity OF
| the Lords Day by numerous cOniec-
/ tionery stores and cigar shops
/ thrOughout the city, places where
| candy. ice cream and cigars are sold
| in violation OF the laws governing a
proper observance Of the Sabbath.
II Is needless to assert that these
omen violations OF the laws against
| sabbath desecration is demoralizing,
| breaking down respect for our molly
/ sabbath, especially on the part OF the
youth. and leading to the diversion OF
/ moneys given to children for the sup
port OF their respective sabbath
/ schools.
NE have no wish 10 be unreason-
able we do not think we are, when
We ask you to use the power vested
I'm your office to close these places on
| the sabbath Day. We respectfully re-
quest that you warn these ViOlators
| against their practices herein men
toned, and II the warning pass I'M
needed that you close their places oil
| business on the Sabbath Day. These
places have no more right 10 be open
| for tranlcking on the sabbath Day
than any other place Of business.
Six days AFFORD ample time in which
| 10 supply the demand for the sale OF
these luXuries, and the seventh day