Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETS
L. NJ. Price States Object of the Meet
ing-COmmittees Appointed To Act

L. NJ. Price States Object of the Meet
ing-COmmittees Appointed To Act
An open meeting of the Community
Committee was held Thursday night
at the Century Club house, which was
we'll attended. The chairman L. NJ.
Price, in his opening address, stating
the object of the meeting, said in part:
AT the call of the Community Committee.
are here tonight as citizens of Smyrna, to
consider the dangers that threaten the sanctity
and quiet rest of the Sabbath Day. we be-
Geve large majority of our citizens are abso-
lutely opposed to any influence that would fos-
ter open Sabbath and are ready when
properly aroused, to sound warning and stop
the commercializing powers that would break
down this Holy Day. Therefore. what we
crave in this anti-open Sabbath movement, is
the support and cooperation of the public
This Is not movement of fanatics, asking
the people to support fanaticism We realize
1t IS hard problem, how to tell a man he
must observe the Lords Day we are only ask
ing that the people of this town and conf
munity be true to their Christian ideals in re-
latiOn to the Sabbath. and to be brave and
OutspOken in their actions and expressions in
support of this movement. We know that all
those who cherish the memory of a quiet Sab
bath, regret to see the entering wedge that
would endanger the sanctity of the Day, and
are ready to resent any influence that tries to
commercialize and secularize this Holy Day.
This meeting is call to all good citizens both
men and women. to the Importance of some
definite united action to see to It. tnat the
Lords Day shall not be profaned by coen
shops. but remain a day of rest and Worship
Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy is
Gods command, which can not be violated
either by the individual the community, Stale
Nation with impunity. A curse is placed
on the Nation that forgets God. and in some
way the community will likewise suffer if
Gods commandments permitted to be trod-
don ba ev,f- of
men has put greater power in their hands
and we may depend on theim to help to see
to 1t, that action along moral lines and Sab
bath observance will not fail. To secure the
cooperation of all the citizens who are in
favor of this Sabbath observance movement, it
has been suggested that canvassng commit
tee be appointed to secure signatures of all
who will identify themselves with the ca lse
and thus declare that they will not buy nor
sell anything Sunday except things abso-
lutely necessary. and will discourage others
from doing by all honorable means"
This address was followed by a gen.
eral discussion joined in pretty gener-
ally by those present, and a commit
tee consisting of Rev. Thos. Getz Hill,
Rev. R. P Nichols and Lewis NJ. Price
was appointed to draw up a resolution
of protest against the Sunday opening
of some of our stores. This resolu-
tion to be submitted to the people for
their support. Another committee
consisting of Miss Emily w. Spruance
Mrs. Nellie Rowland and Miss Anna
Middleton was named to act with the
other committees in selecting commit
tees to present the resolution to the
people for their approval and sigma
lures.