Year: 1859

railroads were kept running and where the steamboats,
were cro"ded on sunday carrying people 10 The country
and 10 parks where music was provided was one which
should be Initiated here Much had been said of the
perstiton and ignorance Of people In Catholic counries
but yet was not unusual for pastor on the village
dance after the church hour II these laws against ber
~ on the sabbath were to be tolerated. the
ment would be law compelling people 10 60 10 particular
churches


SPEECH OF Mr. KopP.


MI korP (who also spoke in Germany would only
laws were wrong and II the people did think they
would not be here They had only oppose those laws
would be sure AS long the Legislature gives power 70
the police 10 interfere with the people Sundays this
difficulty will continue. But if the police shut up
their shops they cannot oppose them As free ctizcns
was their privilege 20 repase force by force (Hear
hear The lawyers the one side against them;
but on the other side they had their strong rights
citizens


A voNy-I think il is a d--d shame to be counselng
opposition To the authorities.


Here considerable confusion arose and there 81
multaneous cries Of "Put him out" After order was
stored the speaker contnued was their duty all
lawful means 10 hare these laws repealed. All the
friends OF liberty sh unite in this direction. else
the police would sim be empowered deprive them Of
their liberties they would not put their shoulders
to the wheel they would fail and then they would have
nobody but themselves 10 blame The free thoughts
which they had brought with them from Germany
should be established here against the dcspotsm of
purancal sects All hypocrisy should be aside and
freedom in all is purity maintained. For this purpose
they should neglect no means that citizens they
could lawfully pursue and one OF the snrest
the establishment and support of free German schools,
which would not be affected with this secaran spirit.
The speaker loudly cheered throughout the whole OF
his address


SPEECH OF REV. MR.. HATCH.


The Rev. Mr.. HATCH was the next speaker At that late
hour he said was not to be expected that he would
make long speech This meeting promised we'll for the
future, and he meant TO be identified with the movement
until II was finally successful So long as humanity ex
hgous .ene,s. There always had been such opposition
1t began many years ago. II was matter Not TO
60 any farther back than the Pharseethey required all
others to succumb to their views They found the jew
pr0seyzng preachers persecung Paul and others who
did not keep the Sabbath become crcumcsed, and go
through the whole role of the Jewish law This persecu
ton also found in the times Of Constantine, three
hundred years after the Christian era They found also
in the middle OF the Dark Ages and at the close Of that
In the days Of the Saxon men were not
known by their but those Of the whose
collars they woreSunday laws most strict and srin
gent The Catholic Church had grown be more liberal in
this matter before the reformation the Sunday laws
most stringent was laid down distinctly In the
OF the Church that although work was very sinful
the lords day play, and sport, and recreation were
more sinful But the Reformation came and Luther and
Calvin and the other reformcrs protested against this
thing and after while went under But afterwards
the Purans came revive the old Pharsical laws and
perpetuated them till now They found this spirit even
among the editors Of Of the papers, for he saw lately
the Erpess sses) article stating that the editor did
not see what better thing the people at the Voks
Garten could get up than the old Mosaic law
Why did not that editor and all who thought with him
the matter clean through and 60 and be circumcsed;
Let them begin with that. Circumcision was given TO
h.aham the Sabbath Moses. Some people seemed
to have great horror lest continental Sabbath should
be introduced here. To show how the Sabbath OBJ
served on the Continent he read extracts from letter
from the United States Minister to the Hague the Hon. H.
c. Murphy, who Says


lgous people They are naturally serious and rejecting
eiols books They delight in theological discasson They
are regular In their attendance upon public worship and IN
aoas regular their daily exercises while they are the
least The reformed
however, neither Journalists Purans In throwing on
as assaSay The @
n es
that they are no though y Pc @
ms % appe 70 IL % Ii s &
hold such rigid Of the Sabbath nor do they
The reasons urged BY fathers England leaving
accord views and they fearful lest their chl
drsn Nigh. s the IN that mSeT
about half Of whom smgraed to America and s


other half remained in Holland Those sS who d
anSs


a s The fathers
this difference In the OF the sabbath consst And
Be ss a 1 w % s ss % s s
The observance Of Sunday probably much the now
Of
That day now pretty generally rsgared as period for
preaching in The Prosstan. churches and service in the



evening also, and they well attended, but still after
beake themselves walks to visits their friends and
to the public grounds where in the time at the
Hague both in the afternoon and evening the music Of the
best operas and other secular pieces performed Families
gather the gardens and interchange cyes
between them Tea is brewed there for the family. Gentle
indulge in other beverages and smoke Now this
practice not universal but is as far as judge almost
considered universally and improper Those
choose church and those who choose the
park ride may equally do 1t 10 be that all
this the shadowng influence Of continental customs In
France and many parts Of Germany there is q
perfect abandon that day to amusement In
Holland there is strict regard for the holiness of
the day. in the absence Of everything like positive acts
of fvoity There theatres open horse racing
Paris. Iis cessation from labor both for necessity and
amusement and recuperaon of mind and body by such
Of social enjoyment good would not hesitate in all
do other days Of the week In regard the
practice of drinking wines and liquors. IN which all classes
extent indulge must be borne in mind that is
what Of necessity The water of Holland is impure and
and long there the which
good condemn here much elsewhere their moderate
considered immoral inconsistent with the precepts
religion Thus is that circumstances and education form
the mould his opinions and direct his form Of religious
obligations; and thus Is that to form estimate Of
character by regard TO the same influences


Mr. Hatch followed by Mr.. Freedman, and at about
eleven O'Clock the meeting declared adjourned after
the appointment of Standing Committee to carry out the
spirit of the resolutions. Their follows:
Rev Dr. Maxom, Hon. Smith Ely Jr., Philip j. Joachims
SEN Rev Or. Chas. j. Shawn, Dr. Dulon VIM. Kopp,
Vim. Ii. Cauldwell.


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