Salt Lake Herald | 1908-02-09 | Page 18 | Sunday Baseball is Not Sinful

SUNDAY BASEBALL l IS 5 NOT SINfUL Minister Believes in National Game on This Day DayIs I III ITh 1 II III I Is Th the th abbath desecrated by Sunday SU day a aC I C H Zuber In Jn the Cincinnati Post Irs his views on the subject as fol folI I ws Should the workman who cant lay or see a game during the week be I of oC that recreation on on Sun la laI ay I Is ls it right for those who have the tho L oh at enjoying enjo ing the innocent and exhilaration that the port affords on week days das to wage that will deprive less for lovers of the game of their one oneL L to Indulge themselves in a S many excellent virtues Rev Herbert S Bigelow of oC the tho Vine treet church Cincinnati says No Io 7 article 1 of o the on of or Oho Ohio says All men have a tural and indefeasible right to wor L Ip P Almighty God according to the r of their own conscience No NoL L shall be compelled to attend eef ee or maintain any form of worship his consent and no prefer nee ace shall be given by b law to any an re Society nor shall any nee nce with the rights of oC conscience be i has taught us the r I ty of one days lays rest in seven The I ate Att te has a right to compel a merchant I close lose his store on Sunday Sunda But what reason could be assigned I r the legal prohibition of Sunday iseball games The only possible I Is that ill Sundar a day da of oC Ifal al ai religious significance Those who r ink so are privileged to keep the day 3 they see fit tit But what about those 4 ho think otherwise Such a Iron on is an interference with their rights k i conscience A law prohibiting Sun r ly y baseball games is i 1 in its motive It is an attempt to tou a u e the time power of the time state to enforce ion on on one class of citizens the religious i n of another h class CI 5 j u uc to no nu 1 mure lUi t a s t to LtD yoke the power of law to keep me om em playing ball on Sunday that tha I have to invoke the power of the jw w to make him play pla Sunday Sunda ball bail ballman baile 1 e man mn believes that Sunday games e 11 n in hr r just as sincerely and per wi h better beHer reason believes that inday games gaines are right Each man I Ids to his opinion with good go d con And the constitution says ere shall be no interference with cit rights of conscience One man is entitled to the protection of e cons as the other The preachers have a right to each that It Is wicked to play ball Sunday They have no right to en re re e their teachings with a police ins 1118 club dub