| Show Iron rou I I II IThe The Presbyterians Pree assembled aULos n Angeles have given some Bomo of or to tn the consideration of the Sabbath question and adopted strong resolutions resolutions condemning all secular uses of the Lords day Including lilt alt gameS and sports sport all nil social functions all traveling for pleasure nil alt excursions by land or water all uses ues of this tItle day clay BS IlS a day lay of or convenience to do that hall hav ha been bean left lett undone pest past w week ok or to tho the secular interests interests ot of the coming week bOth at nt athorn horn home and abroad The Tha Sunday Bunda newspaper came me In for tor a sPecial clause of or condemnation ns nil fol follows follow follows lows low Resolved That the tho general My Illy hereby exir expresses ea 8 Its Is emphatic con condemnation condemnation on of o journalism which In our opinion Is doing as much couch or more than thuin any other one Influence In the tue United States of or America to 10 wipe out the of days daR and to secularize tho the Christian Sabbath Se enday journalism voices the In Intene tene spirit of or our age that would ml roh hoth both God Cod and man of at the tha rest day clay for financial ends causes a 1 vast RBt amount of ot Sunday labor Journals U is Ua hia isa a most moat enemy of or the church and onil Christ Seven day Journalism pre pro prevents vents untold thousands thou an of ot our citizens from attending divine service on the Lords Lorns lay day and unfits unfit many thousands of oC others for receiving the benefits benefit of ot such Ruch set service vice This Thill Is strong language but It con conveys conf conveys veys f the gist of ot the tho matter The Tue Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da papers reply that If the Presby by H and other professed t ChrIstians ChrIstiana would woul l C cease patronizing the enita Journals there would be bo very er tow fow of oC turin them And nd this thlu too Is true although that fact does not nol justify the desecration desecration tion of ot tho the Sabbath by b unnecessary Ia la labor bor bar For although offenses will come or oven even must come the woo woe pronounced upon those thore through whom they como come Is no less emphatic The The same argument ment has hu been blen used In the defense of ot tho the most enst IIII t degrading and depraved d In Institutions of tit modern civilization If nobody would patronize them they Iho would not Mt exist certainly But Dut th the most mott potent answer to the attacks of or orthe the preachers on the Sunday paper peper II U that the greatest part port of oC the work vork upon It Is done before the tico Sabbath Its and sale MIl take place on Sunday morning It Is I true but th e would doubtless be continued on Sun Sunday day clay It If the extra taper paper was wu published the day dW before There Is no doubt however vr that ninny many man people road rod the big Sunday paper Instead of ot going to Church so m there is no wonder wander that preachers are hostile to It on en that ac no account count Pot POI years year there has hns been a g growing crowing tt among all ali In this country to disregard the day of ot rt rest and an make it one of or sport nt end and seoul gathering The Tho e n MM idaa M has become are not nol as a rule much better In hue respect than liens For this It Is encouraging to 10 hear the voice olce of rAI t protest from an all assembly representing a n Urge IAre decimal denomination denomination nation of ot the th country We hope others other will follow tollow the example For apart from tho the Sunday Sunda paper question In infighting lighting fighting against the desecration d of ot the Sabbath they the are arc combating a nation national al evil |
