8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. JUNE 27. 1887 ,
ST. JOBS'S ON TI1E DILI ,
The Comer Stone of Which Was Laid
Yesterday.
A MOST INTERESTING SERVICE.
A Very liarco Procession , n
Gathering of Hprctntorg , ToRCthor
AVitli the AddrcHHca And Oilier
Flcuslng Features.
Never before , in the history of the
Catholic clnircli , in this stiitc , wore there
gntlicrud together so iniuiy people as on
yesterday afternoon on the Crolghion
college grounds , to witness the ceremony
of liiyinu the corner stone of the now col
legiate church of St. John. The stirring
music of the four bands in the proces
sion , wttvioK " : < W , the baud of tieolytefl
in purple cassoeks and white surplices ,
the long line of clergy , followed by the
Ittgiit Hovorond Bishop O'Connor , miulo
a scone imposing and long to bo remem
bered.
The line of march of the Catholic and
benevolent societies has already been
published. The latter met the bishop at
Cuming and Twenty-third struuts. Arriving -
riving on the college campus , Hon. John
Hush , city treasurer , on behalf of the
laity present , road the following address
before his lordship had lime to leayo his
carriage :
Ki ht Kovercnd IHshop O'Connor-May It
please your lordship : As this ) Is the first op
portunity , In a lone time , In which so liujro
and Koner.il a number of Catholics of this
city and dloccso Imvo gathered together , 1
nave been deputed to express to you our
heartfelt ulc.isure and the satisfaction wo
feel In meeting you to-day on so auspicious
an occasion a prince of the church of Clod ,
surrounded by his loyal , spiritual subjects.
We cannot let this opportunity pass with
out publicly expressing our fealty to you and
to the church of which you are the visible
bend In this diocese.
Although there may be defections In the
ranks In other places , and although prldo
may gain the ascendency over some , thus
making them teachers of lalse and danger
ous theories , condemned by authority and
blindly persisting In tneir evil course , oven
to the extremity of Incurring excommunica
tion , yet we wish to assure you that our
loyalty and devotion to Mother church and to
you. her visible head In this diocese , remain
unshaken , true and sincere. Wo would fain
have your lordship realize that , In spite of
our frailties , the worry and anxiety of life ,
and the other too numerous hindrances
which arc the stumbling-blocks In the Chris
tian's pathway , vro are in heart and In prac
tice Catholics lirst and citizens afterwards.
Now , as you have , at personal Incon
venience , kindly come publicly annum your
spiritual children on an occasion whose im
portance Induces so many of them to gather
together , rest assured that It is our earnest
prayer that the Almlchty Father the Giver
of all good things , will grant you long life ,
health and happiness. And , when the time
shall have como for you to inert your Heav
enly Father , at the close of a lite devoted to
the good of others , wo trust that wo , your
faithful and devoted children present , will
Imvo caused you uo anxiety , but rather have
been a consolation and a joy to you. This Is
the humble prayer of the Catholics of the
diocese of Omaha.
A spontaneous shout of "three cheers
for the bishop , " and the hearty response
the call met with must have convinced
his lordship of the estimation in which ho
Is held by the Catholics of the diocese.
liishop O'Connor replied from his car
riage to the address. Ho was taken
completely by surprise. Ho thanked
the speaker for his address , and
said that the greatest of harmony had
over existed between himself and his
people , and ho was delighted to be in
their midst , especially on this account.
If this same harmony continued to exist ,
as ho was sure it would , it would further
greatly the interest of the church in this
western state. Again ho thanked them
most cordially for their feelings of
loyalty and obedience which Mr. llush
had just expressed , and ho would do all
in his power to continue this same happy
state. The bishop was so overcome that
tears welled into his eyes during his
reply. The procession then entered the
grounds in the following manner :
Chief Marshal nnd Assistants.
fcjecond Jteglmcnt Band.
Catholic Knlzhts.
Anclont Order of Hibernians.
Union i'aclllc Hand.
tit. Joseph Society.
A. O. 11. Band.
A. 0. 11. Societies.
Sodality of the Holy Family.
Bohemian Hand.
liohcmliin Societies.
Cross bearer Joseph O'Gormun.
Lanterns Joseph McCarvlllo 1' . Uurke.
Twenty little girls In white trom St. Cath
erine's academy.
Leaders-T. Swift , F. Madden , W. Waddell -
dell , Bert Davis.
Salt bearer T. Lowry , A. Smith , E.
Lowry.
Trowel bearer Charles Furay. A. Ileiss ,
K. B rt Murphv.
. Hearer of box containing parchments Ph.
McMillan , Kd Smith , William Claiko.
Hearer o liouiim lUtutU Joseph Smith ,
John Puray , William Clarke ,
Holy water 1' . McUoveru.
Mitre Michael O'Connor.
Crozler Charles Furay.
Incense bearer A. McMahon.
Censer William Doran and K. Noon.
Clergy J. J. O'Meara , 8. J. , Fr. Koopmans ,
a J. , Fr. Kelly , Fr. Ph. Maly , S. J. , Fr. U.
1' . McMcnomy , Council Bluffs ; Fr. Colanerl.
Fr. Chokn.Fr. McDonald , Fr. Ulautier , Fr.
Fr. John DaxAcher , Fr. K. J. llealey , Adolpli
Wcssellnu , O. S. 1) . . Council Ulufrs ; Very
Itev. Fr. Sehaflel.S. j.Fr.J. J.cannctto ) , Fr.
l . .1. Hoyle , Kev. A. A. Lambert , S. J. , Fr.
M. 1' . UowlliiL' . S. J. , and Ut Kev. J. O'Con
nor.
Proceeding by way of Webster , Twenty-
third and California streets , the nrocos-
Eion marched to the si to of the now
church. Hero the societies made an
Hvuiuio for the clergy , who walked to n
large wooden cross , erected on the spol
to be occupied by the altar of the church
The service then commenced. The
bishop blessed salt and water , symbolic
of the faith preserved , while the choris
ters nnd acolytes sang the Qnam Dnleetn
'How Beautiful are Thy Tabernacles , ( J
Lord of Virtues. " After invoking doii
* .o purify and uresorvo the place , the fol
'owing was said : "Tho stone which the
luililors reject , this is made the chid
torner stouo. " "Thou art Peter , utu !
ipon this rock will I build My church. '
Proceeding to the tower , the cornet
( tone was sprinkled with holy water , am
with n silver trowel , suitably oiigravct
tor the occasion , the bishop made tlu
lign of a cross on all the sides of the
) lock , using the following prayer : "Blosi
ihis creature of stone that whoever wil
[ Ivo anything for the building of thl ;
jhurch witli good intention , may iveeivi
icalth of body and peace of mind. "
Rev. Father Uowling , S. J. , road , it
English , the contents ot thu Latin parch
tnont to be placed m the stcue , wlucl
was asfollows :
On the twenty-sixth day of June In tin
rear lbS7 of the Christian era , In the lilt !
wear of the Independence oC these Uuitet
States , In the ninth year of the pontlllcatu o
Leo Xlll , the vicar of Clnlst and Infalllbli
bead ot the one holy Catholic and n post nil
church , Most Kev. Peter U. Kendrlck , 1) . 1) ,
archbishop ot the archdiocese ot St. Lmii
James O'Connor , U. U. , blshonof the ilbccs
of Omaha , A. M. Amlcrlvdey , pia'positu :
general of the society of Jesus M. P. DON
line , u-ctor ot Creigliton colle o In the city o
Omaha ; In the the third year of the admlnli
tratlon of Uiovor Cleveland , president of th
United States ; John 31. Tluver , covcrnorn
the state of Nebraska ; William J. Uro.Uel h
mavor of the city ot Omaha ; In the jucseiic
ot the faculty nnd students ot CielL-hton co 11l
, Of the Catholic clergy of the my , of si
Catholic societies and sodalities and ot
laruo concourse of the faithful fiom this an
neighboring cities : Kev. Aloysmis A. l.an
bcrt , S , J. , preaching the sermon on th
occasion , KuKav. James O'Connor , blsliopt
Omnha , with solemn rites , according to th
canons of the holuKoumn Catholic churcl
blessed and laid lu v ltlou this corner stun
of St John's cliurrn , attacked to Crcluhto
( olleisc , to tbe greater glory ot uod.
A very iuUresUcg feuUtre of the cvci
was the reading of a memorial from the
representatives of thu various Catholic
societies which took so active a part in
the proceedings. Thu memorial was
written on parchment and placed with
the other documents in the corner stone.
It ran as follows :
Dnslrluc to testify our joy at the building
of a new Catholic chinch , which will
strengthen and propagate the true faith
among our families and which will prove the
source of many blessings to our children , wo
have assembled here to-day.
May the sacred cdlllco truly cast Its shadow
of blessings upon tn , and when years has'o
passed by and the time shall have coma for a
grander structure to rise tiom the earth on
which this stands , may our children or their
children's children , stamtinc reverently
around the stone , and seeing this parchment
time-worn , and reading our names upon this
bcroll , b proud of the sumo faith to which
\\e pledge our lives and our hopes to-day.
The memorial was largely signed by
representatives of the various soclotles
present. The memorial was read by F.
Glauber. A college catalogue was also
put in the stone. The Litany of the
Saints was then intoned by the stirpliccd
choir and St. Cecilia society of the col
lege. While the .stono was being laid the
Second infantry band played an "Avo
Mario" by Key loir , This clergy and bish
ops then made a circuit of thu new
church , blijh.sing the walls , during which
thu male dquhlu quartet sang a "lienudi-
cite" by liainii and Mibseqmuitly a "Voni
Creator" by Werner , and also Werner's
"Avo Marie Stella. " The singers were
K. .Whitehorn , Otto Well } ' . J. It. Doyle ,
John Hatimcr , John Wiilmau , 11. V.
Hurkloy , J. P. Murphy , F. J. lUirKloy
and S. 15. Heed.
In placing the stone in position , the
bishop olForud pnvpcr.
In ti brief address the llov. F.-ithcr
Uowling. then holding up the silver
trowel with which thu stone was laid ,
said that although it was sterling niotul
it did not represent more sterling quali
ties than those nossessed by Mr. John A.
Creighton , to whoso liberality and inter
est in the college he took this means of
testifying , President Dowling then pre
sented Mr. Creighton with the trowel.
The instrument bore the inscription :
"With this trowel the corner stone of St.
John's collctriatu school was laid. " On
tlie reverse was engraved : "Presented to
John A. Croighton by the faculty of the
col lego as a remembrance- the day ,
Juno 20 , 1887. "
The well known and popular josuit.Rov.
A. A. Lambert , formerly of this city , then
preached to the vast concourse of people.
Ho took for his subject the question of
infidelity. Ho pointed out what remarka
ble oll'orts it had madn to eradicate from
the heart and mind of humanity nil traces
of Christianity ami bred to make nations
believe there was no such thing an Chris
tianity and God. But man's nature ,
more true than a magnet , to its end will
forever give the lie to the infidel. Very
low had the human race fallen before
the advent of Christ. Gigantic minds
wore wrecked and foil prostrate before
their own vices. The reverend and elo
quent speaker then proceeded to explain
the part the incarnation of Christ had
filled in the world and in tliq belief of
this there was an exemplification of the
ceremonies of this day , which were ex
plained with lucidity. Near the close ,
Father Lambert said these ceremonies
honor and givn glory to Almighty God
who is pleased with such acts of devotion
tincl faith as wcro evinced to-day.
The whole of the ceremonies were very
impressive. They wore witnessed by a
number of prominent citi/.ens , among
whom were Governor Thayer and Mayor
lirontch.
Immediately after the ceremonies the
faculty , visiting fathers.GovornorThayor ,
Mayor iiroatch and a few prominent oili'
/ens were invited to a cold luncheon pro
vided by Caterer C. S. Higgins in ono of
the class-rooms.
As soon as the edibles werodisposed ot ,
President Uowling in n neat , short speech
welcomed the governor of Nebraska nnd
said Creighton college felt honored by
the presence of the representative ) of a
great state , and then briefly referred to
the dillerenccs and similarities between a
distinctively Catholic education and a
secular ono.
His excellency , the governor , replied
in a neat , forcible and very compliment
ary vein. Ho assured the fathers present
of the pleasure lie felt in being n guest
nt the college and of being allowed to
witness so imposing a ceremonyOn re
suming Ins scat ho was loudly cheered
and his health drunk in cofleo.
Mayor Hroatch , in an unusually happy
style , spoke about the growth of the city
from the time the college was lirst built ,
and said that , like a good citizen , ho was
proud of such an institution. Ho was
loudly cheered by the reverend clergy ,
many of whom had never had an oppor
tunity of meeting with the heads ot the
state and the city.
Mr. J. Uush , the next speaker , gave a
hearty welcome to the clergy , lip gave a
glowing tribute to the self sacrifice and
devotion of the priests in the state of Ne
braska twenty-one years ago , and com
plimented the venerable Father Kelley ,
of the cathedral , whoso life had been
spent in doing good in this .dioccso , and
who was mainly instrumental in build
ing the present cathedral with funds col
lected by himself iti the cast. The allu
sions to the aged gentleman wcro touch
ing and at times allecting. Other of the
clergy were complimented.
Kov. Father Kelly , after more or less
persuasion , was induced to respond , and
the old gentleman's acknowledgement
was cheered to the echo.
A demand was then made- for a speech
from the preacher of the occasion , rather
Lambert , S. J. This genial clergyman
responded in a humorous vein and with
many witty sallies. Very Uovcrend
Father Sehailcl , S. J. , vicar-general of
the dioccso , also made a speech , in svhioh
ho complimented Mr. John Creighton
for his remarkable generosity , and also
n number of othurs ot the Catholic laity
whoso generosity was well known or who
wove generous without it being known
save onjy to the few.
Tlio right reverend bishop , at great inconvenience -
convenience to himself , as ho was sutler-
ing so severely from indispoiition as lo bo
forced to letwo the grounds buforo the ser
mon was begun and retire to the college ,
was not able to bi present at the lunch
eon. His absence was explained by
President fowling.
Other fathers made short speeches and
the company then repaired to the lawn
in front of tlio house , or gathered in little
bands to visit the various thing * of inter
est about the college.
Governor Thayer , who for the first
time visited Uroightou college yesterday ,
expressed himself as remarkably pleased
with the equipments of that , free institu
tion of learning , aud with the reception
given him.
Should the weather be line this evening ,
the event will bo further celebrated by a
display of fireworks ou the college
campus.
Estimates for glass furnished by Cum
rnings & Noilson , jobbers of Plato , Win-
dow ami Ornamental Glass , Paints , Oils
etc. , lllb I'arnam St.
A Flnnli'r Pound.
Saturday evening the body of a mat
sos was found floating in the river near tin
foot of Division street by two men namci
ofS P , llamiii'r and 11. Hater. The body wii :
Ste in advanced stage ot decomposition am
te thorp was nothing upon it whicl
ofh would lead to Identification. The bed ;
, was clad in a dark suit of clothes , coarsi
CO 11- boots and in thu pockets of the sack coa
l\ was found 11 dog chain. The remain
n had evidently been in the water for soon
id time , nnd were in such a condition as ti
11- bo unrccogni/alile. The coroner"wa
lie notilicd and took charge of the romAluE
of which were buried yesterday forouooi
10h in the potter's field ut Forest Lawi
. .
no cemetery.
J. McDonnell. F. A. I. A. ; Arcliitcc !
ut N. . cor , 101U and
BASE BALL ON THE SABBATH ,
A Sermon Thorcon at the Goward Street
Methodist Church Yesterday.
VIEWS OF THE REV. SAVIDGE.
Ho Hcllcvcs the National Game Is n
Healthful nnd Mnitly Sport , But
OliJcotH to Hitiulay
I'lnylnjr.
The subject of Sunday base ball play
ing is ono which just now is occunynig
agreatdoalof attention. The Sunday
games are the best patronized by the
public , and when the weather is propitious -
pitious never fail to draw great crowds
to thu park. There has been , during the
last week , a movement to prevent Sun
day playing and several meetings have
been held with a view lo organizing a
crusade against thn practice. Another
mooting will bo held to-day at the Y. M.
C. A. rooms. Yesterday morning the
Rev. Charles Savidgc. who has been
prominent in tlie movement airainst Sun
day games , preached a sermon on the
topic at the Seward street M. K. church ,
of which house of worship ho is pastor.
Tlie views of the preacher are given In
full , as follows :
Exodus 20 , 8 : "Remember the Sabbath
day to KCOP it holy. " Psalms 11 , 3 : " 11
the foundation bo destroyed , what can
the righteous do ? "
My subject this morning is "Sunday
Ba-soUall. " See lirst by the text the
divine authority for the Sabbath. This is
not a day set apart by man , but ordered
by God. The ten commandments are
the ten foundation stones of our holy
religion , and the Sabbath is one of these
great foundation stones. In the very
morning of the creation God blessed and
sanctified the Sabbath day , and when lie
gave the laws to the race Ho gave this
fourth commandment and with Ills own
linger Ho wrote it on the tables of stono.
That divine law has never been repealed.
This day commemorates the grainiest
acts in the drama of the world. It cele
brates the completed work of creation
the deliverance of the Isralitos from
Egypt , the resurrection of the Lord Jesus
and the Pentecostal baptism.
Man has a threefold need of this day.
lie needs it for worship , for rest and for
serious thought. Whatever bo our faith ,
wo need to ask , "What am 1 ?
Where am I ? Whence came I ? Why
am I hero ? What have I to do ? How am
1 doing it ? and Whither am 1 going ? "
Thu free thinker , the infidel , the atheist
needs a Sabbath for the contemplation of
a universe- without a God , and for the an-
swennsr of questions which meet him at
every stop.
Hut God savs in this text , "to keep it
holy , , " and Ho repeats this command
ment many times in His Word. The bet
and holiest men for the church and state
always stood for the defense of this day.
Looli at the picture of Nehemian , as
seen in his thirteenth chapter , and hear
his words : "Ami it came to pass , that
when the gates of Jerusalem began to bo
dark before the Sabbath , I commanded
that the gates should bo shut , and
charged that they should not bo opened
till after the Sabbath ; and some of my
servants sot I at the gates , that there
should no burden bo brought in on the
Sabb.ith day. So the merchants and
sellers of all kinds of ware lodged with
out Jerusalem once or twice. Then I
testified against them , and said nnto
them , Why lodjro yo so against the wall ?
If ye do so again 1 will lay hands on you.
From that time forth came they no more
on the Sabbath. "
Wilborforco says : "I can truly declare
that to mo the Sabbath has been invalu
able. " Dr. Merle d'Aubigno says :
"Amidst the activity which pervades all
things , what would become of men if
they had not a day of rest , in which to
look forward to things eternal ? " Matthew
Halo , the great jurist , says : "As the Sab
bath goes with mo , so goes all the week. "
We see , then , that the Sabbath is of
divine origin , and should be sacredly
kept.
Secondly The text asks the question.
"If the foundations bo destroyed , what
cau the righteous do ? "
Now , wo boliuvo that the playing of
base ba o is a gross violation of the day.
Lately 1 have boon looking up the history
of base ball , and have informed myself
as to some facts relating to it , and I
would say at the very outstart that I nm
not opposed to base ball on secular days ;
on the contrary , 1 bchovo it to bo a health
ful and manly sport. 1 do not know
what Sam Jones meant when ho said ,
"If I had a yellow dog , and ho should go
out to see a game of base ball , I would
kill him when he came home. " 1 do not
see any thing wrong in the game if played
honestly and ut proper times.
Wo must quit preaching the gospel of
"Don't" or give our reasons. Base ball
is the national game of America. Prior
to thn organization of the base ball play
ers' club in 1837 there was no general
code of rules ; but now the game has become
como a science as well as an art.
There are live great leagues : The
National league , the American associa
tion , the Northwestern league , the South
ern league and the Western league.
The National league plays in eight of
our principal cities , including New York ,
Boston and Chicago. This is the metro
politan league of the world.
The American association stands next.
At the closoof the season , which is some
time in October , the National league and
American association play for the cham
pionship of the world.
Those leagues pay good salaries and
have , drawn men from almost alltlio wro-
fcssions and walks of life. The league
players get from $1,800 to ? 3.iOO ( for the
six months' season. The pitchers and
catchers got the best salaries.
The following are some of the noted
players of the country : Mike Kelly , who
costs the Bostons $14,000 this year ; Captain -
tain Anson , Clarkson , O'Uourke , Car
ruthers , Bushong and many others ol
national reputation might bo named.
These men have loft business , the prac'
tico of law and medicine , for this game
And for their services they receive more
money than they c.in make in any othoi
way.
way.A few years ago , In ono of our uni
versities , tiio best scholar wont to urcacli
ing for $800 and the poorest wont tc
playing ball for $3,000 that was musch
against brain.
'The most prominent men of the conn
try eo to seu the games. Judges nnd 1
legislators deem it a profitable pleusun
nnd recreation.
The National league often draws ll.OOC 3
people. At Baltimore the other day , the
American association played befon
20,000 people and put iu their purse more
than $10,000.
On Decoration day in this countr ;
800,000 spectators witnessed this gamo.
When you loot at "success , " the basi
ball has far surpassed the old theaters
even in their palmiest days.
1 am pleased to hoar from such men a ;
Mr. Frank Handle , of this city , that r
man to bo a good player must bo a goot
man. Ho must not reduce his strcngtl
by vice of any kind and ho must slco ]
regularly. Ho must not bo n gambler o
a drunkard. So far I have uo fault t <
liiul , From what I know of it , thus far
commend the sport. But in this city an
Denver the game is played on the Sat
bath , and to this I am opposed.
The. lovers of the game in those citic
attempt to justify it. They say , "wh
specify Sunday base ball aud lot a scor
of other-Sabbath desecrations co by ui
noticed ? " The consi'siant defender c }
. tlie Sabbath will not let other dcsecru
I Uous go by uuuoticcd. A aia they la :
' 'young men must have some place to go.
and if they cannot see a game of ball
they will go to the beer gardens. " But
do you really mean to say that T You
have said that thu people who go to see
the Sunday games are the very best of
our people , but now you say they are the
low down crowd'Who ' frequent the Sun
day beer garden.
If wo must have tliu Sunday base ball
to keep men out of n worse pl.icr , to
what a pass have we come.
But hero is the reason for the Sunday
base ball as given by those who advocate
it : The Omaha club is in debt ; they got
the largest crowd and make thu most
money on that day , therefore they play
on the Sabbath , i'hoy play for the very
reason that some church members do
business on the Sabbath , the "almighty
dollar" is back of it all.
The Omaha association gives every
club which plays hero $03 whether they
win or not. The Omaha club gets $2,100
salary every month. Thu club has played
twenty-four games during the past two
months. On week days the proceeds
.from the game average only $ ' . ' 3 above
the guarantee , which for the twenty-four
games equals § 000. In these two months
the salaries of tlie players have amounted
to .f I.-'OO . ; the loss for the two months
then would bo 3,000. The loss for the
season , at this rate , without the Sunday
games , would bo $10,800. It is , then , a
question of amusement and money mak
ing , But is It contended that such
motives justify us in breaking the Sab
bath ? The fact is that many of the best
players do not try to justify the Sunday
came. The National league will not
handle a ball on the Sabbath , nor will
they permit a man to belong to one of
their eight clubs who does so. Mr.
Frank Handle says : " 1 woula prefer not
to play on the Saubath. " In his corres
pondence as former manager , he found
that many players made this as a condi
tion that they should not be obliged to
play on the Sabbath.
'lh ( > position , then , that the Omaha as
sociation takes is , "We tire poor , there
fore wo must bo wicked. " If the
devil has got you down , don't let him
put his foot on you.
Mark this. Your objections arc easily
swept away.
For my part I would not take away the
legitimate pleasures of any man. There
Is enough of sorrow in this world ; lot
us augment the pleasures rather than de
crease thorn. Man is the only animal
that laughs ; let him do so if there is not
a sting with the laugh.
The Sunday base ball is plavcd iu di
rect opposition to the law of God. See
Exodus xx-8 , "Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy"and in Isaiahlviii-ll !
Ho says wo are not to find our own pleas
ure on the Sabbath day. .
Agassiz was asked what most impressed
him on his arrival in this country. Ho
said : "Tho quiet of an American Sab
bath. " What would the reat scientist
now say if ho could look in upon us on
Sabbath ; beer pinions all running , trav
eling circuses in lull blast , and thousands
of people shouting over base ball ? Would
ho not say "You arc breakers of the di-
yino law ? "
And this is no light thing to break
God's law. Look at the blessings which
Ho says rest on those who keep Jlis laws
and the curses which descend on those
who break them. See Deuteronomy xxviii.
Is an hour's -pleasure or the gaining of a
few paltry dollars , to bo compared to
the favor ot Almighty God ?
It is a breaking of the laws of our state
and city. See statutes of Nebraska ,
chapter xxiii , section 211. "If any person
of the age of 11 years or upwards shall
bo found on the lirst day of the week ,
commonly called Sunday , sporting , riot
ing , quarreling , hunting , fishing , or
shooting , ho or she shall bo lined in a
sum not exceeding twenty dollars , or be
con lined iu the county jail for a term not
exceeding twenty days , or both , at the
discretion of tlie court. "
It is also against the ordinance of our
city , see ordinance defining "Tho
powers of the council , " section xv , para
graph 8. It is within the power ot the
council "to restrain , prohibit nnd sup
press all gaming and desecrations of the
Sabbath. '
Moreover , the Sunday base ball dis
turbs the worshippers in God's liouso
and the children wno.nro reciting their
lessons in the Sabbath school , and this of
itself is no inconsiderable argument.
Again , families are disturbed and rob-
ded of their Sabbath quiet and rest , and
have oven left their homes while the
game has been in progress.
The game has been n powerful tempta
tion to boys and young men , inducing
thorn to break the Sabbath. Many young
men from the cast , from Christian homes ,
have scon thu multitude going to the ball
grounds and have fallen in with them.
Dr. Wayland says : "Uoligior.s ro-
stramt is fast losing its hold on that
young man who , having betm educated
in the fear of God , begins to spend the
Sabbath in idleness or amusement. "
The base ball association of tins city
will bo responsible for the starting of
more than ono young man in the course
of sin.
Some will ask us , "What is the cure ? "
The evil will bo cureitif men will do their
duty. Let Mr. Siincral , the district at
torney , see to the enforcement of the
state law. It is his business. Let the city
ollicials see to the enforcement of the city
ordinance on this point. And if the press
will take a stand for the Sabbath it will
bo a power. But when some of our
papers publish such articles ns
have recently appeared , actually tak
ing sides with the Sunday base ball ,
Sunday beer gardens and music , wo
can hope for little from stum sources.
But wo look for the ministers and
churches to do much. Wo are responsi
ble for these evils until wo have done our
best to correct them.
Nohcmiah contended with the nobles
of Judah and told the Sabbath breakers
ho would lay hands on thorn if they came
again.
Now it remains for us to speak and to
act.
act.You sing , "Surely the Captain May
Depend on Mo , " but can ho ?
Wo have a good mayor who is anxious
to see these evils abated.
What will you do to help him ?
God and good imen are watching for
your decision.
The sermon was illustrated by two
largo crayon sketches drawn by Mr. Den
nis Tucker. They wore "Tho Giving ol
the Law , " and "Tho National Game , "
and were considered very lino.
TJIK Finsi' DAl'TIST.
A. Striking Sermon on Prohibition bj
the Bev. 1-iamnr.
The llov. L , A. Lamar preached to
large uudleaco at the First Haptis
0 church , corner of Fifteenth and D.iveu
port streets , lust night on the subject o
3a prohibition.
a All voluntary government , he said
1 must be founded ou the surrender of ccr
tain privileges and customs. Absolut *
and unlimited privileges could only be
long to a man who lived isolated fron
o | everybody elso. Each member of socict ;
enters into a compact with every othc
member tor mutual protection , nnd n
order to this end certain individual right
must bo given up. The good of goclct'
requires that certain things not sinful if
themselves should bo prohibited. Fo
instance , it is not sinful to stand and sin <
good songs all night long , but in a clt ;
Uio good of society requires that mci
should not do this , Individual rights an
not an unlimited quantity.
Just so the soiling or drinking of :
of wine or beer is not a sn | in itsell
glass the liquor tralHo has proven-itself F
evil in its tendencies , so wide-spread ii
aI I its dire results , that'tho "good of societ ;
f demands that it should bo prohibited
V- I The , speaker wont on to picture th
y , I saloon as u school of vice and o oku Of i
WHAT BETTER
Do you want than the bargains we are now offering in every de-
par tm en t ? Last week we mentioned a few good things in fur
nishing goods ; thev are going off like hot cakes. Evidentlv the
people know that we never advertise bargains unless we can
show them. For this week we will offer a few special drives in
PANTS.
1000 pairs good Cassimere Pants ? overv fiber wool , in two shades ?
both nice and attractive , well cut and made ; a Pants which
other dealers are offering as a bargain at $3 ; onlv $1.75. . -
600 pairs good all wool hair line Pants in several patterns at
$2.25 ; full worth $4.
600 pairs finer grades at $2.50 *
Several lots of fine Cassimere Pants , striped and checked , some all
wool and some silk mixtures , at $2.90 , $3.25 , $3.50 and $3,75. '
Some of these are equal to custom made goods , and fullv worth tj
double the monev asked * ;
For the laboring man we offer good substantial Jean Pants , well
made at 50o , 75c , $1 and $1.25.
Remember we have no special leaders but everv article we offer ia
a leader in itself.
All goods marked in plain figures aud at strictly one price at the
Nebraska Clothing Company ,
Cor. Douglas and 14th sts. , Oniaha.
ns the destroyer of peace , happiness , pro : -
perity and virtue. Ho disclaimed any
intimation that the liquor dealers in
tended all the evil their business really
produced. They simply sold liquor because -
cause they could make money at it , and
the great majority of them probably
never thought any further.
"Tho great principle of legislation , "
Dr. Gumming says , "is to prohibit what
ever is injurious lo the public welfare. "
"But , " it is asked , "if prohibition
should become a law , ought not those
who are the loosers thereby , to be in
demnified by the stato. " Courts in many
states have held that the state has no
right to indemnify them. Changes in
the tariff laws have caused dealers in
various kinds of merchandise to lese
thousands of dollars ; it has rendered
plantations almost useless and made
sugar factories idle , but who over thought
of indemnifying the owners on this ac
count ? The courts , whenever the ques
tion has como up , hnvo failed to sen why
brewers and liquor dealers in general
should bo indemnified just as they
failed to see why the slave owners
should bo reimbursed for the
loss of their human chattels. The
speaker said thaUis a southern man ho
could speak freely on the subject nnd ho
believed witli thousands of other south
ern men that it was best that slavery
should bo douq away with oven at the
enormous sacrifice of wealth which re
sulted to the south. The slavery of the
liquor trallic was n thousand times worse
than that which existed in the south , said
the speaker , because it held both body
and soul in bondage , and it ought to be
donp away with at any sacrifice.
Discussing the subject in a social and
economical aspect , the speaker said there
was a tyranny in this country moro tcr-
riblo than that which the people of Ire
land are suffering. The liquor bill of this
nation in one year amounted to $1,869-
173,410. Of this the government re
ceived in tlie way of revenue $88,000,000 ,
leaving $1,789,000,000 standing to the
debit of the profit anil loss side of the
lodger. The cost of liquor for a year
was three times that spent for clothing ,
and larger than the product of the iron ,
steel and cotton industries combined.
They used to say that prohibition would
paralyze business. When prohibition
went into effect Kansas had n property
valuation of $170,000,000now she has
$500,000,000. Her population has in
creased 500,000 and 300,000 milns of rail-
read have been built during the six years
of prohibition.
While prohibition will not stamp out
drunkards and the selling of liquor clan
destinely , It will decrease the consump
tion of liquor by 00 percent and will pre
serve the purity aud sobriety of those
who have not yet acquired the appetite
for intoxicating liquor.
In conclusion thu speaker said the
whole south would bo solid for prohibi
tion nnd from tlie south would come the
inlluonco which should swoop over the
whole country am ! liberate lfi.000,000
human beings from the slavery of rum.
Clark Taken to Topcka.
The sheriff of Topcka , Kan. , arrived in
the city Saturday and returned with W.
G. Clark , who is wanted in that city for
bigamy and cmbc/.zlcmoht. The habeas
corpus case was hoard before JuUgo
Groff in the afternoon aud denied and
the prisoner turned over to the Topeka
ollicer.
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cost eliort weWtt uluin or , iihotphattt pcnv.lers.
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GEORGE A. CLARK ,
SOLE AGENT.
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