SABBATH DESECRATION'

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 5

SABBATH DESECRATION'

WHAT CONSTITUTES IT? OPINIONS OP THE PRESBYTEKT > . -Amongst . the. matters of general in*, torest disuussed by '.the Wellington Pics*; ' bytery. yesterday.; morning was .the. grow-; irig.tratlenoy.towardsSabbatli-desecration-l'ho subject was 1 brought up- by the. 1 ; Moderator" (the■ Hoy. - Jfc higlis), who. .do-;... . ; . sired-: an 1 : answer to . the followingques- -j .tioris:— f '/'fiV - v' ; -j !|v. (1) What forms'or:.Sabb'ath:'desecratiott'.^ ; !: :jare most common withinyour : bounds? '/. j .' .'(2) flow is .'the' .work' of .the; Church' „ -j .affected. by theui? '•. ' ■ -\Z) Have, any' steps ibeen. taken during 1 tlie past, year to.deal'viUi, them? '! i (4) Con-you '.offer any. suggestion,. aa • ,'j 'to;.w!iat. 'should;be;don.e Kj> i;i( J-;* i K'ij Mi J" fa \V. Aitken I should say ] that;-'the 'desire ipr:''amusement;: is. chief cause. . • 'fin\ v'! ltcv.. A.' Thomsoii: I should say. lazl-.' .! ne'ss.,' •' «. v. >;"3 Rev 3. Gibson Smith It is not the i the ■ form .;weXare' 'asked<;< to-':;T?i state. rAYou'.'are' J Rev. V. Douglas: Sunday gardeuing; In ! my. distric't/(;,V.herf''.i: t.here-i;is'" as much . 4 Sabbath.-desecration fiisin ■;any> district •/; * ■?ourid.''.\VeTlingtpui.'L;w6uld ; i •loUowing^lormst^M^UofiTdli^tliWrtisi! s that of p,eoßlaj:'WsiHßß.v;ine:.;aiiotheif.-";in; . t.lio afternoonsand.. evepings,vand •„ that leads toAnPh-churcli-^ing:^.^';;,'.;; : .'i'hat';isi the MCond'quet'::j tion ;W'.':-Douglas":.;Wo^ ideiisiv-vbuilding Jplayiiug r 1'ootbalV?;; I :and golr. :• ;Mpderatpr :l:lsOitXcarriedi"<m- ; regui; "i'' ,larly every-bunday at ..Miraraar? •'-'•Rev:. W:<-Douglasf-i so.-, Oa.ona ' ;SuijrtaY, : ?j' : nptii!tidii^ block i .'.;Revi ; J'."K. ' thesb ■; questions '■ should'>.besubmitted ..ia'S ; ,'-: ■OTitii)g;:.tp7,each':&sd6n;' ; -Md'^hßye'^them.' ! -'.) : ,con3i'dered?>- : r: : do., not if eel ;^tnat. this -is .-£;j a ? -iittnlg 'time-to:, discuss -them. , ' :S ; .'ThoVModerafor liJij; ii'iie: is; limited.;! ;"ffant: ; to; ; :replies ; :W?.early.-. as|-p6s- - i;j Isible. j l{«v.. ' J. " Gibsonc-Smith-/ . The ■■ sessions ; demand.-; • ■ . Rev. .W., Douglas :,JYticlitiiig and'fisking-:/.;| aro other forms/' V.; -i..•' ■ : . ;.i Itov. J.- G. fanfith: And: shooting; -siawn: ■ tenuis I see. vvery.' Sunday.■ Tlfo;. Moderator : I . was;, to'//J get regatta hud; :Pii;'av Suii-HJ day' '. '--i-'iycy ' 'Mr. Aitken vrltvwas.notfadvertised j aal a regatta or. Sunday?.' *-i''/.j The Moderator: -It!:w'as '4..stormy'-day'J on tlio Satuydnjy and they, held'-it pu Sun- ! day.li;. l '.' U- ; Vv;.'?:'-■=•>', -Mri: W, M. Hannay : Is, visiting a.friend. -; on Sunday afternoon. Sabbath • ilesecrationV. : : ' ■ llov. A. Thomson: I think not. . . ■ < t /.The! Jloderatpi;: ;I^:think^.it^mdy u^very. ! yi; 'easily be. Kcv. A. Thomson: Xou are using terms, 'a will;do niorel than\good. ; , V';..■v-vl'i

:. The iloderator:,T must ask you not .; to ■'discnfflj , thiS''--:qiibsti6n^...^W6,-'fl'aiit'.".in^ > ; ; '.-i formation 'at the present time. : 'y. ■A ; ;v • Itev-. W. J. Comno:. I ; submit that. wo.: : : nro not proceeding in a way that will ; be-' satisfactory'to^the convener. got.>;.-.;; ting a number of-statements.that aro not related,'■ one; tor the others We : will': : n6r:i ; ;i do credit "to : the' -Pfesbytery. It should be '.referred to V representative * commit-'' tee.V-There are'-some of-:-these things that :?'; 'aro positively, dcbatable'vpoihts, -and' only do, harm :vrtt^;o«t^dft^httteK«s"aiid : . ; ~ oiir owi'i rwo'.'accept lthese' statemonts. . ' v.- --';. ;

- The' Moderator : '■! am quite willing that you. appoint a comthittoe.:to, deal 'with 'this J;; question. - ' ■' - Ke'v. J./Patersoh:. Is mere;.not; 1 a Sab-, -j bath• Committee?. .Why ilo. yoii.want an- . other? . , -.; : The matter was accordingly-referred to ; the-Sabbath Committee.. v ; v:-;