BREAKING THE SABBATH.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 9

BREAKING THE SABBATH.

oOYAt COMMISSIONERS CENSURED. i.- _ tha Koval Rail-t-o,Diffl» s,on ' -md heard the cbart" h a f f* thc christchurch Chamber efi*® 0 ® ° e deputation on a Sunday «f <»*«*" c aJlecl forth some comstrtfcb - nlg ht tho matter v.as ** * a mCetinE ot ihc Christian Congreg^ons who moved: "That yn- S - JJ!f Christie Congregations great regret tint . the 118 Commissioners when visiting s hould have so far disre>oifthe generally recognised sanefc tbo ®°iSg a deputation from &-Srch Chamber of Comti« with the railway busi**f3*stv and its siirroundm-s I*l t wishing to indicate how tho 0° ufc B hould be observed, this refrain from expressing W*? jJmval of this transaction ot jgdls*PPf 0 „„ t n time when private w J,«»inn Air Lawry said that « to u B ha d different ideas as to the W * U ® of the .Sabbath Day, and t wish to refer to this dis- • opinion. He did wish 10 to the evasion of rights and privilege# of the the Lord's Day—an JgThich was to be deeply tlepreDewar, in seconding tho moho considered that the mover fl'Sftha position very fairly. If were done to stop such fites of the Sabbath they won fl and again. It was only of one day to tho Gommis- • Ksid, and ho thought that they JjK postponed their work until J. Williams, said it be pointed out in fairness to 5 Commission that a lot of people "v. j t . e0 to the races on the batAs a matter of fact, the ComSrs themselves had found time JflJilto tho races tliat day, but no 6 could bo done that day beJlTif the races, and Sunday had to M Carrineton requested that the Mtiofr be read a second time, and An this had been done he stated he JUad to bo fully conversant with its after all tho CommisIten wero largely in the hands of L people who were arranging their SitwChriatchuixsh, and the Commistfemselvw would he almost pud io carry out their wishes, lie chairman (Arehdoaron JP. 13. S>ceiU)V Lawry, to a-hat extent kWW®business prevented on Suniy by law P ttr Lawry: If anyone sells anything ooept refreshmonts on a Sunday he till soon have tho polico on hi a track. carpenter or the plumber is not llloroTto carry on his trade openly on tb»i'dwi' arid even the. Chinaman. hj& laundry work in an open jp day. WW Rw. J. J. NorLh: Would it not Cjffiw if 'you included in the motion tt» werds: "Those who arranged the tear." , Mr-Lw? screed to this amendment, liidj' WW accordingly inserted., Tb«:Gbwrnian; Wo • could express our disapproval of tlie thing done, but don't know who was responsible. • Mr Iwry: The Commission consists . people, and I thin 1 .; ' tkj.soiJcl havo the power to -refuse a ieputatwr, at any time which .did not • rat'Jwir" Tho thing is an outrage Ob the usages of the, Dominion. The Chairhiah: We'ehould bo exact Uall«Tests. Mr J, C, Prudhoo: I take it the !; Cojaßwoeera are responsible. ! Hr JiqirthV \Ve can at all events ! fitie known our disapprobation of the tog." \ _ • tee chairman (Archdeacon Hag- [ pit): Wo can at all events be accui- • »te, «iid-,r,don't want thei papers, for I iuiia»j to point out how inexact w© we oncempre. % wriended motion was finally unanimously as follows: "rtis Council of Christian oca-las noted with great regret that Jio» reßpDDsil)le Jor the tour and tho vhriatchurcJh arrangements of tihg Jluilshould so far have the generally recognised JWWy.®i tho Lord's Day as to havo of. t>bo>t day as the f°r receiving a deputation from to Chnstchurch Chamber of Com-Wwv-dealing with railway business of jW wty, and its WithWvywiinz to indicate how the Lord's ,be obaorved, this Council from expressing ita disof ihjs transaction of public ' » two© when private busipy Uff prohibited.