The World’s Fair and Sunday Opening
By Editor
THERE is no question but what Congress will be asked to repeal that part of its action relating to the World's Fair which demands that the Fair be closed on Sunday. The directors are in favor of Sunday opening. The Chicago Herald and many Chicago officials are putting forth great efforts to have it opened. Bishop Potter and other Protestants favor it if the machinery is not run; and Cardinal Gibbons and Master Workman T. V. Powderly favor it. These influences, especially that of the Catholic cardinal, which command so many votes, may assure the weak-kneed congressmen that it is safe to reverse their former decision. Some of those newly elected may have the boldness to do what is right now and vote to repeal the Sunday-closing act, knowing that Congress had no right to meddle with the matter anyway. Still others may vote the same way under the impulse of right, even though they make "provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof" by hastening to get on the side of the Sunday advocates when their term of office is about to expire. Others still will stick by Sunday thick or thin. Sunday laws are wrong; let that be settled; but let us not oppose them in wrong ways or by wrong methods. We hope that every true Christian will take such a course as he will be willing to meet at the bar of God.