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OF THE
Directors, Secretary and Treasurer, with Life Members and Completed List of Donors of 1908
The Defender
A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLISHED BY THE
New England Sabbath Protective League
BOSTON, MASS.
Headquarters of the League, 520-1 TREMONT TEMPLE, BOSTON, MASS.
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1909.
No. 1.
By-Laws.
Fourteenth Annual Public Meeting
Annual Business Meeting.
Fourteenth Annual Report.
Our First Legacy and Larger Needs.
Interstate Enlargement.
Federation of Sabbath Societies.
Alliances in Canada and Europe.
Work at Home.
Work in City and Country.
Worcester, Mass., and Providence, R. I.
Temperance and Sabbath Keeping.
Law and Morals.
The Rights of the Weekly Rest Day.
Labor's Ceaseless Struggle.
Both Capital and Labor Shortsighted.
Sunday Work in Drug Stores. Commercial Bills Before New England Leg- islatures.
The New Sunday Entertainment Law.
The Duty of Officials.
Sunday Games and Theaters for Charity.
Attitude of Actors and Catholic Societies.
Victory in Vermont.
Threatened Dangers in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut.
Summary.
Out-Continentalizing the Continent.
Legislative Trend.
The National Government a Sabbath Breaker
A Mighty Civic Revival Needed.
Our Enemies Specified.
Sunday for Rest, Home and Church.
The Modern Economic Sunday.
Stay-at-Homes.
Resolutions.
Our Lord's Day.
The City Problem in Brief.
Treasurer's Report for Year.
Auditor's Report.
"Destroying the Bible."
National Poverty.
Life Membership and Memorial List.
List of Donors.
Blank Forms.
Advertisements.
LIBRARY
The New England Sabbath Protective League
HISTORY.
THE NEW ENGLAND SABBATH PROTECTIVE LEAGUE is the only organization for the
defence of the Lord's Day in New England. It was incorporated in May, 1895. Bishop
R. S. Foster was elected its first president and served until January 1, 1897, when Senator
George F. Hoar accepted the presidency. In January, 1905, Hon. John D. Long was
elected President of the League in place of Senator Hoar, who served faithfully and
efficiently for eight years, until his death. Additions have been made from time to time
to its strong official boards, representing the different denominations and sympathetic
organizations. Its work has been practical and far-reaching, along wise, conservative
lines. It has received and retained the endorsement and co-operation of the best ele-
ments of the six New England states. It confidently appeals to the public, as deserving
the patronage of all friends of the Lord's Day.
OBJECT.
"Its OBJECT shall be to maintain the observance of the Lord's Day as a civil rest day
and a day for religious uses,' DEFENDING it against the encroachments of business and
pleasure.
METHODS.
ITS METHODS include ORGANIZATION and AGITATION, INSTRUCTION by press, pulpit
and platform, EDUCATION of the young and morally ignorant, the PROTECTION and EN-
FORCEMENT of Sunday laws, and the securing of BETTER LEGISLATION in the interests of
the workingman and of good citizenship.
.FINANCES.
ITS WORK must be supported almost entirely by private and public donations as it
has no adequate endowment. It is inter-denominational, including twelve or more de-
nominations in its list of officers and members.
In order to introduce its important claims to the public, and enable it in the mean-
time to meet current office expenses, publish its organ, THE DEFENDER, and distribute it
and other Sabbath literature, convene and hold rallies, congresses and conventions in
different parts of New England, help preserve our present laws and se better ones,-a
guarantee fund is necessary.
To raise this, attention is called to the three forms of membership given below:
Life membership
$100.00
10.00
1.00
.50
Will friends of the Lord's Day kindly send us memberships and subscriptions? All
members will receive regularly the DEFENDER (the bi-monthly organ of the League), and
also other literature as they request it. THE INTERESTS OF THE LORD OF THE SAB-
BATH" DEMAND YOUR PRACTICAL SYMPATHY. SEND ALL DONATIONS AND PLEDGES AS
""
BELOW.
Sustaining Membership
Annual Membership
Subscription for Defender
FORM OF BEQUEST.
I give and bequeath to New England Sabbath Protective League, to be paid by
my executors to the treasurer of said League, the sum of $, the same to be ap-
plied to the general uses and purposes of said League, under the direction of its
Board of Directors.
STATEMENTS.
N. B. All information sent to the Secretary concerning violations of the Lord's
Day, will receive attention, and be treated as strictly confidential, and assistance will be
rendered, if possible.
Local information, communications and short articles for publication will always be
welcome, and used when possible in the DEFENDER, of which (together with Pocket
Pamphlets and other literature) some 2,000,000 pages are distributed annually.
The Secretary's engagement to address Churches, Young People's Societies, Women's
Christian Temperance Unions, religious bodies, social and labor organizations, on both
Sundays and week-days, are usually made some weeks in advance. No expense is in-
volved except entertainment, and an offering, with envelopes, to aid the work of the
League. Correspondence is invited. All inquiries as to dates and other matters, will
receive prompt attention if addressed to
MARTIN D. KNEELAND, Secretary.
520-1 Tremont Temple. Boston, Mass.
Entered at the post-office at Boston, Mass., as second-class matter.
Price, Fifty Cents a Year; Ten Cents a Copy.
VOL. XIV.
BOSTON, MASS., JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1909.
Officers of the New England Sabbath Protective League.
520-1 Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.
PRESIDENT-Honorable JOHN D. LONG, LL. D., Hingham, Mass.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Rev. ARTHUR LITTLE, D. D., Dorchester, Mass.
Senator WILLIAM P. FRYE, Lewiston, Me.
D. H. GOODELL, Antrim, N. H.
Rev. W. H. VAN ALLEN, S. T. D., Boston, (Ep.)
Prof. J. M. BARKER, Boston, (M. E.)
C. B. BOTSFORD, Boston, (Cong.)
Rev. A. Z. CONRAD, D. D., Boston, (Cong.)
Rev. J. J. DUNLOP, D. D., Roxbury, (Pres.)
Rev. JOHN GALBRAITH, D. D., Boston, (M. E.)
F. E. H. GARY, Esq., Newton Centre, (Bap.)
GENERAL SECRETARY-MARTIN D. KNEELAND, D. D.
RECORDING SECRETARY-Rev. EDWARD D. MALLORY.
TREASURER-ALPINE MCLEAN.
AUDITORS WILLIAM SHAW, RICHARD C. HUMPHREYS.
DIRECTORS.
Bishop W. F. MALLALIEU, D. D., LL. D., Auburn-
dale, Mass.
Rev. P. S. HENSON, D. D., Boston, Mass.
Pres. WM. F. WARREN, LL. D., Boston, Mass.
Ex-Gov. JOHN L. BATES, E. Boston, Mass.
Mrs. L. B. EARLE, Newton, Mass.
JOSHUA W. DAVIS, Esq., Newton, Mass.
Rev. JOHN M. GREENE, D. D., Lowell, Mass.
Rev. H. C. MABIE, D. D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. BENJ. F. TRUEBLOOD, LL. D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. Fr. JOSHUA P. BODFISH, Canton, Mass.
JOHN CARR, Esq., Boston, Mass.
Hon. ALONZO S. WEED, Boston, Mass.
Hon. WILLIAM B. DURANT, Cambridge, Mass.
Hon. C. L. DEAN, Malden, Mass.
Hon. S. B. CAPEN, LL. D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. GEORGE A. GORDON, D. D:, Boston, Mass.
CHARLES A. HASKELL, Esq., Newton, Mass.
Pres. FRED'K W. HAMILTON, D. D., Tufts
College, Mass.
Rev. J. L. WITHROW, D. D., Boston, Mass.
Pres. MARY E. WOOLLEY, LL. D., Mount Hol-
yoke College, Mass.
Rev. N. T. WHITAKER, D. D., Lowell, Mass.
Rev. NATHAN E. WOOD, D. D., W. Medford, Mass.
Rev. GEORGE M. HOWE, Groton, Mass.
Pres. CARROLL D. WRIGHT, LL. D., Worcester,
SUB-COMMITTEES.
Mass.
-Rev. F. S. GOODSPEED, D. D., Springfield, Mass.
Prof. HENRY T. BAILEY, North Scituate, Mass.
Bishop JOHN. W. HAMILTON, LL. D., Brookline.
Rev. A. McKENZIE, D. D., Cambridge, Mass.
G. HENRY WHITCOMB, Worcester, Mass.
Rev. JAMES REED, Boston, Mass.
Hon. GEO. R. JONES, Melrose, Mass.
Pres. W. E. HUNTINGTON, D. D., Boston, Mass.
Hon. H. H. NEWTON, Everett, Mass.
A. MCCULLAGH, LL.L., Worcester, Mass.
EDWARD GINN, Esq., Boston, Mass.
Published Bi-Monthly.
No. I
Senator CARROLL S. PAGE, LL. D., Hyde Pk.,Vt.
Bishop W. N. McVICKAR, D. D., Providence, R. I.
Judge JOHN H. PERRY, Southport, Conn.
FINANCE-HUMPHREYS, BOTSFORD, GARY.
LITERATURE-PERRIN. LITTLE, RUDD.
LEGISLATION-SHAW, DUNLOP, GIBBS.
ENLARGEMENT-Dr. A. MCCULLAGH, Chairman, etc.
(General Secretary is ex-officio member of every committee.)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Rev. ALEXANDER MANN, D. D., Boston, Mass.
Prof. E. C. MOORE, D. D., Cambridge, Mass.
Rev. A. F. MCLENNAN, Boston, Mass.
J. R. W. SHAPLEIGH, Newton, Mass.
Hon. SAMUEL C. DARLING, Somerville, Mass.
Rev. C. A. VINCENT, D. D., Roxbury, Mass.
Rev. HOWARD N. BROWN, D. D., Boston, Mass.
GEORGE W. COLEMAN, Boston, Mass.
CARTHUR MACARTHUR, West Roxbury, Mass.
Senator MELVIN N. NASH, North Hanover, Mass.
Rev. GEORGE W. KING, Ph.D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. JAMES ALEXANDER, Boston, Mass.
Hon. ROBERT LUCE, Somerville, Mass.
Sec. GEO. W. MEHAFFY.
ABRAM T. EDDY, Boston, Mass.
Rev. ABRAM CONKLIN, D. D., Monson, Mass.
E. B. GIBBS, Esq., Brookline, (Bap.)
Rev. O. P. GIFFORD, D. D., Brookline, (Bap.)
R. C. HUMPHREYS, Esq., Dorchester, (Unit.)
Rev. G. L. PAINE, Dorchester, (Ep.)
Rev. W. T. PERRIN, Ph.D., Melrose, (M. E.)
Rev. S. H. ROBLIN, D. D., Boston, (Univ.)
Rev. E. H. RUDD, Dedham, (Cong.)
WILLIAM SHAW, Boston, (Cong.)
VIOLATIONS OF LAW-CONRAD, PAINE, GIFFORD.
PUBLIC MEETINGS-BARKER, ROBLIN, MAL-
LORY.
Rev. HERBERT S. JOHNSON, Boston, Mass.
Senator CHARLES N. PROUTY, Spencer, Mass.
HENRY ABRAHAMS, Boston, Mass.
Rev. H. C. HOVEY, D. D., Newburyport, Mass.
Rev. SMITH BAKER, D. D., Lowell, Mass.
Rev. F. W. MERRICK, Springfield, Mass.
Rev. A. HUMPHRIES, Ph. D., Methuen, Mass.
Bishop WM. LAWRENCE, LL. D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. GEO. L. CADY, D. D., Dorchester, Mass.
Rev. J. STANLEY DURKEE, Ph. D., Roxbury.
Pres. W. F. BERRY, Kent's Hill, Me.
Rev. ROLLIN T. HACK, D. D., Gorham, Me.
Prof. F. B. DENIO, Bangor, Me.
Hon. HIRAM KNOWLTON, Portland, Me.
Mrs. HANNAH J. BAILEY, Winthrop Centre, Me.
Bishop ROBERT CODMAN, D. D., Portland, Me.
Principal GEO. C. PURINGTON, Farmington, Me.
Rev. T. J. RAMSDELL, Caribou, Me.
Rev. E. P. WOODWARD, Westbrook, Me.
Hon. E. C. MILLIKAN, Island Falls, Me.
Prof. JOHN K. LORD, Ph. D., Hanover, N. H.
Rev. D. C. BABCOCK, D. D., Claremont, N. H.
Rev. J. H. ROBBINS, Concord, N. H.
Judge DAVID CROSS, Manchester, N. H.
Ex-Gov. JOHN B. SMITH, Hillsboro Bridge, N. H.
Rev. THOMAS CHALMERS, D. D., Manchester,
N. H.
Rev. GABRIEL H. DEBEVOISE, Walpole, N. H.
Ex-Gov. CHARLES J. BELL, Walden, Vt.
Ex-Gov. URBAN A. WOODBURY, Burlington, Vt.
Sen. WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM, Waterbury, Vt.
Hon. D. M. CAMP, Newport, Vt.
Hon. W. A. LORD, Montpelier, Vt.
Gen. O. O. HOWARD, Burlington, Vt.
Gov. JAMES H. HIGGINS, Providence, RI
Rev. J. M. LOWDEN, Olneyville, R. I.
Hon. J. W. HORTON, Newport, R. I.
Rev. H. M. KING, D. D., Providence, R. I.
Rev. E. T. ROOT, Providence, R. I.
Rev. A. B. CHRISTY, Providence, R. I.
Rev. W. T. GREEN, Natick, R. I.
Rev. A. J. COULTAS, Providence, R. I.
Prin. C. A. STENHOUSE. E. Greenwich, R. 1.
Hon. E. W. MARSH, Bridgeport, Conn.
Rev. H. H. KELSEY, D. D., Hartford, Conn.
Rev. FRANK S. CHILD, D. D., Fairfield, Conn.
Rev. J. G. DAVENPORT, D. D., Waterbury, Conn.
H. H. SPOONER, Esq., Kensington, Conn.
Hon. HENRY G. NEWTON, New Haven, Conn.
Ex-Pres. B. P. RAYMOND, LL.D., Middletown, Ct.
Rev. J. W. BIXLER, D. D.. New London, Ct.
Rev. W. S. McINTIRE, D. D., Rockville, Ct.
Rev. C. S. MACFARLAND, D. D., So. Norwalk, Ct.
Rev. D. D. MONROE, D. D., New Haven, Ct.