Life, 1914-07-02 · page 14 of 44
Life — July 2, 1914 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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**"No Cause for Worry"** section: The Presbyterian Church's General Assembly passed resolutions disapproving secular Sunday activities like baseball and sports. The author mocks this position, arguing the Sabbath was made for humans, not vice versa, and that outdoor recreation (baseball, tennis, golf) harms no one. The concern that anti-sports resolutions might reduce baseball attendance is treated as absurd. **"Lost" cartoon**: Shows a man with what appears to be a water-cooling contraption. Caption reads "Just a little water-cooling system of our own"—likely satirizing industrial cooling systems or overheating machinery problems of the era. **"Saltair"** and **"Islands"** sections contain humorous observations about geography and tourism rather than political satire.
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\4 “Li RPos * No Cause for Worry THe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States does not believe in permitting people to enjoy themselves on Sunday. At its recent meet- ing in Chicago the following recommendation was made: “That the General Assembly reiterates its strong and emphatic disapproval of all secular uses of the Sabbath Day, all games and sport in civic life, and also in the army and navy.” Now, the majority of mankind believe that the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath; that baseball, tennis, golf and other outdoor sports, where fresh air can be breathed, and the sun’s rays can be used upon the surface of the skin to advantage, are good things for the average man and woman. The fact that the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church passionately believes otherwise should not neces- sarily cause anyone to disparage it. Our Presbyterian brethren are in a class by themselves, They were brought up to believe that it is wrong to be a good animal. They are entitled to their belief. They are entitled to pass resolutions denouncing the healthy use of the Sabbath. They are entitled to perpetuate their traditions. The Presbyterian General Assembly mecting in Chicago and passing resolutions against sports on the Sabbath is not going to hurt anybody. If it really should have any effect upon the baseball attendance, we might begin to worry. OST—A war. Was fully equipped for all kinds of trouble and warranted to kill at first sight. When last seen was skulking around the rear of the State De- partment in Washington, having apparently taken an overdose of grape juice. “COOLING SYSTEM OF OUR OWN JUST A LITTLE WA Saltair: No, 1 HAVEN'T NAMED HER YET. CAN YOU THINK OF A GOOD NAME? “WHY NOT CALL HER ‘ MATTY’? PERENT WAYS OF PITCHING.” Islands SLANDS are used, like periods on pages, to dot the ocean with, They are frequently made by volcanoes, who get tired of lolling about ia the center of the earth, and poke their noses above water to see what it is all about. Islands are covered with rocks, shrubs, natives and tourists. They are used as coal-bins for nations and parading places for regiments. Every island has a governor, who spends his time playing poker and exchanging views with distinguished authors like ourselves, as we pass in our steam-heated yachts. Every island, like some railroads we know, and prac- tically all trolley-car companies, is completely surrounded by water. Upon its crest it proudly wears a hotel, which “overlooks” the sea. Any hotel on an island which does not do this is not worth being robbed in. SHE HAS SO MANY DIF- English Courtesy NGLISHMAN: The suffragettes saluted the Prime Minister this morning. American: Did they fire twenty-one guns? ENCLISHM. No; houses. comichookg.com