The Compositors' Sunday.

In Auckland, a week or two ago, at the Grafton-road Wesleyan Church, the Rev. A. Reid preached to a large congregation on the « Printers' Sunday; » condemning the employment of men on Sunday for the purpose of bringing out the Monday morning papers. At the close of what is described as an able sermon, he read the following resolution: — « Believing that Sunday working in connexion with Monday's issue of a morning newspaper is a violation of the law of the Sabbath, a wrong to printers, and a moral injury to the community, we pledge ourselves to do all in our power to secure its discontinuance. » Those who approved of the resolution he requested to signify their approval by standing up. The whole congregation, with scarcely an exception, stood up. The Auckland Herald, which is owned by prominent Wesleyans, took up the matter as a personal one, defended Sunday evening labor, and said « society » was to blame in demanding the Monday morning paper. The question is a difficult one. A leading Australian morning paper does or did avoid Sunday evening work; but to begin work at midnight spoils the Sabbath as effectually as starting at 6 p.m.—perhaps more so. The Rev. Mr Reid has for years conducted a crusade against the the « Printers' Sunday, » and steadily refuses to read Monday morning papers; but he will not find many to follow his example. He should be thankful that so far, there is not a single Sunday paper in the colony. One of the greatest blessings of the New Zealand sabbath is that it brings no newspaper. In the United States, many of the leading dailies are published seven days a week. American journalists die young.