Sunday Bicycle Riding

New York, 1895

Pastor George Adams, of the Methodist church of Babylon, read the young women of his Sunday school a lecture on the evils of Sunday bicycling. It has been the habit of a number of the attendants to leave the school early on Sunday and take a spin on their wheels. Last Sunday Rev. Mr. Adams warned the pupils to remain in school during the entire session. He also spoke about the evils of being on the street and encouraging Sabbath breakers by attentions. The young folks remained in their seats until the school was dismissed, and then a number went for a ride. On his way home from the school the preacher met a number of his flock riding bicycles.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 10, 1895, p. 1.