This must be the inspiration for Field of Dreams. To be fair it was the book Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella first published in 1982 that inspired the film. This is one of those rare cases where the movie was still good having read the book first. Unfortunatley people seem to know of the movie more than the book.
New York Times; Aug. 8, 1910
A HEAVEN WITH BASEBALL.
Preacher Believes It Will Be Found in a Spiritual Form.
Mattapoisett, Mass., Aug. 7 – “Baseball in Heaven,” was the subject of a sermon preached to-day by the Rev. C. Julian Tuthill, pastor of the Congregational Church. He said in part: “Heaven is but an evolution of this world. A Christian may love a ball game and loving it remain a Christian. Why, then, is it not safe to prophesy that even the game of baseball will have its place in some spiritual form in Heaven.”
Would this group have been opposed to the mixing of baseball and religion?
Boston Investigator; March 7, 1894
South Coast Vintage Base Ball 
Very interesting story, I absolutely loved that movie when I was a teenager. I think my brother and I must have watched it a 1000 times.