Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-12-29

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eslrOys our AvAriee. II is lnas taat the ro.
iares OftAs dsacs forget their money. souls,
God, and eternity, balthe landlords aud LIVERY
men don't forgot the. "AlniEhty DOLLAR
Though money may be prOiussdly scattered a
the dance men wh0 scarcely ever pray gather
il mp. Thets is scarcely modern pleasure
dance frte from avariee. however. prefer
wesley's wsy oil serving God to this; Earn
ell yOa can. withOus injury TO yourself OF voor
fellow men, save all ySu can, without injury
to yoursslfOr your family, and then donate all
yOu can spare, to feed the hungry. elOiAe the
naked, educate the ignorant aSd spread tbr
gospel Of peace auOng the lUs. son. and dSu.h
tsrs Of ssIsm
Jast defer this waste Honestus. uniil The 'IA
hundred hillians Of Pagars Gbrced srs s"n
vdrted to God. and Onr hungry, naked. i,nor.
ant poorat konas, are ie clo.hed. and educ~-
ted. How many ere they Who will vase q,
the dance from one 10 Ave dollars ptr night,
while they give quarter gsar for the sup
port Of religion at ho'as, And sh lliug obrOOd
There has been money enough wasted to sup
port the pleasure dance in the town Of Carroll
ton to build gcod male and female caie my;
and many have lost time enough on account Oi
the dance to have acquired at least good en-
glish education.
As yet, am NO convert 10 this sIsiigioas way
Of de'rOying our avarice.
Neither do | believe that the pleasure dance
is the most useful and healthy recreation for
those ofsedsdye habits. A ride on horseback, or
walk in the open air, is infinitely preferable
to toexersising with crowd in close room, and
goins out into the sir at late hOnr Of the
night. The great and good m an when he has
taught the children, instructed tie isnoianI n
duIt. visited the sick buried, he dead, and look
cd after the interests 81 nected vi his Calling
has alI tue relaxation he wishes flom his in
door study without the social dance Even
Honeslus, would ha,dy recommend the dis
p,nsing with The above duties 10 save lime for
he dance.
s for the ignorant Of whom IIonestns speaks
as being benefited by social dance; l would
recommend that the nancy be spent in book''
aud The Time spent in studying them.
Dancer, please try my plan one year. and
see il you will not have wiser hta ad aud better
heart al The expiration of that lime Where
is the profound student eithtr in OF out OF The
Church hat is a volary OF the pleasure dance.
All profound philosophers both Oi ancient and
modern times have opp Jsel The pleasure dance.
Even Plato, looked upon it AS useless and licen-
tIous,
| would as toon look for Jewel in swinc''
snout," as pro ounl thought or deVout prayer
in aball.rVom. II may be a acc OF mlAnIY
and mlrth but i: is certainly not piase o
thous shtIuness and prayer
But lastly Ilones.u. thinks that dancing
makes men polite; that poitenrss qualities IoI
business that is useful. That true poll 'eness II
necessarily connected with dancing is very
questionable Some OF the NEST vulgar ans
profane men have ever known were vot'rlt'
Of the modern pleasure dance | have Saw
some men who wtre 20 fond Of it as 10 ret a
mart room in their own dw ling especially 10
dancing room, and vet use l'nsiise tia
would make IIotentot blush While h"
known others that dance mt at ali, ~ho coHit
il they chose, move in the crowd among 'h
dancers, aud then move in on" h'Ile abov
their reach.
Reader look arornl you, are the best mer
chants, best schoolmtters. best iawyer, an
best preachers il yOuc o'sr. 10 ari'so thrfl''
sure dance. A nd II there be u gooi cook o.
rood mechanic who attends the dance, the ust
ul knowledge was not obtained there. n
man ever rejo'ced on q dying bed that b
learned to dance.
| hope we shall hear from K5ne'taI again
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