Smyrna times., 1855-02-28
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evils depends entirely upon what kind of evils
they are. There are two kinds Of evi,s-ono
is called natural eril, such as pain, sickness
loSS Vi friends or property, &c If man must
Suiler some one OF these, and has the liberty of
choShg winch, should think him fully msf;s.
"O'e in choosing what he might reOard as tho
least 1t is quite certain, however. that nono
"f them would bc mach rciisbpd Du, H..
"""lh"r KIND OF evh called moral emil sncb =.
'"' d'leI"nt classes OF sn-violations of tb.
"iI OF our Creator. Between two or NOR.
.h'H9' 'bal are morally evil, we are to cbos.
"c"Hcr. We ought 10 avoid both, avoid aII .
'h" ii we 40 nol, God will punish us. If dane.
ih& be wrong, as We have shown il ;s v.a ~
hol al liberty TO engage in it under the nrotaxt
oi avoiding IA greater sin. To saw that if nor.
sons d" not dahce they Will do something worse
I> merely to say that they are determined IN do
wrong OF some kind. If they were conoo1led
10 Sih III some ay, there might be force m tho
argument But as they are not. the Who'll
maller simply resolves itself IN the nervers.-
ness OF the WU THIS, however. does NOT in
the least eXtenuate their guilt, nor Will il shield
them IN the day OF final retributon.
This niatuatlon, my dear ch Id. has ruined
'nahy soul. How many have lost their rel,-
5ioh ny II ana now many thousands but for this
would have become religious! have known not
ie" VINO were deeply awakened to ID sense of
thelr gult and danger, who were Apparently On
The very polut oi yielding themselves to the
claims OF Christ, when the destinations of the
dance, and the influence OF dancing cornnanions
haYc won them back to the world Nanv ~
r'i"'Ve themselves OF the Strivinns of the HoI,
"Pi:ll, nave visited these scenes of trivolitv.
ana II need scarcely DG added they were ouite
successful 4D''S
" Ihe experience of Dr. Adam Clarke. m
TINS subject, Is similar to that of thousa nds ~.
Others When young. he learned to dance. ana
| became pdssIonatcI y fond of it, He saws. 81
| III no case Kept improper company; nevertbe-
'eSs' "dhcihg was to me a pervertlng influence.
-" ""a'rPd moral eUH 1t drowned the voice
o. "eIl-ihs'ructed conscience, and was the
llrst cause OF lmpclling me to seek nv hanniI
ness IN the world And | can testify that no
| lar as my observations have eXtended-and
they have had a pretty wide ranpc-T have
known 1t to produce in others the same evils
lhat IL produced IN me. | consider it, there
l"rc' as branch Of worldly education which
''aGs rom heaven to earth-irom things spirit.
| nal 10 thIn"S SenSual-trOm God TO Satan. et
ihoSe plead tor 1t who will, | know il TO he an
eyIi' and that only. They who bring up their
chlidren IN this way, or send them 20 those
schools where dancing is taught, are consecra.
uu% them to the service Of Moloch"
Now, my dear girl, can that be a nroner
employment. the legitimate tendency Of which
Is to grleve the Holy SPIRIT, separate us from
our uod' and rum our immortal souls Z" ...t
i. " No, my dear father, see it is not !: and
nope never 10 sin against God or grleye vour
Nind nrart by either learning or practising. the
worldly amusement Of dancing"
IN less than one year from the time of this
conversation, Mr.. Gracey lay upon his diving
|eu' I' Ills c"untenance was radiant with joy.S
4 Irapturing was the prospect before him. He
eit !ilat soon nc should be i'll that bright world.
where "e'4D'
"SlckneSs. sorrow, pain and death, 70
Are felt and feared 10 more"
There were weeping eyes then, but thev were
not his-therc. were sorrowing hearts. too. but
unspeakaDle bliss filled his. While Ellen was
bending over him with the deepest affection.
watching every indication of the PROGRESS ~
death, he looked upon her and smiled, then castg
ing Them up, he whispered, "My dear chilly
meet me in Heaven" These were his last
words lie soon sank into a gentle slumber.
ana was awaked by the sweet harmonies of
Heaven.
Beside the lifeless form of her father. Ellen
renewed her remuneration of the world. and
her covenant that his God should be her God
forever and ever OrDpN ApI.x.
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