St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-18

Oodllv motion, nut It WOs III honor at Gofi' =
lgreal slel;verance,a pipas net, totally uu-
Hike. our dancing Third, Dancing 4
heather practice. The children Of Israel
learned i, from the heather; witness the
dance round Aaron's calf. Fourth, David
disgraced himself BY dancing before tie
ark, Disguised his own wife and all res.
pectalle women. He and Israel had pro,
badly promiscuous dance and general
Ibroil on that occasion, as David had given
each a good fagon Of wine -" FGr his
disgracelul conduct he was very properly
repcoyed by Micha|, when H9 ''got mad "
and separated himself from his good wife
So that the evil effects Of dancing we're
proved by its having broken up that family,
This reminds us Of Mrs Grimes reasons
for not lending her tub. st. She had no
tub. end, II was already lent. srd,q 1t
was standing full Of water. 4th, The bot
tom had fallen out Off two weeks ago
and she had never got it mendsd.
When a man is driven to find fault with
the bible, he shows the weakness Of his
cause, II dancing was heather prac
ticc, and wrong, why did Miriam, pro-
phetess, and all the women OF Israel, un-
der The eyes OF Moses and Aaron, so out
and dance in token of thankfulness and
praise 10 Israels God We Aayo no evi.
dence that it was Il dancing in the camp
which displeased Moses when he broke
the tables of stone. II was the canse Of
the dancing, not that exercise itself,
which excited his anger. # it was the
dancing why was he not angry with Mi
Ram
For answer to his opinion OF David and
Mivhal VIC refer Mr. lnman 10 the follow
ing extract from "1he Baptist ed:t;on.--
The Comprehensive Commentary" The
work to which he triun phantly referred
US:
cphod, which light and convenient Tor dancing ard
used III religious exercises BY those we're no
priests for Samuel wore one That great ptinre though.
it no disperaseUent to appear in the habit Vt minister
to the ark.
THE people then dismissed with great satisfaction
He prayed COD bless Them, them for the
honor ana resrec! thvy had now shown with generous
treat; for 50 l. was rather thnn distribution Of aims;
the 81 men, probably, he entertained at his use
bu, The muitude at their respe etive quarters aud this
he did in token of his joy and 30 God ana when
the heart is enlarged b. ceesfuness chat should the
hand in liberalsy.
David having dismissed the congregation with bless
ing, returned to bless his household lie: pray ri1h
End for them, and to offer family Thanksgiving for this
.ional mercy Ministers THINK their public per.
furmane.s will ON family worship, David, Though
aplans, yet d not leyo!ve the work them, but him
self blessed his household It is angels work worship
God and surely cs he no disPsrasemns &c the
Never Gid David return TO his house With mtrl plea
sure and as now and Jet even THIS joyful day
with some uneasiness occasoneu by the pride
not eHeupt itom domestic troubles Aichal thought
thought lis mighty zeal for tie AK Of c ana the tans
port vi Joy he ill., its coming home to lima but
foolish thing and n"besomin' 10 great soldier stsAes-
devotion in Others. but she looked upon hing be-
low him to appear GO very devon him;el Note Tie
have little religion themselves. Size l'l Of
dsdain and indignation, that she could ,"t M 1ar psacc
I'LL she had i'n in private, bu, wen, ett"n'cs HIM With
rsproac hes
obs",,c l. IIorv she tannte.. hir, O. ,r e,t cn,,,t
tor him and his evotio besan il c heart ut GU! o. The
abundance OF hat the mouth sraie Want Dispersed
her. his affection to tie ark; but she h's"y repre-
ssuts his conduct, in dariug bfa sc *: as cwi and
'mmodest. We hare to 5hinK this tue il.
tact: David do;,s. observed ccermn aud governed
his zeal wish discretion tn 1t is cs.nrun tor these who
reproach religion tlta put false it, aud lay il
mar thus. for his pnt.s zeal, had GEE. 'n'v Irul, Iu
enre, and whose prudence and Virtue atvea
lie reach OF 15aiice Itself to uRlar"gc. &C "1o Lao
showed such hhcc ron for her. tas he would net
most bnae and wicked thing AMI ,"Neo hcr 10 s-ve at
more OF sanFs daughter III iler tlIan Of D. Was VIII
lcnathan's sister
2 How he replied to her r.pzesyl
~ He de* i1usl t!'"re!y t. homer Goa N'"H - d!
MS conscience, tat lie sincerely aimed Tive .orl
Coz Here he reminds hcr i,'jresl of e *e:'in aside o
per ththers housc, TO mako way tor hia IN s'o rone
hat she might not think hers the ios proper judge
If propriety. II the expressions az d
lch were iootoh upon as "as ant nlis!Io ae III thy
athers court yet will play before tia I.o".i, x:a tlee
IL
'houA be afraid Of censu'inG Tire de- oon nt others
housh it may not agree wiz, our ssts.",ss bS<a"se
or augt know, the heart may he upright i'll it,.
2 It We can approve ourselves TO God III what 90 in
elgon. we nsed not val" the cssnlrs and
more rcsolue scu'd DE i'll it.. s,i be Jet vile
God punished Mlcufs nsoie,re ha WI fling hey Tor ever
:hdless from this time forward They that horror God
ao will honor but thrse that dsspisc Him, aui IFS SER
'ants aud sarTice, shall be l;s! ~ esteemed.
Mr.. lnnar asserted that when soloynon
IN Ecclesiastes, Sd. says, there SIS tiue
70 Dance" he was merely giving list Of
providential events, not Of things that are |
right, but the speaker forgot to say, that
after Solomon had completed the list, he
vent on to speak Of Gods providence in
these matters, aud added, "EIe hath
made every thing beautiful in his ti,,.e.'--
Fhus we have the express declaration that
6 Cd hath made every event aad act which |
Solomon enumerates in that list, beautj
ful in his lnoe - We agree with Solo
mon that dancing is beautiful in its time.
But, says Mr.. 1nnian, Solomon says there
is time TO kill. Is Solomon murderer?
Whose sheddeth mans blood by man
shall tbs blood be shed,' says the lord
Did he counsel murder! Says Mr. Inman, +
there Is ga time to hate" Horrible -
Would You make Solomon approve Of h&s
tired? Yes! "\e that love tie Lord
hate evil" Psalms 81, 10. Christ says,
/" Except ye hate father and mother ye
cannot be my disciples Solomon
did intend 10 exprtss appreciation Of the
acts and events he enumerated, as beauti.
full in Gods time. Mr.. 1nman's own cited !
authority the Comprehensive Common. !
tary," fully agrees with Us in this view;
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