Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-04-15
An Elegant Extract.

events in rebeldom justify its republication.
1t was originally entitled "a Lay Sermon on
Dancing, and appeared in the Richmond Wh'y
Of January 18th, 1863:
Not only dancing and junketng in bad
taste at such time the present, but they are
inhumanely disrespectiul and foolish. Ii a faith
ar or a brother lay i'll mortal peril in an upper
chamber, would it not be brutal in MS children
TO be - emitting the pigeon wing below stairs
Hundreds and hundreds OF fathers and brothers
are langushing in the hospitals OF this very city,
and thousands upon thousands Of fathers sons,
husbands and lovers are exposing their lives III
the field 10 save us from subugation and here
we are, protected by the living WaH OF their
dauntless breast, kicking up our heels aud trip
ping on the light fantastic toe in the most Joyous
manner. This IS not tie way ~ snow a decent
respect a merely human sympathy Tor our sui
fering defenders. Th, IS not the temper which
will or ought to save people from conquest.
Far lie it from 10 arouse needless fears or
- repres> Innocent a:uu>,nclt-. Properly
guarded, dancing IS delightful. Aea'thiul pas
timc--ini;nitciy better than the arr and areArv
reunions whore only conversations. half scandal
and whole nonsense. = a.ioWea But j. must
dance. let Us cou,ne cGrSr!Fts 10 t4c cld-I;I,h-
oned decent ana respectable dance,-rthc cot:!-
lion and the like. Heaven save Is from the
- round dances - the@ ere c9iic,.-tac lpa1lI-
VI
regret extremely to hear that the-e - round dan
ces' are becoming all the RAGE Al fashionable
parties and at the = biz mons a tie great ho-
tells. Words cannot express our dcte.tAti0n and
adherence OF these dances. Tncy ought not 70
be tolerated in the Con .ederacy. The girl who
dances them ought 10 take Hamlet advice to
Ophelia Get thee 10 . n;iuuer;. They will
do we'll enough for the rofiinc female animals
Of Yankccland, but they ought 20 he secuted b.
syery purc-nindcl and refined Southern lady.
We know that the advocates tt these shame
less dances will throw into teeth the old adj
age " evil to him VINO evil t!iiuketh.' sus-
pected cyprian m ght do the same thing. These
dances utterly disgusting. They are dis
grace to respectable society. They seem studi-
ouslv devised to PROMPT tHe worst suggestions
and sensations. To IL thai the wrigg.in@ worm
ing. whirnc, squirl4ne, bobbins up aud down
motions of these dances are grossly indecent,
are grossly indecent, j. t. the cry least Of
them. No good man look at them for the
FIRST time without beng shocked no goot wo
man without feeling her cheek Jingle with the
scarlet blush Of terrible shame. 0nlr when the
frequent repetition of them has dued the nat-
raj sensiblitics can tAey be viewed with any
thing but disgust.
There is very simple test by which the round
dances and all other arnusements of young pco-
pie may lie tested in regard to their decency.-I
Are they proper aud permissible in private p;
What father would like 20 catch hi daughter
dancing the polka in the arms q. A Young man
when by themselve- in paror What father.
who had never before Witnessed the filthy ,nec-
tacle would not kick the Young man out of doors
and send the young woman to an ASYLUM ,!
Dancing the polka i'll public does not make it
less intrn sicallv indecent. We are mortified
and Indignant think that these abominablc
exhibition, are becoming popular in Richmond.
We are getting corrupt too fast Wha, with
cheating. cxfcrtinc, drinking and dancins the
round dauces We are leapJHg INTO the foul depth
of Washington degradation at a single bound.
If We must become rotten. let u rot little less
rapid. Let us taboo and kick out Of respectable
circles immodest and impure dances and them
thar dance them Ii not. II We prefer 10 rush
into the fashionable dcprayitv OF The European
and Yankee Capitals, lei u, by al means do II
with an impetuo>itv ami an absolute license
that viii in some sort redeem depray fly
Let us have " the German in our churches at-
ter morning service let IL Introduce the :. Can
can into our private drawiug-roomS. and have
" model artist exhibitions every night in the
parlorS Of the Exchange and >pottswood.
CnrRcH vs.. ScnooL.-Thc Nerada Transcript
SAYS \ few DAYS since we gave an account of a
very disgraceful attempt oi certain members of
the Church al Moorc's Flat II DESTROY the public
school building which they claim - church
one hundred dollars. The shutters and windows
were taken ont the shingles torn oil the roof,
and the benches and desks thrown on. upon the
ground in front of the house As
soon amount Of damage done Tic building is
ascertaincd the bill should 10 presented 10 the
brethren who have been arrested ,lad cgaul-
inedl and if they retuse to pay il, evil suit for
damages should BE commenced Lei them pa
the full penalty for their folly. We learn that as
soon As the buildin- was found to be injured. the
Trustees of the school and citizens went To work
with commeudablc energy 10 repair the damage.
IN few hours some eight mtn were At work or
the house.
The cause o: This di>GrAceful condrc: on the
part OF the church members is stated by the
Transcript as follow The building had been Us
ed jointly fer school aud church purposes. The
pupils in the school sang 4 souc which was not
from Watts hymn book, and which did not come
up to the church members standard OF religious
music. whercupon the brethren proceeded TO rem
der the house uuht for school purposes.
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