, 1866-06-12
CHRISTIAN Am USEMEETs.

The international Christian Convention
representing the Young Mems Christian As.
hocfations Of the United States and British
Provinces, DOW In session at Albany. has
taken up and very summarily and superficial
ly passed upon the important question of the
relation OF amnsemcnts TO Christianity. We
could have wished they had given us NOR
exhaustive, critical and satisfactory analysis
OF the subject, but as they have failed to do
50 VIC take their action for whit It Ia worth,
1t Is reported In the proceedings Of the con,
yeDtion Us follows:
Rev. Dr.. Baldwin offered the fo]roxjnc.
NAEBEAA, The time has arrived when cireum.
ttanees make II our 0uiy as CONVENTION OF Young
Aent Christian Atsoctsiions OF the United ststes
and BIiush tru.l lnces. 70 express our lademeat
upon me relations Of an1rsetncn1s TO Chf1sliaultv
a. tmhadied in this osrani,atiou; therefore be II
,.s;1st eee X lhas We bear oar energetic testimony
olttoensely Worldly In their a4eociaiio1s and
uptpit1iusl ~ their influence ns 10 be utter1y In
e1n.stcns With our Professions as the discipss Of
Eeso'Ind. That in view OF tho fact, that in sBd,.
laen 10 she purely spiritual neet. or youue men.
lions, We cnFle>tly advice the aoop,ion oi nv
Kind Of annkement which msy be harmlets in ~.
i, teM, ana not a.adE INJURIOUS by worldly assoca-
tloh:, and which Will impart home atmosphere 10
Retosced, 1hat while We TIM. recognize need OF
wv tua'ltA nallIe- ana adFlse our local tOcirtlet
70 provide tor 1t We nnet earnestly insist UPON The
duty Of making th,: suboraln4te 10 our hish spif,t
nal WORK a. msans 70 tho attainment Of lie great
aim OF The salvation OF the land and ta pnex,ars
ior pEac teal Usefulness tor Christ.
Mr. platt offered the following substitute !:
Hetotrsa, 1hat We regard the eub}ect OF auuse-
mcoie ~ one oi the most important that can c0me
Eelote u, aed one that more than any ether calls
Iof pfa5cfsui consideration AID earnest thourhf In
lis yfactic.s apphra'ion.
Atsttsttf. Thai Ne eon-idcs each Association hes,
% oecos tot 'tse IN view Of the crrnm-
Chn=ihn public iu H. locality whst Inc "s ee,,nn
10 pms u. and "e heartily recommend The intro.
mcnr Ae may IN tnetf judgment he best cnt~nisted
70 WE yornF men from The wtys OF yice and fhe
hannt OF evil, aud bfing the1u under the influence
Q! eor1huan society Gnd the fpttik Of cur hle.eed
87he President ruled the rub.t,,ute ont OF order.
without debate
A motion vas msdc to reconsider tha. vote, and
adopted.
II Is evident that the effort to procure a
hearty endorsement of amnsemcnts In the
form proposed by Mr. Platt, wns buried under
wet blanket, and that the rcsolu-
tions offered by Dr.. Baldwin more
adequately express the average Chris-
tian sentiment of the country,
They 1ecognize nmusemcnts a. constituting
''aubordinate need Of our nature. ~ but
select three leading classes for condemnation
rather, perhaps, as samples OF, than exccp-
tions 10 the average. Dancing Is probably
condemned as lasclvious, cards. becanse Of
their connection with gnmcs Of chance, and
billiards for their expensiseness, Givouty and
side'nssociatione With amuscments more nal.
pably immoral. The convention draw
Hat I'D