Smyrna times., 1869-06-16
The Promenade Concert in Dn,.
DOVER. .Innn IL L.

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DOVER, june 7th, I>s,
Dear Times :-Enclosed find an ortiJ,
Pea from the Detncareau of June 5th E,st, ~
llolnenade Concert, and Dance. ." with -. 81
server attached thereto as Soubriuurt ,-l w.
railllA needs little correction, or, ratb@r
explanation. Observer, don't tbinL I,"GF' IN
tell untruths, but has misrcnre>e"ti ,G il'ant -
perS OF the independent Corpet Ran6 men'
as the citizens Of Dover. "S vii
lie says, "A Member" attemnts 70 ,1
TWO OF the Christian denominations " d. D. lee
en eye witness at the concert. and S,.,in,,
le" 10 represent said two Chri>tian d,,,'5,, D~
tions' and knowing that the band Laj 2"n 4
them We'll on occasions Of their fairs AMI =
walls, L asked, where are the rooJ Ie'i
whose patronage is due the band ," lpS'' e
tOl9 tnat the concert was to close with = jnsNS
ana that their obligations to the band '"',I;
not induce them, (acecfling TO OLs.ro'D' /
lucasj 10 90 violence to their SENSE Of ,i,L.
and compromise the Church of God ''S"t'
observer Is so anxious to pick the mo.o
of his brothers eve, that he f,;Ie ~ nI"'' out
the beam in his own eye. The band b.g,Tl .V'i>l'
tor said two Christian denon,iuations - t.2r0 t
festivals, where prize cakes were sold 'ai .nGF
bags handed around, side shows smiled nn
ana p"Stothces patr0nized. True. OL.ar"
could not see wrong i'll all these, berau.,. ="
brought filthy lucre into the laps Of tbo Uicy
Christian denominations" Epon snrb wv
caSlons, when tie band played some ,,,,, ,''h w.
or gallop, you could see the heads nj r''|r
oers bobbing, and hear their feet n,f,;,,' ''vI'
time-lt was the best they could do p,,I..r I ,'5
circumstances they in that way, con,r;I,,."j
'nelr mite to dancng-it was all they b.J
give. being free thinker myself | I,,'.
see any harm in all that; but when rLS
pd"u concludes To give concert in its own v,,.
'he members Of the said two CLri>t;a,, ~
NOMINATIONS We're so tender about their con-.
sciences they could be nothing NOR. ,i.v .'N'
curt. stone audience. They should haye '"'" "I"u
ulelr appreciation of their ndebtcdnc>, i'
making up nice little purse in their cbnr.J.
9he ioiiowing Sabbath, and presenting il H..
oahu' Will With the compliments of the cout,;ln-
tors; They generally collect money nm ~,
sabbath to pay church indebtedne>, q"
server says, suppose the minister, If tl
two church's had, by their presence or ,5,;.,
encouraged their members To attend tbs,.'
cert and, suppose some of these memLers baI
yielded to persuasion, and remained at ,E',
dance, would not these ministers bavr l,.n
gul'ty or leading these members into trp,,,,..
toh suppose, on the other hand the m,.r-
Ders OF Chrlstlan Churches We're to follow al
.neIr ~ ministers INTO all the by-paths of life.
t"ey "ou,u attend theatres, mock auction,
consult splrltualiStS, speculate in stock. vi,
ness the practice of legerdeman purchase ,,";ro
tickets at gift offices, disturb benevolent no"r,
lngS, where women have always had c,ntr.I
oy attempting to uSurp power and occa>ioua. .
y take a little lager for their stomach's >okt
' erly' they strain at gnat and swallow
camrS.
1t Observer be minister, (which I very
much doubt, judging from the unchartabe
Tenor OF his communication he would know
tnat Charity for our ncighbors is the first prR.
apple OF Christian, without which we b.rom.
as sounding brass and tinckling cymbals.
observer steps forth and tells Us there i
lancIng party In Dover, and that the Christ
an people would not be inveigled" ask.
%ho are the dancing people of Dover, and who
he ones to be inveigled? The aged have lived
beyond the enjoyment of such snorts: m.
'outh enjoy it whenever ai,l wherever cjrcum.
tahces VIII permit. There are few who are
by crOakers not to dance within the
moEe OF their own chimneys, unless it hp
!, private parlOr, with closed shutters. Eerlv,
hey condemn In public what they Practice IN
private. But, behold them at fashionable
IN cities, towns, or lage>. n
act, anywhere that their pious exalnpe will
ot suffer, and you will see them whiiling in
ne glddy polka, in the arms of some we'll
reSsed man, (perhaps a gentemans boot
:acK with waxed mOuStache, and foreign
r. observer noble boys and Christian girls
tne May party, were the ones that request.
the leader of the band to give them nice
tile dance; said leader refused. But Oh.
'rver. lays the fattering unction to himself
lat his august presence, and those Noble bows.
ut stop to such proceedings. Like the
oneer OF the West, " Ne and Bekka killed
le bear T%.