, 1870-01-24
the MODERN DANCE.
Our Social RecFoatiOns. Con.
sfdcred from n Christian
Standpoint.
How Participants in tho Dance Make
Impressions snd Win
Applause.
Tho Transparent Hypoorisy and
BuF1esqHe Of tbs Charity Ball

Tho Transparent HJpocrisy an
BuT1esqxe Of ths Charity Ball
The Modern Daucs Of Doubtful Aors
and keligious Tendency aud
to DO Avoided.
strz%a sJ Rer. ). Il. HaJ.ea.
Rer.J. 4. Ba}leas, pastof Of Trinity N. I
Church, ocines Of Indiana avenue and Tweat,
nrss s.rses, PREACHED 8ast evening, on dancing to
vt3 lfrHe audience he selected fof hIs tel
Natl III: 3d. BE fh1t u not With nc u again
ne: and he thai gsthereta not with mo sest.arps
Ah1oad-" he satd:
TIE SERMON.
The time u paired VIXEN any tuIcatef Of II
Gospel can either eatabilsn or ovcrtn1oH Aay opu
ion or custom BY hts nero ipst d.zit- The o11o
Is stiil sacred IN the eyes OF men; many, na,sn
say most, Of &hose who occnpy 1t are Still rer
highly esteemed for thelr Weska aaks, but neitae
the of1co nor the man can enforce any pulpI. ut
teszcoe. Preaching, Nke Arguments In aV, u1I
appeM 70 reason and authority, Thus
and not otherwiAe, can 1t hare powe
with thinking men. / shsu, therefore, urRe upo,
you now neither the ofdce nor the of51cer In
subject - ~As
lam ana.e, however. that thare IL ore fac. con,
ucctcd Wtfh the odlco which. to tpAny nintts fpss
The preachetA reasoning OF some Of ils forca Hs
Il suapok9 % diFer somewhat ron ordinary
Es1. al Ennsr osesuae BE love1 It or because his
rigid Law; he Is to sone extent Rseerc, ana heocs
y ost q a5mpasny with human nature. He Fers
ilSpilea him 70 beYefs and soTS
What unresso1inE censoranip. wnss osher sGms. aes
e.n . sMpteE EST en- se calls iE1egtoo; what other
e. aIe Pal.tale. and Pul.ans d 1s7o - S1 iT1ng
beyond theft time. They snould hare died Ia the
not deny t1e pfeacaerr esndor Sin inast noo1 o0
hia essential and Inevitable weainesa.
1eN thas z! cauae tonight must endure, since
These TWO things, however, are to b sa'd. In
ne rtss place. a matter Of iacl the pew and The
ss 9n g e.. asEs asE ~
tween those vino pay 1os preaching ana thaso Who
are paid In the second p1ace, there Il bat little
nee or preach Eo1aliry too r,Eo. Tno dit u
AZ the other way. AnJ careful observer can see
taat :as perl oi ny age L not IN tae direction of
asect1c1ln, but Of llcenuouaoe5s. Mea arc oRer.
lne, N The faNe Of Christ, Ar7unenES which arc
By no ncapa poUeEless. btcaute 10 planzlb,y put
eonceae . il; lie ~ 70 1aftJ tho tees4a & fos q
tAs chorche. beaded by theit p.oua pastors. %
1bs nj - r-nos ~. go. r. sH H.'t sas ~ Suos
Ealsz end q1sdrlts The s41ro llhe torns Wnleh. 1t
fod ine ~ u rs1e cs,1s resc.e4sh,. :: ~ "
nyMen acd RteFsrds tn become experts IN euchre
1nn Il the p21eur modern way Of eucntrn8 the
The hermit cayes IN the uesert Of the Jordan
a:e asardoned 70 Tue owls and oata. The age
nsos.pr5 nor u ofdef Ias. s,.9 .o9lS Y, not %
ens on ne eeaa o. taas mighty prophet who
Worid sinpl5 l cai I'M iooI aug Gua ,1msn na asf
,It .;tna1 LIE 10y III cAss q men. !u these
1e,d ~ a.aeappf u paesen morality 90
syGT Ct tSe ne0ne rnote support depends
naI EqmeRss. 'pa nnseysr p snoald be Judged - We
augs H.a,s .1s o9ok hcee aomo not BY ~ author,
esnef P1s!oel:ed bat sne'ner sne reasoning u
sSoaas fetet M me aefmlt night Re ason vel.
than ior Il endurance
,h, ~ me-, sn1 soGecs osose a. there are se7esA
resdy to admit ,hat dancing, a nse1s act. Is 60
oestel, ano no wore. tcA1 any other mare &C.: |
Io6s as would admit F1Ih eqaal readiness that |
sDd 'e po o. ma xafsG T. no oee
sss1e act u merely phssicsl: it is tne scs Of
t1sohlne, and has no moral character 4 al. TINS |
csase that may be done by locomotive, Of =
talnug brick.
I1s het u however, that ia the cousclo1b life |
OF hnmhn oc1nVa there II no snch thing n a pseye
ct lor the hruple reason that humsa beinKs are |
not nacoiuee There sra always connected with
a1onenst os s1f oe' voasons aad eno!ions aud con:
noih,Dg more, als 20 pszt e our disinctlye e1-
ea9s re-. - ~ 61man He;ng. Tais .dH!.on thsss
SIMPLY Admitting thst Il the body eauld cance |
and TO son n1re no part IN 4 the dance would
nuss Of tie orsasssnder sre % not a WisEsd. sod I'D
!of i9e PLAIN feason That they move BY wifes, In
s'saa Ts .! nsopns,ea sop nnr,,s therefor, ath.
.es q dong sllns. oy Which 10 many II psops s
deceive themselses 1nd osoerr, u The merest |
no nero aet4 E1erT act preceded By conscious |
Pnfposes sna vonaont, a6d = iono yea oJ iast'Ia-
"eTe1y work and every seeret thlng sss1i -
o1ouR1t INTO tot9men-" Taere N.l be no judg. |
Eens oaS to1 locomotives, and srIps, and caunon |
a P.s asa u 39;aias ss 81
asts a,a ~ aave so:4 u them a our bodies have
ssuE o. iha
psz<aet
!an nadJ 70 ad1at, Etll further that Bone very
excellent people dance; people whose motal
ea1xa"ets ars aooSe repfpacn; pe5ple who s.e
y, II ,!oIu tao,as5snee upon qoest1ons Of pub
me u msin On tne aae 81 xoodnes, and w1o woutd
- - o1eS seo !olever aoaudon the dance II
tsse even hesFd of one m msn moe,s seaasnc5:
coIsp!c1ons; 1hote paatcr1 testimony was mat
o. O. ~ ne nea N lhe p1lsn he woud pro.
@ daIcsd win bis family ss regularly as he had
!aHHy p1aJels. Cabdor coEpela De 10 s8y this il
t6A oAf 1nstAtee Or the Kind ever heard OF: but
Fe4clly sdmit aucn Possibility.
dance in III ppnu.sr form htrsose ~ ths rIa1 nr
place. there IL nt;G enonrh cxcmst1e ,.mt,V dsnc @
ing 10 he worth mention: ana usca ma. KasnnHi~
very cood people Etr err NJ Yisxl nnnts ~. |
pct1.atg who burued Eitches werr. nnaon1,,1iv
ma ntous neonis- nav n fSea1,:.
and tie Innjan mn,fsr VINO hatnez -, ~ ~ !
fears ara fhen hu1is le tn,n rns 49, 1--WE ~ ~
doncsedlr eond N tha re1ke n1 hsnT c1n.L1ian - a
ttGnf The NJ "a TIM f..1f1i 11.3f ar n1nssea- ~
nsiernsl tnstncta to ce axoisineA 1fthnrt snnesi
"a cnnsr;ence ~ fhe ssM. ~. nr rAsuus a aIue0
t;onS n~0o,n dsncaNnnt heranaa ~ nneniu
dsnrr + 1tnh+ MI h.cen,a +nc4 e. ,ns .a, popnN
~ W1nne 0 ~1'7 eNs' w aos nee Il 10 ,
hca1eiv sdr,,t art, t,,rtn.r .r+,.,1..,u,..
nj dsnrr vhcf, ronld r. ss nenr,1 Inu ha.a
cn uaS t, - =. y, nTN.! n1 t0eas a.
n5ni1 rs New -. - " IL ~ 1aS ps!a Is
fsniYv ree16rnce. fhr t,r.e G.,.n1r,p pses ~ M a9e
eTen:n,. 1hs 49, src, ~ = W u ek1H
sfternrnn ~ a sorfsi r,s.t g,ws wu!n 9. y. ~
free nisv tn the lunrs ana rss. ~ rr1ttan** Z
tne music n!ann. or a1y ,nsrrnmes, Eh,ch snrs ,
member Q. the fsmlI5 conld pIa1. or nTYnn snne
Ycn arnile X M sonseis nic-nr. n, erss:as
dIcTfts tnat our nn,rrTsaI Ja.s -, ~ ds - ~
II t,ttersT Jnromna1.hIs ny s..n ~ oasss nak6
10 rakt the dance snccesafui II fnn,t n.Se i.ter
houI1, 4 larger apd more prnmi.cnoo, cnmnanI |
Lke da1zie of ar1i6cas i,Sht sbs r1si,s sna sSoM
Tn 9p ~ H H. 1s. &c es1mng
ii nufamii.af hsnds aud toe dpaouui 1oaf2
4 ppfaniltsT petaonas TheYe mn: ~ onnn11an}
y TO win the appauxe Of many bJ TIC di5pis1 al
wardrobe OF Of graceful motlor The hotne cirn;e ii
aaz net ii It srmul1s eno1sn TO make tne dsnce. e
don and coaseqosnt exna1,uou. renefa no.a Il
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