Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-15
Church Festivals an Evil.

A correspondent, who thinks tina
not only are the ralIling feature
sometimes found in church festival
themselves, as usually conducted
are an evil, writes:
Ice cream and rich cake are no
condecive to health Every one
who attends the festival, will b,
worse the next morning for having
eaten them. Then, that part Of tht
wealth Of the community which i,
converted into these articles, i.
worse than lost. Norris the festival
any gain to the church. There will
always be some Of this rich, costly
provision left, which will be either
given to the poor. or consumed by
the families that provided the resti.
val but in either case this is q
dead loss. For such luxuries do
the poor no good. And the fami
lies providing the festival cannot
afford such, else they are able to
give to the church as much money
as they will realize from the festi.
val.
Now unless they can realize
more money from the festival
than the total cost including the
material, the labor, ETC., used, but
also in those which are left, and.
given away, there is nothing made
by the festival. But in order that
they must realize more than this. |
they must charge more for their ar
ticles than they are worth. Moth
ing can make an article worth more
than the whole cost Of its produc |
ton, except the law Of demand and
supply. But this law cannot ope
rate here. If they would charge
more for their articles than they are
worth, it is net honest. No man will |
willingly pay more than the article is
worth. And if he he swindled out
of his money by the smiles and
smooth words Of woman, moral |
ly speaking how much better is it
than ii he were swindled by the
smiles and smooth words of a city |
He was not willing |
to give more than the article was
worth because it was going to the
else there was no need OF
'estival-he would have given
But it is not the social entertain.
nent worth something? Nobody
Keeps social enjoyment for sale
They may furnish means necessary
or such enjoyment-a house to
meet in, etc. But these are part Of
he whole cost of the festival. III
my man rents his house for a festival
ccasion, he has no right to charge
nore than the use of it, for the eve
ing, is worth.
If then, there is anything made
y a festival, it is dishonesty
made.
Now, from whom does the mon
y received come? Not from the
,ealthy. Not from those who are
ettled in life, aud have a compe-
'hce. But chiefly from young men.
.ather than appear close aud stin- {
y, at such a place, young man !
ill spend his last dollar. Before !
e will ask for zone dish of ice =
-eam with two spoons in it," he |
i'll give his whole living and some =
orrowed capital. Thus the church '
lcourages heryoung men in prod d
,al waste of their earnings. I
And, then, eating such rich di
J, at 80 late an hour, is as destruc- a
We to health as any other species f
intemperance. The success Of q
lie festival depends upon the amt G
T intemperance INDUCED. Will
,u take the price of intemperance b
, build a house for the soul-to {
each temperance in? Whoever y
ould give unto the Lord must do a
cheerfully, for the Lord is the last a
ought that enters anybody's mind
l such an occasion. v