, 1874-11-22

them from interfering with his oper,,;s s.',eat
.tainment Sunday evepingB- The chr,st sa1s'
stage are Arrayed agsicst e.cn othar .na !, ~
is sharp firing al along tlps line. Rss.s.' s'
comment until smother tine, ne .s.1l .'e -
reproduce, in the present article, the snirt ~, 10
warfare On eithsr side, that the public NAV ~. ~
IN intelligent idea Of tho general ri s.. .sa
Upon the aide Of the Church. the Rey- c,sn"~4 >e a
Hep9orth says: s'a
Do w1nt theatre to set up tn oppos.t,on =,
WI the4e 5onng people get - much beneat H. -
any truo minister7 vii d1amstie es pe+sss pt+ssshas
mako them temperate, or repentsus. Or ds..4asae4
h How can e%nsoatage % my movement vi:ea ~ =!
these young folk from my influence, anq sus,rna ~
TO the 1t least doubtful influence ot conoe,1 "a
day eveutug7 " IT,
The Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith says:
Sabbath coucert Of une1cep:1onal charzet., ,,o,,
sure to open the door to perfo4 uances Hheh ~
st1oy every holy tendency ct the Loslh Day: mi r
el OF . Pzt1s1an holiday. q.
The Rev. Archbishop cC1osksy says.
do not object to entertainments wbjcb .,... ;
within them music Of solemn And saer+d -
but do object to p1pm1scuous anuaement. ~ ~
Kind that tend to draw peopla from tho chnrrh y
that have the influence Of rendering cur Sabbath ~
HAHA.
certs = they are now carried On. W.
Dr.. J. q. .Rylance, well known IN Cbi,s,
takes Medium ground. He recognizes Tia u
servanes Of Sunday simply ~ matter Of s.
tom and not obligatory. He says:
There Il no dtstiuct command about IL nor ~, H.
nct Inv and my objection. to this iunoyaticn
y that the morals OF the people viii be injured 1cd
in the constantly-grow1ng liberalism Of ths ~ ~
Church Is loaing ground do not argue for u -
observance of the one day IN seven common b d.
Middle Ages. and which the historical rasearr II ~
present age has proved to he wrong. I do not ~,
deprecate innocent Amusement and instruction N nt
day but It IL hard to leo WHARF 1t viii ali end It ts
rate We are going Such step a. tho ans W speid
will hare An enormous iuduence In alternating n,.s
from the practice Of Christianity tncucated tJ d. ~
spect for the LGrt's Day
Dr.. John Hall, tho eminent PresbYtet,aa
vine, says;
sm certainly not IN faror Of It, and d7at III
that any minister OF the Gospel can BE- 1a,ayW
you patti no benedt be done by tha opening T.
theatres. and fnasmuch II It tends 10 weafea t&t
duenco Of tho Sabbath day upon the reopls 20 atl.
am opposed to It, an excessively Borry 10 h. IL
my such movement IL In contemplation
Dr. Taluage, the sensational Tabenrs
preacher Of Brooklyn, makes sArsge o1i1zsu
upon the stage and every one connected 1aa It
30 virulent, in fact, that ho Is many tina g.i9
Of miastatement, md his arguments loss .aaaa
force.
The Church Is not allowed to hays d ala
own way. The Stage fires bsck With ita hea1es
eolumbiads. aud has two Important clerical alhz
in the Rev. DR.. Rrothingharn and Dr. Portecu1
The latter sayB:
I declare myself In favor Of operst1o 1nd ths;sdc1
performances on Sunday evening fer the masss1. II
enormous numbers Of people who do not, cannc7 III
will not attend church, demand recreation, aurs~
ment, md e1c1tsmant eiaments to them af ha4sj
md happduess-
Dr.. Frothinsham expresses himsalf no lez
forcibly:
am decidedly in favor 1t Sunday concerts. I'd
have advocated their Inauguration Ill my hfs+ In
in favor Of open hbraea Of public lectures, q ~
innocent and har1nless recreation the sabbath as
will amuse the popular mind, elsIate ths 13t~a
socially and dspe1 anxiety and ease Our pEes<ai ~
churches are too few In number. md our poo pseos
cau no moro afford to attend than on 8uodsJ TIN
they can afford to attend the hdghprcsd opeEa during
the weak Beaides this tne preaching IN our ehu'ta
In not good7-no o1 tho n1fo1s c0cu4a0 70 m1eEs@
1u1truct our nasseA.
The actors themselves load up their hesT!sas
guns. little Lotta taken up tbs Rer. Tlrssss,
and the sprightly little WOMAN handles him II
this visa:
fesson. inst IS there ars bsek ahsep n tn5 doet,
but don't seo that tbst gtTes II Ia.ss nGa1 % %
dsnounce Mr. Talmags u IN immoral MN beau's
there are ministers Ike Glendenntns: n Ct ns
jority Of actors poor, and t st1ugge IN tafa
through Life to get bread for thenaselrs md te -
let taey remain pure and .ltuou. %1a so1s1.1
al they have had to contend against Ih2 eo!e's,
doss nct Pr91ens a NJ -. d,1 Eben 1.nt ursssed ha7
sh.rp. from rising On pulpit ove1 which hangs u
5000 OF s. salary, and n hs nor an]a y at@a oa.
taeSous r n,tar.nes ame ha sbe~s he tnex1 Noting
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