Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-20
ION N "a lcated-
BEFORE THE SESSION.

Il can imagine nothing, save larger
hearts snd more plentiful brains, that
would be of so much Use to the world
aS u catalogue of sins, arranged upOH
an ineligible scale, 80 that there GEM
paraiiv- enuI nifty might lie settled al
glance. Such a catalogue might
-erve Il good purpose. generally. per-
hapS, 10y pointing out the real sinners
of the world, and thus bringing the
mate rials of society To their true level :;
hut it's chief benefits would i:Iure &"
those no are in tile habit of over-esti-
mating their own virtues, under-eSti-
mating their own vices, attaching
fictitious importance to the ,ins of
0Ihrrt. and clothing in The crimson %
crime acts and practices as harmless
and sinless a. the prattle Of children,
as well as those who
Compound for sins they are incliaed to
BY damring those they have no mind to-"
There are men, for instance, who
attach. Il peculiar merit TO the enter
tainmemt uf Il set of Theological opiu-
,ons-who entertain thnSe opinions
very decidedly. and maintain them
wonderfully well, while they make dis
sent All absolute sin. and rrEal Il tlisteIl-
tcrs with lily and contempt There
are men who judge their TtishhOrs
with great unchartahlenessj who
drive hard bareins; who are self
righteous and cenSOriOus; who fail i'll
tenderness towardi Gods poor, yet
who wOuld consider 4 social dance i'll
their own parlOr n terrible sin, aud Al
game Of whist high crime that should
call down the Judgments Of heavcn.-
Little words, that legitIlnatrly repre-
sent little things. have become mon
strous words, representing mUnStTous
things. Great sins have pleasant words
! attached to them, ami serve as masks,
by which they find their way into st.
cIety. What is true of cOutroN ersi:l
| religious newspapers, is true, | fear, e
great maly Christian men al d
women. They have pet sins pt odle
sins-with silky white hair-siIIs hello
in 10y social collar and religious
ribbon, that bark at goO,i, honest dog
although their little eyes are red with
the devil that is in them. They judg,
uucharitably those who engage in
practices which only their pa ticu!ar
dictionary makes diabolical. Il know
women of delicate instincts and really
modest natures who turn the cold
shoulder TO fallen sister-passing her
with n shuddering sense of pollution,
yet VINO gladly associate with, aid
even marry, men who are famous for
their Infamous galIantries-yie! ding to
the salute of the seducer the lip that
curled with scorn at his victim il
TItcomb.
Everybody knows that youth has q
superflous amount of vitality, and row
20 get lid of it il the question, now
I am one Of these youths must have
no worldly amusement" My con.
science Will not let me go TO the Theatre
have been taught it was a wrong and
hrsides it's IL worldly amusement"
'TIs true our elders and tieacnns go !;
they prefer that kinh of smuse ment |;
tut | never do anything against my
conscience. | think the circus also
worldly tho the way is open for ME
to go. The skating rink has a great
| many pretty girls in its embrace,
would hr rq':ai to round dancing ii he
geuIlrnan would put his arm AT the
b Ick instead III M front; but tho il is
rather rough and unrptinrd for ladies',
| wnuld approve al it, IT | could bring
myself to approve of round dancing,
which CAN'T Well, thinks ], since
our elders AN deacons liza ccunImItted
~ many sinS in my 81 sht and have
hid no respect Tor my prejudlces Oh
the subject surely they will lie as
charitable towards me-" 30 I turn
.rotn these public ADJUSTMENTS and go
Ii me and have Il square dance, fur /
X the exercise ANA IL d ,ps not gu
against my conscience. ] am told !
! shat he III med out of tile church for
nj that ''dlan"ing results in con GU
| r''nC''.- "E,il la him that evil
| hinketh." WHO art thou, I.aL
udge another mans serNan pa =
'Wb gave you authority ;O me: g
other proDle corn by Your par icular
bushci 90 Why will yon be always
sallying out 70 bie'k i2nccs With otber