Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-20
The Dancing school.


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The Dancing school.
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HOW wen r''"e,'D'' '"o ''',',n''' w
my u'al when my IS''er re'u'o' 10 S'uo
uon my a''enu'ng d u'uo'"E S'N'o'' was
a professor o' re''s''n 'n'"' ""u q" '''N."H
PACK over 'ne y''Is' eau nI'u.J ""'s'
no" 1t ooq,u DC 80 roa' u"p o,''ei IVY
10 me- Du,i P'.S'ou'',I '9 4ci w "'''''
ana Seen'y awe 10 '"e D''u'''u' '',' az
iul' l hau Always uau s'ro"s uv'''o w
learn 10 lance A' seventeen on' S''S
everything 'nroug" rosc co'o,eu '''''u"',
ana inc proposcu uanciuB souool so''nou
the reah1aVon OF my pr,ga'es' ureS'"s'
IL was 10 DC composed laigo'y Vi very
peasant set -pV'ulng ouJoV''onuD'o W
mat score, let l mao some n''g,'ing' III
carrying inc question 10 ny ia'nV'
lhough inc most loV'hg anu inuu s'n' u
iathers' ne was ll'.le S'D, 'nousu'
ABOUT some 'hlngs oi tuo. SUI" "ou'u
rather tnat you hau no luu.lua''on 10 go
ne sa'd, IN answer 10 my inquiry - que s,nce
you ASK me- l must say 'na' 40 oUJ9c'
decldedly. l uoh want you 10 DC "or'u'y
Christian Matte, ana l mink inns Is one
step IN that direction. dancing Will BRING
you more lh'o society / oousiuer very un-
desirable fashionable irrellgious society
l think you viii ma u detrimental 70 your
spiritual me- more SO 'nan most o'n ONE,
amusemepts' / 40 not pel'eye prayer VIII
be TO you easy ana natural ai'er an evening
spent IN dancing ana gay society doeu l
THINK your influence on your young ir'enus
wlll De less deciueuly C"S'4" influence
you dance thah Il you 10 not
How well remember now MS earnest
tone ana manner as nc sara these words
There was much more that DO not reInem,
Der as VlVldly out l was unconVlnoeu' l
had heard all this before ana oil course
brought forward my arguments on the other
side. " could get hold OF my young com
panlons 6etter II entered INTO their pleas
ures; my christian me uecu moi suHer Dy
u, and 1t should not thought myself
old enough to decide such question ior
myself, and there was more oil asperi'y 10
my words ana tones than mad ever used
towards my father. ltgrieyes me to recall It,
The words when ended our conversation
we're, " #'qh' my dear' thaf IN Pr,oPor'
non 10 me Stra'9AtJ oTiearaHeS$ ana ear
ned'less o. your piety, temMatio"S o. ms
sort ,c'H dlR'H.Sh'' was Christian growth
and Christian duty my am IN hiel was
not mine halfway, worldly type oil plety 7
But shook oil these stern ques'ionlngs'
and returned to orooding over my own un-
happness--my fathers unkindness' All
day long l was tormenied with these
thoughts. Know was irritable and un-
lovely towards every one. Father was
away oil day and mother was sick. After
dinner went into her room. The nurse
said she needed perfect quiet so | had not
troubled her with my troubles but she had
heard OF it from father IN the morning
"You must carry At IN prayer she
SAID as l was leaving her.
WHAT SAID, lmpatlently,
Whatever troubles you" she said, with
saddened look, that showed she felt my
unpleasantness. Garry 1t IN prayer.
Gould II Oh how Inundated | felt.
Angry with my father, angry with my
mother, rebelllous against God who had
appointed me this trial, could l pray ?
Thank God, for just such humiliation
and weakness was prayer given. Long and
severe was the conflict, but God gave me
the victory The question which so en-
crossed me, whether or not l was right IN
my Judgment, was OF no account now
Duty was clear--to yield to my fathers
wishes in this matter, cheeriully and unhes'
itatngly-and with giving up that, fell
that gave up everything.
| know not whether | was Christian
before and this was onl y re-consecratlon
but know that never before was my sur
render SO entire and hearty. The trial was
no longer trial The burden was rolled
away. My soul was at perfect peace.
when my father returned at night he
looked at me anxlousIy' think my face
must have revealed my experience, and hl'
loving greeting revealed his deep sympathy