The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-13
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iar amnscmcnts, the propricty Of
which, [ think, is very doubtful. The
first is the circus.
In our towns and villages, where
little provision is made for intcIlcc~
tual or high toned pleasures, this evil
Influence is more marked, or at least
moro observable have frequently
observed just before a communion
season, the whole town in excitement
over the highly cmbcllishcd circus
hand-bills, ahd the whole community,
old and young, rich and poor, profcs. J
sor and non,profcs sor, nnxiously look
ing forward to its arrival AZ $. q son
OF great delight. Then just debts
arc forgotten--fnot able to pay y all
claims upon tho purse for the cause
OF bencvolcnce or extension Of Christs
kingdom arc laid aside, and even the
quarterly subsc, iptiou for the s,rug.
CLING pastor must wait. But it Is
wonderful what power the circus has
to cnlargcn the heart and loosen the
nnrso strings for the chiiGrcn. Dear
little things, they must 90 I, the cir,
Gus, and tho parents must take them
though it is decidedly wrong for the
grown professor Of religion to 60 for
his or her own pleasure.
lie who alone knows the de-
ccitfuncss Of the heart can show u.
the failacy 0! such arguments, and to
what pitiiul subtorfugcs the sclf.dc
cciscd can resort. 1t is wrong fu,
the minister and his family to attend
such places, and it is not right for
the members Of the Chn,ch. Why d?
because we cannot deny that many OF
the Scenes witnessed there are dc.
morai'zlng, not fiji for the eye Of -
lu1c-nind, woman, though tie;
seek to hide thclrdclo,mi,y by the
glare aud br,lIiancy Of Thea; costume,
aud wonderful fc"ts, which dendun
the shock which molcsty feels and
blind the reasoning faculty.
But the Child mas! see the min ais,
Nnd hen: the the clown boldly cast
:ontempt aud ridicule on the Chris
Ian, while he sits still, LAUGHS aud
,walIows the Insult, though it wounds
he saviour and His cause. But the
:itla children, it cannot hur; til, III,
.>oush we read, "Train up II child j..
re way he shcUld 20, and wheu he j.,
Id, he viN not dcpart ./'om it," IiS
'"ndcr heart, as inprcssiLIc AS wax
,u its suSccptlbilitioa to good or evil
aust be exposed to influences which
40 Christian parent considers iniurl>
ous to his soul, lorg tried in the
school Of Christ, of self denial, anu
conflicts with spiritual ajvor4arics ::
set his child, the baptiEci ,hil ofihc
Church, ignornnt and uu>u>,nciuu. of
ho wilcs and dcccis Of the world, il
aiken by the Christian parent, who
stands in Gods place towards him to
discern between right aud wrong, and
10 whom he looks with implicit cori.
acncc rs his guide and best friend
into scenes he thinks in his own hcAlt
unlawful for him> elf.
Deeply interest cd in this subject as
the mother of Chr Stan pucnts wh,.
have little ones whom they love a>
themselves, and regard as Lambs Of
Chr'st's fold, and as u mcr,bnr OF
Chflst's Church, whose mem bcrshir
'ovc and long to see enjoying his
high spiritual privileges as good WIT.
ne>S"s for Christ, and not mourning
under dcclcnSion and deadnc&s, il
stumbling block to the sinner, and Il
false guide to the young convert, |
ask you to define the rusiticn Of the
Chrlstlan, that hc may no lorgcr
scandalize his profession. or act Us IA
blind guide to his children.
Apart from tic OF jcc.onS have
made, we must know that in giving
our means We are helping to support
in worse THAN idltncss IL set of rop'e
who generally lead diS>olu,e lives,
aud carry alang with them II moral
pcStilcnce. | think il tho Christian
world would take stand and refuse
to couhtenancc the circus, ncccmra-
nicd with ami iualS, used rs Il bait for
those who have cons cicnti0uS sclup,cs
and Will not attend n circus az a cir
Gus, and ut the same time make it
known that mcnasc,ic alone would
he welcomed and attended by old and
young, the Christian and children,
then many professor would be
stripped Of hiJ cxcucc-thc circus
would be pat,onizcd only by it's prop.
er followers, and We would bc rid Of
Its influence upon our churches.
| would also ask, would it be hc<,
(as some say) to allow our children to
90 once in order to sat sfy them as to
what circus is, or to deny them a!
together on the authority of parent,
whose judgment aud affection the,
cannot doubt. and whose duty it is to
decide for them on cr,ry doubtful!
point!
IT. you think this subject demands
an answer an : worthy Of place il:
your val, ablS paper; shall be sa.
hheo a, have donc my duty ia
following t., prom. iings OF Hiss spin i,
Who leads Us lniv all trnlh, to whom
DO all the praise.
AN OLD Sun cRiHEn.