The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-27
"Lehigh " speaks Next.

To the Editor OF THE CARBON ADVOCATE:
Having occasion TO vi 1t the English NJ r.
church Of this place, on Sunday evening last.
VIC found the services very Interesting, an
til the rev. gentleman. who occupied the pulpit.
took up for the subject OF his discourse the
words Carnal Mindedpess" We saw at once
tho object In view was intended for Lchigh n.
a l. Co., ana no doubt, In the rev. gentleman'e
estimation. their ball. held in the public school
hall. on the previous Friday evening was q
splendid subject to draw an illustration from.
Wei. There certainly was no harm in moralizing
or In pointing out any evil ehects or influences
that he might suppose was connected with sal a
when he took the liberty TO charge the whole
company OF ladies' and genflemen there assem-.
oied with % being g. csrnsl @ MINDED, md be made an as
FOUNDER Of the Gospel Of Christ. Does not oar
Saviour himself say Judge not, that ye be not
Scriptures that actually condems such amuse-
ments rs dancingf On the contrary. we read
that :. there is z time to dance and time to
because our Views are not his views, or that we
f0und time to dance one night out OF the whole
yeart But II appears the rev. gentenan had
on to say that certain "Doliar store" lately
In full blast In this borough Of right eeusness o.
placing US in the same catagory and on the
same level with that shebang, he added an In
suit which will not resdly be effaced from our
wholly uncalled for ut his bands. In getting
mp that bail we were Going what others should
"a take example 9y-trymg 70 raise means TO pay y
donht that not few Of his members who Joined
H o o on our s
disastrous firc. aud would have been but for tho
minded men" who so nobly fought the flames,
and dinched not till they had conquered. They
a, and no need Of Prayers or preaching @ thsn. nor
for description. or offer aid himself 10 pay on
the debt incurred in procuring apparatus TO
their pocRetboots sie liter when we ak ed for q
little help, and then whom we take tho only avai
able means at hand 20 raise that money, therev.
bat an hour in pointing out 70 his good people
how totally deprayed and carnal minded we are
ser rSsn
Now allow us to ask, Is 1t any more sinful to
Toys. 11 IN summer t,%s ior s' rscrsstien. ana
onea re in what 10 called Copcnhagen. than for
parry Of young folks-i.dies and geatlemen-
tic Toe r. Which Is the more likely TO lead 10
esrnai riudednessi Is there any dinerencei
There certainly rs harm in dancing. like every
thina else when carried TO excess. But these
extremes are most likely to be seen In the low
cities but those who visit them are not 10 be
spoken OF in the same breath with those ladea
and gentlemen who attended our ball. Dane.
ing has been In vogue since the world began.
and is likely 70 continue for some ttme yet,
despite the Doi-y demonstru tion Of our rev.
friend. We would i lso have hun TO understand
that, that school hall Ia intended for public use.
and not alone for educational purposes, and 40
long as. such Is the case we don't see how anv
scliool Board can justly reIuse 1t 90 even the L.
III. d l.. Co.. VIE appear TO be the oply party
that mAkes any considerable use OF IL. Ne long
as they can pay for such pse. But We would
advise the rev gentleman, when he undertakes
TO mora lire on dancing again--and he can have
an opportunity for 30 doing Just rs soon as we
can maze arrangements for masquerade ball
TO 20 about In far different spirit, political
stump speaking aRd direct Insult is very poor
way to save souls. despite the glorious manifes-
tations and messages daily received. The as
sertion that we had lager beer shcp, in con.
noct ON with our ball. 10 unfoupded In every
respect. Possibly the brother who thought 70
IL nos In the habit Of taking anything but beer
himself and Is therefore not aware that there
sre other aud uilder beverages euitod 10 such
occasions. In conclusion, We would say. that
50 far as the revival meeting held down on the
lower door was coneerned, we did not. TO our
knowledge, interfere In any way with its pro
oeodings nor did we try to induce any person
TO stay from it-tley had their choice Of either
place Of amusement. and chose accordingly.
Yours truly. LrHioH.