The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-06

the strain nf active lifei II gave gest
ia he, and lifted II out of III common
places, aud even out Of lla mOnnl0ny'
Al were agreed that clubs hnd Their
value la attracting young men irom
questionable society And The rOhiapf
pleasures, AaRrule lhe tone OF q club
was higher now than " was IN dhyH
gone hy. There Waa u certain Ior0B'
n2nd discipline ana CONSENSUS 0l rr-
alraini, aud ~ belong 10 aclub was u
glnlnnly Itself against anything out
wnrdly AT leaal that was inconsistent
vi h the character OF an English gel'
llemnn,
al lahles were grallhed Ia Q club
The sensual was mol overlooked lnf
the buildings we're palnllal carpets
we're soft chairs aud s0las Invited re-
nose liyerled servants were nnmer-
nur, SHARP aud attentive eaiablea ana
drInknI les were Of the best quality and
nj n low price aud, oh earthly para
disc, nll this might bo enjoyed for u
small nnnunl payment, by one brought
up ns u child amongst very different
circumstances, and with n certainty
which elsewhere largo Income Could
not Insure. Was there no advantage
nslSod the man Of three or five hundred
u y0nr, IN NIL Tint ~ compared WIN
HE pissed In dlngy, drcary, scnnllly
furnished lodging, with meals lndlller'
emily prepared aud badly aeryedY For
the bachelor cub was home,
Even for u married man, II his wife
should happen 10 turn out dull, I'M
nmlnblo, querl0ua aud nagglng, Of no
real companlOnshlp In the great Inter
csls Of life, impractical, and n bad man.
ngcr, the temptation was great To take
refuge In II club, II home, which
should be the spot on carth 10 which n
man lOndly turned, wns that from
which he turned, there must bo sOno-
thing radically wrong In our social
life, Club life largely and materially
affected domestic life. ltnlcclod what
were called The "prclImInnrlos of mar-
rled lllc." lfporcnts made up their
minds that certain Income was hope
losaly necessary, and that happiness
could only he occurred by u certain
style Of living, the blame rested with
themselves II men Of moderate wishes
shrNnl, from what would be lnCompNt-
lblc with their means,
Abiding TO the evils connected with
club life, the preacher went on to OBJ
serve that tho luxury, splcndor
and society of clubs were a great temp
tntIon aud were not calculated 10 pre-.
pare II man for the plninncss, simple
lily aud monot0ny Of married liIe and
for that solfdenlal aud contentmcnl
with the state IN which God has
placed nv, ON which our own happl.
ness and that Of others 40 largely do-
pend, Husbands he remarked, were
exposed 10y club life TO tho temptation
of forgetting those ,digntics, sanctilies
aud obligations Of married life which
n wife, whether she were amiable ol
unamlablc, cheerful or dull, had right
TO expect that he who had married hen
would remember. Not ono Of the least
of the evils or abuses Of club life con,
sisted In selfish habits cngendered and
n style of living contracted, in many
cases not In keeping with our private
means or uniting us for the compare
tive prlvatlons of home. After re-
marking that clubs also AFFORDED pecu'
liar facilities for gambling ana drink
ing the preacher complained of the
want Of interest Shown In the clubs
generally IN religious objects,