The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-12

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me meen, solicited Ng his theme.
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nm account of TIE Wait fthe APOSTLE
luul ~ Nihrns and llHenc0uniofiliefr
win cplCurelug and siOlc8, tie temple,
nlllW, Niniups, pNintluM, pnllppa
which lac saw, tho life led by the gny
Athcnns Nv the market place, otc.
Even NJ the learned preacher brl iged
over llic period from The days Of Paul
O. The Present., from ancient Athens tO
modern London club Of this era, 80
1 viii we m briefly skip from the texts
To the concluding paragraphs In which
clubs are described, their chntacterist-
| les noted and their faulti pointed out.
| a club was u real comfort and ad-
vantage to u large section of society.
IL presented n combination of all
classes, opinions, pursuits, professions,
IL gave opportunities of intercourse
with the men most famous In all walks
Of life; IL was Epicurius' quiet nook, u
leisurely lounge, u grateful rest from
the strain of active life; IL gave Zest
to life, and lifted IL out of its cOmmOn-
places, and even out of its mOnotOny.
All were agreed that clubs had their
value in attracting young men from
questionable society and the coarser
pleasures. AS rule the tone of club
was higher now than IL was in days
gone by. There was n certain recOg-
nizcd discipline and consensus of re-
straint, and TO belong to n club was q
guaranty itself against anything out
wardly ut least that was Inconsistent
with the character Of an English gem
tleman.
All tastes were gratilied in n club.
The sensual was not overlooked for
the buildings were palatial carpets
were soft chairs and sofas invited re-
pose +; liveried servants We're numer-
our, sharp and attentive; eatables and
drinkatles were of the best quality and
mt low price and, oh earthly para
disc, all this might be enjoyed for II
small annual payment, by one brought
up as II child amongst very different
circumstances, and with a certainty
which elsewhere II large income could
not insure. Was there no advantage,
asked the man Ofthree or five hundred
n year, in all that as compared with
life passed in dingy, dreary, scantily
furnished lodging, with meals indiiler-
emily prepared and badly served? For
the bachelor II club was home.
Even for Il married man, if his wife
should happen to turn out dull, un-
amiablc, qucrulous and nagging, of no
real cOmpanionship in the great inter
ests of life, impractical, and II bad man
ager, the temptation was great to take
refuge in club. If home, which
should be the spot on earth to which n
man fondly turned, was that from
which he turned, there must be some
thing radically wrong in our social
life. Club life largely and materially
affected domestic life. Itaffected what
were called the "preliminaries of mar
ried'life." fparents made up their
minds that a certain income was hope
lessly necessary, and that happiness
could only be secured by n certain
style of living, the blame rested with
themselves If men of moderate wishes
shrank from what would be incompat-
ible with their means.
Abiding to the evils connected with
club life, the preacher went on to OBJ.
svfvc hat the luxury, splendor -
and society of clubs were great temRn
tation and were not calculated to y 30
pare man for the plainness, bsimI
ity and monotony of married life, an.
for that self-denial and contentment
with the state in which God has
placed us, on which our own happi-
ness and that of others so largely de-
pend. Husbands, he remarked, We're
exposed by club life to tho temptation
OF forgetting those ,dignties, sanctites
and obligations of married life which
a wife, wnether she were amiable or
cheerful or dull, had Alright
to expect that he who had married her
would remember. Not one of the least
of the evils or abuses of club life con-
sisted in selfish habits engendered and ..
Il style of living contracted, in many
cases not in keeping with our private
means or uniting us for the compare
tive privations of home. After re"
marking that clubs also afforded pecu-
liar facilities for gambling and drink
ing, the preacher complained of the
want of interest shown in the clubs
generally in religious objects.