The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-05
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I wv ,be by that are far from bein.
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,ater. views
N here give the references, sucl
n WV selected, and refer to then
u D .', p.a, it, w.: "Let them prais,
'au'" IN the dance; let them sin,
''" ,nto Him with the timbrel anc
nrn ,yi Again ! will builc
icy nJ thou shalt be built, o virgin
~ '"' thou shalt again be adorned
Y ', ~, tablets, and shall so forth ii
. w" , "l of them that make merry
n .,', WIKI 70 Then shall theyirgiu
n .m the dance, both young men
Al together, for will turn THEN
| ,nnr into joy, and will comfort
and make thcmrejoice from their
flrl. "'
i g., Samuel viii. e: "And tcame to
4 ',.,hey came. when David was re-
,irs from the slaughter Of the Phil
.;,,, that the women came out Of all
...tie, Of Israel, singing and dancing,
meet King Saul, with tabuts, with
onlvith Instruments Of music. "
,mn XxX. IL "They were spread
.tSJ upon all the earth, eating and
aEng and dancing, because of all
neat spoil taken out Of the land Of
PMlistincs, etc.
rlH u. There is nothing better
man than that he should eat and
rk and that he should make his soul
ay GOOD in his Labor This, also, !
r That it wa. from the hand Of God"
,an % For God giveth to II man
. /, good in his sight, wisdom and
rglejee and joy, but to the sinner he
m,h travail.
Eel ILL., + "A time to weep, a time
q laugh time to mourn, and u time
3 hnce
Inst Luke, iy. %, in the language of
Christ himself, in the parable of the
4. lial son, we find these words: "Now,
,adcson was in the FIELD, and as he
,mt and drew nigh unto the house, he
admusjc and dancing
There are many other passages
..nt quote of u similar character but
taDoye will suffice.
Vow, We observe for two thousand
ns before Christ, Gods people were
,larly in the habit Of dancing, and
Iced am forced to the conclusion
titwaS the acknowledged custom
the godIy and righteous of that age, |
all their reioicings with |
lcOg and music, and the tabut used
,a tmce-stlinged instrument, not I'M
,om fiddle, They not only praised
name Of the Lord in the dance, but
jeremiah xxi, 4, we find God speak
to the children of Israel, promised
they shall be built up, and the
in shall again be adorned with the
It, and shall 20 forth in the dances
lem that make merry" And again
l. b. "The virgin, Young men and
together shall rejoice in the dance,
their mourning shall be turned
iOy."
o. the only inference to be drawn
the above passages is. that these
L. Gods chosen people had been
stoned to have dancing and music
all their rcioicings and festivities,
was denied them during their
age; but God promises that they
be again reclaimed and ioin in the
IS Of them that make merry: even
Dung shall rejoice in the dance,
ne that the sexes commingled,
nat the dances were not confined
Ter the one or the other of the
to be supposed that God would
cstorcd to them q custom that
niul? The denial of their reioic- ,,
the dance caused them mourn ,
md was regarded by the Lord as a =,
ity, We are also told in First
Ell that when David returned from
aughter of the Philistincs that the
II came out of all the cities sing
ID dancing with iov, with instru-
Of music, and again, xxx.l5-
now spread abroad upon all the
eating and drinking and dancing,
Sc of all the great spoil taken out
land of the Philistines." They
" had rcioicings over any great ,
that resulted to their advantage,
lstcad of having speeches in the ,
? squares or town halls, they unit.
the dance, with music, whore the
N take part, and rejoice with the
And we must not lose sight of
ct that these dances were not
ed as 4 means of worship, but
recognized and promised to them
ncreation, for pleasure, as was to
'irgins' and young men and old
They were taught to rejoice
e merry, as in Ecclesiostes we find
, that there is nothing better for
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