The New York herald., 1876-11-12
DANCING AND DRINKING CHRIS
TIANS

Church going people forth can scarcely realize
to what extent dancing and drinking habits prevail
among Christians In tue Southern churches unless .
residence OF some months perhaps years has made
them familiar with them. But our religious exchanges
come from time time laden with articles against
those vices and giving tho results Of tho application
ofchurch discipline to offending members. short time
ago a or more persons wero expelled from
Baptist church Virginia their close alliance
with tho liquor traffic Several others have been dis
ciplncd by tho Methodist Church In States further
south. But because Tho majority In many churches
aud localities iavos both dancing and drinking very
little IN the line of reform can be accomplished And
these vices not conned TO Bapiiss and Melhodsts
alone; they found as deeply seated IN the hearts
aud lives OF Epscopaians Presbyterians Disc pies
OF Christ and oner denominations. an Episcopaiian
minister OF Virginia having written TO Dr. Cox. OF the
Baltimore Episcopal Mcthodist, 10 publish something
against round dances especially, the latter condemns
all dances alike and expresses his surprise that
OF refinement could indulge in species OF pleas
ure that completely sets at defiance the laws Of
common propriety as round dances do. How young
ladies' could expect to maintain their maiden modcsy
intact Whine submitting 10 such unwarrantablo on
croachments upon u he Is al loss determine He
accidentally compelled to witness Tor awhile,
ut n fashionable watering place, this modern
por, cd abomlnaton, and shocked It's danger hes
its fascination, AZ II is OF ali species of worldly
amusement tho most fascinating aud Indulgence IN
II al home begets ondness for It that becomes In
atuation which cannot easily be liod restrained.
The dance IN The paror Will soon bc'substiucd by
the protractcd and excitn, dissipation OF tEe ball
and the party OF pleasure. The ondness Tor the
danco becomes indeed q passion which ocrstcps all
the boundaries oil reason, dissipates all serious
thought and nnilts Its voary Tor the relish religious
cnoypcnts Ur. Cox gives illustrations drawn from
his own pastoral experience wherein tins passion car.
rcd 10 excess, caused the death OF individuals
case ccbarred young lady who expressed 10 him
herdesire TO be Christian from becoming one. Shc
could not give the for Christ ana she parted
with the Saviour aud died from the excitement OF tho
ballroom. But The Catholic hierarchy we'll Prot
terms TINS form OF worldly aniusen,rnt and Dr. Cox
challenges proof OF single instance where IL DO
shown that truly spiritual Christian was fond Of
dancing Tho dance Is neither innocent hcalthful
IL anything but sanitary and improving, and there
fore the writer calls upon all Ckrslian people, and
especially upon parents and guardians, baniSn
as they from The enclosures of Zlon anIsemenI
that only OF this world and whose tendency
believes to DO evil only evil and that continually
DISAPPEARING OF CHURCHES.
Twenty years ago there werc fourteen evangelical
churches within radius OF an eighth of mile from
tho Asior Library. The territory contained Al that
time some of the best houses and homes OF the city,
and WAS the centre OF fashion well as OF popua-
ton. Bus tho uptown movement has almost com
pctey changed the aspect OF the ncighborhood
Warehouses, hotels have succeeded Tho
private homes OF other days, and that region ia
the centre OF vast business Tho P0st Onice station
ID. located 10 this territory IN tnc magnitude ci It's
business ranks NTH 10 the country beng ahead OF
Brooklyn, Boston and BALTIMORE Npw after twenty
years growth or that OF tho city, Tour only OF
those Churches remain namely, Grace and ST.
Marks Protestant Episcopal churches the Cole
glato Reformed church ia Lafayette place and
Seventh street Methodist Episcopal church. what
Is now the Churoh OF the Strangers formerly the
Mercer street Presbyterian church, which society
could not maintain itself thoro and united with tho
University place Presbyterian church, and Is ably
m'nistered to by Rev. DR.. Booth. The old Reformed
church in Washington square has been bought ~ the
old Greene street Methodist Epscopal church and be-
come the religious home OF the Asbury Methodss Epls-
copAi church. 81. Thomas Protestant Episcopal
church has disappeared from Broadway and Houston
street, and the church building Broadway opposite
the Now York Hotel has boon converted theatre
The Twelfth street Baptist church bas passed through
the Jews into the hands Of the Roman Catholics, ana
The Amity street Baptist church long ago became
stable for A. T. stewards horses. The Bleecker street
Presbyterian church was transformed INTO savings
bank, aud tho Sixth street Presb bytcran church INTO
Jewish synagogue. The Mulberry street Methodist
Episcopal church tnow ST. Pauis) became S. Philips
coored Prosstant Episcopal church. and s Sill used
by that spcIety ST. Bartholomews Protestant Epis-
copai church disappeared IRON Lafayette place and
Great Jones street, and the old ST. AIMS
church 10 Asor place after passing through Pfoles-
liant and Catholic hands, became the properly Of A. T.
Stewart Co., and, though II stiH stands is rarely n
aver used IL 10 open auestvn. and perhaps hardly