The Republican journal., 1877-04-19
A Divine on Dancing.

The people of the province of Ontario
are willing to bet their boots that they
can produce more fearful and wonder
1ul man OF God than Bro. Talmage 0i
Brooklyn, in the person Of Rev. William
McDonagh, Presbyterian minister of the
tlourShlng town Of Paris. on the Great
Western railway. Brother McDonagh has
for some years been regarded as The cham
pion blazes exhorter OF the Dominion.
The other day he preached a sermon on
dancing. The heads Of the synod sent a
stenographer to the church, and the re-
port of the sermon has been filed away as
the foundation Of an indictment against
Brother McDonagh, which will be brought
before the high Presbyterian tribunal that
meets in Toronto in June next. The
text was the 18th verse Of the 9TH chapter
OF Isaiah: And the harp and the viol,
the tahrel and pipe, and wine are in thel
teasts, but they regard not the work OF
the Lord, neither consider the operation
OF His hands," | send YOU copy of those
portions Of themanuscriptre report on which
the venerable chiefs Of the church i'll this
city are preparing charges OF ''indecent
and shameful conduct" on the part Of the
preacher, The church. it may bc we'll to
state. was filled to suttocation by an inn
mense congregation. including two or
three hundred ladies:
The history of dancing is full Of I'LL that
is heastlN, tnVious, 'murlrrouS and lust
tul. 1t has been stated tlat the terrible
moral dcbaSement Of dancing in the
United States has been the primary cause
of nine-tcMths of all the divorces in the
country, Look at France, 4 country that
is encouraging and licensing the social
evil. WHY, every man and woman in
France can fiddle and dance, and many a
dancing scalaWag Of Il dancing chimney
sweep leaves France, for Frances good,
and goes to New York or Chicago. where
he announces himself as a teacherot dane
NC OF music, obtains position in a fam
lily of young ladies, and is soon engaged
in the work of clearing out these Young
girls Of every shred OF virtue they may
possess, going from family to family, pol
ishing off the girl as ne GOES This
French scoundrel has been accustomed to
see women dancing in their birthday at
tire at home. and he soon has his pupils
III TINS country taught to do the same, |
have no doubt this sort Of thing is dome,
in this town. Great commotion among
the females in the congregation, and cries,
of ''Shame, shame" D." and general smirk-
ing and tttcring What is dancing Is
it amusement No. Is it pleasure? no.
Is ii healthy exercise no. Everybody
knows that the inner life Of dancing is
consciousness OF sex. will repeat it, the
inner life of the dance is the consciousness
of sen, Il feeling more easily understood
than described. More commotion and
repeated cries Of ''Shame."l Who tarcs
to deny that ? Read Romans 18th chapter,
LIST verse, und Galatians 9TH chapter, l1th
To 3lst verses. You doubt my word some
ui you prolcS>cd Christians who permit
balls in your houses and let Your wives
and daughters he fingered, Ct; we'd and
br5laNtred over ny lusttul and grinning
libertncs. Uproar ull You If You
would make the parties III your houses
popular, You must shorten the dresses
above and below the women. Great rN-
citemcnt, and cries of put him ont. |
Don't talk to me about dancing. | once
looked through 4 door lit dance and |
saw the women acting like beasts.
And .;t.l amazed and pHriuu~
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