, 1877-01-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Hc neFs 0alu6na AnuEgRON RIcaCueu NJ IHc
Second Dapts, Church yesterday morning from
tho following text;
Abatafn from all appearance or evil.-{. ThsSs1-
taRtaHs, o., ~,
tn obey tIs text, lie said, WAS not burdeusomc
to the trur Christian, but tn perfect harmony
Will, his tastes and renewed nature. Its ptnr-
tical application, however, was moro or less
cjtllcuiL, IN tic very nature Of things, for tho
rt..uu tint believers and unbeltcyers were
brought In datly contact In tho business mart,
lu their soclal relations, and csen about the
family circle, but Us difficult as 1t sometimes
was to obey tho text, },c thought there
wero sotHe general rules which SHOULD
govern every Cnristian's HE. First, no ono had
right to do evil that good might cu1ns Of 1t,
hcnce, 1t would not do to 70 into the saloon and
drink With friend in order to Induce HIN 10
como to church. Souls could not be won for
Christ in that way, nor could the Christian
strengthen lIs power to resist evil by OCCASION
alt yielding to temptation.
Tic text was full Vi meaning and could not bo
lost sght of ut will. 1t left, however, tte great
question to nlany Of "Wi!at Is cviil" undc-
ternlined. IL tile speakers mimi there was no
greater ansl mara wide spread ati evil than tle
popu'nr ailset.lcnfa Ut the hay It was Wclt-
known cll1istia,l. principle That no one Ind
right to upIlud sheer wOrldl!ncss aud goddess
ness. What else were tho theatres hut fuuii-
tuIns Of evil, The i,ase OF s0ulsf They tnnk AWAY
lie spirituality anl crushed tho good out of
sorlctv.
position Is to bc siaimcsI tY tic world; hence,
theru was no place ts'r him Or her at te card-
table, theatre, or ball-room. \ failure " Oh
serve tllis rule wua to deny Christ n1ll to beae
tlnct from the worldly IN his assDciations aud
habits, otherwise It could bc said of lin, t',At he
had failed to lind Joy in tho Lofd. No Christian
shonI. act contrury ~ his strongest, rurest, an1
txtpk>nz 11ch
] wouh! prove the observance Of the text. llc
had never seen recent convert thiEsstng for
evil, or whose mind debated the question Vi tho
| evil of poplus ns,.uhvncnts. a lauy In thu
| spcnkcr'S congregation suInr years nEo ll!l
enscl OIL lin Tor spiritual ndVIcc. asiA tia told
him that shr could n1iidun everything fur Christ
! except the bali-roon,. She WIS subsequently
| conyrr.c, and few days lAter 1,c called upon
| her again and askcd her II shc w:s going ii At.
lrllll ball ~ be llrtl that cyctig at neigh
boris. She replied that s!o could not-ts;at thc
llatl no desire to, fur l!er Impulses "cro higher
and In an"tgser Ii1ecttua. ..-.
The fourth rule lsv would lay down. espccially
for Christians, WIS never tu tu anything tint
tefr conscience condemned. or that waS III eui'.
any one 10 hin. To sntce unc Ii thu Theatre WAS
| to hin, wns to aublcct tlrnl TO trMPtattoM MID
ruin. lie knew ot d Su,!lay-sellu's Teacher WHO
took his frat step IN violating tte text by Visit
now q nloral wreck, aud M outcast on s.&lety;
The fifth ruiz was. ,,o Christian had right u
| do nuyt1liug abt,ut which fie hatl doubt Or ILL.,
certainty ~ to ns moral ei,arastcr. This MP
! piled, ao said, wuuhl, III itscif Keep them away
| s1oin tho theatre, for lo did uut leltcve tAcfo
| was Christian ln tile ta1!t who dill not lhcs-
| ttou tho moral innuentc III popular atluac-
| meHts. .-
anus emS,,ts were uue a!l evil. 1tltIs was truc,
fur with the evil there had bccn interviewer lust
lttta tlat wrs good. At the theatre VIZ Fo;i!G-
times had OCCASION tn listen TO ctsolce literature,
fnk1. Shnrt skFa
| wits, and the bul.soofn rultlvatea grace o1
movement. Admitting all this u be true. tho
text stood as beturc, una these amunenicnts,
per.is,nus, ia they were, , 'o1M W. MI ,,.r' u
ttoull to to,,nd elsewhere. IL T., greater
abundance, unsl unistxeA with evil. Thrru was
hut ono theatre In thu wurta, mid that IL !.ais.
aon; tiat ssstsatta'!y p'sscea .rf! tne !ays yn% y
tlou, while at places where the Black Crook
mud "Whtts swan" wero played the managers
were growing rich from crowded houne*.
AS i wllul.', ti1cutrts hid Pcrulcloua tnfi!i-
eur.,. Tln:c III tl4is city were drns 1T vice. liz
held in hts hand 4 prngranlEu uf sunday a..
lrr,oon performance u ona Of them wlch he
llatl found dangling tn Ills faeo fsutn lamp
pnst. which was unlit to be rea'i, and n 30 much
youl,i he sail OF H. what could bc sad Of re
cntrrtunmrntt They debascd THO public
,uorals. Around md ii, them saloons hour shel.
wauI.l b. saI.l ii his pseariIngt Would he be
bouv hutt urged that amusement vas ucces.
sary 10 nlan-t[lat he needed reruperaton. His
answer was, s!rrp was the great rsst9rcr 70
| yIcti by lluturr. Tnerc WAS no cn1 to thq
tueans provided for rccuprfas!op, aud snuse'
1ucnt ruuld bs found everywhere unaccon,pa'
Z n.cI by the dcbasiuK fntnciiiet"t tho theatre,
ballroom, mud carl-tahle. There Ncrl tho
laughing, rollleking children about our ,s, homss'
our parks, lakes, rivers, heats, aHa pralrles
Tic substitutes were not wuhtiAy, and tile bealt'
Uf tlluhe ua.lIcd was, they Eaye rccuperatM!on ~
Without dissipation. He had often felt like
SAYING to the ignorant .!ssuteesof the BALLROOM
that lr was sorry to see their heels Lave suea ~
advantage over their heads.
Il.o speaker concluded BY recommending
home a1nltscIuents, and only such ihcTu =;
the blessings Of Heaven could bo asked
upon. Tae Church law provided agasns
frivolous amuscIncuts, but he wtlt1 nut hafe
| 1t enforced to tho extent Of cutting III veal
member, but tustra4 he would Talsc Him up s',t
cn4cns Of 10 teach htiu to nbstatu aud " obeut
eut to lii owu conscience. aud thus psotuote in'
cause Ut Christ. Not until this text was o1tSet
would the great revival commence thlt Aao ueet
: prayed for 10 earnestly and long.
ii SUDDEN DEATH.
IL gptfdag NspaseA 70 71s Tf&auH&
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