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command Of these faithful lips, and w..
forward 10 become The heroes OF Iih.,,so -
religion. saa
TIE THEATRE.
SERMON M TIFF nRy, nnooxx r,,.

EnR.4.
OF tic Messiah, corner Of Michigan aYcnus ia
Twauty-tl'lrd street.. He took for bis Them, ~ "a
Theatre and iss relations 10 modern tile, ~. ~
lowing is the scrmon: y"
nteth.er. 70 have been called INTO lIbcrr, A..
tidna. e. Ii por, u =" o's'''on 10 'ae aeaa.-caa,
1 rsnt to look to-tav tnto lin, ,,
Of 1t1,crty,, tha. prineio]o NJ th...eahT
guidance, TO which The Oo,po1 fnl,, .a' n,. W.
application to the lighter, rcrrra,fonat a,Sa, tnA
1,fc # seems TO me t,,at lin who'll sos II
tween lint rccrcat,onul .l,c NJ 1Ifo s'a,sa h
t,auIt, hns ro,nr tn l,r c,r,om,,y ,v "'. ea'+
eoh'ussu' 4"o iact ~ NC Afe stlil hnmpttsah,
tho ethical lines ri m obsolete Puritant,m ~
churches arc growing more and mora co,..l ~
that TINT old puri,sn;sn-vronJ -. ,s""1oa
tn n.. ns!-,~as' ~ muep, seriously mis..t.,L
strain as tne5 may, the5 cannot Keep eocfcly-ns
even their oxn aoclattes-up to II. The TIN. ~
nat stand It's rcstrctions,-lfttlo by ,l,,,s ssR ~
having hcan etv1nn WV n, ,o.,a,.t ".'.e theA
nana ssI s ny ~. ~, H. es'ctsl'op' psa
things for which in daYs past they would b,,.
been disciplined With something verY dn.,.''
from nmorcy and foroiyenesa,n mn th."a's1
.,to,, .an,ns .rndn,nr1. Tha ~, ~ n', ne fsltt
as"n co1'as ktaak"R'y: A"e o!d fafttan la
meuts Is dancing, card-p1aYtna, theatre.r,r,
IA s&lll held I'm. only not 30 r1rkI,v .,t,s
Aod tha oor.ant,oy,. Il thst Ltn,1 ~ .'esa'
t,,.t, 49, ssss. 49,. | ~ MORA sot
1unon "nich mere compromise always produces
DO clearly seen TINT il VA. mt ~ =
m.. s' u+ap~ p>I ~ d.t.t ''A"'u ant a. sats
"ok :" "osel anu tau Do Vt
right BY little ttnkeF'ng hero md there. III,
Old ruFitanfsm vas serlousls wrong Ia sonsN
n,cn,l,.. uno, fl,e ff,ca at tbc ,,,ier .sas as'a
p'S..''s' .pa 10 s.e" ~ e o''ss eflnes'd
tnsu H. Matu.o ut't et n!at.ons: ~ ~ notion d
1ie E9ot nay 81 tIeatinR tne 'ne!lhattona ab.
aengnia. a., Q. tnc human hcaft whenever .h.y
showed @ themsslyss re- ras n!, an9st as simple ~
oia RYE tor r., lactlon'ilsht' you sec hal
NJ H." WhateTef MN likcu, whatever Vi
woriu "as 1ohn OF, tnat nIuht pc alsallo"td. nj
ugmh; 4sss ~ souu ~" ~ soe IT, 'csS n1ni'.
taKnn,e ess'P'utc phssposss p 90 '"c asttudta
To-, 70 10 7,a.a wn ,a me ,,i.' aos'rnst e.!l q
LIEN. s,les ,, Inefe v,,a ~ .oo mucn tFash +
t!ds eplsRssam ss.,a o. SiaSae,a u,at dney oGleea
~ ocar-naitang. % N9t 30 nact neva,ist It zre
na1n 70 tne pear g. 9esaufo , y ense pleilu'ts7
the speetattor,s f.. 70 tnsir onceto. 70 ,le sh.
snen m aPpattatas M t .9r mere picas1fe going VI
hgn{' galn tnin9 WnIen o"gnt 70 l'ase 10 plks
NOV that whoEc wny OF looking at The lus.
eepe to .es not not only f that there Is ertst d..t
oI huma,. natiire n inati' not only ttlat ttssa
top mueh Tor Christianity to crush down, but
lint It ooes not want crushing down; sha. hu.
mnn nature - by 10 means 20 utterly toss sM
syr11 ill., W. rasrs oo f." e'noa q h'taG I ~
WronGs tnat Nnat ought 10 os dons
with human nature IL, not to fEown At L.
eohtfaoct y, anu dcstfoy u, nut watch y, tf'a
u, anu. Whl!o RuaFa!9g, dsYolop It, Ihatth
wholo question o. Chtist1atiitT alld amusement
nceas }usnngiwseaa!us;ng 1 on .n1s ,,,,s Ply;
no longer u fetpIainF mans hasural liklbgs
put ol fcsbtessnR tnen1' ana OF seeing not nos
iar tncy can bc kcpt aoWn wisnott baFstine, but
now 1ar they can " grat'hch Mithuut evfl.
49,. 20 th!nk t9at ~ ttlls ,I matter OF ama,siots'
somo play 70 natural taste, only watching tet
the elements Of cyil which ,are 10 upt iosl1
into everything, ana 20 concentrate the stfenfh
OF tellGlon on comhat!lhR lhesc' !:e1 m'a
wnoies9mely a,ionet nna ~ VII hnd on Tor ala'
Sell tie thIngs that will really ihtss'
est and rcrrcate him; and an1th'nf
| which, ,age alter sge, tho races =
maaRiha AaVo thue dei19hteu ~ seefns " iaas
cete: Ia us man olfsctl.n a. least. somessn;
OF tne meaning Gnu sanetlon 30 oi ~ ,, wofnt .t 4
W. sn: L e eaon @ 19s asS ssa teSs :. .S IL!
ne evil comes H. Inko dancing, iot in'tanst.
The charm or lis meaaufcd lhYthTieHl mofr
Eoent IL nearly a. ola and as Tloespresa u 1u,
Mht'tJ. ~ Many !Mu " nus ucen euuu'es
| oven sacred thliR. u ls one o. INC mots nl'
| Vclhus tnlnEe tilat tlle tnF'tanistn Of she mof
| cru Wof!a snoulu nave n1ed On muse A.
dancinG" ior n4tlaW1y IN lace o. tns n!m ~
which uie OLD Hebrew taalns associate j. VII VI
re!lG,ous 1oyt aug Cns's1a nooicsf palao'e ~
tho FrohiRa9s return. Injured, ! l'ase neam
i sp9gastet 3 nat perhaps t,t.,s tha' M.
taeF nao tot nn lad navo Hue m@'
ol tllat music ahd oanclhg bclofo nc ncnt asn
instead OF On ~ fetnFn, perhaps 10 WoaN 'a ne!4
hare eone! Inc eYl OF dancln. u nvt IN Wy.
hut N ttt having got 90 mueh diseoctateu sioa
Tie simple hohle-cffele anu maae cat9e o. ~ H.
Hours ma expense, anT other Hi'sctlless. ~
away ~lth theso1 Lei II bA onee snots tasM .sM
homo plcasurs among known ftends LIN
be - Impossible ior pfoHlRats mAn 70 % r
celTc1 a. decent uance.partJ aa u le iof 9ses
!lGnte woman; ni!u !ct tue ta'ie !an'es AZ
put ~ tac topt anu me danc'ng Of YoasAst tn. as.
llaNAone may oe eS pnro anu s"eet ~ !. ~. X.
tnAty nGutes that LILO llttla gnate *eafs !" W.
summer ~. r,, n.
VI, eGnlot take casu-p!aylnR' HhaL saa !! y.
mora innocent IN ltsclta 1l'e thseaee oI lt
game OF nlmbcFst win elements OF enaoeo H.. !.
ekll! mingnnR 10 aiNetehe propoflopA ~ /,
ttsalt, apart from old associations, gf@en ;:
whist Or cflobage u about as ns.Mis n :
~ chnckars or chess. ina e7u
that cards have poen 10 associated WIZ aa@s a1s
l!ngi Very Tell,-tllcu ssrtve against tat ~; ~
As John wesley SAID tle wouldn't let tne 5s.t ps,t
have all tha Ruod tunos. 90 woald say m.s, ap..,
IUkt In txtb n