New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-13
DISCRIMINATION IN AMusEMENrs.
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DR.. mn at ttc Jdt'EHGcte BcIstSt cf" re
The Tabernacle Baptist Church last Monday
adopted Dr.. Hscox- Star Book slightly mod- d, 40
is manual The fact that the " star Book dc rncs
are pretty radical ON the sj the theatre, dancing
card payng and other amu,emens. called ont some H.
tie controversy church. and was said to b. the I'm
mediate though perhaps not 0uy cause Of resolution
on The part the pastor, the Rev r. T. Hail. To preach
series Oh sermons the n, ject ~ amasemena. The
first serm N ot the series preached last night; II
treated o. amusernts IN general and had Tor H. text
l. Corinthians, X. 81: Whether ye eat or drink, II
whatsoever ~ do. do all TO the glory o. God' Tue
SPEAKER condemned The position Of set Of extremists
who claim all amusemcnt are IN Themselves sinful
that All pea sure il dangerous and wrong. He lad oen
thought that they you'd sP-ak long IN 80 mournu
strain If their sonachs had better sestion or theI
liver a healthier action
Religion not gloomy. he said IN part the CaurcI
nc opposed al that light agreeable ana pleas II
God made beautiful In order that man mght ENJOY
its beauty stand plead for the largest liberty
for AL but q liberty ihaC snail not de generate into
license God put play eide into every living hing
Yet while we keen clear Of all ascctci.m and mOrose
ness we mast admit that there j. 10 Worm that bglts
the g0oGy tree growing on fertile laud as the worm
ADJUSTMENTS blghts the tree OF a Christian life Tbs
you.h OF the large cities surrounded by temptatOus
they see OF the Church attending Tie theatres.
and hear the Rcy. d. Goit-oasy say there are many
hings that are wrong the theatre but good people
ought TO reform II. Aud the reverend gentleman
lives me- to his preac ing tn, matter Of gOng IA
hid yet developed tiat ihr theatre ~ 'e rc"titd
bv hin. Aud then the eHspaoer -vr 40 they u TO-
ccye large income from the IN are managers !-''u-
p,iurnt the Reverend Doctor ANA Dice ~ tue >ns ut
the times, Tor the cetsy are emancipalg item eVs
| from the shacklr5 Of b gotrJ.
Tnc correct principle in regard to amuscmeat' ile
| SPEAKER condensed .us iro.n an extract NON TIE
| writings of Hannah More: MnaeYor tends {" linpi Fr
| body and mind i, iloYabis because II richf; VIVA.
cyrI tends ute the moral health IL not allowable
because II wrong Mind alI body s~uld D. cGui.y
developed There ia recreation that does notr crca
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cmplicd in college gymnastics, which while II drNci-
! OPS tue muscles kil- the mind. Ann emen's shOnll
| br avoided thar immOraL SuCl ar the tne1i G,
that ouut OF all vice aud SIN: the Oh "a, Grr tW.h
sister. only DIS sed under ire bcauto0us ropr of Tue
daalse muse; the dance, which since N DAY that ,be
| lasc.yious dam-el danced before tht hing Wheu ''c
price Oh the dduce the mead or J1hh the biun -
this, has blasted aud bighed al t1at 10 bas t"ueh o.
They should be avoided brcauso they are immoral anu
| also because Of their eXtrayaglDcc
One OF the viles woman treads the stage. con.
nnued the .pealor r, or walks he streets, woman or
| genius, carried away from New-YOrk cry, "a the
SIOOO5O some possibly from the pockets or iLen
| who cal themselves Stewards % me Lou " 90
| thug am prOl.; | pr ud Of the women OF New
York tor from them soca recognition - she
| had hopcd That Is lesson THAI th.s Preucl
murderer OF youth. this murderer OF morals rafhed
here. Yet she carried away SlOOOoo, ana T6oVOo Was
spent To three ignorant meD clad IN i1ghls, walk
around ring. 1heie Was b # over one hundred itet
long and there forty bartenders and detaehnens
OF police and militia II 4 mistake not. 20 que" RIOT
that vas apprehet ded-and l his because tBese Men
| were trying determine which QUO was the blgg u
animal IL London Sl.750.O0O Is spent every year ior
ments, ana 10000 persons arc engaged Ia THEATRE
| cal pursuits.
| know the charm OF the stage. No In the pulpit
know. better than thr pleasures of theatre from
back wall To the front. before and behind TIE scenes
know it, aud there nothing bad thar II canno' oe
said about It, In my heart IN r. Is SrObg love i0r
dramatic representation. bul know that fer my bro h.
er's sake, that may not cause hln % stumble, ougDS
to keep that love under, and. God helping me. do.