The Chickasaw messenger., 1881-05-12
s2 90 PER ANNUM.
HOW n ENDED.
By REV. J.P. YOUNG.
CHAPTER v.



loved to be heard on every subject
vas In the congregation when Mr.
Greatheart preached on Dancing.
On Monday morning he aent the fol
loving note TO the pnstors study
"REv a. GREAraEAKr .-Yester-
day N giving your arguments agninsl
dancings you asserted that iall toe
ehwches are opposed 70 r.. n thai
Is true, you have 4 atronQ argument
~ your favor because Il ls not suppos
able thai ALL The churches would
take stand agalast & thing II that
Thing vas not wrong; bet deny
that All tie cnarches arc opposed 10
dancing You mual ahOw that your
argument ltselfistfae before yon use
il 10 prove somogaing else. Please
publish your reply % the Pioneer.
Yours truly,
B. PRYMAN
To the above ar Groaiheart made
the following reply through the Ver.
QcN LtoActFs
"Mr B. PRrMAn-Doar Sir-I am
that a man Of your infor-
nation shoule be ignorant OF the at =
titude Of the churches toward one OF
the prevalenl arnusements Of the day.
am prepared 10 sustain what I said
yesterday, and an glad Of an oppOr-
tunity to reply 70 you, that / may
thereby satisfy others who may be IN
doubt as to the mind Of The churches
The editor oflhe Pioneer very kindly
70 publish this letter. and /
hope that II win be 3 matter Of public
interest. The agitation OF the ques
ton win create q desire in the heart OF
every one to know what the church
says on the dance. | will now show
that my assertion is correct We are
TO look for the mind OF the churches
in the decisions Of their chief judica-
tories and the opinions Of their high.
est officers and best expounders Of
the law. 10 theso We have the ma
tured views Of the church."
Il begin with the Roman Catholic
church. IN a pastoral letter from the
Archbishop aud Bishops Of that
church IN 1866 they say ave con
si,ler Il our duty 70 warn our people
against those amusemonts which may
easily become to them an occasion
OF sin. aud especially against The
fashionable dances which ct present
carried on, are revolving to every
feeling Of delieaey and propFiety, and
are ffaHght ,Vifh the greatest danger
10 morals, The Archbishop OF Dub.
lin says to his people: Never engage
in those improper dances imported
from other countries. Archbishop
Spaulding says that nineteen tWen-
tieiha Of the fallen women in New
York took their arst step downward
in the bail room. Icould give other
testimony but this shows the mind
Of the Rnman chHeh"
"a great many people think that
The Protestant Episcopal church is
not opposed to its members dancing
hutin u0thiug are they more widely
| regret that this church
has been 50 often slandered by those
who hold It up as an advocate Of
dancing. Some Of The strongest de.
liyeranees upon record have come
from the nisheps Of that church.
Bishop MoIlvaine said 'no christian
desires 70 dance Bishop Hopkins
said Of the dance sits incongruitg
with strict christian sobfisty and
principle. and Is tending to the love
Of dissipation ere 60 manifest that no
ingenuity can make Il consistent with
the covenant Of BAPTISM Bishop
Meade said social dancing is 10
itself wrong. improper and Of bad
effect / will give bat one more Of
the many quotatiOns that might be
given. Rishop Coke aaid the las
Of the dance Is disgrace
ful to The age, and unreconoilable 10
the gospel Of Christ"
"As ghe Baptist church Is strictly
congregational II ils doctrine and
government, We must look mainly to
the sermons Of ita best men for what
il teaches on dancing A minister ol
that churChIeeensly said that those
who dance tread on the thin crust Of
q 6ery volcano. One Of the diviHea
said, in ita modes and forms the
modern dance ia manilestly amatory !
and il its practise Il is lihidinous and
Bachanalian There are numefous
articles in Bapust papers which show
the hoslilify 81 the church 70 the
worldly amusemsal" "
II next hotties the Presbyterian
attituda. ID 1866 lbe General Assem-.
bly, said The Presbyterian church
through is supreme iadicatories
has repeatedly borne ila testimony
against danclne end other worldly
amusemeuts # iho practice of the
dance d mixed assemblies Be- not
conforming to The world i Is oidloull
70 name any ofenae against the ia-
junction 81 The apostle That q
their position . day
"The Melhodial chafeH lol1ida
taking anoh diversions IS aaa not q
used ID the name 81 tie Lofd Ieaus
This Is the tesl-no one aan danes
IN the name of Jesus TIE General
Conference indoFsed lha following
'Amoneal the insialrsnea which eaa
not stand his solemn test e ~
modern dance. both Il lls private
and public exhibitions s. uiteflF
opposed to The eenlus of christianity
a. laught by ua When neltl.'ed q
il is 3 juetiaahls ground 6 |ua.e'al
6ction hy tha church authorities.
think thisisaulneIsnt 70 shoH 1bat A
tie churches are opposed 3 dancing
Aud nov, Mr. Pfyman, Iuvlie yos
TO ms olIioe and We viii talk lhe aan
iect ever thank the editor ol II
Piones for rs Kindness and sial
myself. a. 0AsAEaHAAt
THIS letter ooeasionod e sensation
and many who had goae With -
multitude, began % return @ The ols
paths. ahd 70 seek the eaod Wag.
Ii was evident lkal there vs. 5 ls-ss
tibh setting in. Hnd that Nj HfaaI.