, 1881-10-25
MAY lie DANCE !
A Lawyer Suspended from tho Presbyterian
Communion for Walking Through
rlain Qunlrille'
t,ys Aprcnl to tIls Synm1 an,1 plea IN
Ills Own behalf.

tr,w w.s ..xputtctl fro.n tlecllurcll ut Eut1etI.
tn,, tn acttl,lslt nf tlanclhu. Thu entlrl. tlay
x,us ,akrlt up by Mr.. DONALDSON III n plea tn
ht,pwr lrIlaf.
Areurtlillg IL his Sthry, llD WIS at1 nGlivG
mruhrr 1f tho church aa EttsltMtott. md III
A,rtl last, being nj u private party, liu nt*
tptn,tc tn walk through ttlo figure Of II
oua,tsIic, something hu Init 1Irytr l,ufnrn
r,tympied. lie admitted tho t.uicng, but
denied tint theru WAS ,tIly law Ut tssnt Ut tho
Church that ,,Y,y'D,.Ilcs.l u II punishable 0f.
f,,sc, l,ut nf ILLS la cunltl mi cnl,sihe tic
chureI, sesslntl, nul uley suspended him
fruu, the rnrltltltlfun nf tito CHURCH.. f'rUlA
ttiis Ir appealed to tho .Clurioh i'rrs1ytury,
bmt They refused to Sustain Ills nptn'nl. Nntk III
a lust resort the casc WIS brought butorc thu
'1ir. donaldson stated 10 tic Sy,pt That his
rrysur, for bringing his npl,cal l'cfnru tiio
''!Tt 'f!Tirst=Tlc Clarion 1'rcsbytery erred IN not
allowing inc to tfsetss the itittral itliasa of
n'%s'rI 's%sse''r,1i.ITlv prcsbytery crrcd III s,,stnin-
Wkirll Mn e!!nrgett does nut rhntnIl. the ei.
eculs nj MI oilu.lsa citnr ill,,tcr tho lAws Ut
Gtut III Of the Presbyterian CllllEclI. :
Thirl-'fEe t'rcsi)ytery erred, rs their de-
elsSIpl. WIS not suluartetl by thn erltltI,rr.
there elIig III ,proof OH RECORD s!,at any sf,l
wiz committed t,A ttlgnegNsin1, III lliestlD,,.
FnUy,I!-'ll!e rresbytery erred lii sllstntst-
lng tic Aetiol, Ut Thy acsslost' ~ their teclslU
ioyuIyts lf1o inuktnE Of new .conttftfolls uf
enIl',i.n1'inl,. mil the making OF cnitIltlans "f
Fifth~Thu 1'rcsbytcry erred III tint they
prUctcleu is.nigdfutely by judicial process,
wlnat lsavltie iiSs it5t,fietl sq n.'lar iiilsacr
Mr. Donaldson Is lawyer, and lind his
ease prc'h1retl with Ereat sars n.l1t atlcl,t!ol;
Il f M ts, waf atf If s a a aq a'' III; knGirct h' M
giole,l verse Ut tter VERSO nf Scripture where
dancfhE WIS tMtulseA III a''tt T.. ",l1sS'l =, @ as u
Mcatls Uf EloslfylsE Gin, n1Nl yet III tll[s eil-
llgltenr a':r Il ,,ay ,,t Do Mscd ms!il ,T'!ss- W H.
lenl %ll9t y !Hr' 1'cyn,lns some n'e'''brr oi thc
lie tllel, lt! attention 10 the k!rk scssl0il
Of Scotjal,d IN ttseir pursecutions ii, c,.s,s nt
amusement N tie sgyGs'leentll century. y!
w!iel', tGey .lreitei ;,! ahat consistent
appearance "f evil. but lle .,hainta!nGtl
that by SO do!1!S every 'nlnlstcr of thu
Gospel WIS nin'le II in,l1k amt a,spy upph his
con=reEatio,'. alEt snrll 7 cnltrsc wn4 nut
ssl'stlo9n'l by tl'o SGriptnlts, u wt!icl! Is
eing tllp latter flls ~ ,rtHllr1't3y ~ tho for
lhnr. alt yut III ttn seventeenth, erItury eyeil
music WAS considered sinful Nth dangerous.
~ ransidcr dancing In Its purity" said Mr.
~, ~, tu II, H., ni,,." ~ -. ts,,.,, IL @
IN, ~. III , ~ ~ tu ;.,;t VI Aet1co IL son
oG Tusc s,1', s,',t' s"m ~, H. ,,, .,4 L.,
ill., .n ,,rI','; ,.thars >" 'l' ~, G @ ~ ns ~
f,,, ,"ffa;' Il T. tini. IN, ~, ~. ="
i'a T. % mhaean, ~, y - S,!,c tst! ~ ni.sL u
an S '|Its ',S ruur ai s .itt n ato' ,,1I,, Mie s
M,h.r M " :, ntTn'ti %,, ~ ~, ea't .' taU y M.y
r." Wt'rlu stan,,"a ), i,,,t ~ tht ~ .ri, tI M.n ~,
III III Nh n,np." nm, !,, ,,'1 ~, m"Gats I e
~" ',,;t III 'ii, ~ IL, NV u"" ~! ~. 1'uGE ~
:w'. ,s,, - ~, IN iu, a. ,.,t, .sa' Mtle ~
f ~ If "ansi,. ,,hnr. r., n,F ~ M wy tef aot
i"v IL ta., s,,i"t"t :" J.; 10 vu aof
,. ~o. % Il i, !"ssS ~; i ~ a'sc'1le na
''i S':r ,a,t, I. -. ~ ~ tt'a ',,,,t,,, t,,
h,7!i,a aJpk H. ~ Iuo H"elot!' ~ dhllcillg pro-
sh"m ~ m ,,,,u."i M th,+ - 'e M,,aI,, aI,soy!Srta
~ 'riy,t,, ,,r;, s, .i.it,, ti aus,aa F Mh1eIhE
,MnnI. T. mi n,.,r"rv rS'SS ~, X; "I
1L,r,a' ~ ~ ,,r,,,, Ts,hty !, ~ nle MWa Of the
,h =; 'M tH,,utElt n"s'l,s tfS clhtl ~
hr Ir iInu,,.. ~ ,.!'i,.t, s,,.. Mm e9l,'e,i.s
tn,'., ~ ,1v T.. ,,,,,j, ".'Eis nMs ttlht Inc
an, Tat my W., ',,s,i, Trs ntst'ions naiie'l
ia ill., I'm. ,h. 's So'n,,,' WIKI. WIFI ~ n!ako ht"S lo
@ @ r f 'ff1sSn y thc Mi,ntn hH S r's tr ,sis I,Ha
tis,elMnM iiIts,,i,. e2a isri,, aefa Gntehes III
,,,se'', ,yn ,i a'as,tS Ea!e. bl.n!'', ma ntinr
,;a,"r , aHe1 ~ In, 'n, i,,s ,se , Wit'ots Stig
thI ."i', y. ,4.r, to - ~; .o E.ticitnt eAiHiS
r,'.,,,.. " %'', @ J." sgL INV HSlhple ~ t!iat
tEnPett, ~ M.s.! W9re ncslTnss oi pr9ufEltlnT
Gau," alu a'c't'''e t'mt lIo lfesbVtcran SHOULD
o'!tses w. t,o,,,,,,.a, x,u.,, ..,...,,
AiI. llnl1hluS1n TURNER maintained 1llut