The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-23
PULPIT UrrEnANCEs,


thousands OF young, mlddle'aged and old,
Sons have broken up families, set SUR
geons 10 work at perlous operation,
created lifelong ailmonta, and are re-
spOnslbe for eternal misiortunes, | will
not be misunderstood, Whosoevor repre-
sents me as giving unrestricted approval
or condemnation falslaes my position,
and will be found 10 be deiamers by those
who read tho stenographic report Aof this
sermon. For years, as many OF you
know, have carried loaded gun ready
10 aim at every style OF vile amusement
that came out OF tho thcket to put It's paw
and tooth upon the young, but must al
ways discriminate,
The gamokeeper, Macdonald, Of Glen
garry, came home and found that his
homo had been ransacked by regiment Of
English troops and his family infamously
treated, and that the chief offender was an
officer who rode on white horse. The
next day, tho troops passing, Macdonald
emptlod the saddle Of the man riding on
tho white horae, and found out afterward
that the horse was ridden that day by an
other OIL ,er, who had borrowed IL Great
was Macdonald's chagrin. Tho next day
tho troops passed again, and again Mac
donald fred and again killed tho wrong
man, Now, my soul In full OF wrath
against tho amusements that have raw
aged 10 many OF tho homes Of America, but
must not aim at tho wrong ones, | must
know which are tho offenders and which
ought 10 be unhoraed and slain.
To mo, rightly precautoned roller-skat-
Ing Ia tho most beautiful aud hoRlthiul OK
ercise | ever witnessed, II eclipsoa In
| graoefulnesB and healthy movement all the
croquet and coaatng and lawn .tennis and
football and moonlight gliding over frozen
| ponds, and all other hilarltiea of house aud
| ground, II Is good for tho lungs,
good for the limbs good for the cIrcula-
tion, good for the spirits, | aee In 10 posi-
billties for the best exercise ever invented,
| IL has all the advantages Of tho gymna.
| aum, with more exhlaratlon Of the spirits,
| IL has all the exuberance OF the skating
pond, on which our fathers aud mothers
used 10 dart out, tlppotted aud furred,
with mono Of tho dangers OF breaking
through the Ice II has all tho ylvaoity OF
outdoor games, without being depend.
ent ON condition OF tho weather, II
would be a grand thing II all our young
mon could, for ono hour almost every
| evening, take round ~ this morrimonL
| Tho women OF America who decline
tho stout, brisk walk, called tho consttu-
tional, which keeps English womcn roso-
ato and atrong would do we'll Il almos.
every day or night they would leave darn.
Ing and mending aud bread-mOklng and
parlor-duatIng aud tablo.sottng aud
housekeeping for ono hour and join tho
whirl Of tho skating rink, Some OF those
hollow checks would llll up, and some OF
those laok-lussor eyes would got back their
lost light, aud stopped shoulders would
become erect, aud inciplent consumption
aud morclleSs neuralgia aud nervous pros
Tations would take everlasting departure,
hut whIlo those are tho possibilities Of
health aud rocuporatIon In this oxoro 80 on
wheels, many have used II 10 tho damag.
Pug OF body, mind and soul; and hence |
speak of the restriction, First, lot US have
no more OF this yulgarity and immodosty--
seen eyory night In our city-of young
women, alone aud unattended, skating In
rinka aud forming indisorlminato ac-
quaintaneoshipa, Let such young person
DO ohapcronod by father, or mother, OF
brother, or oldor sIator, aud whom man,
however well dressed on the floor without
proper introduction tips his hat 10 q lady,
lot tho officers Of the rink, always on
guard, Invite him 10 mako rapid strides
toward the door, and help him down th,
front stops with any such means Of inoreag.
Ing hia momentum ~ may bc suggested
Lot those woll.drussbd devils who aOmo-
times haunt such places got quick justice,
and our skating rnks Nill DO ~ free Of them
asa Fiday night prayor.mooting. Lot all
those who wish properly 10 employ this
entertainment not allow the blaze Of lights
aud tho onohuntmont OF drums aud cornot.
u-piaton tempt thom 10 u proongutlon Of
tho amusement Lot II not ho q matter oil
contest who can skate the longest or count
up tho most fabulous number Of circuits
Stop whom you have got out Of the rcCroa'
: ton all thoro ID In II, Remember tho laws
J of honlth are the laws Of God, Keep thC
Tpn Commandments written ON your lung
and heart, Remember that n group o
pnoumonins on Oyory cold night stand al
tho door Of every amusement, howoyol
honest, aud would liln 10 escort you Il
tho acpulchcr, Cool ON before you fac,
tho north wind Accept no uuwarranta'
, , bic gnllnntrloa, Know that tho sumo law
that dominated The porlor should domInot,
the skntlng.rlnk, Know that the evil
r'urchcnd IL not confined 30 skOtng'rinks
There are parents In all our cities whC
. need 10 look moro carefully after thoiI
children,
In other words, Irritation Il damnnton
Whom | SEQ at the cypulng hour ON rrood
way, Now York. or Fulton street, Brook
lyn, os gentlemen return from business, {
group Of young women with n conspicuous
manner and gigglo that Ia intended 10 NJ
tract attention Of the masculine pnsacrby
horror strikes through my soul, aud
aay wonder II the parents Of these younG
. people are aware Of this, The most o
!. those who make everlasting shlpwrocN
J carry that same kind Of sail, The piratcI
, OF death attack that style OF craft | wisl
l had voice loud enough 10 bc heard from
! the Pcnohscot 10 the Rio urandc, and
would repeat, Irritation 10 domnotIon,
l remark further that craze ON any
thing Ia deporablc, hall playing, fron
, which many Of IA got tho strongtfend Oh,
oxuberanoe with which we have Tough
tho battle Of lIto, has with many become
domentia and tho gamblers have put the
clutches upon tho sport, and ot the close o
the game many have gone homo despollc,
10 OF purse aud dcspoIlcd Of morals liu
b that Ia not any thing against ball playing
Boating, from which many OF us who live,