The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-23
PULPIT UTTERANCES.
DR.. Talmage on the Noisy Rollers
OF the Rink.
Under Severe Restrictions . Healthy EIer-
else, Hat Dspiorable and Destructive Aa
90 oraIs''--Fearfui Destlny Of the
Devotsea OF Pleasure.

Roller'Skatlng Craze" Ho chose two
texta-Ezekiel, H., 49, "The noise OF tho
wheels over against them" and Nahum,
ILL.,, 81 "The noise OF the rafting OF tho
wheela" Following Ia the hermoni
In the one verse arc the wheels OF help
and Ezeklal heard them. In the other
verse are tho wheels OF destruction and
Nahum heard them, The good wheels and
tho bad wheels will decide tho destiny OF
this planet Archimodea eulogiEod tho
lever, aud said II no could find fulcrum
for Tito rest on he could move tho world.
But no found no such fulorum, and II In not
tho lever which II TO mt or sink tho world,
bui tho Wheel whether solid disk or COM
posed OF outer rim and spokea and hub.
Wheel OF tho rail-traln that aeoeleratea
travel. Wheel Of prntlng-pros that
multlplioa intelligence, Wheel of ship,
wound with tillor ropes, guiding navi.
CATION. Wheel OF aowlng-maehlno
that alloyatea toll, Wheel OF chro-
nometer that measures tho flight OF
the hours. Balanee.whoels, hy-wheola,
belt-whoola, apur-wheela, raeket-wheola,
driving wheels, The wheel, invented by
whom know not, but II 10 suggested 10 us
by the fact that the planetary system 10 a
wheel, and oonatellatlona and galaxloa are
wheels, and all Of them smaller wheels
working into the great wheel OF tho uni
verse, tho axis Of which Ii the periphery
on which rests the throne OF God. Show
mo which way tho majority OF tho worlds
wheels turn and | viii tell you whether II
is rolling toward redemption or ruin, aud
toll mo how many revolutions they make
In an hour and VIII toll you how near tho
world IL 70 ita diaenthrallmont or domoll-
ton. In our day tho principle Of tho wheel
has como TO bo applied 10 amusomonts and
rocrootlons, and the yolocIpolo and bicycle
aud tricycle. and tho rollor.akato are tho
consequence, Aud tho thousand voiced
question 10 bo mot laj Are tho roller
skates wheels OF holp like those which
Ezekiel heard, or who1la OF destruction
likO those that raokotod In tho ears OF
NahumY
Never within my memory or yours has
there boon In this country such Wide, deep,
high popular agitation on tho subject OF
amuaemonta, and all ministers OF religion
and all parents and all young people and
nll old people must answer tho question,
and answer II right and have a reason for
tho answer. Lot mo promise that have
for twonty-lyo years boon waiting for
aomo now style Of amusement, hoalthfu
for body and mind hoping II might como
In timo 10 rescue this generation. Such
amusomonls have boon apallIngly scarce
Plenty Of places 10 blast aud blight and
consume body, mind and soul. Never any
lack OF gambling saloons, Within ono
hour OF ovory home aud hotel In Now York
and Brooklyn thcro are places whore
young man can got divorced from
his money while the old spider OF
the gamlng.tablo onloIatos 40 tho
funeral Of Innocent aos. Plenty OF
places whore you eau loso ton cents
or house aud lot or oil you have In ono
night Plenty Of drinking saloons whore
the ownor by an outlay Of twenty dollars
worth Of alcohol can mix up stun that no
sells foruwo hundred and lltty dollars,
They will lot young man have all ho
wants rs long ~ his money laatS-ono
glass; two glaesoa, three glasses, four
glassoS-and thcn whom, having felt In all
|
stratcd that ho has not no much 40 post.
ago'0tomp loft, thoy will holp him into the
strcOt 10 look aftor himself or bo takon
homo by somo other young man not quito
aS intoxicated; for rum.sollora novor help
their Victims homo lost getting 10 tho door
they confront tho mother or wife 10 whom
God might lend ono OF his smaller thunder.
bolts with which sho could strike tho do
spoilor into ashes. Plenty OF gatos OF holl,
and all Of thcm wide open, tho tomptrosaos
cryingi "Como inl Como IMP hut OF
good places great deficit,
boyon o'clock p, IN, finds tons OF thou.
sands OF young people homo or at hotol or
boarding house. "What shall | do with
myself this oyonlngp ho asks. You
answers "6o 10 prayor.mootlng,n Well
that 10 good advice for two nights In tho
week, bS there are sovon nights In most
weeks. Subtract Sunday night aud two
othor church nights and you have four
nights loft. "Go and hoOr u lecture on
astronomy" you say, Woll tho young
mans brain IN tired from running up tho
figures OF the account.book, or from try.
Ing 10 sell goods 10 people who don't want
10 buy, and ho has no appetite for lecture
on astronomy. Ho docs not want 10 hear
about other worlds, no has more than no
caa do TO got along with this. Now,
take up tho newspaper aud pick out for
him place Of hoalthful recreation. Tho
most OF tho places Advertised arc un.
ventilated audloneo.rooms, whoro tho com.
panionshlp 10 depraylng and much OF
the spectacular II Indecent. Two hours
and u half In such place, and tho man
goes home, body -asphyxiated, mind weak
cnod, soul.scnrrod, Consecutive nmuse.
mont Of that sort makes thriving business
; for uudortakors, and affords tragedies OF
illustration for discourse on tho toxti "Tho
. end thereof Is dcath," What our young
people want IA their amusement 10 rocrea /.
tlon for body and soul, something that will
allow thcm 10 DO asleep on their pillow 40
eleven O'Clock every night, and awake
fully rested 40 half-past seven Ia tho morn.
lngi something that will put our boyB and
girln at the goal Of manhood aud woman
hood roady for useful aud practical life,
not invalda nj nineteen, and twenty, aud
twenty one, not splinters OF humanity,
not masculine or feminine apologies, but
ready 10 command respect, and with their
own rieht arm under God shove aside all
ohgtaclta VIII this modern roller. skating
amusement help do thisf
The amusement was invented IN 1910 by
. plImpton, a Frenchnan, aud he has been
called the father OF the rink. lto kept a
tight grip on the patent for hin akate until
1889, when his patent ran out, and now
there are factories oil over the country
and seven weekly newspapers devoted TO
| this ono SPORT aud overy night In tho
| rinks, North, South, East aud West, hun-
drods OF thousands OF people are on
|, wheels, good or bad. Should we favor
/. | khia vlvl, nj at,,u ,anlS anuwar, Vas