Morris tribune., 1885-03-18

people to patronize this form OF amuse-
ment and maintainit in Its present
innocence and purity, then to turn the
cold shoulder'upon it and give it over
wholly into the hands of satan.
Brightly does the church frown upon
such pleasures rs are vicious or cor
rupting; but why this wholesome re-
fined and asthelic amusement shoulo
meet with mdestrial disapprobatloh
is beyond my powers OF compreheh-
sion.
"The general tendency of roller
rinking is morally uplifting Saloon
keepers and disadvantages are ae-
nouncmg the sport, and this IN my
Judgment is ponderous testimoy III us
fovor. 1t is certainly better for young
men to enjoy the elevating society
and influence ofyoung women IN the
skating rink than to band together
and drift into resorts that are positive
| .ly injurious. | have talked with sew
ecal of the proprietors OF our Kinks,
and they have stated it to be their SET
tied practice to exclude all improper
characters. 1t is their interest to 90
this, and as longas they adhere to
this principle our young people haYe
little to fear. From moral point OF
view they are safer in the Kinks than
on the ice in our city parks, where
the crowd is decidedly promiscuous
and all classes are welcome.
"The argument against skating on
the score of excessive indulgence is
applicable to almost every good thing
; skipped rope until they fell down in
sensible and were permanently in
jured. Ergo: Never jump rope.
t Young men at college have been
known to row immoderately and con-
tract heart disease. Therefore, never
row boat. | have known ladies who
. attended so many religious meetings
t that they became nervously prostra-
ted, and Were obliged to take to their
beds for weeks, or leave town for a
change of scene. If we applied the
logic of this skating Frink argument,
we would say TO all such, Dear sisters,
you must never again look inside of a
: prayer meeting, for there is danger
: that in 1t you may overdo.. Away
), with such sophistry as this. If some
foolish ones become infatuated and
8 skate until they kill themselves, they
might as we'll die in the rink as any
q as anywhere else. Dissipation invari.
ably brings its merited penalty; in
y the church, the school, the roller rink
d anywhere. instead of inveighine
against this admirable sport, the
. ministry would do better to caution
NJ their young people against excess
Let the skaters take frequent rests
10 60 home promptly at ten o'clock, ano
70 cool off thoroughly before leaving the
2 rink Let such delicate females as re-
quire an elevator to lift them up one
70 flight of stairs, or a horsecar to carry
them couple of blocks, stay away al
10 together; and let our vigorous young
not more than twice or three times ,
y week. Under such restrictions skat
ID ing becomes mental stimulus ant
bodily invigoratoR. s--=..-r f..
30 "To such Of the clergy as comics
d their ignorance of roller skating,
heartily commend the exercise. l
y will tone up their systems, clear thei
q Judgment ana give them wider in
| f1uence among the young. [ protes
81 against this clerical Indifference t.
~ the nature and needs of our youth
=, this drying up process which is ap
to affect the clergy before life is hal
over Brethren let us retain on
youthful feelings and remember how
we enjoyed such sport in days gone b.
If we sit in our studies less, and 60 t.
the Kinks more often than we do, W.
shall know better how to sympathiz
with the rising generation. If W
6 skate with the boys and girls on Sat
g urday, they will be more likely II
l. pray with us CT Sunday.
n "If every Monday morning after th
e minister's meeting in the Syndicate
l. block, the divines Of Minneapolis
a would step around the corner into tn,
g Croker rink, and spend an hour ii
this lusty. sport, they would forget thu
L blue Monday ere they had made {
10 dozen laps, and So home regeneratet
l. men. Stop criticising 8 useful Gle
p ment of our Civilization, brethren ant
+: come, buckle on the skates"