The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15
THE CLUBHOUSE.
Alluring and Dangerous Dissipa-
tions Found Within It.
Neglected Homes and Cold and Cheerlesa
Flresldes--The only noscue--A sor-
mon by Rev. H. DE witt
Talmage, u, ID,


fruit" DR., Tamage saldi
Fall pippins do not grow on a crab-ap' |
plo tree, Choke pears are not found In an
orchard OF Bartlets, Christ laid down |
this principle, and II IL always and every |
where applicable, II you want TO 1nd |
whether an institution Is good or bad you |
have only 10 examine the kind Of charac- |
ter II produces, remember In my faith |
Ier's orchard there was u large apple tree |
that yielded mxuiant fruit, but IL had u |
hollow trunk, ~ that We boys could hide |
In H. Which was the host position frcm |
which 10 examine the fruit ui that tree, In !
the trunk whore We sometimes used TO
hide or standing outside looking up at tho
fruity "Well," you say, "stuuding ON the
outside booking at IT, Aud 10 | roally
believe that those inside any institution
are less competent 10 Judge OF It's tendn-
cies than those who are standing outside
and watching the products porpetually
shakon down,
ann asked what Ia tho influence Of the
elub-housos Of this country To the an.
swering Of this question | give this dis
course, Men ar, gregarIous, Cattle In
herds Fish In schools Birds In hocks
Mon In social circles, You may by the
discharge Of gun scatter a flock OF quail,
or by the pungc OF the anchor send apart
tho den.zens Of tho sea; but they will gath
or III ,maclyos together again. II you, by
Somo new power, could break tho nssocl-
Rtions Ia which mon now stand th0y would
again adhere, God meant ID 30, In con.
sequence OF this tendency we llnd mon
coming together In tribes, In communities,
In churches, In societies. Some gather 10.
gothor 10 cultivate the artsi some 10 plan
for tho welfare OF tho State; sOmo 30 dis.
cuss religious themes; some 10 kindlo their
mirth; some 10 advance their craft. so
every active community 10 divided into
associations OF artists, OF merchants, Of
book'bindcrs, OF carpenters, OF masons, Of
plastorers, Of ahipwrights, Of plumbers.
DO you cry out against itS Then you cry
out against tendency diyinely implanted.
Your tIradca will accomplish no more than
II you should preach 10 a busy ant.hill or
beehive a long sermon against secret 30.
ciotlos
A BRIGHT PICTURE.
What an imperial hallway Sool horO
are parlors on this side with tho upholstery
OF the Kromin and the TuilerIos, aud here
arc dining halls that challenge you t0 mon-
hon any luxury that thoy can not afford;
and horo are galleries with sculpture aud
paintings and Autographs aud drawings
from the best Of artiats-Cropsoy aud Bier
Gtadt and Church aud Hart and Clifford
pictures for oyory mood, whethor you are
Impassionod or placid; shipwrock or sun.
light over the son, Sheridan's rido or the
MONDAY party OF the ia mcrs under the
tho tree; foamlng door pursued by the
hounds In tho Adirondacks or tho shccp on
the lawn. On this side thcro arc reading.
rooms, whore you llnd all newspapers aud
magazines, On that side there Ia II.
hr0ry, whore you llnd all books from
hcrmcncutics TO the fairy lulo. Coming In
aud out thcro are gentlemen, some Of whom
stay ten minutes, uthnr say many hours.
Some pt those are from mNuuuut homos,
aud have excused themselves for awhile
from tho dlm.sOic clrplo that they may
enjoy the lUrgor suriubIlity OF the club.
house, Ihnro are som from dlmNmhprad
households ami they have q plain lodging
somewhere. tu .hry cpmoto thiscub-ru,m
90 have their cllo enjoyment Ono black. !
ball amid ton votes viii loloat mans ht.
coming mombor For rowdyim, for
drunkenness, Tor gambling Tor ANY Kind
Of mislcmoAnor q m1mbor il dropped out, |
HrillIupt club'hpGsn from top TO bottom |
Tho chandeliers the plate, the furniture,
the compouIouahp, the literature, tho no.
cinl prOsligo-a complete cnChnnlnont
a DARK rioruUE,
Another Cluh'housoj Opening tho door,
We llud the lumos Of strong drink aud 30.
hocco something almost intocrOblc, Those
young mon NJ this toblo-it Ia easy 10 un.
dcrslund what they are ot from tho
flushed ehco,, the intcnt look, tho almost
angry way Of tossing tho dico or Of NOV.
Ing tho "chips" They are gambling, AZ
another tNblo are mon who are telling yil0
atorioa They are throo'fourDhs intoXi. |
Gated, aud between twelve aud ono o'clock
they viii 20 staggering, hootiug, swear.
ing shouting, on thoir way homo, That "a
an only son, On him nil kindness, all
care, all culture, have boon bestowed. Ho
IA paying his parents In this way for their
kindness, That IL a young married. man
who only few months ago at tho altar
made promises OF kindness aud fidelity,
ovcry ono Of which he has brokon Walk
through aud 500 for yourself. Here are
all the implements Of dissipation and
Of quick death, IA tho hours Of night 40
away tho conversation becomes Inn
bcCllo aud moro dobOsing Now II Ia
tlmo 10 shut up, Those who are
able 10 stand will got oub on the
pavement aud balance themselves against
tho lamp.poat or against tho raillngs
Of tho fence, Tho young man who is not
ablo 10 stand will have bed improvlsod
for him In tho clubhouse, or two not quito
40 overcome with liquor will conduct him
10 hla fathers house, and thoy viii ring
tho door-bcll and tho door win open, and
tho two lmbocIlo escorts will Introduce
Into tho hallway the ghOstlost and most
holllsh spectacle that ever enters front
door---n drunken son. II tho disslpntng
olub-houaes OF this country would mako a
contract with the Inferno 10 provide II ton
thousand mon year for twonty years on
the condition that no moro should DO asked
OF them, tho clubhouse could afford 10
mako that contract, for thoy would save
homostoads, save fortunes, save bodies,
minds and souls, The ten thousand mon
who would bo sacrificed 10y that contract
would be but u small part Of tho multitude
sacrificed without the contract.
fnREE TESTS,
II God will help me, VIII lay down
three principles by which you may judge
whether The club whore you arc member
or the club 10 which you have been Invited
10 n legitimate or an illogltmate Club
house
First Of all, want you 20 test tho club
BY lbs influences on home, Il you have
nomo 1 nave boon told byu prominent
gentleman In olnb life that throe.fourthi
of the members of tho great clubs of thos,
~ l.I ml.aA ..slf