Oxford Democrat., 1885-06-16

Tn following letter received from
''Conical Bfo~n. wiih request % Pao-
Esh. read. Considerably Lac an atvsrils-
meat. bat a. i,s pub.icaiioa may serve a. q
tsxt we insert b. IN the hrs, place. oar
Bethel corrs.pondent oid ro, imply thai
''Comicsl Bfosn" was an immoral saos-
naa. % that ihe ac, that bel dres from
the skaiing fink shosed any lack % DIS
criminai,oa among The people What b.
did .ay ~as that me churches bad small
attendance. While the places q amuse-
men, we're Sled Il l. lsmeatsble fact
that people give 80 little aiieniion % &C.
Ngioas mseungs ani oar correspondent,
Judge Woodbuy. wilh the eye % =
careful student. sces dagger for The coun-
Try IN The future Il ungodhness prevails
% the excl1sioa of al ia,eres, in religious
matters. No student Of history can f.il
% note thai the fall oi nations hAs fol-
lowed the laying aside ot sacrei 'hings
and The adopiion Of sPiri Of leviy
smoag the people The stern old pam
tans ~ho never laughed. ~cre posvfisl
enough % oonqasf the entrenched eAva-
lier. and ~erc thea ready % tackle the
ret q The kno~a ~orid No- ~e DO
no, Ssh 20 dispense ~iih mirtn. nor %
denounce exhibitions givsn BY "Comical
Bro-n." bai shat ws d. believe j.. that
christian people should place their rvig-
ous duties a. their rfsi care, and not neg-
lect their church services tof secular
en,ef,ainments lfthese duties are done.
oae caa thsn b. filled ~i,a mfih and en-
Joy The entertainment ~iih = clear con
science. We believe tbs ooan'ry vii
70 70 rain. Il more s,teniioa = not paid
10 religious thing. TIE AttendAnce a.
ehurche. i very small, and many of cur
people ~ho should BE- attending divine
service are more than wasting their time
in idlsness. or are oPenly engaged IN
sins ~hich no, only ipjure them. bat ss'
q bad example Cor the yoang. lsading
them s.;ray inio dangcroas paths
NJ Einar
Your Bethel correspondent calls the A.
tentlon Of your readers ~ The fact hat
uldsal Hal 49, crosded % hear ComlcAl
Broxn. While the attrntance ths sane
evening a. the charches and ne skating
ripk wss only moderate. AMI stats thai
the s.f.ct i worthy % the thoughtiui coz
slderatioa Of parents and tsaehsrs especial
lv AMI % al readers % history. lie A.
80 ssys. s'that the history OF The rise and
f.n of nations point ~ thc consequences.
Nov, Mr. Editor. I scarcely kn0S
whether ~ think your correspondent
means In sober earnest OF whether IA
ssrlt sarkastkul' a. Artemas Ward
used % ssy. Bat In either case, | tAks
this occasion % thank him for The splsn.
dId sfvertlsment be gives me, and also ioi
the compumsnt which bis statement I'm.
piles. Hs 10 entirely correct In bis report
ofa large attendance a. ny entertainment
Parents" and their children we're there,
and ssresdsrs Of history alsO. And perhaps
there may have been q teacher or Two.
And IL L. iast possible that those Who Al
tended dld - because taey thoaght they
coaId snioy themselves there a. well of
b.ttsr thsn a. ths churches Or The skating
rink. and being in q free coantry bad {
rixht 20 70 where they pleysed without
ia.tly incurring criticism Cor 90 doing
We'll. what ars The "consequenoesf A
hall fan OfpeOpls enjoyed themselves hear
tily and lnnocently, and went hone N
happier and ne better for Il, while Con
tea Brown paid his bills. slept vel, and
II tosn nsxt morning sith q light heart
q heavy pocket (mostly silver and elesi
con-cisncs. And yet oar beloved nsti0l
4. on The rise not having a. yst got {
ssfsl- which has ssriOasly srrcd knyoOdy
and The quotations Of Government ooed'
are about the same. and The American pso
PIE vill doaotls-s choose their osn ms.n'
Cd % spending their evening ions sts'
the dssth and 0urisl ofyoar eoresponpent
and also Of Yours truly,
CoNcAL Bz0wx.