Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-31

J L. WITHROW. gathering tne VIEWS
Of the Presbvterians of this city on the sub
iect The following is what some OF them
said:
Rev j. l. Withrow, Third church: al
should say that am heartily i'm sympathy
with the action taken by the Methodist
preachers OF Columbus | do not now dis
tinctlv remember the wording Of their reso-
luton but as ! recollect it, they condemned
the ball as a folly, and its proposed ex-
| travagance as a bad example. l agree with
| them heartily | am against these court
| aplugs II is unbecoming Americans TO copy
the court follles of Europe and shall look
/ for looping off Of these things at Washing
/ ton by Mr. Harrison rather than an extern
/ SION of them"
| Rev. DR. J II. Barrows, First church:
| 81 have not read the resolution passed by the
| Ohio Methodist preachers particularly. nor
many of the comments thereon made by
their brethren in Chicago, but think that
they had better begin at some other time,
somewhere else. think the president would
make great mistake not to attend the in
| auguration ball The facl that the attack is
made at this time upon the ball makes those
who pass the criticisms ridiculous rather
J ludu Ailt lll0iiAAfl|H lLscll- II - n 'lllle VI
| national enthusiasm, and particularly OF
party enthusiasm, and poor time TO attack
one o. the Ieng-staning customs of the
country am not in sympathy will balls
and wine-drinking. but 10 attack the nau-
guration ball at this time will make more
friends for ii than it will enemies ="
| Rev F J. probst, Westminster church
| III am in favor of the action taken by the
| Methodist preachers for many reasons
am tie more opposed to the copying of Euro
Jean customs because of my travels in
| Europe wien ! was brought face to face
with the titled class, and witnessed the
| fOliies and shams Of court and society life
| My experiences there made me more Amer
/ lean than ever, and | do believe that our
| public mon ought not 10 ape these European
| folliesn
Rev W 7 Msloy, First United Rresby.
terrain church a have never looked upon
| such tails with favor, and do not believe
that they are either necessary or desirable as
| means Of huncrHE such a highly impor-
tant event IS tie inauguration OF presi-
dent But hardly think it is fair to throw
| upon President Harrison the whole burden
! of reforming custom which has been of SC
| long sanding, especially after the arrange
ments have Sean already made
| Rev T. D. Wallace. Eighth church: az
the president has any authority in the mat
| ter he should not consent to an affair of the
| kind winch would include dancing and wine
| drinking. Any private member Of the
chnrcn would leave himself liable to discip.
| line Tor taking part in public hall Tht
| whole affair Is wrong and could well be done
| without
Rev Eoher: F. Coyle: al can't see wher,
the president could take any action whether
wine is used at the bail or not He is no
president Of any sect-he is the representa-
tive Of the whcie country as its executive
aud he Is broad enough to lay aside his owl
! views and feelings on the subject Surh
uron the Induction Of new president a,
long as can remember 1t NAV be lttl
more elaborate this year. but that is non
Of Mr.. h+rri,oa's or our business"
Rev. : j Mcpherson, Second church: |"
think this whole controversy is a matter O
personal taste and preference. / shout
think from what know of the Columhu
resolutions that the Methodist preacher
went too TAR. II is a very great occasion
aud, In my opinion, money can be spent o.
these festivities legitimately, and a grea
deal OF it, toe The moral character of
will depend upon how 1t is conducted. b.
lieve in modestv in drsss and demeanor, to,
don't think there is necessarily any immoi
esty IN dancing at all. This is my own nc
ton. | object to excess in the use of win
rather than to its use think that there
legitimate use for wine So far see moth
ing Objectionable in the proposed insugurs
ton ball
Rev J. II Malcolm, pastor of the Scotcl
Preshy terrain church. said that he bad nc
given The matter thought and therefor
did not wish to 90 on record in the matter
He was free to say, however, that no ma
could properly hold one set of principles 70
private and another for public life. as
quie commonly attempted In his opiuio
a hall of this kind was inappropriate to tn
OCCASION. 1t detracts from the Jeifersonia
simplicity which should prevail in otlicis
| life