The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-02-15

SJ ANiA' SA uAh dil-
Tabor. those are most painful
are self.broughs.
The Don Quixote, who had
] tasny years in his crusade against
VI senshantors and shadowy knights
were eantering here and there in
isld and mountain. SAW clearly when
wasdying that his battles had al,
against imaginary foes, but this
asbed was made by Cervantes and
noesbg nature. Men and women who
have wasted long lives are generally per
mittsd TO die as though a hundred bugles
we're bounding victory for their dying
palms. II is the beautiful goodness of
God that he permits the sonl that is sin
eere TO die az peacefully as the soul that
II right. Yet 1t is better to be both sin.
core and right, for both tho laborer and
the world ask for that kind of service
that shalt continue q good forever.
The clergy in the towns are amazed
that the city ministers are not making q
more gallant nxht against inauguration
balls, charity balls" Sunday papers
and Sunday street cars, but nc doubt the
zanszement Is ~reciproeated. for II Is An
0ceiyabls 4hat in our age any pulpit
sHyMhsTe should waste against inaugural
sttSAEhalts and charity balls any argument
and rhetofis that are so much needed
against the absolute misfortunes and
nar3la nf.tho nillipnu
Il IL an injury to the dignity and use
fullness of the Christian ministry so far
~ II reveals . readiness to raise the grave
inquiry whether the human race may
hold sooial parties and by motion of the
feet and form keep time to music? Won
derful inquiry for the ministry of the
ninstesnth century!
All poetry being based upon rhymth
aad time, all music being based upon
time and nan having been made by a
ture 8 marker of this time with hands
and feet ever since David danced in the
worship Of God. along come the saviors
81 nen. and isstsad of asking whether
the million have food, education, shelter
and5norals and houses of worship. they
exprsss . hope that in the reign of the
aext President NO human being will be
90 Wicked as to keep time with his feet.
In Canada . few years since a clergy
man preached against dancing and he. SO
wrought up the indslicacies of the ball.
room, that the community went on with
it, art but dismissed the clergyman TO,
his ability to think and express evil
thoughts.
II there were sons moral chemistry
which could detect the difference be-
tween inaugural or charity reception, 1t
would still be the duty of the clergy to
be blind TO sueh microscopic evils that
they might var the better with the I'M
A4ueStioned wrongs Of mankind. The
causs Of Christianity has long enough
sudsrsd from the dissa patlon of its In
tcl!ectual power and benevolent forces.
All through the eighteen centuries coun-
ellis and assemblies met and debated
long and holly over theological points
which possessed no application to the
welfare OF man. Out Of this long and
dark chaos of debate issued such words
a. Arianism, Arminianlsm, Eutychiau:
lam, Nestorianism, Photinianism, and Sa.
eellianism: and gu: Of the same dark per
Tod came woman ~ a slave, and man as
either adespot, . beggar OF q scoundrel;
And now In this nineteenth century, when
Christianity is longing to escape from its
Httlenssr and dogma and turn its mighty
fifth and lore into great reform, the
drssry old littleness springs up and again
in the form Of tears. o over the condi-
tion Of enc poor and ,lliterata, or the IN
temperate and tho criminal, or over the
colored men In their political or moral
crisis, but tears over the awful fact that
man loves 20 mark time with his feet!
Not only does tho natural law
OF forces demand that the clergy should
be economical in the direction and use OF
their powers. but . similar order pro.
eesds from the moral weakness TO which
these leaders fall Was attempt to rule oil
the thoughts aud feelings Of men. In
our age The public soon feels the differ.
ence between the true pulpit and med
ding dsspot. Should the church say,
my son. do not play for money" II
might have some influence, but when I,
adds, do moi play cards even wi,hou,
money. do mot play billiards. do not go to
aplay, do not 60 to a theatre, do no,
dance. do not read . novel, each one of
thsss additional DEGREES detracts from the
6Tst oas i1susd against playing cards for