The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-27
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ford O. s. Georges church, 81 vesaat
place, when ne goss cunning o. Sliunec1cS
BAY. When Rev. L Wslp7ls Warren Of
the Church Of The HOLY Tri1lty gees fishing
on the s. Lawrence LIE do1s q jaczs. ald
b 1o-s that have decidedly more o. an ang-
ling than a. anglican aspect When Rev.
Henry Ta1dyks trolls tEe f II Is Of Norway.
! whips the f1mOls trol- Streams Of the
! Sc lcl EI-l.al Qs or Cr0ts twenty
mil IS s-rzIgntaway uD the Huisol Of =
/ SATURDAY, he.JoO wears the sports mans aud
4 NOT the clerEVuau's cls-u ne. Va n r ~
! Dr. Greer Of tna Church or st. BartlOlo-
Z mew goes 70 the thea-er, he dossn'- wear
I 81 plice. nor indeed q yIhing Whicl c iii
{ call attention 4 tbs iac-- "LP. 1 am
| minister OF the gosuel and I an a the thea
/ ter, and e joy.ug myself, t1or Wne1 Rsv.
I Dr.. joan Z Paxton, generally 3 oxen OF
/ it'll the GddidO "a Es Is jay Gould's
/ pastor Iuases difficult masss OF foil ~
/ sho-. be dOss't fel obliged % wear white
] cravat aud look sancumOnious.
/ In snort, the agitation il certain pi1us
I and profale minds # what on AMI indoor
| sports. games and exercises afford proper
| ami bee ming recreation for a preacher
an agitation oncs more set going by Dr.
/ kailsf0rd's bel & fined for shooting a quai.
| out Of seas0n-Ias again eturled BY a
! cousensIs Of clerical opinion inlicatei be
low. to the rules f common sense. the
/ leading liyinss New YO-k city as a body
seem u believe taat a clergyman may DO
with propriety whatever q dsvout
| layman may do with equal
propriety. Whist. draughts, billiards,
and cneSs, for indoor div rslols; fishing,
| shooting, riding, cricket, and football, for
| outdoor exercises, are consi Tered NJ II re
unbecoming q clergy man than any one
else by many if not most Of the more
| prominent preachers in New York city,
| which draws from the pulDits Of the c1un-
| try at large heavy percentage Of their
ables5 men
The church, . says Henry Ward Bsecher,
''has been 50 car fll Of amuse nelts thai
the devil has had the care Of them. Life
| is full Of amusem Mt 10 a amusing man.
| There is nothing that 50 covers tine nerves,
nothing that 50 tenpers passiOl and anger,
nothi z that is such a natural cure for
discomfort, nothing that brings m IN to
such level aid creates such fellowship as
the divine spirit OF mi-th. Nercha ITS,
business men, Ia Hyers, ministers, all sorts
Of toiling and lab7ring men, have too little
relaxation. Gayety Of every deg O. this
side Of puerile leyItY is wholesome TO the
body TO the mi a1d to the N rails Chill
dren are more apt to be drawn into vics
ami dissipation By dun and stupid sCbrety
than by Innocent gaystv. Nature is a vast
repository Of manly enjoyments."
A MINISTERIAL BICYCLIsT.
Rev DR.. Greer Of St. Bartholomew's
fam usly rich and fashionable church al
FOTty-fOurth street and Madison avenue.
were dozens Of mili0nairss teas and scores
OF times over are reported to worship, and
where they hear unQuestionably 5 und.
manly and thOught-inspirihg discourses. is
a young looking man for his place and
requirements. Serious, dark. muscular
Loeb ~aHl . J.
there IS q bright alacritv in the mans eye
and lack Of cobwebs in AIS disc )urse which
would seem to indicate an abundance of in
vigo-aI Z outdoor recreation. What are
the factsl
~ ride the bicycle sometimes, said Dr..
Greer when asked for them. II ride horse
back in the park as often as get ch ance.
l used ID be quite fond of cunning. | play
whist, and 90 to the theater."
There is as wholesome a ID as liberal list
OF out and indoor sports and diversions in
which preachers may indulge as is to be
found. But Dr. Greer has not only prac-
tised these. He has preac ned, within a few
weeks, on the theater, the history of the
drama-he calls it "drav-ma"-its social
and moral aspects aud influences and the
proper attitude of christian peopls to ward
The stage. DR.. Greer believes IN and go-s
to the theater. What SAYS he, as the
use Of clergymau'S ignoring the theater.
l believe that the goodness and righteous
ness must take possession Of every factor If
human life. Now the theater Is certainly
a part of our social economy, and there are.
IT seems to me, just three urses which
the christian man and woman NAV
pursue toward it-viz., l, indifference: 2.
abstinence; 2, wiZe participation" Here is
doctrine as Wholesome as sensible: how
many preachers ia this or in anv American
clty, however are willing to be put on
| record in such terms and q to the theater
whenever they find on the boards a dra ma
praperly amusi &, instructlng or insp ring?
Beec aer said of the theater: THE theater is
| the door TO all Kinds of iniquity. To be in
fected with each particular vice in the cat
alogue Of depravltv one need ouly 20 TO the
| theater. He'll Is populated with the victims
of harmless amusements The men who
provide the popular nuseme its which de-
| light the sensual feelings are. the world
over, coTrupters of youth. The theater was
dlsgracetul even among the heather nations,
ami has come down with perpetual disaonor
on its head.n
What contrast between these two sets
OF views! And how surprised a great many
people will be to learn that the Beecher so
celebrated for whole ONE liberality de-
n unced the stage in such unmeasured
terms asked DR.. Greer if there had not
been among the clergy a decided move
ment toward ibsrality OF vie = on this and
kindred topics of late. Il dont call 1t a
movement toward liberality," said he, but
return to common seEsem
FIsHED ALL ARoUND THE WORLD.
DR.. Henry Nal Dyke has fished almost
around the world, and holds clear cut and
very interesting views on the diversions Of
the clery. My ideas on this subject. y he
said to me, 'are very simple. | think
clergyman may indulge in any sport or
diversion which a christian, a devout lay
man, may indulge in. There are no two
standards of morality-one for preachers
and the other for the laity. l think
preacher may enjoy and participate in
whatsoever things are pure and honest and
of good report.
Il fish with enthusiasm, and have almost
tished arou d the world. | have cast the
fly in the Adirondack waters, in Canada. in
the Highlands of Scotland, in Norway. and
in Germany. | go cunning from a sense of
duty, and what | mean by that is this: I'm
not particularly fond of shooting, but it
is good, health sport in the open air, and
| believe it it.n
"How would it do for the Rev. DR.. Rains
ford to get up a club of clerical gunners!n
81 don't care to speak of cricket or football
as clerical recreationS, although many
Church of England mel in Great Britain
excel in them; the reason that | don't
play those games; but if my taste Law in
ms or 4 IL | I