Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-31
Can a Kings Daughter Dance ?

Editor OF American
| noticed in your issue of December "a,
that you published by request, an article
taken from the Bar Harbor Record, signed
"A Kings Daughter"
VIII you permit few words from one
who is not Kings Daughter, OF saint
on earth, but who has been shocked by
the position of one who processes, in all
reverence TO pray as she works, and talks
as she prays. I'm His Name?" The article
in question asks, Can Kings Daughter
dance, In His Name?"
have read this article with much inter
est because it shows the trend of the times.
1t seems to me that the motto Of this or
der, In His Name, as used by this writ
er is mi.nomer. Holiness to the Lord"
written over the door of Utah harem
does not make polygamy right or right
eous. A Kings Daughter must recognize
the fact that hippant use of the motto,
In His Name" effects nothing for good
these words are not the meaningless glib
berish of magician. They have a sig
nificauce as grand As the motto written on
the turbsn of the High Priest. In His
Name means selfdenial, self renuncia-
ton, hardship, any service of love for the
Master, aseparation from the world, death
if need be. But its modern use seems TO
imply anything done in His name is right.
MONEY coming from an unclean source can
be cleansed, only say In His Name"
She says in reply to one who had de-
manded, Clean money to do the Masters
work, IF the money earned at this ball
is uuclesn, then the ball itself must be uu-
clean and as such is place unfit for any
pure man or woman" After a life of tiftv
years mostly spent outside of the church,
and an intimate acquaintance with the ball
room, | am ready to put the brand of ut
ter condemnation on the ball and especial
" the masquerade ball A Kings Daugh-
ter may be disciple of Plato and by sb-
stract reasoning make dancing as inno-
cent as walking, but Plato never settled
anything. While she is reasoning will
use the Baconian philosophy and mass
facts, and show by court records and cor
roborative facts, that the blightng curse
Of modern society the dishonored nuptial
vow and the divorce have commenced too
often in the dance hall. Personal expert
ence Is witness that the convivial devil
of drunkenness has been, is still and al
ways will be the janitor of the dressing
room. | have not massed facts but can.
Let this Daughter show one pure ball if
she can This may be sweeping chal-
lenge, but let the reader remember that
here is a christian young woman being
drawn into the maelstrom of modern So
ciety and pleasure. raise the note Of
alarm. II the Master is present every.
where, He does not manifest Himself among
the votaries of pleasure The spiritual life
Is breathed out Of the air Of such places
The cup of cold water can never be given
in the ballroom. 1t can never rest on the
card-table. Ii is a fearful truth that
gambling is on the increase in our small
towns and yet the innocent card-table, the
school which graduates the young gamb-
lers, must not be spoken against. | make
the assertion, without fear of contradiction,
that hundreds of young men have gone
down to ruin because of the lax teachings
of those whose voices should have been
heard in the storms and battles of life for
nnlh II lot
Kings Daughter" obtained her nforna-
ton when she says that large majority
of the church members of all deuomina-
tons dance. This is not verified by nv
observation. If the Kings Daughters
have a mission for the church, let them
place TO their lips the trumpet of alarm and
give it no uncertain sound. Away with
these namby PANTY associations which
dim the work of the church. If they have
no greater work than to cater to masquer-
AIDE balls, let them get out of the way and
something better come in to take their
place.
There never was a time when the
world needed more heroic blood than now
Men and women who can stand serene
amid commissions, calm amid storms, faith
full amid the faithless, hopeful amid the
hopeless, brave when others quail with ter
ror, comforters and inspirers, earnest
souls who keep fresh and alive the worlds
hope, these can do in His name wonder
full things, but the dancing church men,
Der and the card-playing professor have
no more influence for good than whirl-
ing dervish is the opinion of
BENZ. BLOSSOM.