The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-07
WOMEN AND cHAHrrY.

M WoAhOn enu sAO ptSsShcis VI
9edalis, No., had Q slight misunder-
landing recently, and a. matter
fcourse the women came out ahead.
9 women concluded to give q ball
devote the proceeds for the
t Of the poor of the city. No
,er had the women decided upon
ball and began operations than
ost Of the preachers began to de-
ounce the scheme. Their efforts,
however, only seemed to pspularise
the movement, and tickets were In
greater demand than ever. The ball
came Of, and was . splendid success
both socially and financially. The
matter seems 10 have outgrown Be-
dalia and by last week had reached
Salina, and the Tidings contained
the following extract concerning It.:
These balls gotten up by the high
ly respectable and charitable insti-
tutions, means sacrificing chastity
for charity. We do not say that no
persons who attend balls are Writ
nous, but We do say that many both
men and women, 90 called, attend
for impure purposes, and that these
charity balls afford an opportunity
for libertines and harlots to accomp-
lish their work most successfully,
and a. friend of virtue every min.
lister should use all his influence
against them.
The above Ii true In 30 far rs 1t
says men and women 60 to balls for
impure purposes. Some people also
20 to church with the same end In
view, and when we look on as the
procession goes churchward In this
town we cannot help thinking that
some Of them 60 there with Q base
purpose in their hearts. Some Of
them 60 TO watch for chance to get
the upper hand of some innocent
girl, others to try to shield their
mean actions In business during the
week, but that Ii no argument against
the usefulness Of our churches.
We used to belong to . Good
Templars Lodge up north where the
Chaplain interpoiated unseemly and
lrreverent remarks In the ritualistic
prayer, the Chief Templar needed
the militia - body guard to "keep
him straight" and the whole affair
vas simply Q cloak for the vilest
kind Of dirty work, but we did not
long retain our membership In the
lodge. One week was enough and
We withdrew, and we did not make
my great pretensions to piety, either.
And yet, we have great respect for
he 1. o. g. T., and believe IL Is
ioing . grand work for temperance.
1t IL . sorrowful truth that human
lends await at every turn for prey,
md they must be somewhere when
hey are not In the ball room. In
society such fellows
ire not allowed even when respect
Ible people choose to dance . little.
Personally we no longer care to
lance, but we never saw one hum
iredth part Of the wickedness In the
,all room that Ii attributed to IL,
md did not quit on account Of the
'wickednesss" of It.
We have often seen more salacious
conduct ut church fairs, festivals
md socials than at balls, why are
hey not stopped7 You will find
+, It such fellows made welcome at |
-ch affairs where Q few paltry
ars are to be made a. are objected
balls they do not attend, and
20 not allowed because their
a characters are known, whereas
/ . are treated with great consider
I'll IN ut the church social because
hey give o quarter to the cause.
Ind yet . great hue and cry Ii
aised when . few women get mp .
hsrity ball. and dance . few hours
nd enjoy themselves socially and
o often with benefit to the mind and /
leart - they do to the average
hurch "social." These may be
trong words, but there 10 no careful
md unbiased student Of current
ocial conditions that win not en-.
lorse them. Anybody who knows
he ropes all the way from the
hurch social to the ball room can
estify to their correctness.