Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-16

not, will not AZ this time discuss,
| Leaving out any theories on this point, we
can certainly deal with the cl, arly cstab.
lishod fact that woman has been improved
physically and mentally, by the close r,la-
/ lions of our day; that her station In life haa
been materially bottored.
Woman was first created tor mans com.
panlonshir, and with the passing centuries
this companionship has grown closer,
stronger and purer ms firmly believe tho
| Creator intended 10 should. Upon those
grounds base the broad assertion that any
device OF nan tending to bring tho sexes
into proper public association Is productive
ofsome good. Tho proper guarding of this
| association Is always conceded, and no bet.
| ter guard can be devised than the eye OF the
public.
| II Is the private, secret associations of fhe
| Immature mombers OF tho sexes that pro-
| duce harm. II long buggy rides or moon.
/ light strolls have ruined many girls lives
| our student should also declare against
| walking and riding for pleasure. lie would
be much better supported by facts,
assume the other ground, that the Influences
| of the public ball room tend to improve both
| the public and private morals Of tho sexes
| when q hoy or girl IL taught to dance NJ In
/ our modern times, what Is the result of such
Instruction. Tho good physical re- ults can
not be questioned, II brings erect, graceful
carriatei pliable, supple muscles; good,
healthy exercise 80 mixed with pleasure rs
| to make II attractive; self confidence good
manners and proper department. The first,
cuntrol ling idea That q child gets when thus
taught Is OF the good uses Of tho dance
| First ideas are not easily changed. Send n
child to II good dancing school, using tho
same caro- In selecting insttu tors TINT you
| would In my other branCh ofcducation and
| that childs early impressions OF the dance
| will be derived from IT. proycr use and not
its abuse. This impression will always b.
associated with the dance In aftor hfu. To
IL child 80 instructed tho waltz can nov r be
"licentious" as II ia TO our student; no more
than 10 would be 90 sit In its mother. lap
His early Impressions preclude Il, no matter
what his experience may be in after lite.
CAN'T be sad against this lin otatgument
that Il IA wrong to teach child u dance be-
cause some who dance hav, abused II or gone
astray2 Then wo must, to be consistent,
declare against t1achinR our childrcn pen
manship, because some good popmen have
become forgors; WE must not teach them TO
read because they may read nlthy literature.
And 50 we may carry tho analogy to every
branch OF education, and II we give tho sub.
Iect n moments thought We are forced IA
admit that OF all branches OF education that
which cducntes the body Is least Liable 10
any abuse.
| And now we fnd ours,ves gain taco u
face with our qiotatlon, "for thou that
judgost doeth the same things" The free
and truth OF This injunction increases the
| f.tt Inn ku
tluns. We must meet things rs they are
We must be so fortified with education nnd
endowed with grace that we are aDle 90 get
good out of the proper associations of III,
and not use our Intelligence in Judging be-
tween them.
Now we ARR e at our final inquiry and that
liz, are these things forbidden In tho BiDc
by inference, or indirect doclaratiou2
when Christ came int tie world lie wa
not only II IN sseng of salvation but ih'
TEACHER of now doctrine. Much OF the
jewish ceremonial law was abandoned un.
der His teachings. Tho distinctions oi
meats and days ara.two things which pro
woke much biblical discussion They did
not discuss social cnj Iyment In theose days
The conditions of the early church was suci
that secrecy was necessary for persona
I v. n
social Int recourse which constitutes u grouI
christian prIyIlere An tbese davs could moi
hive existed i'm tne time or IN, epostl.s
The Jewish law declared certain mrntscieat
and certaln others unclcan, certain wocp
I DAYS more sacred than others. Uncl,at
meat could not be eaten by chri.tlans MOI
meat which had been offered unto idols
Christ md his upoatlos d,clar. n ayntn.l
this senseloss distinction, but tho ,priy.cdu
cation of the jews ind the inpros, Ions sucl
educations brought wero not easily over
come Note carefully In Che quotations I.
follow the peculiar, snbtlo Hnd lasting ct oct
Of carly impressions. Take tho cEggLh NJ
Rome for example, Here we're many WORTHY
christians who were hrm believers IN Christ
aud Ills do trine, they beloved Him impll'
> city and yet they re- troubled and hal
discussions among themselves rs g. ",
iropricty Of eating unclpan meat 90 moul
offered to iGola Ohrist taught them
different doctrine and they believed Hin
yet they we're troubled In their cOnseicnocs
Was II lack OF seli'Y No; II was their onry
impressions over winch even their strongest
faith could not fully carry them II they
ate the meat offered TO IDOLS thOY uuuld
hardly avold.the thogFht thut tho, once Don
slider q lhig giniul and Thought OF the idols
not ioi God, the given OF al good. Thcil
conscioncca told tho IA this was II sin and 4
was. Tho same thing applies today and I,
our discussion. II n bIy,whO has boon laugh
that dance IL sinful ana believes IT, in ate
lite attendsa dance white ttll Of this opln
, tor, he commits u ziH, not IN going TO
dnucc but Ia dong what his conscience,
condemns.