The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-03-02
THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
DIR. Broughton's Discourse on That
Snbject-Large Congregation.

DR.. Broughton at the Broad Street
Baptist church Sunday preached on
s.Customs leading to the violation of
| the seventh commandment"
Before taking up his subject proper
the Doctor stated that he had been
branded as a seneationalist by certain
| newspapers Of neighboring cities be-
cause of his recent reference to the
Clark-Motfit case at Danyille. DIR.
. Broughton said Christ was called a
! sensational preacher and if speaking
| the truth, unfolding right and de-
| nouncing wrong'was to make him a
| SenSationalist, God speed the day
when he would indeed deserve that
distinction.
The speaker paid glowing tribute
| to the married state and took the pO-
! Sition that in the light Of divine law
/ nothing save death or the violation of
| the seventh commandment could sew
er those sacred ties: and no court had
d right to grant divorce save for the
latter cause.
The first custom arranged by DR..
BrOughtOn was that of allowing
youths the privileges of grown people
at too early an age. The boy and girl
sweetheart business, receiving and
paying calls with too lax vigilance on
UiIt PAL L VI UIC
The second was closed pariOr doors
and late hours which were kept by
callers, charging parents to look with
vigilance go the parlOr when the
lamps become dim and the hours
late. Bad literature and obscene pict-
ureS were the next to receive the Doc
tors condemnation. He charged the
parents to look well to the purity of
the literature THAI fell in their hands,
I1Of fNpf h not n1 IlA off rf
of light novel reading and such pict-
ures upon the mind and morals.
The speaker was especially severe
on the ball room, particularly the
round dance and the german. He
said if man and woman were to as
sumo position similar to. that of the
german in the church they would be
put out and drowned upon by the en-
tire congregation, and if caught in
that attitude in the private parlor the
gentleman would be ordered off and
the lady severely reprimanded; and
yet parents permit their girls TO be
thus armed and debased in the ball
| room. He argued further that the
ball room was demoralizing because
of the hours during which they were
open and the full use of wine as a re-
freshment. He referred to several in
stances where the gentleman and
fully intoxicated and had to be carried
to their homes in that condition.
The ball room costume was also Sc
verely criticised by the speaker.
He charged that the floor was
covered by the ladies to the neg
lect of their persons, in the pattern of
their costumes, in that they were
sleeveless and disgracefully low at the
neck. while flowing trains swept the
floor.
The last custom discussed was the
posting of obscene bills and posters
of operas and shows. DR.. Broughton
declared this to he one of the most
Wholesale demoralizing agencies in
Winston and he said it was high time
the City Fathers were taking some ac-
tion for its suppression. If they
would not, law or no law, the people
should rise up and tear them down
and rid the city of this, its most dis
graceful and familiar nuisance.
DR.. Broughton will preach his first
anniversary sermon as pastor of
Broad Street church next Sunday
morning, and at night he will discuss
the eighth commandment, Stealing