St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-30
AS TO CARDS AND DANCING
Rev MORRILL, ON FRIVOLOUS PLEAS
URES OF THE WORLD.
SOCIETY DEVILS SERVANT.

The Sanctuary Regarded as a
Soul Shop for the Moulding of
Manhood-The Evils of Doubt
full PIeasures-Geuera News of
the Flour City on a Quiet Sab
bath Day.
Rev. G. L. Morrill, addressed the Y.
2. S. G. E. of the Calvary Baptist
Church, last evening, on the subject Of
"Theaters, Cards and Dancing"
In substance he spoke al follows:
The Baptist church has no formal
creed, catechism or discipline. Local
and independent, it is the most liberal
and democratic body in the world. Its
motive is obedience to the Son and
Scripture of God. Its mission is to teach
others the same delight and duty"
Nature and experience teach us that
recreation is necessary part of our
life. Consumptive souls dressed in an
ecclesiastical straight-jacket marching
to the dead march in SAUL" oftener
hinder than help religion. Ascetic
monks and PuritanS began by denying
innocent amuSements and ended by de-
flaming God and debauching them
selves. Man has physical as we'll as
spiritual nature. Syme of our greatest
theologians and philanthropists have
engaged in athletic sports. Such
gymnasium as the Y. NJ. G. A. ffords
would De good thing in some church
buildings, which are closed except on
prayer and preaching occasions two
nights in the week. The sanctuary
should be a sort of soul shop for making
and moulding manhood. From bust
ness point of view, the large amount of
money put i'll big church buildings is
small and poor investment.
1t is the business of the church to
direct and not deny the desire for
amusement. When we plan innocent
pleasures for our young people, without
evil surroundings, we need have no
fear of counter questionable attractions.
Our youths are. what they are, accord
ing to what they will and desire. 1t is
sad sight to meet church people with
no source of social enjoyment among
themselves forced to plunge in waves
of worldly gaiety, which sweep a way
their sense and services, if not their
souls.
The Bible represents the world as
dirty thing liable to spot mans spirit.
Lying, stealing and Righteousness lurk
under pretty names as the deadly reptile
does beneath fair flowers. If we accept
and do not reject the Scripture we
must avoid what soils and spoils.
Much OF what is called the worlds
high society is simply the DEVILS
humble servant. OF such are loose
ways of making money, intrigues of
plays, immodeSt dances and temper and
time killing cards. The world calls
these things business, toll, gallantry.
love of art ana cultured pleasures;
Christ gives different definition, and
denounceS them.
do not say Satan always holds a
trump in a game of cards, that the pit
in the theater is always the vestibule to
hell, or that the waltz is always a dance
of death; but do say that these amuse-
mentS are distinctively worldly, and
always so regarded by those who make
no profession of religion.
There are church members who in
dulge in ore or more or all of these
pleasures, but just in proportion as they
do they neglect their church duties, and
in times of work they have little inclina-
ton and less spiritual ability
than those who spend their
time, strength and money differently.
Moreover, life's conduct goes out to-
wards man as we'll as God. From birth
to burial we are all interdependent.
Personal liberty may be stumbling
block to weaker brother. Ii he fails
to discriminate between the high and
low grades Of what you practise, and he
follows, you cannot do nOb1er thing
for him and for yourself and for the
Christ who died for both of you. than to
say with Paul, "lf meat make my
brother to offend l will eat no flesh
while the world standeth, lest l make
my brother to STUMBLE" Self-denial is
the badge of the Sayior's disciples.
Doubtful pleasures are always dan
gerouS pleasures. Avoid the suspicious.
If we oftener asked, "What is the
good?" instead of What is the harm?"
we would feel better, be better and do
better. We have more now in the line
of unQuestiOned amusement than we
mental and spiritual faculties.
A safe and simple rule is to discard
anything which disobeys the word of
God, which incapacitates you for work,
and which makes amusement the chief
object of your life.
The danger to-day Is not so much
from gross views as from a worldly in
senSibility of what the future life de-
mandS for and of the present. What
ever clouds ana clogs your Christian
influence you must conquer or form
alliance with or be overcome by. What
shall it be?
The best rule is in the consecrated
heart which enables one to make his
own shalls and shall nots.
Such soul wears robe whose work
OF daily interest is crossed by the wool
of Christ's sanction.
The golden measuring rod of Christian
conduct is, Whatever we do do all TO
the glory of God"
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
In his morning sermon q. l.. Morrill,
referred to the street car strike. He
said the car service OF the Twin Cities
was the best in the United States. The
employees seem to have been unusually
well and literally treated. The cause
and time of the difficulty appeared
without proper warrant, and capital had
rights as we'll as labor. The fact that a
man was union or non-union man was
no reason why he should not be permit
ted to work If he was efficient and trust
worthy. The public had rights, and it
was matter OF congratulation that they
had not been seriously wronged.
MURDER OF HARRISON,