The Progress., 1894-10-06
THE SOCIAL ULCERS.
m TALMACE DENOUNCES THE
Evoked DANCES.
Tkox Are. Ile Says. the Avenues OF ""''
and Social Ruin. and Destruction f"'-
,ou IN Their WakeA Most R%S,ark
able Sermon.

RROOKLYN, sept ~. lo'f' hc'' -
Talmace who is still absent on MS
round the. world tour, has selected as
the subject of to-day sermon, through
the press: THE Quick Feet, the text
chosen being Matthew II: vi: y" men
Herod's birthday was kept, the daugh'
ter of Herodas danced before them
and pleased Hero1."
1t is the anniversary OF llerod
birthday. The palace is lighted Inc
highways leading thereto are all
ablaz, with the pomp OF invited
guests. Lords, captains merchant
princes, the mighty men OF the lano
are coming to mingle in the 1esus''
ties. The table is spread with all the
luxuries that royal purveyors can
gather. The guests, white robed and
anointed and perfumed, come in ana
sit at the table. Music The Jests
evoke roars of laughter. Riddles are
propounded. Repartee is indulged'
Toasts are drank. The brain is De-
logged. The wit rolls on into uproar
and bias phemy. They are not sat's-
fed vet. Turn on more light. Pour
out more wine. Music! Sound all the
trumpets. Clear the floor for a dance.
Bring in Salome, the beautiful ana
accomplished princess. The door
opens and in bounds the dancer
The lords are enchanted. Stand back
and make room for the brilliant gyra-
tons. These men never saw such
, poetry Ct motion" Their souls
whirl in the reel and bound with the
bounding feet Ilerod forgets crown
, and throne and everything but the
t destinations of Salome. All the mag
nificence of his realm is as nothing
, compared with the splendor that
, whirls on tiptoc before him, HIS
body sways from side to side, CORE
? spending with the motions OF the
y enchantress. His soul is thrilled
\ with the pulsations of the feet and
q bewitched with the taking postures
q and attitudes moro and more amazing.
After a lille he sits in enchanted
silence looking at the flashing, leap
y ing, bounding beauty, and as the
# dance closes and the tinkling Gym balls
\: cease to clap and the thunders OF ap'
plause that shook the palace begin tc
~ abate, the enchanted monarch swears
to the princely performer: "Whatso
ever thou shalt ask of me | will give
! it thee, to the half of my kingdom
~ Now, there was in the prison at tina
time q minister OF the gospel by The
name of John the Baptist, and he hae
been making a great deal of trouble
. by preaching some very plain sermons
IL He had denounced the sins OF tn
- king and brought down upon him tn
% wrath of the females of the roYa
household At the ,nstigation OF he
10 mother Salome takes advantage o
- the extravagant promise Of the kim
CT and says, Bring me the head OF JOIN
N the Baptist on dinner plate"
Hark to the sound of feet outsid
d. the door and the CHATTER of swords
81 The executioners are returning frol
xe their awful GRAND. Open the door
VS. They enter, and they present the pla
nd ter to Salome. What is on TIL
platter? A new glass of wine to col
oe tinue the uproarious merriment? NJ
re- Some thing redder and costlier-th
~ CHASTITY, bleeding head OF John I'll
N. Baptist, the death glare still in the ey
vn the locks dabbled with the gore, tt
features still distressed with the la
III agony. This woman, who had whirle
~ ", so gracefully in the dance, bends ov'
~ the awful burden without a shudde
r. She cloats over the blood, and wit
~ as much indifference as a waitin
-. no maid might take tray Of emp
- glassware out of the room after q
" " entertainment, Salome carries the dl
70 severed head of John the Baptis
w. while all the banqueters shout wi
laughter and think ita good joke tn
in so easy and quick way they ha'
got rid of an earnest and outspok'
vs. minister of the Gospel.
her Well. there is no harm in birthd
). festival. All the kings from Pharaol
ties time had celebrated such occasion
the and why not Herod? No harm
in kindling the lights. No harm
i've spreading the banquet No harm
arousing music. But from the ri
.o+- and wassail that closed the scene
de- that day every pure nature revolts.
) 10 am not at this time to discuss the {
40. question is dancing right or wron
~ but am to discuss the question. dc
dancing take too much place and
10 cupy too much time in modern societ
W and in my remarks hope to ca,
Aec, with me the earnest conviction of
d thoughtful persons, and l believ'
will.
'out You will all admit whatever y
TO- think Of thatsty of amusement a
ing exercise, that from many circles
she has crowded out all intelligent c.
=" versation. You will also admit Il
to it has made the condition of those v
hite do not dance, either because they
that not know how, or because they h,
the not the health to endure it, or beca
life through conscientious scruples Il
'hile decline the exercise. very uncomfe