Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
REV, DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DiVINE'S SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject "Thc Quick Feet"

| IL ~ inc anniversary OF lierOIS birthday.
| lho palace is lighted. The highways lend.
ing thereto are all nblaze with the pomp oil
ihvted guests. Lords, captains, merchant
| princes, the mighty mon Of the land, are
coming TO mngIJ in tho festivities. The
table is spread with all the Injuries that
royal puryeyors can gather. The
guest, white ROBBED and anolnted and
PerIumed, come in and sit nj
the table. Music The icsts evoke
oars OF laughter Riddles are propoundei.
Repaltee Is INDUCED. Toasts are drunk.
| The brain is beToggrd The wit rolls on
into uproar and bnsphomy. They are not
satisfied yet. Turn on more light. Pour
out moro wine. Music. Sound all the
trumpets. Clear the floor for dance
Bring in Salome. the beautiful and
accomplished princess, The door opens,
and In bounds the dancer. The lords are
enchanted.
! Stand back and make room for the brill
liant gyrations These men never saw such
"poetry Of notion" Their soul whirls in
the reel end bounds with the bounding feet.
Herod forgets crown and throne ard every.
thing but the fascnntions OF Salome Allthe
mngniilcencc OF his realm is as nothing now
compared with the splendor that whirls on
tiptoe before him. His body sways
| from side TO side, corresponding with
the motions OF the enchRntress. His
soul is thrilled with the pulsations Of tho
feet and bewitched with the taking pastures
and attitudes more and more amazing. AZ
Yer awnile ne Sis IN enchanted silence look
ing III the nhshIhS, ieaplhS, bounding Deau-
", ana as the dance closes anu the tInklinS
cyuioais coase 10 cap ana the thuhletS
" "ppa"uso tli"l suoVN tuo ph'aco oeElh
~ """'o .ho ohon"lloh i'oh"rc ~ SWears W
no r.'n'oE ,Per'pllHv'' hatsouNst
t .hoI s,i"ls nsN o., llie WI ENe II tnce, "
ino nni' W ny N'.iS'ou'' NV, lu1 ar was
al - .h q" ','"' ~. 'ap 10
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sont ~, ,,Ia,,a. 90 ulS, WIZ 10 go ttbis
nIntter, NAN, ,,I,s os vino 70 nontin", trt,
rnronrions ,,,,.,ino,,, NJ U,o,Li",,
raJdor and noetlinr tho ,,hns,I,. hIeed,n,,
beod If Jobn tho Rrntist the Gcath clara
still in the eye, the locks dabbIed with the
gore, the features stlll distressed with the
TbiS ,uo,,or ,rbo nod ,r,,r,o, g, ,,o,o-
fully In the dance, banis over the awful hur.
den without shuider. She gIOlts oycrtle
blood, and with rs much indifference rs II
waiting maid might take tray OF empty
glassware ont OF the room alter an enter
talnment Sflome carries the discovered head
OF John tine Baptist, while nj the banqueteis
shout with laughter ana think it good joke
that IN so easy and quick way they have
got rid OF an earnest ana outspoken minister
OF the gospel.
You will all admit, whatever You think oil
that style OF amusement and exercise, that
from many circles it has crowded out all in
telligent conversation. You will also admit
that it has made the condition Of those who
do not dance, either because they do not
know how or because they have not tho
health to endure it, or because through con"
scientous scruples they Uust decline the eX.
ercisp, very uncomfortable. You will also
admit all OF you, that it has passed in many
cases from an amusement to sspatiOu.
and you are easily able to I'm erotand the
bewlderment of the educated Chinaman,
who, standing in the brilliant circle where
there was dancing going on four or five hours
and the guests s1eme exhausted, turned to
the proprietor of the house and sail, "Why
don't YOU allow your servants to do this for
your
You are also Willing 10 admit, whatever be
your idea in regard to the Amusement that
am speaking Of and whatever be YOUR idea
of the old fashioned square dance. and OF
many OF the professional romps in which |
can see no evil, the round dancp is admins
trative of evil ana ought to be driven out OF
all respectable circles am by natural tenn
I "'iu ,.'n oppoSIi ~
riNad M nIovfulress IN tha nort of tho
roung and who thinl, thot nil nne.tions ara
Neutrality-suspicious. of dncancv and morals
nv fine noIition Of tha foot wbiIa IN tho
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Th,,'''n noo,, ~ Lta''ohs H",o o,'NCe.;
PolIux TAUGHT the art 70 the Ianedpmo.
mans, But whoever started il nil CHIMES
have adoptel if In ancient times thev
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1au 'ne lestal dance, inc military
uance, Ine IheHla'orial dahce' the oac-
cnnnll,an uuhre; anu queens ana ioras
sWayeu 10 anu iro IN me Elriehs, ana the
touGh pacNwoo'snah WIN th's exercise
aWakeheu the eclio OF the forest, Ihere
Is somethlhS IN the SOUND OF livery music
10 evoke the movement OF the hand
ana loot' whether cultured or I'M
eutureu: rasslns GOWN me street we
uncohsclousIy kcep s'oP TO tne SCUM Oh inc
prasS oaIu, WING tne Cnrls'ith III church
WIN MS Ioot Deus t'ile WIN MS SOU rises
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