The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-06-30
A Minister Roasted,
CHALLIs. June 26. $50,

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Challis has . new minister Of The
gospel who bears the title Of Rev
Parker, and belongs to the Congre-
gational faith. This reverend gen.
tleman has, Of late, undertaken q
difficult task, that il, to make the
people Of Challis and vicinity be-
lisve that dancing is low, degrad-
ing, in which none but the offcasts
of society participate; but then we
must take into consideration the
source from whence such uncalled
for remarks come. There are many
other subjects that would be OF
greater moment to the people gem
orally than the Evils of Dancing y
and on which our christian friend
GOULD discuss with q better under
standing and more intelligently !;
but, be that as it may, dancing will
thrive and continue in this and
other communities long after Bro.
Parker is "called hence"
For two Sabbath evenings in
succession has our worthy divine
proclaimed from the church pulpit
his own weak and childish views
on this subject, and during his dis
courses has gone 90 far:.on this ques-
ton as to state publicly: "Women
who attend dances, their virtues are
questioned and talked of around
the saloons and street corners for
a week after by men who were in
attendance at said ball." This is q
broad assertion to make. and could
only emanate from one who is en-
deavoring to misrepresent the facts
in the case. If such were the facts,
the same could be said of the
church; but the people of Challis
are ladies and gentlemen, whether
they be church.goers or sanctified
church members, it matters not,
and it is the general opinion of
nearly all our people that the above
remarks were uncalled for and mis-
leading.
Then, again, be does not say, but
intimates, that respectable people
will not attend public or private
dances. Here we differ. for the
same people who attend dances are
our leading aud most respectable
citizens, many of them being men,
bers of our church. Challis is not
strictly religious community, only
a few claiming TO be Of the sanity
order, hence We do not expect that
our social or modern hopes will be
completely demolished by. what
may be said from our little church
pulpit, although it may keep a few
away from our dances, but we can
only say to such, if they are fond Of
dancing, God pity them. 1t would
be sad, indeed, to contemplate that
Challis parties were to ''go by the
board" simply because fanatic so
desires.
When this reverend gentleman
speaks of the immortality of our
dancers, he is treading on the toes
of three-fourths of the people of
this community, and while he does
not do himself or his church any
particular benefit, he does not in |
any manner whatever check the
fascinating waltz or plain quadrille.
We do not believe that ALL immor-
atty emanates from the ballroom,
for camp-meetings and even the
church and its hypocritical minis
ters are not strictly innocent and
are dangerous to be trusted too far.
Is it not far better to be an honest
sinner than a hypocrite, who uses
the church for cloak and parades
as "wolf in sheep's olothing?"
In conclusion, we wish to state
hat grand social ball will be given
1T the l. 0. o. F. hall, in Challis, on
Wednesday evening, July 4, 1894. |
A most cordial invitation is extend
I'd to all. This invitation does not |
exclude our local preacher, and we
earnestly hope shat he will attend
one of our Challis parties, for by so
1oing he can speak from experience,
md not from 6elusions or faint
conclusions. DANCER.
Most Pitiful Case.