The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-05-05
ON ASCENSION DAY.
knights Templar Listen to APP
propriate Services.
REV. EDWARD EARLE ON DANCING
Believes the "Maze" an limo
cent Pleasure.
Miss Kate Harte Wins the Demoresl
Silver Medai--The Contest
Wasan interesting Event

Ascension Day was formally observed
10y Hugh McCunly Commandcry, No. 43,
Knights Templar. Mt their asylum on
Thursday evening. The services begun
at $50 o'clock, the Knights filing into
the audience chambcrin full Templar un-
form. Members OF the lower Masonic
bodies were also present in company
with n large number OF ladies' Rev Ed
ward Earle delivered the address Of the
evening. His remarks on this occasion
detracted nothing from the popularity lac
has previously achieved in Crystal Falls.
On the other hand, his address added
another laurel TO his crown in the esti-
nation oil his auditors. After paying
fitting tribute To the occasion in beauti-
tif,h thoughts, iorcibly expressed Mr..
Earle touched upon the subject of dane
ing, which, in tho light Of the heated dis
cussion held upon this subject in Crystal
Falls within recent days will he found
absorbingly interesting by those who are
friendly To polite dancing and social
gatherings oi high order where the art
OF rcrpsichore is brought into use To in
crease the JOY OF the occasion and give
vent to the pent up music OF the soul, MS
well as nffordng food for reflection 10
those who object to the dance ms detri-
ment to public morals. In this conncc-
tion, the reverend gentleman said:
~ have been led 10 take "Innocent IIappi.
| ma oa ha nj ~ all 10 Ni,g
through the perusa OF n sermon recently deliy
cred on the subject OF "dancing in which IN,
author painted IN offensive aud disgustingcoors
what is ordinarily regarded as an innocent SO
cIal amusement. As minister OF Him who
blessed and sanctlGed by His sacred prcsenc,
many occasions OF social festivities ut which
according TO Jewish custom. dancing was in
dueed In, have no hesitation even az the rsl
Of being called like my Master IN friend OF pub
cans and Sinners" in denouncing such intcm
perate utteranees as gross abuse OF the privi
legcs OF the pulpit, calculated 10 produce ia
greater evils than those which Il purports {,
combat. No sensible person denies that dnnciir
like every other form OF innocent enjoyment II
and can he. dsefaded and abused. But, woul,
ask those who utter such wild and mdiscrimi
nate denunciations OF the Terpsichorcan AZ
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wholesale publicity TO statements Of such lew
nnd disgusting character that even Il true can
not fail 60 do nn Infinite amount Of damage {,
public morals by their broadcast publlcat o
amongst the youth Of both sexes. Even II ant
dancing opinions we're to become tcmporarl
J triumphant rs they have IN the past, sooner o
later their supremacy would produce dlsa.
trous reaction IN the public mind. History. we ar
told. repeats itself aud though the Purtanism {
Cromwell generation achieved Ia England u gren
and glorious work. itnentralized that work whe
Il laid upon the nation those iron letters irOf
which the people oI the bascr sort broke loos
IN the foul license oi the restored monarch,
, Let us, however, my brethern, stand fast IN tina
liberty whercwth Christ has made us FREE
Using this world with all It's innocent pleasnr
: but not abusing them. And while cheerful
, c.othing ourselves with the Divine yoke ofhumi
/ ity. eentleness and brotherly love rejecting tha
Purltancal yoke Of mems devlslng which neith,
we nor our ioreflthers were able 60 bear.
/. AT the close Of Mr.. Enrlc's remark
some pleasing songs were rendered by
|, double quartcttc and Mr. Gliddcn. a
! nine O'Clock reception was held "a
!. thirty minutes and n very pleasau
social chat was enjoyed. AZ this tim
!, Mr. Scadden was prevailed upon to lave
: the company with solo. With ia
pleasing feature tho reception cnde,
, The Crystal Falls orchestra was the
:, ushcrcd in and n few hours passed
!, dancing.