The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-12

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tTyo men were tried before q mag
istrate at Niagara Falls. The men
,vere IN q boat. and were in danger Of
| being drawn over the Falls and into
/ death. They pulled for the shore, and
saw q sign: No Tresspassing. They
| decided To land and risk the conse-
ouences. The farmer set his bulldog
| on them. and tore one of the men
frightfully. You had the right said
| the magistrate to the farmer, to pla-
card your land. but the higher duty
! to humanity suppressed that right
That threatre is the rottenest, yilest
| influence that exists. When Mary An
| lerson left the stage, she said her chill
| dren never should enter it. Not
| great while ago, Dr. Brantley was
/ preaching about the theatre in Atlanta,
| and declaring it was vile. Edwin For
| rest, who was in the congregation,
| waited after the congregation was dis
/ missed and said: Drs@Brantley, You
| have told the truth Edwin booth
| said: T viii have a moral theatre
where woman's shame will not be ex-
! posed Result: it was sold for fifty
| cents In the dollar.
There is not moral theatre in the
| world. The display of the spectacu-
| lar, and the wicked suggestions makes
| the theatre a curse. The Christian
| should not go to the theatre because
| ii links him with the vile institution.
| There was no harm in the Golden Calf.
but it linked the people to all the sins
, Of idolatry.
"The Biography of Haslin, the Epis-
copal preacher in England, who was
converted while he was preaching, is
inspiring Some women had been
praving for his conversion, and when
the blessing came TO him, the stately
| Episcopal service was broken into by
| the shouts of women. and the church
| was converted into q Methodist camp
meetin. In his biography Haslin
/ gives an incident where theatre at
| tending did great harm. a young
| preacher went to London from small
village In the audience was young
man whose mother belonged to that
| preachers church. He had heard the
/ preacher denounce theatregOing at
/ home. and lie was shocked to see him
| at d theatre. After returning home.
! the Young man could never again be
| persuaded to go to church. He became
| ill. and his mother begged to let her
| send Tor her pastor lie refused. Final
| ly the preacher came-the young man
would not hear him, saying, Please do
| not talk to me. ! saw YOU 60 into
theatre al London. / do not want To
hear you That preacher may 60 to
heaven, but he viii sweep other souls
to perdition!
Sometimes you Christians 60 to
r+aa4 IN yyaYtvGaIF
Nobody knows me here I'll get
mess of garlic When these men come
back home they are spiritually lean.
Some of you dance. Let's be mild.
ANY harm in the square dance? None
per se Harm in the round dance and
the iermano Yes. 1T is vicious Id it,
self. 1T was born in the low dance
houses of Paris. Three-fourths Of the
abandoned women III New York trace
their downfall to the round dance. TT
Ii tire maidstone Of hell. swallowing up
men and women.
Shall 4 dancea When ! was pastor
at Chapel Hill, saw something OF the
evils. They have a big ball at COM
movements. All the hob-nobs attend
Some ef the women drank all night
and Got drunk by morning. They had
70 have a stimulant. / talked to some
Of the Young men. One said: i dance.
bnt | do not let my sister dance
| don't think much of that fellow I
didn't tind d wicked fellow who iusti-
led the ball found few Christians
| sho did The president of the U. M.
81. A. decided 80 learn for commence
! lnent. He put d handkerchief around
his arm. as the rule was with learners
10 indicate that ne was to take the
place OF h woman In the dance that
night. lie WAS wall flower The
boys had contempt fol. any president
of q " M. e. A. Who would dance, and
refused To have anything To do with
llim.
There is the wine cupi When /
eft home to enter Wake Forest Col
lege. my mother took me IN the early
gloaIniac of tile morning, and said:
aY son. ! want yoH To promise me one
/ thing. What is it2' / asked. She said:
Promise you will not touch intoxica-
ting drinks. / promised. Ny first
temptation at Wake Forest was when
lovely young woman offered me cake
and wine Ny promise To my mother
saved me. One day. walking mp the
streets of Raleigh, a fellow student
said: Let's have a drink / hesitated.
We went into the bar-room. Ny prom
ise came mp To me. The glasses were
filed. My friend drank his did not,
He 81 b drunkard Ny promise to my
mother saved me.
do you play progressive euchre In
Raleigh2 IL is gambling just like the
black-leg with his guess cards. The
stamp of high life cannot make ii any
thing but gambling. Anthony Conn
stock told me that most Of the black
legs I'D New York were from the first
families taught to play by their
sisters.
whether ii hurts sou or not, If you
gamble, dance, drink or attend thea
tres you are suggestive of yileness. i
People think of the bad in you,
81 tell you the difficulty in Raleigh
about saving souls is not in the saloons
and bad houses. You have too many