The Penn's Grove record., 1896-01-17
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look upon it as The objectionable sin, OF
with Athlete, they may regard dancing
the means of attaining to equality with
the Deity.
1t is simply a matter OF opinion.
Those who belong to churches which
inhibit dancing know their duty. But
to drag the Bible into this useless con-
troversy, is to say the least, displaying
a lamentabie lack Of good taste.
While l care nothing about the evil
or lack of evil in dancing, so far as this
controversy goes, yet I consider it my
duty to reply to some OF the statements
mode in last weeks paper, and the cap
ton, ISIS Dancing an Evil ?" 1t is q
pity that Athlete should waste his
strength in producing such flimsy
receptions.
Many persons have learned to regard
as an athlete, n accomplished In feats
of strength and agility; IL this be a cor
rect definition, then the name is q misft
when applied to the writer of the puerile
communication to which / have already
referred. OF course j refer to mental
strength, the physical Is not yet to be
considered.
Prestidigitatuer would have been a
more appropriate signature-''one who
juggIes." But the juggling is very poor
legerdemain. We are told to turn to
Fec. ga, take out this word, put that
word in, and the result will be Scripture
to suit the occasion. Now, as if this
were not enough, with pedantry that is
almost Iudicrous, Luke 1882, is quolsd--
as a clincher.
Athlete says 1.-THE phrase, make
merry is from Luke 1882, used in the
same way l have used it here" This
sentence inclines me to doubt whether
it is the time to laugh at the folly Of
Athlete, or the time to weep over his
infatuatiOn. at any rate, the sentence
is as transparent as the mud from
Cherry Island fats
A more charitable Interpretation Of
the sentance is, Athlete thinks "mak-
ing merry and ~''danciDg'' are synony-
nous terms. II Athlete had learned
to read Greek before he began writing
for THE Recordn be would have left
out some parts of his communication.
In Luke 15:24-32. the English word
..merryn occurs three times; it is from
the Greek word, .Eupkrasia,n mean.
ing delight, mirth, and especially good
cheer. Three forms of this word are
used in the verses mentioned, but in
every case the meaning is identical with
the substantive.
Does nEuphrasia, mean dancing ?
Well. hardly. in this case. In Luke
1925, occurs the English word s.dapc.
ineu A translation in this case OF the
Greek word, "Ckoron,u meaning a
round dance, q chorus, or d band of
singers. Literally translated. Luke
IL "a, might De Ieau As
was his son the elder in a field: and AZ
coming he drew near The house he heard
music and a chorus. for a band Of sing
ersl.r l do q know that there was
dancing to celebrate the return of the
Prodipal Son. neither. doea A thlete. /
do not know that make n1erryp and
..daucipg.n are not in this case syno-
nyms, as he would have us bslieye.
Now for the results Of dancing as
given by Athlete: Spy one dancing
the control and deyelopmento OF our
muscles lis painedl making man more
firmly built. and. therefore. a truer
ip,doe of his Creafoyp
If were not an a~pnostic. I should
think that Athlete had misplacsd a
ponn bu, as Il II. I couclude he means.
by the dancing Of one. ali nav attain to