The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-31

And thou, Greater New York. which
art exalted under heaven. shah be
brought down to he'll: for II the mighty
works which have been done in thee had
nsined until this day. But / say unto
you that it shall be more toiera bic for
the land Of Sodom in the day or judg-
ment than for thee"
This paraphrase Of the denunciation OF
Capernaum was uttered recently by Rev.
Louis A Banks In condemnation OF the
dinner az which Little Egypt was engaged
to pose in the nude. in the interest" as
she naively expressed *, ''of art"
The sermon was entitled 's-hrfst's Con-
trovsrsy with the Brutality and Sensu-
alitv OF Greater New York" and dealt
with the brutal and sensual exhibitions
that have recently occurred in New
York. After asserting that IL Christ
stood TO speak In New York today, as he
did IN Capernaum. the scripture would
probably read as given above. Mr.. Banks
said: That in the latter days OF what
We are often pleased TO cali an enlighten-
ed century. on the most famous street
IN the leading city on the American con-
tinent. II should be lawful TO slug man
TO death TOR the amusement OF men who
pay SO much q head 10 see the show is
horrible and revolving in the extreme.
II these two men had met on the street
outside OF their own motion. and fought.
and one had died. the survivor would
have been held guilty Of manslaughter
and sent to the penitentiary. But under
the peculiar relinenrents Of brutality IN
our law this kind Of killing Is given over
by license TO special societies, who make
money out OF ohe exhibition"
Continuing, he Eaid he was deeply dis
appointed in President Roosevelt, OF the
police board, for defending the exhibition,
which was brutal from the beginning and
popular only as Il was brutal. After
some strongly ironicAl remarks about the
author Of the law under which murder Of
this kind became lawful. Mr.. Banks took
up the Seeley dinner. He said the giver
OF the dinner had confessed that Ii was
intended by suggestion and association
TO minister TO The basest passions. In
conclusion he said:
These men. too, furnish a shocking IL
lusralton OF the decadence and degrade
ton OF character II respectable circles 10
80 low q level that anything that did not
oy Its unique and novel lasciviousuess
prick their faded and satiated lusts was
not bad enough to be interesting TO them
The host of this disgracefuI orgis says
that the last dancer on the programme
was ia = costume which was Thoroughly
proper, and he confesses that the result
was very unsatisfactory. and that from
his distinguished guests there arose cries
OF Take her of Take her or IL this
vile revei had been given IN some low
dance house by some ignorant thug who
knew no better one would understand It.
But the horrible thing OF il all is that il
was given BY a man who claims TO be a
gentleman, and his guests were men OF
education and travel. men OF large
wealth and high social standing Many
OF them ware men OF family and OF in
fuence IN the community. Is this all our
colleges can do for Us? Is this the result
OF our boosted social advancement and
refined cullursg Think OF our great pub
fishing houses ana commercial interests
IN the hands OF such men. whose ideal
way OF having a good time ia a feast
whsre, according 70 the statement OF the
host himself, the songs sung the dances
Performed. the exposure of person and
the whois affair vas base low. vulgar
and ssnsUal--and the most shocking Thing
about Il all IS that these men seemed 20
be 50 far cepraved IN their tastes that
they have not the grace 70 De ashamed
OF IL" 5. l. CRAWFORD