The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-19

pavable strictly in dvanc Lessons +:
lost. except in case OF protracted SICK
: ness. will not be made up.
: Ten lessons, $1.0o. Single lessons. 20 cts.
l.. WILLIAMS, Instructor
announcement card of the Rev. DR.. J.
l.. Scudderts Church Dancing Glass;
That the dancing class as an adjunct
to the church has come to stay, and VIII
prove a success, no person who attended
| the opening of the Rev. DR.. John L. Scud-
derss class al the Peoples Palace, in this
city, last night. can doubt. The success
Of the enterprise far exceeded the expee-
tations of the progressive pastor Of the
Tabernacle, who believes in keeping up
with the times, n cares not a snap OF
his finger for criticism. As the crowds
of young men ard women poured into the
building, filing all the available space in
the spacious hall, DR.. Scudder rubbed ms
hands in a satisfied manner and remarked
to several persons who were standing
| near him. that he thanked Brother Swat
field for the free advertising he had given
the class. The Rev. Walter ]. Swaiiield,
| pastor of the Summit Avenue Baptist
Church. on Sunday night, denounced Dr.
Seudder's dancing class, as the devns
| mission and declared that it was only
one step in advance of the church sa-
loon. A heated controversy on the sub
ject of the utility of the church dancing
class as a means of rescuing young men
and young women from paths OF SIN ana
making them God fearing church mem
hers In now on between the ministers IN
Jersey City. At present the Rev Or.
| Scudder and the Rev. Dr.. 2. L. Stoddard,
rector OF st. Johns Episcopal Churcn,
stand alone on the side of the church
dancing class, while the Rev. Walter j.
| Swafieid. the Rev. Walter Thompson OF
| the Westminster Presbyterian Church,
and other ministers of the evangelical
denominations are opposed to il. Hard
| things have been said on both sides Of
the question and there is no telling to
what lengths the fight may go.
The more heated the controversy over
the subject grows. the more popular the
| church dancing class seems to become
| with the church going people and the
| ,nehurched Masses There was not
| room. enough in the Peoples Palace to
accommodate the crowd of young persons
who attended the opening of the new
| famous dancing class. 1t was originally
| intended tha there should be but one
class which. would meet each Tuesday
| night, but the demand for admission has
| become SO great that DR.. Seudder has had
TO arrange for a second class for Satur-
day evenings, and also one for the chill
dren on Saturday afternoons. With few
| exceptions those who were present last
night were anxious to enroll their names.
AS only fifty could be accommodated on
the floor at one time, many of them We're
Obliged to wait and will joint the Satur-
day night class. A few who were present
last night did not know that the small fee
/ that is charged is payable in advance, and
were not provided with money sufficient
to paw for the course. Others who hadn't
81 paid for a single lesson, and will be-
| come regular members of the class at a
| later date. The affair was run on a
| strictly business basis, and those who did
not pay were not permitted to dance.
Mrs. Williams, wife of the instructor Pro-
lessor Llewelyn Williams, sat at a table
near the door, and enrolled the names OF
those who Joined the class. A number OF
young ladies' were rather timid ABOUT
| placing their names upon the list, and
said they would consult further with
! their parents before doing SO.
One young woman who stood IN the
back of the room said:-
IT should dearly love to join the class
but you know I have always been taught
that 1t is wrong to dance"
IF the church sanctions it," said her
| companion. ut must be all right"
MANY Of those who attended for the
purpose of looking on had the same
| scruples. but some of them went away
Convinced thai dancing, if properly con-
| Quoted. is not such a dreadful thing. after
| all. They were won by ,ne rule that Dr.
Scudder established that there would be
| no Juggling of partners, but that all the
dancing should be done, SO to speak, at
arms length.
The enrolment of the class was COM
| pleted shortly after eight o'clock. The
list shows that the pupils come from all
sections Of the Jersey City, from Bay
onne and Hoboken, and one young man is
from New York. The complete list of
| those who Joined last night, is as fol-
lows.-S. Porter, of No. 294 Eighth street;
a r. Jackson. No. Iii Gator avenue; Miss
| Price, No. 220 Fourth street; Miss NJ. Null
| Iigan, No. 81 Erie street. Mr. Hanlon, NO.
| 92f Summit avenue; MISS May Hanlon,
| same address; John Payn and Miss s. G.
| Pawn. No. 567 Bergen avenue; Miss g.
| Burns. 10. $40 West side avenue; Miss p.
| Mandeville, No. 1852 York street; Misses
L. and B. Candy, No. 81 Forrest street;
| Miss T. McEsor, No. 90 Forrest street;
Miss $. knight. 10; 4 Grand street; oaiss
Z, Ziegler. No. 20S Second street; Miss