The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
REV. Or. 1ALMAGE.
THE EMINENT DrvINgs SUNDAY
DISCOURSE,

Subject: Drama Diecussed-tt Cannot bo
Suppressed christianity should Con-
troll and Reform PubiIo Anusein ent--
The Church should GO 10 the Thsatcr.
tcopyriRh. iyOol
WARRINGTON, ID. O.--At time when the
whole country Ia 10 controversy as never
before conoerping the theater and some
plays are being arrested by the police and
others are being patronlzed by Christian
people this sermon OF DR.. TalmaRe Is OF
much Interest. The text Is | Corinthians
vii, 81, "They that use this world as not
abusing It,"
My reason for preaching this discourse IL
that have been kindly Invited by two OF
the loading newspapers OF this country TO
Inspect and report on two OF the popular
plays OF the day--to go some weeks ago to
Chlcngo aud see the drama "Quo Vadis"
and crlticise 1t with respect to Its moral et-
foot and to go to New York and see tho
drama "Ben. Hur" aud write my opinion OF
It for public use. Instead OF doing that
propose In sermon TO discuss what we
shalt do with the dramatic element which
God has implanted In many OF our natures
mot 10 ten or 100 or 1000, but In the vast
majority OF the human race. Some people
speak OF tho drama us though Ii were
something built up outside OF ourselves by
the Congreyes and the Goldsmlths and
the Shake speHrea and the Sheridaus OF
literature aud that then We attune our
tastes to correspond with human inven-
tions. Not at nll. The drama is nn echo
from the feeling which God hns implanted
In our immortal souls. 1t Is seen llrst In tho
domestic circle among tho children three
OF four years OF age playing With their
dolls aud their cradles and their carts, seen
ten years after In the pinyhouses OF wood,
ten yeurs after In the parlor charades, after
that in the elaborate impersonations In the
academies OF music. Thespis and Ksohy-
lus and Sophocles and Eurlpides merely
dramntized what was In the Greek heart;
Terrence ana Plautus aud Seneoa merely
dramatlzed what was In the Roman hearti
Congreve and Farquhar merely drnmattzed
what was In the English heart; Racine.
Corneille anu Alheri only dranatized what
was In the French and Italian heurt;
shakespeare only drhmatizeu what was In
the great worlds heart. The dlthyrambic
and classic drama, tue sentimental drama,
the romantic drama, were merely echoes
ol tne human u.n s'i, sHu'; .h
W. s n ~ ,un uiu.nu ~, on 'ue poe..o
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we cnItivato taste Tor the bssntJ,,;, arI
smbiima ' '"' '0'"'''u' anu
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VOW, nnVe 70 zen you not only that dod
nus inpiahteu 'nis urhinatic element In
our nalures, put nave 10 tel you IN the
scriptures ne oultivates IT, heappeais IL,
he uevei9ps IT, 40 NOT care where you
open tne piple, your eye VIII lall upon u
. uinnn, he.e ls IN tue pook OF Judges,
the nr tree, the vine, the olive tree, tho
prampie-they all make speeches. Then at
.ho eiose oI tne seems there is corona
,I, non, anu 'he ninupIe IL procIhimed King.
A"s PN,e,N" nt"uho. noio ~ rs iu
the pooK OF 1op. Enter Eiiphaz, Biidad,
Hophar, Ellhu anu 'op. The opening act
OF 'no uranu, ni' darkness; the closing
hct OF tue oraIna' all sunshine Magnih-
cent draha is the pook OF JOB.
mere u ~ III ooiomons Song--the region,
uh orientui region: Vineyards, pomegra-
hutes' mouhtnlh OF myrrh, mock OF sheep,
garuen OF spices, aWooinR, bride, a BRIDE
groom dialogue htter diaiogue-lntense.
gorgeous, al sugGestlye drama Is tho book
OF 9otomons song, Here Il Is In the book
oI Luxe: costly mansion In the night. All
cue windows ptlght with Illumination. The
hooI s-quuko Win me dance. Returned
soh IN costly garments when DO not very
Wen Ut him perhaps, for they were not
mhaS ior MIN, put no must swiftly leave on
nis oiu garp anu prepare Tor thls extern
pori2eu ieVee. routing son at tho bnck
door, 700 mad TO go In, because they are
maklne sueh russ Tears OF sympathy
running Gown the OLD mans cheek nt the
story Oh nus sons wandering and suffering
ana tears OF 10Y NJ MS ro, urn. When yon
nearu hurdock iecite THE Prodlgal Son"
III ohe CT his readings, you dtd not know
Wnether 10 SOD or shout. hevivals OF re-
nRi9n nave started lust under the reading
o. tnat soul revolut!onizing drama OF "The
frodig"i SON;
hero IL 10 Ia tne BOOK OF heveation--
crysthiiine sea- peariy gate, opalihe river,
ametnystine capstone, showering coronets,