The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-24

ssna The go.der go and the poet the
elyslRa age and ths Christian the
EilsaRiun, We kArs positive announce
neat tAas the GEusensEts Of the
World are TO bs under Christian sway.
Holiness khAn Be upoa the bells Of the
horses, says ozs prophet So. you see,
IL VII O0ntrol even The sleigh rides.
The city shall Be- full o. boys and girls
p.Ayirg in thu streets thereof" saws
smother prophet, So. yo1 SEE, it is to
control the hoop rolling and the kite
Aysng and the ball playing. Vow, what
We wat Is % hasten that time. How
will Il Be donsS By the church going
over TO the theatsr? 1t viii not 20. By
the thesisr coming to the church? Il
viii not come What we want Is e re-
formed 1nusenent association in every
city and town OF the United States.
Onee announced and explained and H.
Illustrated. the Christian and philAn-
thr0Pie capitalist viii come forward to
establish IA. and there will be pubic
spirited men everywhere who will do
this work for the dramatic element Of
our natures We need q new institution
70 rleei and recognize and develop and
defend the dramatic element Of our
nature. II neeex 70 be distinc, from
everything that is or has been.
l would have this reformed amuse-
meat association having In charge this
new institution Of the spectacular take
Possession Of some hall or academy. L,
might take 9 smaller building at the
start, but IL would soon need the lArg-
est ball, and even that would not hold
the people; for he who opens before
the dramatic clement In human nature
an OppOrtuniir Of qualification with
out compromise and without danger
does the nightiest thing Of this cen
tury. snd the tides Of such an ins,itu.
tion would rise Gs The Atlantic rises at
Liverpool doeKs
There are tens Of thousands Of
Christian homes where the sons and
dAugktersare held back from dramatic
entertainment for reasons which some
Of you would say are good reasons and
others would say sre poor reasons. but
still held back. But On the establish
nent Of such An institution they would
feel the arrest Of their anKieties and
would Sa! on the establishment Of this
new Institution which l have called the
spectAoulAr; Thank God, this is what
We have al been waiting for
Now, aS | belisre thar I MAKE su-.
gesiion Of an institution which wiser
men viii deVelep, want TO give some
characteristics OF this new Institution
this spectacular. IL il Is 10 be grand
social and moral success In the first
place, Its entertainments must be com
presssd within an hour and three-ouar.
terra What kills sermons. prayers and
lectures and entertainments Of ell sorts
l. prOlixity. Al reasonable hour
every night every curtain Of public en-
,eStsiarent ogght TO drop. every
church service ought TO cease. the In
strunents Of Orehestras ought TO De
uEsirung. What comes more than this
CONES TOD late
On the platform Of this new ins,itu.
tion there Will be = drama which b.
toFerenderins Las been read, expurgat-
et, Abbreviated and passed upon 6y .
board Of trustees connected With this
reformed Amusement association. II
there Be IN = drama q sentence aug
sesting evil. il vii be stricken out. II
there be II ShakezpeAsean play q
word with two nean.ngs, = good mean
ing and bad meaning, smother word
viii be substituted. AZ honest word
looking cnly one way. The caterers TO
public taste viii have to learn that
Shskespearean naStiness is 20 better
than Congrsveaa nsEtiEess- You say;
~Whs vii Care 20 change BY exPursa.
tea or shsFsviation . ShGkespearean
playr / dare he board Of trustees
Of thIs reformed szEsszsrt sssoeia.
t.0a viii Cara Il azo Sspreo.stioa Of
. drSns, tie sbbrsvistioa ei it. ]
would Ike TO hear - or - pages Of
SGlieas ~PGraeiss Lost read at ore
ttzs. bat ! should be vs-y to-ry &c
hear the whole book read 81 ene sitting
Ahbrevist.ca "a 1ot depreciation.
On the platform Of this Few iaI;iiu.
tioa tais spectacular. under The care Of
tie vary best Esn and women II the
community tAsrs shall be nothias Wit.
ssEssd ths; would Be unsi for a par.
loE AEy attitude, any lock. any wcra
hat voult aEsrd yoa seated a. yuur
ova 4rsssts IN Jour family circle vii
be prohialiet from that plAttorm- By
VIA; laT Of eomEcn sense or Of noEal-
siy coss that which is 10; 81 to be sesn
or heard " Eve people bseozs {, 10
b sss1 or ksArt ey i.Soo psop,sf On
the platform oi thGi spectacular al
tie SosEss Of The drama VII Be a.
shAsts IS wa ever a lecture By E6vsrd
Everett or . strnon By T. W. RohsTt-
ao1- On tie Pattern shall ooze oaly
sseh Esr and women a. you woald
veisoze to yocr heDes- CO 70; make
tbs reeuisiisoa thsi they Be professors
ot rthzio1. There are professor Of
rrligloo that ! Eogle rot Wart in nv
parker O. kitchen or coal cellar. II k
Ect Shai ve pgc.eSs bit v lar us are
Al weo cOzs cE that piAtfcrn ei the
EpectaeulEr sill Dc re1tlemen a-1 "A.
d. II ths ortinAry secspiatioa Of
,sns- terms E-rSc-s uhcu you vouie
invite 10 al a. yczr table AID whom
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