The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-10
TINE AoRaLs or PLEASURE

n~rrs~nf aas an interesting discus
sioxf <nat harks back to the oia rOenu-
hea1 <heoso<y. OF the sins OF dahcihs'
resrd.piaying and going 20 the tnsaisI-
IL 10 quite persuaded that this triiosS
Of syh- win. II not STAMPED out. do the
~,~Sf ~ the Adversary. Thus. u says
s.,efnr. card playing and going TO the
,h-,tsr easily lend themselves TO the
xr.flseatIon Of the lower Instincts ana
a-.sre- OF human nature" The same
,,f~ht Be said Of er0auet- which may
ts.a 40 bgIllards. OF OF eating dainties.
wh,rn nay b~get gfuttony. There r. no
t.,sns bat that athletics. which are
.ss.-duioasiy cultivated By the Il n
a. A.. may yet take the form OF pFi]s-
a<sttn< Indeed. who can drive put OF
-, .r,ruoon Nth his family withou,
,,t,,rna,e peril Of the raeetraek or shoot
m +. r,arE without opening the way 70
v.orSSry A. for reading. the reckless
.a,1 ,hnt undertakes 70 little knows the
y-sIov depths OF literary degradation
Inta which he may ultimately fall As
T,- rn@ud remarks about the theater
habit. Its tendency 10 DOWNWARD n
man nay berfri with volume OF yer
nuous and end. hop-Icssiy lost. ~'tn
dim. novel In his paisied hand Moral
Don't read.
ia s~~rns TO the Advertiser that
p~r.oo who cannot touch cards In n
friendly and legitimate game. or enter
an innocent dance or see n good play
without danger OF becoming lost. Is
not worth saving. His natural weak
n-~srs will lead him astray anyhow
III ne IL n person fitted to cope at all
with the wickedness OF the world. he
can surely play euchre without imper-
ling his immortal soul through gam
bling. or Join his sisters or some other
mans In a Virginia reel or even In
waltz without next turning his terpsi-
ehnrfan toe In the direction OF a dance
hou.-. And as for the theater Why
should he not be as safe In selecting
good play and going TO see IL as he Is.
when he enters a public library. In Sc
Ieeting a good book and reading III a
play In but a book spoken and IL - easy
to choose the right kind The library
has works which are worthy and works
which are not Shall We avoid u fear
ing that. In consulting the higher
forms OF literature. We may derive an
unappeasable taste for the lower? Shall
we stay away from Julius Caesar" be-
cause Ia ga IL zlso a p'ay7
Come. come. brethren Of The Friend. |
be reasonable. be broad-minded. be /
Negotiable to modern IDEAS II doesn't /
pay to harbor an out-of-date code ell
Their OF morals or theology. The
churches that do 80 are soon deserted: /
the papers that do 80 are soon without
for good There Is nothing In
wrong In the amusements
which The Friend taboOs-it Is the
manner IN which they may be- diverted
10 evil purposes: but this applies 40 80
many other things that no hard and
last rule can be set. Speaking may be
lbusrd: eyesight may turn from the
REV OF the good To the inspection OF
n. bad. but We cannot be supposed to
hut our mouths and eyes on that ac-
count In II not better and wiser to
:uitivate the moral strength which can
inter upon the legitimate pursuits and
pleasures OF the world and keep them
within moral and Christian bounds.
han TO run weakly away and allow
herr TO be monopoiIzed by the Devil?