Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
DANCING FOR CHARITY
THE BISHOP OF DURHAM GIVES
HIS OPINION.
Disord in Thought of Aiding Church
Funds by This Form OF
Entertainment.


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Is any real harm done by dancers or
ganzed in aid of funds connected with
church work? This question was pro-
pounded to the Bishop of Durham by cor
respondent who has received the follow
ing reply:
you ask my opinion on very difficult
subject. Without entering on the abstract
question of dancing under actual modern
conditions an amusement. l Will speak
only of dancing an auxiliary In the work
of the church. While leaving perfect free
DOM of course. to others to form their con-
scientious opinions on the matter. l must
frankly confess that l am not in favor of
this mode of aiding the cause of the church.
that Is to say. the cause of our Lord and
His sacred society.
THE associations of dancing, in our time
and country, are so essentially other than
religious q am not saying Treiigious, which
is another thing, that. to my mind, there
is discord in the thought of aiding the
church by such a mode of social entertain
ment. My feeling in this respect extends
much beyond dancing
I'm the of baZaars. for example, l
have a strong conviction that the adjuncts
too often associated with them make them
unsuitable for church purposes. Speaking
broadly, do not think we are sure of Gods
blessing In using any means to aid His
work for which we cannot naturally ask
that blessing in prayer. And it would. l
think, be felt by all to be difficult so as to
invoke Gods blessing the occasion of
the dance
Visitation of Epidemics.
Various parts of England are at present
In the grip of serious epidemics. The Lin
coin typhoid epidemic is assuming serious
proportions. and there are now over 500
cases under treatment. The Bury elemen-
ftarx dau rIn n
consequence of outbreak of smallpox.
Six cases have been reported In the town
this week, some of which were among chill
dren attending the school,
DR.. Thomas the medical officer of health
for Stepney, reported this week that two
cases of smallpox had been reported in the
borough. One of the patients could not
speak a word of English and only arrived
in this country the day before his disease
was detected. He went to the Synagogue in
Cannon road and slept In lodging house,
where his bed was paid for by the Syna-
gogue authorities.
The epidemic of measles at Nottingham
has compelled the education committee to
close nearly thirty of the schools, and I'M
less there signs of a speedy abatement
of the disease all the schools in the town
will be closed. The medical officer has
knowledge of more than 800 cases, most of
which are in the poorer quarters. where the
conditions of life lend themselves to the
spread of an epidemic.
method of photographing the human
voice was explained this week before the
London Spiritualistic Alliance by Mrs. Page
Hops. The instrument used to catch and
materialize the voice is called an eidophone.
1t is in the shape of a trumpet, the small
end being closed by a thin membrane of
India rubber. coated with a semi-liquid
medium. Beautiful pictures and elaborate
geometrcal designs it was stated, are pro-
duo Donf nv I'M
e!dophone. Some Of these sound pictures
about 200 of which were thrown on a screen.
and depicted wonderful scenes of trees
jagged rocks, storm beaten coasts. and
noble cavernS.
Most of them. the lecturer stated, were the
work of one sudden note of a few seconds
duration. Some of the results rival the care
fully planned and laboriously executed work
of the greatest artists A repetition of the
same note, with the same intensity, will al
ways produce the same picture. The slight
est variation, however, reveals itself. An
expert can name the picture which will be
produced. Flowers are favorite studies, and
1t Is possible to say not only that flower
will be the result, but to name the particu-
lar variety. An experienced experimenter
can produce perfect pictures of pansies,
roses. buttercups and chrysanthemums but
the lecturer admitted that 1t Is very diff
cult to Sing a daisy"
Talking Post Cards.
The talking post cards which have been
introduced to the British public will revo-
lutionize present day methods of corre-
spondence. Instead of laboriously writing
message on a post card, the sender may
simply speak into his shilling talking
machine, and take out thin gelatinous
adhesive disc containing the record
This can be fixed to an ordinary picture
post card without celebrating the picture.
The card can then be sent through the post,
and when placed on any ordinary gramo-
phone, will sing, play and recite as the case
may be.
1.-THE public will be able to send their
friends all the latest popular songs and
tunes on a six penny picture post card.
This statement was made this week by
Messrs. Ettlinger & Co, the first firm to
place the new post cards the English
market THE dscal cards. as they are
called. can be sent through the post with
out the slightest injury, and they are fixed
to the gramophone like any other record.
THE system also will be applied to Christ
mas cards, and receivers of 1905 greeting
cards will be able to hear the actual voice
of the sender wishing them the compliments