Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-26
Fort Mill For TilIman.

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Fort Mill For TilIman.
Charlotte Observer: A former South
Carolinian, who now lives in Charlotte,
returned to the city last evening after
spending some time with friends In
Fort Mill and York county, 8. c,
Speaking with an Observer reporter, he
said that sentiment in the Fort Mill
section is all for Tillman in the race
for the senate. Col. w. w. Lumpkin
who has announced his candidacy for
the upper house, is not In It. Even
the people who used to vote against
Tillman at every opportunity have
turned round and are warm admirers
Of the pitch-fork senator AS an In
stance of what will be done at the
polls in the approaching election, w.
B. Meacham, the Fort Mill banker;
Drs. J. L. Spratt and T. 8. Kirkpat-
rick and others will cast their vote for
the present incumbent"
The Dancing Question.
Spartanburg special Of June 81, to
News and Courier: Wednesday,
News and Courier gave the informa-
ton that dancing is ruled out Of the
social life of Yorkville. Even a
school Of grace" under the manage
ment of a professor" is not desir-
able. When the blue has faded out
Of the warp and woof of the Presby-
terian garments generally and some
curious wanderer is searching for the
genuine color, the true blue" he
will find the last remnant Of 1t In
York county. Years ago a Presbyte-
rian pastor, Mr.. Dickson Of York
vile, visited our home. He was a
bright, attractive man, who thought
somewhat and did not take every
thing for granted. Just after the
war we had to entertain each other
with talk, for there was little on
hand to cheer and help the physical
body. He was asked one evening
what he thought Of dancing. He
said: II will answer by narrating
this incident: In Yorkville there was
an attractive young woman, a con-
sistent member of the Presbyterian
church. The girls of her acquaint-
ance would occasionally get up lit
tie dance at private house. This
young lady, much older than the
girls, was asked to take charge Of
them. She occasionally joined in
the dances. Her pastor called on
her and set her sins in a strong light
before her. She said to him that
she could not possibly see any harm
in this form Of amusement. 1t was
we'll conducted and gave the young
people innocent pleasure, which did
not hurt them. The pastor was un-
relenting and said that she would
either have to give up dancing or the
church. She told him that she would
continue dancing and her name was
dropped from the church roll. Sew
eral years after that, in talking to
Mr.. Dickson, she said: I went to an
other church that was not so rigid
in its rules, where could do my
church work which I always liked.
My girl friends that 1 helped out at
dances married or left home and an
other set has taken their place. Now
I have no desire to dance and never
do it, but I still see no harm in as
sisting my neighbor girls in their
evening amusement There Is the
story. Get the lesson out Of IL, If 1t
has one for you. There are preachers
and preachers. Some Of them have
opinions, dogmas or prejudices
drilled into them and they never get
over 1t. Others take a broad and
liberal view Of moral and social
questions and they are not afraid
that young people are going to ruin
because they indulge in youthful
amusements. One Of these days the
churches may become as broad and
liberal as the principles laid down in
the New Testament.