The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-11-21
!. The eno.minis,es Of the THEATRICAL

i" The enorminitles Of the theatrical
exhibitions and issciviousuess Of
dances. too commonly tolerated In our
time are 90 disgraceful to the ages IN
90 be irreoonoiIible with the Gospel Of
Christ that I feel it my duty to the
souls OF my dock to warn those who
run with tho world to the same excess
of riot in these things, that they pre-.
sumo not to the Holy Table. Glasses
preparing for confirmation are iDform
ed tfat / v i'll rot lav hands knowing
ly on any one who is not prepared to
renounce these things. Let all such
choose deliberately whom they will
serve, and il salvation be worth striv-
ing for. let item be persuaded to a
sober life, to self denial and to the
pure and innocent enjoyment which
the Gospel not only permits but which
it only can create
Again ne il q1o.ed as saying he
gross debasl sing waltz would net be
tolerated tor another year # Christian
mothers in our communion woasd only
alas that women protesting to follow
Christ and Goodness should not rally
for the honor Of their sex and drive
these STAINLESS dances from society.
/ Let Is now look at Jew uiteranoes
/ Of the Pres1Y General Assem- bly,.
/ Whilst the pleasures or the ball room
and theater are primarily intended bY
the dancing and stage PLAYS forbidden
] ii the answer TO the l39Ch question
In the church catechisn, the Spirit OF
tie prohibition extends to all bindred
amusements which are calculated to
AWAKEN thoughts and feeling i1o0nsis
sant with tie seyeHtn commandment
as explained b. the Savior i'll Math. y
27:28
Again. "a christian professor who
III any way encourages the gay and
| fashionsb biz amusemeLts of the world
especially dancing furnishes satisfac-
tory evidence that he has not yet put
of. concerning the former conversation
the old man whIoh is corrupt; ror
put on the Gew man which after God
ia created iu righteousness.
"He thus brings dlshouor and re-
proacn upon his religious profe
throws stumbling block IN the way
of sinners, offeDds them that are
weak, and grievously WOUNDS the
Savior in the house of His friends
This Baptist Church stands almost
as one man in her psstorate and asso-
Citations as declaring against the dance
while Rev BeuJ. Franklin recognize
ed authority in the Disciple church
says 10 one OF his Jubilee sermons,
those who lead IN the dance for plsas-
ure, amusement, or entertainment are
MT the people who lead in religion,
in sswnIship or piety. 1t is on the
down sgIade, 1t is not an article of
culture. but it is spontaneous growth
wLiah comes in the absence of cul-
tivstion."
And now since some in this room are
waiting to hear me say it I will refer
to that sctlon of our General Confer
enoe, down in California the Prince
of Light and the FRINGE of Darkness
again clashed swords and many who
no doubt found it difficult to lead
their fiacks away from this question
able psstime ought to have our Dlcip-
line revised by dropping the paragraph
referring to the dance but thank God
the old Methodist church sto3d true
to her principles and instead Of tak in g
away from, added page to the dicip-
line emphasizing the stand of the
Church on the dance. assure you
friends l find NO satisfaction in the
thought that there are Methodists who
dance and the sun has not yet risen or
the day that l would try to find an
excuse for one who openly breaks his
vows of the Chui oh.
There is gap in the ranks of the
IInrd Iaana Christ there are nrnfessi ne