The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
Evangelist HobSon Branded
These With Theatre Going.
PerniciouS Evils of the Day
In Singing Language.
DANCING WAS SUBJECT
TO VIVISECTlON.
Evangelist Said He Could New
er See Why a Married Man
Took His Wife to Dance and
Let Other Men Hug Her.

Never, in all probability, did Rich.
mond audience ever hear such a sensa-
tional attack on card-playing. theatre
going, and dancing, as was made be
fore large audience last night at the
revival meetings in progress at Grace
NJ. +. church, when the Rev. Mr.. Hob
son, evangelist, uncompromisingly
branded all three forms of popular
amusement as the source or many OF
the most pernicious evils of the day.
Not since Rev. c. Fenwick Reed
aroused the city few years ago by a
sensational indictment of these. sup
posedly innocent amusements has
there been such an arraignment as
that made by Rev. Tilman Hobson
last evening. While the older devo-
tees of the church nodded their heads
in reclamation, the younger genera
tion who has heretofore enjoyed these
favorite pastimes unmolested. were
caused to sit straight up and listen
They never before had heard such an
incorporating denunciation and ex-
pose of the evils attending these
pastimes. Each one was in turn sub
jected to laboratory vivisection, then
microscopic inspection, and lastly a
wholesale application of red hot caus-
tic 10 the sore spots, just for good
measure. There was not one concili-
atory note sounded in its favor, yet
at no time did the speaker berate the
people who were In the habit OF en-
Joying these amusements. Rev. Hob
sons arraignment was OF the amuse-
ments themselves. and not the young
people who are unwittingly drawn in
to the practices. He stated that at
all times his personal sympathy was
with the card player, theatre goer and
dancer. because of their blindness to
the evils attending them.
Just how the entire audience thought
about the attack is doubtful. but iudg-
ing from the close attention of the
audience and frequent audible exres-
stons, the majority approved, although
several were seen to leave the room.
1T is not thought that any offense or
exception was taken to the speakers
views on the subject.
The general subject OF the speaker
was "A Square Deal" and he cu-
ueayored to show that the sinner was
rot giving God square deal. He
pointed out that men are willing 10
enjoy the luxuries of life and the good
from the beneficent hand of God. yet
are SO ungrateful as to sin and desc
crate those gifts and never recipro-
cate Gods favor in any way.
"A sinner is a rebel. because he is a
transgressor OF Gods laws.
Sin is cruel, unjust and not a
square deal" In speaking of the
evils attending the dance the speaker
said:
Did you ever hear OF any girl that
wanted TO be laid out in her ball
gown? Ball gowns are so nice and
airy and so modest in their entirety.
| am afraid Of the man of physique
who favors dancing. He Is dangerous.
Just because d man is conventional
and educated is no assurance of his
morality. An educated sinner is just
as much to be questioned as an igno-
rant sinner"
take his wife to d dance and let some
other man hug her for so much per.
Do you know that the white race is
the only one that permits proniscu-
Gus dancing. Even the Hottentots
have more sense than that. can show.
you asylums which are full of people
who are there in consequence Of the
results of these evils. likewise the
penitentiaries. l served in the secret
service for considerable time and
know what | am talking about. and
YOU can see it too. if you Will stop for
a moment 10 consider"
Did you ever hear Of a card-play-
ing. thsatre-going or dancing church
member bringing soul 10 Christ: IL
so name one and stand here ready TO