The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-12-04

rreverent ceremonies, and in the things that are
opposed to the decencies of refined society. And
that may not be charged with calumny mis-
representation, reproduce the evidence furnished
in the past few days by our morning newspapers
/ Atlanta, Ga, June Enhancing to the sound
of piano music in the First Universal church is to
be the weekly diversion of number of young peo-
pie of the church Rev. E. Dean Ellen Wood, the
pastor, said today of the dancing:
81 consider dancing an innocent and healthful
amusement. [ do not believe in letting the devil
have all the good things"
The church is planning to arrange stage where
amateur theatrical performances may be given fire.
quently by the Players club of the church, which is
already organized.
st. Paul. June 13.-The committee in charge of
arrangements for the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton, which opens here July Z announced today that
William j. Bryan, who comes with the Nebraska
delegation their special train has declared he
will make an address at the wedding of any couple
that accepts the offer of Rev. HI S. Salisbury of
Omaha, to marry them free of charge on the train.
An Orange, New Jersey, newspaper records
trial marriage entered into for the space of five
years by-as the Orange Sentinel has it-a lady
and gentleman This shocking case of irreverence
and travesty of the sacrament of marriage like
that performed by Rev. II. S. Salisbury, was ignored
by the bench, the press and the pulpit The Buffalo
Express tells us of dinner of ten covers" given
by Methodist minister and his wife on Good Fri
day. AT fashionable wedding on the eve of Good
Friday, IN Baptist church in New England
town, the pulpit was removed and huge wishbone
in ifs nla a JT,,r
IN Massachusetts no a Friday evening of the holy
season OF Lent, mock wedding of children was
celebrated with bride and groom, matrons of honor
bridesmaids, Hover girls, and ushers and-alas.
that we have to admit it-and accredited minister
of fashionable church. The Lohengrin march
was played for the suspicious OCCASION and for the
sacred ring, that symbolises the indissolubity of
marriage, there substituted paddock and
chain, the groom putting the key in his vest pocket
AT Atlantic City, an Episcopal minister intro
duced vaudeville players, cheap singers and buck
and-wlng dancers, to amuse his congregation and
add variety to his regular Sunday services 1t is
consoing to state for the honor of religion, that
his bishop disciplined him and put an end to the
dissertation of the church
Face to face with these pitiful and increasing
examples of frivolity and shocking irreverence: in
the utter absence of al culture in the pulpit and of
OF manners in the preachers of all be-
nevoence, charity and faith in the congregations,
it is unfair to claim that men of common sense
would be untrue to themselves if they continued
to respect ministers who heap shame on religion.
and who no longer respect themselves Let us not
be misunderstood. There are large numbers of
Protestant ministers, whose lives are benediction
to many communicates
There are men who, by birth and training. are
what they are, but-"there are Others" and these
others are dragging orthodox Professionalism
through the mire and that's the mint, anise and
eummin" of it.