The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-19

track and the gambling wheel, the
dack OF cards and the wine bottle.
There are lot of women in every
community that have no time for
that which adorns true womanhoodi
they have no time for the duties of
home. or the work of the church
no time 10 help the unfortunate, no
time to stoop down and life up some
fellow sister, but they've got plenty
of time for the house of mirth; plen-
ty of time for the card party. they
can find no better employment than
playing cards in each others houses
day in and day out. When II ism 1
cards-its dancing. When IL ism
the card table. with half the play
ers scrapping. it's the giddy whirl
in the ball room and temper and
a frowzle that's something awful IN
the morning Say anything about
il, and like the pachyderm. they get
mad; they tell you to mind your own
business in their own peculiar style.
There are lot of people who
think their sons and daughters can
do no wrong They are allowed To
run loose at night, and when some
one sees them headed for ruin. and
sounds a note of warning, these pa
rents will either pay no attention
10 what you say or else they will
get mad. and likewise suggest that
YOU attend TO your own business
There are lot of girls passing
through the silly period a lot of
young men who never have IA serious
thought for the reason that their
brains have all run out through the
end of a cigarette, and they coudn' [
receive deep impression if they
wanted to. Suggest to these that
there is something else beside the
giggle and the drawl, the dance hall
and the card table, and the moving
picture aggregation. and-same old
story. these grow mad, and for You
is reserved the cold stare and the
naughty demeanor.
The past few years have Witness
ed the rise and spread of the NOV
ing picture business II has taken
up its abode in the smallest hamlet.
and il flourishes like a green bay
tree in the cities. Its name is le-
gion Properly conducted, II may be
the means of delightful entertain
ment To the people. But the NOV
ing picture show ought not 10 do bus
mess on Sunday. And thereby hangs
"A story. One Sunday evening. not
long ago. as | passed by the railway
station in East Ely, on my way TO
the school house To hold a service.
just as the train was about to pull
out for Ely. | met two little tots. a
boy and his sister. Say. mister, said
the boy. is this the train for Ely
Yes, | answered. and the boy re-
piled. Bully. come on. sister: we're
going over to Ely to see the moving
pictures' And as they started TO
board the train. the little girl ex-
claimed: Why. it's the preacher.
Say. Mr.. Preacher. We had decided TO
go 10 church tonight. and then We
decided we would not go; We decid-
ed we'd rather see the moving pie
ture show And the train bore my
little friends away, And | walked
through the gloom to the school
house TO give my show-to preach
my sermon to the one or two people
that might struggle in. But that
night. in my room, | prayed that
somehow, in some way, my little
friends might be brought back to me
again: that somehow, in some way.
the world might be made to see that
my show was better than the moving
picture show. That the Sabbath
might be preserved. and the people
might once more be found in His
house. on His holy day. The NOV
ing picture show. good as il might
be. ought not to do business on Sun
day nor should any work be carried
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