Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
ECHOES FROM THE CONVENTION
observer Draws Lesson from Re.
port of Recent State Meeting.

Dr. l.. M. Roper spoke on the
question, Are the Churches Mem
aced by Worldliness?" as signifying
the predominance OF secular aims
and secular pursuits; or, as denoting
the dominance of the passion for the
obtaining and the enjoying Of tenn
poral benefits ard pleasures. He de-
clared the churches are not menaced
by open Vileness and sin, but there ia
a peril overhanging them, and that
passion for temporal possessions and
pleasures will destroy the spiritual
life. DR.. Roper read scriptural pas
sages showing that Christians are to
be separate from the world and the
things of the world. This Is neces-
sary If the believer Is to be loyal to
Christ. DIR. Roper declared, based
upon his own experience as a pastor,
that woman who attends card par
ties, q young person who dances. a
church member who attends the the
atre-anyl and all such will turn the
back upon the prayer meeting for
one of these worldly amusements.
Separation from the things OF the
world is necessary in order to fellow
ship with God. There are no happy
Christians who indulge gin worldly
amusements. This separation Is
necessary in order to Christian use-
fulness. A devotee of the world can
not be useful in promoting Chrlst's
kingdom on the earth. DR.. Roper
said that in his experience he had
never known single case where a
card-playing, or dancing, or theatre
going church member had brought
sinner to Christ. The remedy for the
peril Is to preach in tenderness and
love for more personal consecration;
also raise the standard Of church
membership higher.
Rev. IL. s. Reaves followed DR..
Roper's vigorous speech with well
prepared and thoughtful paper on the
same subject.
Rev. j. d. Huggins offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was ADOPT
ed:
Resolved, That in our earnest
and prayerful judgment theatre go
ing, card-playing in clubs and par
ties, modern dancing, speculation In
cotton futures and other kindred
things are inconsistent for Christians.
harmful to their spiritual life and
destructive Of their influence in the
world"
The above Is from the Baptist Cou-
rier and part Of the report Of the
Baptist State Convention, which re-
Gently met in Anderson. The mem
bers of this convention are COM
posed Of men of intellect and conse-
Grafton. They are not fanatics on
any subject. Now when men of pro-
found wisdom decide that the above
pleasures (so-called) are positively
harmful, please let me ask the young
people who are planning their Christ
mas .amusements to stop and think
for few moments. =,
Life Is too short to waste your
time and money In this way. Look
around and see If you cannot put
your money to better use than hand.
ing out dollars for tickets to some
sort OF doubtful SHOW; dollars for
jugs and bottles of wine and other
strong drink; dollars for the priyi-
leen of exercising your heels on a
WaXed floor. Those who, in any way,
aid our young people to perform the
modern dance will be held RESPONSE
BILE for the downfall of many of our
young boys and girls, and they will
be called upon to account for these
sins when they appear before the
Great White Throne" Observer.