Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-21
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"SantaRs FourLeaf Glover" YVES Rev. Kanarr's subject for Sunday evening.
 Santan is a meinber of the Four Leaf Fraternity. It is quite hobby with him and he takes great delight in forcing his fad to 4 finish.
 Eaca leaf has a very familiar appel lation: Miss Modern Dance" MT. Card Table" Miss Theaier.'' and
 Mir. Wine Cup" We call it four lobed because of it's commercial weight and worldly significance: but this lncky plant has other turing leaves. one of which we may mention before closing.
 First:-Miss Modern Dance A Pennsylvania partor justified tho boys of his congregation by telling them that it was better for them to play ball on Sunday than to fight. In Illinois. last winter. a young man said that there was more virtue in his dancing than in other church mem bers speaking evil of their neighbors. Some dance because they are in for all of the pleasure that life can fur nisA. Others dance because they need diversion and are not particular about the kind. There are still others who dance because the church per mits it and the Bible speaks of it-- even saying that there is "a time to dance.
 Dancing was an act of religion in- dulged in by both Jews and Geutiles. but maidens only engaged in it and on festival occasions. Even this be came corrupt. through Herodias whose igraa f~ hn nf ha king cost John. The Baptist. his head. The dance is not an institution for physical cultune designed to promote health. Stuffy atmosphere laden with perfume and precipitation and ball room clothing do not bespeak the eN. ercise as hygienic. No physician will recommend the dance for muscular or pulmonary diseases No college pro lessor win voice it as an institution for mental development. It never iu- yigorates the mind and gives little op- pcrtunity for intellectual conversa ton. When Daniel Webster was asked why he did not dance. replied: "Sir. I never had the ambition nor ths talent to learn the art" A pure girl, taught by q pure mother, will have more grace of manner than one who las been raised in a ball room.
 The modern dance and the Church of God have no utilization. Satan. through this lobe of his lucky clover not only prevents many young people from accepting Christ as their per scnal Saviors, but cooIs the religious zeal Of those in the Church. The
 rayer-meeting and the dance were never fast friends. Ball room patrons are never called upon to offer prayer at the bedside of 8 dying friend
 The modern dance is immoral. Re spectable society would not tolerate such liberties. familiarities of touch. an contact of person, under any other conditions.
 Mir Gail Hamilton said: The very pose Of the parties suggests impur- ity." A Philadelphia army officer said when he saw a round dance "If l should see q man offering to dance with my wife in that way. 1 would loIsewhip him on the spotg' NIT. T. 1. Faulkner, one Of the greatest dane ing masters of the Pacific Coast. said: 'Two-thirds of the girls who are ruined fall through the influence Of iancing." We close this part of our ;ubiect with the words of Dr. Robert 8urdette: May a Christian dance; If course he may. He may swear. and lie. too. but it would not make him a better Christian. Surely, Christ 'ans, you may dance. but dancing will lever identify you as q Christian What puzzles us is that you ask the luestion so often. Christians who lent dance never ask it. Christians. lance If you cant live without It. rCin hands with Salome, Ier0dias and
 Ierod. and circle to the left But 'on't be surprised if you are mis-
 akeu for a goat. That's the side
 hey are on" Surely the dance is- 'ecidedly diabolic since it is injurious
 Q mans physical, mental, moral ana
 piritual being.
 Second:-Mr. Card Table. England
 manufactures 500,000 packs of euchIc
 ards annually. and Uncle Sam
 uts a new silver lining in his pocket very year from the tax on the sale such cards. There are not only real card clubs where the members meet several evenings each week, but iere is a national annual meeting. ne ca-d table is one of the most cwerful habits of cultured society; nd it's past record proves 1t to be great evil. Like dancing it is d
 waste of time, develops selfish an1bi- ions and stamps it's desire upon our osterity. Dr. J. Wilber Chapman
 aid, ~I would not touch card any 1cre than would take live coal 7d let 1t burn it's way through my
 and, because my holding the cards night damn my boy and l be respon-
 ble before God" Cards are asso-
 9ated with the beer brOthel and tae hfef in his gambling den- No church au become a spiritual power whose aembErs indulge in this game Card laying at home is kindergarten ! or the, gambling saloon" and gam .'inE is the source of much crime 1 n one year gambling resulted in the