Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
LATTER DAY ADJUSTMENTS.
Observer Rightly Feels We Are
lEopptng Substance for Shadow.

Editor Courier: 1t Is well known
that there is never an effect without
a cause. Therefore there must be
very grave cause as to why the fur
therance of the Lords kingdom is SO
handicapped by the lack of funds.
Our country claims to be In an unu-
sually fiourishing' condition.; yet, If
this is the case, why this clamoring
for money from every branch of
church work?
Suppose we go on little tour Of
observation and try to locate some
of the causes. Methinks not many Of
distance, for the emissaries of the
evil one do not hide their lights un-
der bushel. .
First, we find worldly amusements,
where money Is scattered lavishly.
Recreation Is good for the health Of
Doth old and young, but we need
leaders to show us how to have
amusement without it's being hurt
ful to our souls and bodies Let us
look into the modern ballroom. We
see no scarcity of money there. From
the waXed floor to the f1ower-decked
ceiling we see the effects of money.
We hear music from an orchestra
that has cost no small amount of
money; we see young women and
young men arrayed in costly apparel.
And what are they doing? Keeping
time to music on the precinice cs
ruin; and we see elderly rlen and
women looking on while their young
people are becoming debauched with
their pleasures. Instead of provid-
Ing innocent amusements they fold
their hands and say nothing, and
give them money to dance on to de-
struction. Who is to blame? 1t Is
hardly consistent to censure the
young people when their mothers
(some Of them) are entertaining
party of gamblers at a so-called card
party; and their fathers, too, are
gambling, not only with cards and
in other ways, but taking chances at
alcoholic beverages, where the
chances are all against the loss Of
their bodies and souls. No use to
talk about the poor heather, for
some OF us are worse than the hea-
then.
eve know the right and love 1t, too;
Hate the wrong, but still the wrong
pursue"
Let us suppose that just one-half
OF the money spent on dancing, card
playing and wine drinking was
switched off into the hands of those
who are trying to spread the gospel.
What would be the result. We can
hardly conceive of what a mighty
rush OF good times %ouid spread over
the whole world. So, we think, we
need leaders to pilot us away from
treacherous amusements, and leaders
to establish diversions that would
meet with the approval of the all
seeing eye"
Money is spent in many other WAYS
that are positively hurtful. Ball
playing IS cnga ged in by the best
hone ana sinew Of our American
Noung manhood. Thousands and
thousands o. dollars are spent on
this "amUGcmcut."
Many church people will pay
money to see our boys make brutal
Spectacles If themselves. We are all
familiar with thousands of ways that
money is worse than wasted. A
crowd of men and women calling
themselves some sort of a "show"
Will often, in one day, gather up
enough money to support several
preachers for an entire year.
The time and money spent on
harmful books cannot be estimated.
IT the young folks would only stop
for few moments and think, they
would soon learn that they can have
o. fun without spending so much
money and keeping late hours. Per-
haps the day after the ball they feel
that they have paid pretty dear for
the whistle. 1t might be interesting
TO have census OF their opinion the
morning after the "hop." Doubtless
their heads feel about as light as
thelr pocket-books. Observer.